Rob Witwer

If one by one we counted people out For the least sin, it wouldn't take us long To get so we had no one left to live with. For to be social is to be forgiving. - Robert Frost

Great interview

My mom turned me on to this song when I was very young, maybe 6 or 7. The lyrics are from the Book of Ecclesiastes. Always grateful to my mom for introducing me to the Byrds!

@denverwestword @KristaKafer A Denver fixture for decades, she will be missed!

"This is my 43rd edition of the Best of Denver; it's also my last Best of Denver: On July 1, after 49 years(!), I’ll be retiring as editor. Know that Westword will be left in excellent hands." Read Westword Editor Patricia Calhoun's full article: westword.com/opinion/patric…

The most profitable seat on a 787 isn't in business class. It's three economy seats with a $40 mattress pad. I've flown the original version on Air New Zealand. United just figured out the math. A Polaris suite takes the footprint of roughly four economy seats. At $4,000 one-way on a transatlantic route, that's $1,000 per seat-equivalent of revenue. A Relax Row takes three economy seats, sells for $3,000 to $5,000 as a unit, and requires zero cabin reconfiguration. That's $1,000 to $1,700 per seat-equivalent with almost no incremental cost. The margins on a mattress pad and adjustable leg rests versus a lie-flat suite with a privacy door, dedicated galley, and premium meal service aren't even comparable. Air New Zealand proved this in 2011. Called it Skycouch. Same seat. Same concept. Fifteen years of booking data showing parents choose flat over reclined at almost any price. United licensed the design and locked North American exclusivity. The timing maps to a ceiling in their premium strategy. United posted $59.1 billion in revenue last year. Premium cabin revenue grew 11% while economy flatlined. But there are only so many rows you can convert to Polaris before you've hollowed out the cabin. At some point you need the 300 economy passengers to fund the aircraft. Relax Row threads that needle. 200 widebody aircraft. Up to 12 sections per plane. 2,400 units fleet-wide on routes where families will pay anything to let a toddler sleep horizontal for 14 hours. Dynamic pricing at American willingness-to-pay levels on a product Air New Zealand sells for $200 to $1,500. Six fare classes on a single widebody now: Basic Economy, Economy, Relax Row, Premium Plus, Polaris, Polaris Studio. Each tier reframes the next as reasonable. They wrapped it in a plushie because "highest-margin seat in commercial aviation" doesn't fit on a boarding pass.

@AjitPai @SenFettermanPA @CTIA

A terrific meeting with @SenFettermanPA! Enjoyed the discussion about the wireless industry's work across Pennsylvania and the country, @CTIA Catalyst Program grants to entrepreneurs using wireless tech to promote mental health, and the importance of courage in public service.

@MakarTruther98 It appears they never started

Yeah whoever made these lines needs to stop watching hockey permanently.

Lines are unconfirmed, but these are the players projected to play for Colorado tonight. #GoAvsGo puckpedia.com/lineups/colora…

@sylvie_longeron Gem of a town

Wim Wenders Kids in Butte, Montana, 1978

@dissidntdad I imagine it parked in front of the Home Alone house

I just want the 1990 Eddie Bauer Ford Explorer type of America back.

@TheCinesthetic Repo man’s always intense

Repo Man (1984) is one of those films that barely gets talked about now, a punk sci-fi that runs on pure attitude where conspiracy, aliens and everyday absurdity all exist on the same level.

@GrayConnolly Melian dialogue perhaps

The Greeks have played this crisis perfectly - even closer to the US, close to the Israelis, close to the Arabs ... one expects the internal Greek planning nomenklatura to be called Project Themistocles or Operation SALAMIS

@gphilpott9 @BroncsRoxAvs @ThoughtCrimes80 Or they do it with 4 cars, three blocking the lanes behind and one going 125+

@BroncsRoxAvs @ThoughtCrimes80 Oh, 6th is nothing but a continuous drag race!

Drive anywhere on I-25 after 11 PM, and you just might die. #denver

@AjitPai So you’re saying we’ve got another 23 years of this?

In this month in 1922, Hiroo Onoda was born. In 1945, as a Japanese Army officer, he went into hiding after action in the Philippines. Convinced the war was ongoing, he held out until found—and his ex-commanding officer ordered him to surrender at last, in this month in 1974.

Saw the Eagles Friday. First and probably last time. Amazing.

In addition to phone-free schools, there seems to be one more area where left and right can agree: Pervasive frictionless heavily advertised gambling is a scourge. States that legalized it are harming their own citizens and especially their young adults.

This is sad. I know as a politician these companies are going to spend a billion dollars against me for saying it but 🤷🏽‍♀️ Pervasive gambling is not good for society. It turns life into a casino, traps people in addiction & debt, surges domestic violence, and fosters manipulation.

@Niikusuke @ThrillaRilla369 Galaga was big time

@robwitwer @ThrillaRilla369 Great game! I was most impacted by the two laserdisc games: Cliffhanger (which used animation from famous Japanese cartoon Lupin) and Dragon Quest. Summer camp at UNC in Greeley and off-campus 7-11 had both. For more trad vid game: Galaga.

For those who played video games between 1985 and 1995, what's the video game from that time that sticks with you the most, and why

This is as close as you get to a local government report card, the “voting with their feet” index.

@kpottermn @yashar He spends the rest of the post essentially saying their base case is conservative/no regrets, so…

NEW: In a letter to employees, United CEO Scott Kirby says the airline is prepping for oil to hit $175/barrel & “doesn't get back down to $100/barrel until the end of 2027.” United is shaving 3% of off-peak flights - “think redeyes, Tues/Wed/Sat flying” - this spring & summer.