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Comment Customer loyalty has a value as well (Score 1) 313

by wizrd_nml (#53550669) Attached to: Are Airlines Intentionally Overbooking Their Flights?

The forecast model is inaccurate if it assumes customers will continue to have the same behavior towards an airline that regularly overbooks flights. I had two incidents with an airline 10 years ago where I got bumped because of overbooking and I just stopped flying with them. I've also told all my friends. The airline I use now is about 15% more expensive and the seats are slightly less comfortable (although that's improving), but I still don't want to risk being bumped off the flight.

Comment They need to fix backup, and other things (Score 2) 42

by wizrd_nml (#53160233) Attached to: WhatsApp Is Rolling Out Video Calls On Its Android App

Whatsapp is great, but every so often something in the app makes it feel like it's developed by one guy in his parents' basement.

For example, currently there's no way to migrate your chat history between iphone and android without paying $25 for a third party app (that doesn't always work).

I'm using an iPhone 6. The camera takes 5-10 seconds to open from within the app.

It takes them months to add simple features, like 3D touch. I didn't mind when they didn't add it because maybe they didn't want to. But then it came like 9 months after the feature was introduced.

Plus the interface is getting very old and is need of a major redesign.

If Apple releases iMessage for Android as is rumored, the whatsapp team should be worried.
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Google Releases Street View Images From Fukushima Ghost Town 63

Posted by samzenpus from the new-fallout-map dept.
mdsolar writes in with news that Goolge has released Street View pictures from inside the zone that was evacuated after the Fukushima disaster. "Google Inc. (GOOG) today released images taken by its Street View service from the town of Namie, Japan, inside the zone that was evacuated after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011. Google, operator of the world's biggest Web search engine, entered Namie this month at the invitation of the town's mayor, Tamotsu Baba, and produced the 360-degree imagery for the Google Maps and Google Earth services, it said in an e-mailed statement. All of Namie's 21,000 residents were forced to flee after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, about 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the town, causing the world's worst nuclear accident after Chernobyl. Baba asked Mountain View, California-based Google to map the town to create a permanent record of its state two years after the evacuation, he said in a Google blog post."
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Slashdot's Disagree Mail 202

Posted by samzenpus from the well-here's-your-problem dept.
Slashdot has one of the best discussion systems there is. It's grown and adapted over the years to meet various challenges and suit the needs of our users. A lot of time and effort has gone into it and we are always open to user input to help make it better. Some of our best ideas start as user suggestions and we appreciate the feedback. Of course they can't all be gems and sometimes the suggestions we get are unworkable or just bizarre. Here are a few of my favorite unhelpful, helpful suggestions.
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Sony, Microsoft Begin Battle of Virtual Worlds 180

Posted by timothy from the who's-your-hiro dept.
Slatterz writes "Sony and Microsoft are poised to do battle in virtual worlds. The console kids both announced Second Life-style virtual environments at the Tokyo Game Show today. Both games show striking similarities to Linden Lab's creation. Players are represented by avatars which live a virtual life — engaging in relationships, going about day-to-day business."

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