As I'm typing this I'm on an American Airlines flight from DFW to Palm Springs using their new GoGo Inflight Internet service. For only $5.95 I am getting quite fast Internet access, and they do not seem to be blocking any ports. I was able to use SSH to connect to a secure site I manage, and the throughput is really fast.
A combination of coincidences led to this unexpected event. My flight was delayed a long time for aircraft trouble, then I was upgraded to an exit row seat. The battery on my MacBook Pro was virtually flat before I boarded, but I had my Apple MagSafe Airline adapter with me, and the exit row seat I was upgraded into had a power adapter underneath. Woo Hoo, the 21st century has now arrived. If there was a Jeebus he could take me now 
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