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Esoteric Technical Things to Do in Airports

I am currently sitting in a terminal at JFK, which reminds me of my sojourn in Heathrow earlier this year.[1] JetBlue has configured free wireless hotspots, which is nice, but I do not want to wake up on New Year's Day to find my Google Account hijacked and my domain stolen, so I cannot simply [...]

Things to Do While Trapped in Heathrow

The Economist (purchased at WHSmith) on the joys of Heathrow:
The airport is meant to accommodate about 45m people a year, yet it now squeezes 68m souls through its groaning gates. Airlines grumble about BAA's investment priorities: instead of expanding waiting areas and pressing for permission to add runways, BAA seems intent on building shopping malls [...]