And you are here why?

WuMo (once WulffMorgenthaler) nail it with this . Mind you, whats almost as bad is when they're messing w/ the TSA...

The debate is ongoing on the Economist website . Schneier's latest contribution is a justifiable (and judicious) outraged rant including such bon-mots as Remember when we would mock Soviet-style “show me your papers” societies? That we’ve become inured to the very practice is a harm.   (The TSA) wants us to trust that a 400-ml bottle of liquid is dangerous, but transferring it to four 100-ml bottles magically makes it safe. He wants us to trust that the butter knives given to first-class passengers are nevertheless too dangerous to be taken through a security checkpoint. He wants us to trust the no-fly list:   21,000 people   so dangerous they’re not allowed to fly, yet so innocent they can’t be arrested. He wants us to trust that the deployment of expensive full-body scanners has nothing to do with the fact that the former secretary of homeland security, Michael Chertoff,   lobbies   for   one of the companies that makes them. He wants us to tru...

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Seriously Mr. TSA, what on earth do you think people will do with Two Razorblades (found concealed in the frame of a carry-on bag at Sacramento ). Note, I said "will do", not "can do" (which is what your paranoid dream-fever of a brain is doing as we speak). Seriously, please do think about it...

The TSA has a response to cupcake-gate , and its a doozy . .[...]This incident may seem like a silly move to many of our critics, but when we can’t be exactly sure of what something is, every officer has the discretion to not allow it on the plane.  This is done purely for the safety of everyone traveling [...] Our officers are regularly briefed and trained by TSA explosives specialists on how just about any common appliance, toy or doohickey can be turned into a dangerous explosive. When you think about it, do you think an explosive would be concealed in an ominous item that would draw attention, or something as simple as a cute cupcake jar? I know, I know, 'm seriously belaboring the obvious, but let me make it very, very simple for the folks in the TSA. When everything is important, nothing is important . What?  You didn't get that?  Ok, how about When all you have is a hammer, everything is a nail. Fine, fine, let me spell it out for you.  If y...

Did you know that the TSA has a blog ?  I didn't, but I am now following it - for sheer humor, it can't be beat.  I mean, where else can you find such gems as   Artfully Concealed Items :   ( Artfully concealed means that the prohibited item was intentionally concealed with the intention of sneaking it through security ) A 16-year-old had a razorblade in the lining of his wallet in Aspen (ASP). He stated that he uses it for his skateboard. Yes! Freedom and Democracy have been saved from the dastardly threat of the Razor Skatorz!  W00t! But wait, theres more!  The TSA, in its infinite glory, has - and as Dave Barry would say, I am not making this up - listed the TSA Top 10 Good Catches of 2011 .  Remember, these are the Good catches.  I'll omit the excruciatingly bad humor in the interest of world peace, but these Good catches included 10. Snakes, Turtles, and Birds 9. A Science Project  (a voltmeter and a spectrometer, based ...