Welcome to Omnibits for Tuesday, 3 September (Day 3)

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You're humble omniguy has been on site since late yesterday after nearly getting booted from his Southwest Airlines flight from DEN to RDU because they didn't like laptops -- with lithium-ion batteries -- in checked luggage. 

The $#@!ing SWA web site, which I had diligently researched, had prohibitions against "spare" lithium-ion batteries, and all kinds of others like "under recall" or "fuel cell" or what have you. But the gate agent was a stickler and only budged when I persuaded her to let TSA make the call at the "Pet Shop". And if you know what that is, you too are a seasoned traveler ...

(I checked five bags packed to the rafters with computer gear, including four laptops in each. The airlines have an expectation (hope?) that you'll carry laptops in the cabin with you ... well, I had three of those in the backpack already, and with a boarding position of C-22, no prayer of dragging on another carry-on, even if I could fit 12 laptops in it, two of them being monster ASUS gaming laptops ... I came within a whisker of ditching the flight and starting a long drive!)

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Individual Landing Accuracy and Team Accuracy scores are now uploaded through Round 8. Stompers are currently on a wx hold as it's a bit gusty. Omnisetup is currently on hold awaiting tables, power strips etc et al yadda yadda yadda. So maybe a good time to see where decent coffee can be found ...

 
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