News and notes from around the interweb:
- “What passengers have always needed – virtual reality amenity kits”
Emirates being Emirates has decided to go one step further and add some technology to something that ordinarily wouldn’t require any enhanced digital experience whatsoever: amenity kits.
…[U]sing the Blippar app on a smartphone, passengers will be “unlock a world of entertainment” when they scan the bag.
Once the contents of the bag (six different designs, depending on the destination) are scanned the app opens up various pages on the Emirates app that contains activities and health tips for passengers, as well as “soothing playlists” of music.
- “The most remote and magical hotel on earth” (HT: Alan H.)
- “I always thought if you got an upgrade they moved you to a nicer room, but apparently they actually upgrade the room.” (HT: Tocqueville)
- If your Fidelity Visa earns a 1.5% rebate until you hit minimum annual spend, you can call to get it upgraded to a straight 2% rebate card.
- Get those UK travel deals in now.. New UK Prime Minister Theresa May signals she may not trigger Brexit… unless Scotland and Ireland agree, and they’re opposed. (HT: Marginal Revolution)
In a sign that the new Prime Minister is committed to keeping the Union intact, she said she will not trigger Article 50 – the formal process for withdrawing from the EU – until all the devolved nations in the country agree.
- Rapper Pitbull’s new music video looks like an advertisement for Florida beaches. Because it is — he was paid by the state’s tourism bureau. And Beverly Hills, 90210 used to take money from federal government anti-drug programs to influence scripts, too.
Haha what a effing joke. The prime minister says no Brexit there, the president says he won’t enforce the law here.
Only us common shills that have to follow the law.
Surely you mean “… unless Scotland and *Northern* Ireland agree.” “Ireland” as a political entity means the Republic of Ireland, which is not part of the United Kingdom.
If you read the whole article, Ms. May’s comments in context are that she won’t trigger Article 50 until there is an agreement amongst those parties as to a UK approach and UK goals…not that there need be an agreement as to whether to withdraw from the UK. For example:
“Theresa May has indicated that Brexit could be delayed as she said she will not trigger the formal process for leaving the EU until there is an agreed “UK approach” backed by Scotland.”
“Speaking in Edinburgh, Mrs May said: “I have already said that I won’t be triggering Article 50 until I think that we have a U.K. approach and objectives for negotiations. I think it is important that we establish that before we trigger Article 50.””
Sure, Scotland could use that to try and forestall Article 50 indefinitely? In theory but highly unlikely. Ms. May is merely trying to tamp down rumblings for a second Scotland independence vote by promising to try and somehow let Scotland keep some ties or benefits with the EU (though that is quite unlikely to be successful – she will be able to say that she tried). Brexit will happen.
“Brexit means Brexit and we’re going to make a success of it”
https://youtu.be/HhyaJMUIOqI
If May wanted Scotland and Northern Ireland to break away, she’d just have Boris Johnson visit on a “goodwill” tour. He’d do the job in no time.