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   Jeff Jarvis (jeffjarvis@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 06:20:38 JST Jeff Jarvis

   Now I really feel unsafe to fly. Seriously. I was debating a flight to a conference next month. This made my decision for me. I am canceling. Sorry United. You'd better protest. Stop them. Stop them NOW!

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     Kim Scheinberg (kims@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 06:20:36 JST Kim Scheinberg

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     • Matt Blaze

     @mattblaze @jeffjarvis
     What will the super wealthy do? Can they create a shadow air traffic control system that they themselves trust?

     Even if you John Travolta yourself a private runway big enough to land a 747 right outside your front door, it won't fix the problem when, say, you want to visit Las Vegas. (And the flying private set *really* seems to love Las Vegas)

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     Matt Blaze (mattblaze@federate.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 06:20:37 JST Matt Blaze

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     @jeffjarvis Any time before the last couple of weeks I'd say this was an overreaction, that even terrible policy- and decision- makers at the top of agencies are pretty far removed from safety critical and operational systems, with damage (or improvements) only visible over the longer term.

     Not anymore. Glad I've got no trips scheduled for a while.

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     Kim Scheinberg (kims@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 07:29:00 JST Kim Scheinberg

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     • Matt Blaze
     • Rejin

     @mattblaze @rejinl @jeffjarvis
     He still thinks stealth planes are literally invisible, so...

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     Matt Blaze (mattblaze@federate.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 07:29:01 JST Matt Blaze

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     • Kim Scheinberg
     • Rejin

     @rejinl @kims @jeffjarvis It seems improbably ill informed, but there's really no other way to parse what he wrote.

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     Rejin (rejinl@masto.nyc)'s status on Friday, 07-Feb-2025 07:29:02 JST Rejin

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     • Matt Blaze
     • Kim Scheinberg

     @kims @mattblaze @jeffjarvis Apparently trump tweeted (posted? truthed?) that his plane uses a superior air traffic control system from another country... So I guess he thinks its a machine under the hood of his plane, not a system that coordinates the locations of multiple airplanes at once 🤦🏾♀️