The solution to United’s overbooking disaster can be found in 1968

The solution to equitable overbooking was written back in 1968…

“All that need happen when there is overbooking is that an airline agent distributes among the ticket-holders an envelope and a bid form, instructing each person to write down the lowest sum of money he is willing to accept in return for the next flight,” Simon wrote. “The lowest bidder is paid in cash and given a ticket for the next flight.”

That is not what happened, as anyone following the United saga will know by now.
#UnitedSucks #United #overbooking

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Here’s a flying car you will actually be able to buy this year

Not sure who the intended audience of this article was, but I’m pretty sure Joe Everyday and I won’t be able to buy this car anytime soon. This design is obviously for rich kid hobbyists…maybe in a few years, when auto-gps-guided 3D printed cookie cutter quad-rotor drones for 4 are in every garage. OK Google…drone me home…

http://on.mash.to/2nBBrhw