Le Chic Geek

Just last week, Keri wrote on a flight being diverted due to a fight over the use of a Seat Defender–a tool that prevents the seat in front of you from reclining. Now, the Washington Post reports on yet another fight:  This time, a Delta Air Lines flight from New York’s …

On a day flight from Europe to the US, my mother and I marveled at the number of people who switched into (other airline) pajamas for the trip.  Since this was a day flight, it’s the type of flight you don’t want to fall asleep on in order to adjust back …

Amazon has an external USB charger at a steep discount today. This USB charger is marked down from the Amazon price of $39 to $19.95. It’s available in multiple colors and is cheaper than other external chargers I’ve bought. From the reviews, it is important to understand the instructions in …

The Priority Pass Select card is free with the American Express Platinum Card and allows you into even more lounges than the Platinum Card alone. The only difficulty with the card is that it only includes ONE person.  Guests cost an extra amount of money. This is why I paid …

The official hotel for a conference I’m attending for work caught fire early this morning.  Well, caught makes it sound passive.  From all accounts I’ve been hearing, arson is suspected. This particular conference is cursed.  Last year, it was hit by a hurricane and cancelled last minute. With this conference, …

The Rolling Storm Media Group has begun releasing Mass Transit Apps. They started with the DC Metro Region with MetroMinder. What is great about their app is that it doesn’t just tell you how long it will take to get from point A to point B, it tells you what …

California state Sen. Ben Hueso, whose brothers own taxi companies, was caught driving the wrong way down a one -way street while drunk mere hours after voting for a “bill placing heavy restrictions on the drivers of ride-sharing service startups Uber and Lyft.” From the Daily Caller: “Hueso, a Democrat who …

This is scary.  Especially the fact that it took some time for the other agents to notice something was awry (Note: San Francisco uses a private screening agency). This takes place in San Francisco Airport. From the NY Times: THE man wearing a blue shirt and khaki pants stood casually inside a …

An era has ended.  Piedmont Airlines (now part of US Airways) was the first to use the Being 737-400. And now they’ve used their last. According to the Desert Sun: The aircraft — tail number N435US — flew from Charlotte to Dallas/Fort Worth to Philadelphia before returning to Charlotte on …

…at least if you want to maintain the copyright. The US Copyright Office just decreed that a selfie taken by a money cannot be copyrighted. The picture in question is this one: Wikimedia Commons Look at the mug on that guy! I’ve been following this case for a while because it’s really …