Bindul Bhowmik

Architect, technology enthusiast, travel tech tinkerer at @Tech4THImagine. Tweets & opinions are my own and do not represent the views of my employer.

[Bindul Bhowmik @bindul]

Hey @united think there is a bug in your mobile app. It doesn’t account for time change when calculating 24 hours to allow checkin. It gives you a ‘Check In’ button but throws an error when you try to check in.

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@harding_at_mlb @harding_at_mlb at work today!

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@AirlineFlyer I think I just saw a ‘no change fees ever’ from United one social media platform.
I know I went from 95%+ Southwest flying before 2020, to 2 WN segments out ~35 total in 2023 - and those were because of the route / schedule.

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@AirlineFlyer There will be a need for these for another 2-4 years as the batteries in lighting enabled devices out in the wild age.

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@TheSuzieHunter It was a good impression of the strike call, though!

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@nixcraft Here is another take: portions of the population have different (subsets of) communities/interests on different social media platforms. #Threads (as a #Twitter competitor) tried to pedal the same community as #Instagram. That may not have been the best user experience.

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@nixcraft Yes, you can create a second Instagram account, but then you have one more handle to manage!

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@nixcraft Here is another take: portions of the population have different (subsets of) communities/interests on different social media platforms. #Threads (as a #Twitter competitor) tried to pedal the same community as #Instagram. That may not have been the best user experience.

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

The new $2.3 billion Sphere in Las Vegas is insane.

• 17,600 seats
• 168,000 speakers
• 1.2 million LED lights

It could do $25M+ in annual advertising revenue alone, and they are already building a second one in London.

Here's the breakdown 👇

James Dolan is mastermind behind this project.

Dolan is the son of cable mogul Charles Dolan ($4.3 billion net worth) and has been in charge of MSG's sports & entertainment properties for 20+ years.

He's underperformed with the Knicks (NBA) and Rangers (NHL), and he is currently facing a lawsuit for using facial recognition technology to kick fans out of arenas that talk s**t about him on social media.

But Dolan is hoping the Sphere can change his reputation.

The idea is simple: With most concerts taking place in sports venues (stadiums, arenas, ballparks, etc.), Dolan wanted to build a venue specifically designed for art and music.

The project broke ground in 2018 and was expected to cost $1.2 billion.

But COVID hit, and costs exploded.

The construction cost was revised four times, and the project ended up costing nearly 2x more ($2.3 billion).

But that might end up being a bargain — because there is NOTHING like the MSG Sphere.

The inside has a 250-foot high screen with 360° views all the way around.

There are 168,000 speakers, promising to deliver the same pristine sound to every seat, whether someone is in the top row or down on the floor.

And the outside of the Sphere has 1.2 million LED lights (the size of hockey pucks) spaced eight inches apart that each contain 48 diodes (aka semiconductors) and can display 256 million different colors.

But the craziest part might be their studio.

MSG opened a 68,000-square-foot studio in Burbank, California.

It has a 28,000-square-foot miniature sphere for testing, and this is where all the in-house creative, production, tech, software, and engineering teams will implement content on the Sphere’s exterior.

The venue can host MMA and boxing matches, and U2 is kicking it off in September with a 25-show residency.

But the Sphere should make millions on advertising too.

MSG has already stuck a deal with the NBA to display Summer League content on its exterior every day during the 11-day competition (that's the video below).

And with buildings like One Times Square in New York City making $25 million in annual advertising revenue, there is no reason why the MSG Sphere can't do something similar.

And it’s not like MSG is going to stop at one building either.

James Dolan and his partners already own a plot of land in the Stratford area of London for their next project.

That’s because they want the Sphere to become a global brand.

And with the company's stock ($SPHR) up more than 25% since the Las Vegas Sphere went live on July 4th, investors also seem excited about the idea.

**This breakdown is an excerpt from my 3x weekly podcast (Top 50 in US Sports). Subscribe below so you don't miss any episodes going forward!**

Apple: https://t.co/oxtjqN9hEc
Spotify: https://t.co/7Bn1oGqQIQ

[Bindul Bhowmik @bindul]

@DENAirport @AirlineFlyer DIA would prefer you call ‘blucifer’ Mustang on the podcast. 😂

[The Register @TheRegister]

Want to feel old? Ethernet just celebrated its 50th birthday https://t.co/kMhreQvXAS

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@MarisaBrantley Every! Few! Hours!

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@JackieLeonard01 Can’t compete with the animals pictures, but this was over the Gulf of Mexico last week. Hope your day gets better!

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@MarisaBrantley Need another option:

[x] Accept all invites from people I know and treat others on a case-by-case basis (mutual connections, profile details, message in connection request, potential for beneficial interactions, etc.)

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@saraschaefer1 If you sign a lease with a large complex, there come a whole other slew of outsourced service companies, each with their own fees, none optional!
Like, one that splits up shared expenses (common utilities, etc.) and charges a fee. Worst of all, valet trash.

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This is a first for me… in the last week came across two (newish) airlines - German ACMI / Ad-Hoc airline #USC (Universal Sky Carrier?) & paper airline @goflyred . Neither have a @Wikipedia (EN) page! (And as far as I can tell, #IATA airline codes)

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@MarisaBrantley Not in the last 15+ years (not counting HDD, memory, PCI card swap/upgrades), but yes.

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@flightradar24 @DENAirport

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@RossFeinstein @swapapilots @CNBC @SouthwestAir I didn’t get from this interview if it was a firewall (network) or application (Swift) patch failure. Not saying outdated systems don’t need to be replaced, but a network failure may have caused the same issues even if the application was replaced/upgraded.

[Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary]

This is the U.S. Customs' form that Neil Armstrong had to fill out when he came back from the moon. Looking forward to seeing more of these! @elonmusk