New startup idea you should follow: SurfAir. Basically, sorta like an airplane version of Uber — that is, an attempt to disrupt a mode of transportation. Pay $1,000 a month, fly first-class up and down the California coast, between Palo Alto and Los Angeles at will. Imagine this being tough to scale, but this would prove popular on the East Coast, where an inter-city Amtrak commute isn’t unheard of. (On a side note, when is someone going to disrupt the passenger train system already?) Anyway, this sounds slightly more realistic than Taco Copter. (ht Hacker News)