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Patrick says

I've definitely been asked for ID at US hotels.

What hotel chain? Not that I stay at pinkies up hotels, but never been asked. I'm a paper guy and just come in with the reservation confirmation. An ID is not a requirement.... just like voting. They just want the CC and if the name matches they don't care. They just want to be able to charge you if there's damage.

We're also a 50/50 split with hotels and vacation rentals when traveling. With Hilton I can get into my room without talking to a human. It's awesome. My phone is the key and I check in and put my phone up to the door. Either way my point is they have a photo of this guys fake ID. Not buying it. Maybe that's a photo from the arrest, but no hotel/hostel scans your ID even if they ask for ID.

People check into hotels with false names all the time for affairs and that type of shit. They'll take your money 10 out of 10 times. Surprised you've been asked for ID. How do you book?

Patrick says

stereotomy How did you test the steel vs mylar enclosures?

I suppose you could try calling the phone, or just looking at the reception level bars.

@Patrick - yes, we just called each other's phones using different shielding until one could not get any signal whatsoever. Cell phones will boost transceiver power significantly higher under weak reception conditions. I was surprised how much shielding it took.

The whole experiment was motivated by an article I read about Faraday cages. The gist was the old assumptions about wire cages being sufficient were based on long-wave radio signals and are not appropriate for GHz frequencies like WiFi and cell frequencies.

GPS is more complicated in that the device must receive a GPS satellite or base signal to obtain its position - these signals can be more easily blocked. Once the GPS bearing is obtained, the device then sends it over the cell network, which is much harder to block.

WookieMan says

I've NEVER been asked for an ID at a hotel domestically.

I insert an ID into the kiosk to get my hotel key (card) to check in and out of various hotels. Tropicana and Harrah's Atlantic City comes to mind. For the other places there I forget. I used the MGM app to check into Borgata. Honestly forget what I did at Hard Rock / Bally's / Resorts / Ocean, but think I used an ID.

I usually always get asked for my driver’s license when I check-in at Marriotts and Hiltons at the front desk. But as I have membership acounts with both chains, if I get a digital key, no need to go to the front desk. And as my credit card is on file, they never ask to see it at the front desk when I do check in there, just ask to confirm that I want to use the car on file.

https://www.rt.com/news/609207-luigi-mangione-us-celebrating-murderer/

zzyzzx says

WookieMan says

I've NEVER been asked for an ID at a hotel domestically.

I insert an ID into the kiosk to get my hotel key (card) to check in and out of various hotels

Do you check in on the spot? As in not book before? Only did that once in Alabama and no ID required even then. I could see casino hotels because of the gambling, which I think is true. There's no other need domestically though. Although I guess my wife books since she travels more for work and gets points. They won't let me check in unless she's there. Although I could identify as a woman in todays world.

I'm usually doing the mans work getting the baggage cart and loading it to the room. So maybe I'm wrong. I've stayed the night in Spokane at hotels solo at least 3 times though before Southwest got gates at the airport in Bozeman and never have been asked. Just have the paper print out. Usually on solo trips I'm staying at buddies houses.

All they ever want is a working CC when I check in. I have 15 roughly with no balance except one that gets paid off monthly. That's why I bring paper confirmation since we book through 3rd parties and not direct 90% of the time besides Hilton brands.

Seems like alot of dumb and misguided hatred on "insurance" companies by some on the Right in the rage-fest this week.

As if the health insurance industry's whopping 5% profit margin is the reason why US healthcare is so expensive and inaccessible to some? Anyone think the government could manage all payments, coverages, negotiations (and yes - rationing) between healthcare providers and recipients more efficiently and equitably than private insurance does at $0.05 on the dollar?

The major costs of our healthcare is the cost of doctors, nurses, hospitals, facilities, drugs and hospital administrators navigating through all the regulatory hoops government has thrown at this heavily regulated industry.

Are Leftists going to start gunning down high paid doctors, nurses and drug CEO's next?

Booger says

OMFG I did almost spit out my drink.

1. Every leftwing group is trying to claim this guy
2. Phenotype checks out.

Just sounds like slander to me.

Patrick says

Just sounds like slander to me.

Radar is a Left LGBTQ mag, so "We're taking credit, he's our guy. The hero is from our group." struck me. But yeah, I see how it could be slander.

Homos love projecting their lifestyles on fantasy objects, even non-homos.

I'm beginning to think this whole assassination was another head fake. The executive was likely exfiltrated. He may be under some kind of protection or projected alias or he may be killed covertly later. He is another man who knows too much. The company might be an intriguing intersection of politicians and organized crime.

https://www.rt.com/news/609350-us-woman-terrorism-insurance/

A Florida woman has been arrested for allegedly threatening an insurance firm that denied her medical claim, using words from the scene of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’ fatal shooting. The suspect, 42-year-old Briana Boston, has been charged with threats to conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism, ABC News reported Friday, citing an arrest affidavit.

The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday, when Boston was speaking by phone with a representative from the Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance company, seeking to challenge the firm’s denial of her medical claim. When the representative reiterated that the claim had been denied, Boston allegedly became aggressive, and said “Delay, deny, depose. You people are next.”

The three-word slogan has been making headlines this month, since being found written on bullet shell casings left at the scene of Brian Thompson’s death in New York. The words appear to be a reference to the “delay, deny, defend” strategy some insurance companies have been accused of using when dealing with expensive medical claims – meaning delaying a decision, denying the claim and defending themselves against disputes.

According to police, when questioned, Boston admitted to using the words, but said she did so because “it is what is in the news right now.” She also said insurance companies “are evil” and “deserve karma,” but claimed that she owned no guns and did not plan to carry out her threat. The woman has been charged with a second-degree felony and is currently awaiting trial at a Polk County jail, facing up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

Doesn't sound like she actually made any credible threat.

In fact, this sounds like a threat by the CEOs to violate the First Amendment and imprison anyone who questions their right to eternal despotic rule by impenetrable phone-tree bureaucracy.

https://babylonbee.com/cleanArticle/mcdonalds-presents-employee-who-caught-shooter-with-coupon-good-for-1-free-large-drink-with-purchase-of-a-food-item

https://babylonbee.com/cleanArticle/now-now-lets-not-be-so-hasty-to-find-and-assassinate-everyone-responsible-for-the-healthcare-crisis-says-nervous-obama



To be fair, health care sucked in the US even before Obamacare.

https://babylonbee.com/cleanArticle/assassin-luigi-mangione-takes-lead-in-2028-democratic-primary-polls



Well, Democrats are clearly the party of violence, so that makes sense.

https://www.rt.com/news/609486-us-wealthy-boosting-private-security/

Demand for bulletproof homes surging in US – Bloomberg

The ultra-rich have boosted spending on private security, especially after the assassination of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

US billionaires have ramped up personal and residential security over the past few years, installing bulletproof fittings and panic rooms, Bloomberg has reported.

Private security firms had been in high demand even before the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month, the outlet said on Monday, but the killing has sparked a new wave of spending on security. ...

The sense of insecurity increased after the assassination of the UnitedHealthcare boss, who was gunned down outside a Hilton hotel in central Manhattan a week ago. Some online users on social media reacted positively to Thompson’s killing, while ‘wanted’ posters appeared across New York encouraging targeting other executives.