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Warped655

#8921 November 23, 2010, 01:11:32 am

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My main concern is the mandatory 3D scans. Not because of the 3D 'nude pics' thing everyone is bitching about. I don't give a fuck about that. My concern lies on the fact that they give out the equivalent rads that a full CT scan does. Something I don't want to have quad-monthly considering the safety concerns involved with that. Then again I can choose the 'pat down' option. But I almost worry that requesting that would cause me to be a person of 'interest'. What with me being naturally (and outwardly) nervous at airports.

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Ghost_Aspergers

#8922 November 23, 2010, 02:34:26 am

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But getting pat down is the worst possible (within reason) result of being a person of interest. I don't see the drawback here.

Last Edit: November 23, 2010, 05:31:56 pm by Ghost_Aspergers

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Doktormartini

#8923 November 23, 2010, 03:28:38 am

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Regarding the TSA scans/pat downs, these are probably isolated incidents but
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40291856/ns/travel-news
http://www.mybottlesup.com/2009/10/tsa-agents-took-my-son/
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/19/national/main7070415.shtml

Plus
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/16/100-body-scans-from-secur_n_784317.html

Last Edit: November 23, 2010, 03:49:22 am by Doktormartini

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datamanc3r

#8924 November 23, 2010, 06:33:38 am

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@dok
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in re: kid taken
http://blog.tsa.gov/2009/10/response-to-tsa-agents-took-my-son.html

We don't need to have the 3D scanners. We already have machines which can detect trace amounts of explosives (even in gel form, iirc). The problem is that they are too powerful, so only 1 in 4 passengers are randomly selected to go through them. As the story goes, my friend's dad stepped on a small bit of powder which could be turned into explosives. He had to be pat down and missed his flight. Naturally, this is bothersome, and people hate going through these things for similar reasons. I think the obvious fix would be to just make these machines less sensitive, and use them for all passengers. This would actually work better than the scanners and pat-downs because scanners and pat-downs (typically) don't detect anything hidden within bodily orifices (according to NPR, nov 16) whereas these would.

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Warped655

#8925 November 23, 2010, 07:03:28 am

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Quote from: Ghost_Aspergers on November 23, 2010, 02:34:26 am

But getting pat down is the worst possible (within reason) result of being a... person of interest is. I don't see the drawback here.

Yeah I hope you are right. I can't shake the worry though.

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big ass skelly

#8926 November 23, 2010, 11:19:19 am

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The terrists won

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Ryan

#8927 November 23, 2010, 12:42:12 pm

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that woman who wrote about her son is way too white/upper middle class for her own good

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Vellfire

#8928 November 23, 2010, 01:34:54 pm

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i felt bad that that happened to her but at the same time the way she writes is really really irritating to read

edit: except i read that re: and if it's accurate (seems more accurate than some lady's blog) then lol nm

Last Edit: November 23, 2010, 01:37:19 pm by Vellfire

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big ass skelly

#8929 November 23, 2010, 01:40:30 pm

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Make an ineffectual stand against ineffectual TSA security measures by insisting on the sexual assault option and then asking how much extra for a happy ending while they knuckle your labia for concealed explosives and dignity.

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dada

#8930 November 23, 2010, 02:01:58 pm

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Kaworu

#8931 November 23, 2010, 03:03:43 pm

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getting patted down at an airport is one of the most embarassing things ever. especially if you don't even speak the same language as the guy doing it and he starts shouting at you.

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Mince Wobley

#8932 November 23, 2010, 03:16:35 pm

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Why not just abolish security measures and trust the passengers to not kill themselves? I miss the time I could travel with several knives/replica guns in my backpack and no one would stop me and no one would try to fly the plane into a building. Either that or kill everyone.

Play Raimond Ex (if you haven't already)

I'll not TAKE ANYTHING you write like this seriously because it looks dumb

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Mince Wobley

#8933 November 23, 2010, 03:18:52 pm

None of them knew they were robots.
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Also I'm drunk

Play Raimond Ex (if you haven't already)

I'll not TAKE ANYTHING you write like this seriously because it looks dumb

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DDay

#8934 November 23, 2010, 08:36:18 pm

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CD Projekt is worried about piracy -- specifically, as it concerns the developer's upcoming, adult-oriented RPG, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings -- and understandably so. As a single-player-only PC title, The Witcher 2 is awfully ripe for pirating. However, the Polish developer is hoping to counteract these illicit acquisitions by more doggedly pursuing those who play the game illegally. CD Projekt co-founder Marcin Iwiński recently told Eurogamer that "we are signing with legal firms and torrent sneaking companies" to hunt down gamers who download The Witcher 2 unlawfully.

Such offenders will be sent a letter demanding they pay a fine -- the sum of which was left unspecified, though it will be more than the game's suggested retail price. Though it sounds a bit like the RIAA's anti-piracy scare tactics, Iwiński said, "We don't want to be so harsh, but there is a chance that this might happen to some people if they download illegally." Or, in other words, don't make CD Projekt use its angry voice, because it's going to hurt them a lot more than it's going to hurt you.

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