International Jet Tweets
-
Recent Posts
Vintage International Jet Trash
Archives
Categories
Blogroll
- Dr. Leigh Smith Paging Doctor Smithy!
- Ian Stalvies in Action The Work and Musings of a Sydneysider
- Jordan on Flickr Pictures from Places
- Tightarse Tours Travel on the Ultra-Cheap
Meta
Author Archives: Jordan
How the Top Airlines Use Facebook
All Facebook takes a look at how the top U.S. airlines use Facebook, based on a Tnooz article about how the top European airlines take advantage of the social-media megalith. None of the top 10 US carriers encourage customer complaints … Continue reading
Ugly Vegas Carpets Help Make You a Big Spender
Chris Maluszynski vs Surreal Las Vegas Carpets Swedish photographer Chris Maluszynski spent a few years (off and on, one presumes/desperately hopes) taking snaps of the carpets found in Las Vegas casinos. Nothing in a casino is there by chance: everything … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Leave a comment
The Crap We Put Up WIth Getting On & Off an Airplane
Personally, I have to physically fight the urge to leap to my feet the second the plane stops moving, even if I’m sitting by the window at the very back of the plane. The Oatmeal rules. The crap we put … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Leave a comment
Wild Chimps Turn Tables on Hunters
Poachers have a bit of a tradition of setting snare traps to catch wild chimps in the rainforests of Guinea… but they’re about to get a new tradition: a tradition of getting punk’d by the chimps. The chimps have figured … Continue reading
Posted in Monkeys
Leave a comment
Monkey Business: Monkey Worker Documentaries
Monkey Business: Mini-Docos about People Who Work with Monkeys The header says it all, no? Monkey Business is a series of short documentaries about people from around the globe who work with monkeys. So far, there are four. I hope … Continue reading
Posted in Monkeys
Leave a comment
BLU Hits Madrid Building with Massive Mural
BLU Goes big on a Madrid building, using construction equipment to throw up a massive illustration depicting a circle of suited pickpockets. I heard that the mural is called “Stuffing Each Others’ Pockets”, which would imply that the suits are … Continue reading
Graboids: ‘Tremors’ Monsters Explained
This educational and entertaining film teaches you all you need to know about Graboids. This will be useful if you ever travel to Perfection, Nevada. Graboids are the monsters in Tremors, which you already knew… unless you’ve been living under … Continue reading
Posted in Geek
Leave a comment
Eagles and Hitmen
Things I learned this weekend: 1. Brackendale, British Columbia is the eagle capital of the world. Usually, when heading to Whistler, I’m either on a motorcycle (during the spring and summer) or in a car (winter), and have never noticed the … Continue reading
United-Continental Merger is Approved
United Airlines and Continental Airlines are merging as part of a $3 billion deal. The US Justice Department’s approval of this megamerger came within two weeks: that’s pretty dang fast. What it means for those who are flying: probably not … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Leave a comment
Like Mom Like Dad: More Awesomeness from Ze Frank
Ze Frank’s latest project is called Like Mom Like Dad, and involves users sending photos of themselves imitating as closely as possible a photo of their mother or father. Some of the likenesses are amazing, as is the attention to … Continue reading
Posted in Geek
Leave a comment