tsaoutourpants

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by tsaoutourpants 5y ago
> But we're at the point in some place where there aren't even enough IPv4 addresses to give to ISP customers even if they're using NAT. Er, that's a slight exaggeration. It's not uncommon to have 2,000 or more N
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by tsaoutourpants 6y ago
Every state has their own public records law that allows for requests similar to FOIA.
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by tsaoutourpants 8y ago
This. Your first 1,000kWh in a month are at a reduced rate. Each kWh thereafter is at a premium rate. Easy.
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by tsaoutourpants 8y ago
Article author here. Thanks for posting! Happy to answer any questions, although Microsoft's terms are perhaps self-explanatory.
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by tsaoutourpants 8y ago
Article author here. There are indeed very few shootings in Europe (excluding Turkey and Russia, of course). But there are plenty of stabbings. And occasional bombings and trucks running down crowds. And let's not forget the Batacl
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Microsoft Bans “Offensive Language” from Skype(professional-troublemaker.com)
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Cancun Airport Attempts Man-In-the-Middle Attack on Web Connection(professional-troublemaker.com)
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Twitter to Ban Users Who “Affiliate” with Organizations That “Promote Violence”(professional-troublemaker.com)
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YouTube Removes Videos Showing Legal “Bump Stocks” After Vegas Shooting(professional-troublemaker.com)
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
It is incredible how seriously Apple takes itself.
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
Hi Everyone, author of post here with an update for you. The most modern x-ray systems in use by the TSA at airports to screen carry-on bags can indeed see through lithium batteries. It also differentiates densities, and it seems to me th
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
The Israeli model requires ethnic and religious discrimination. It is not an option in the US, nor should it be.
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
Exactly. Imaging devices all have blind spots, which is how I was able to defeat the TSA's body scanners in 2012.
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
Respectfully, you are mistaken. Private airlines are "common carriers" and are required to play nice with the public, and you're conflating "whether the private carrier wouldn't want to take you" with "wh
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
Well, for whatever reason, they stole more equipment more recently. Could be that the new stuff is more advanced, or maybe we bombed the gear they took from Mosul. I don't have more details that would provide insight.
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
It is certainly correct that DHS, and to some extent our government generally, is known for over-classifying things either out of laziness, desire to avoid embarrassment, or because they believe that anything remotely security related needs
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
I'm certainly not arguing that DHS uses perfectly sound logic. I'm just explaining their reasoning, however flawed. I agree that this kind of "reactive" security is less than comforting.
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
They had puffer machines for people in 2006. They stopped using them because they required regular maintenance. Then they replaced them with the body scanners, which cost more than the puffer machine and a full time maintenance person in
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
The Fifth Amendment still applies in the "constitution free zone." The name is a bit exaggerated by the ACLU to make their point. No matter where you are, the U.S.government cannot force you to speak as a condition of flying home
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
I will let my source know your feelings when I next speak with him or her. :) I think the implication that he or she was trying to make is that statistically, those on the coasts travel by air more frequently. As someone with a mom who was
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
I probably should have been more clear that they are completely opaque to the x-ray systems commonly in use in airports for carry-on screenings at their standard intensity setting(s). But that's a mouthful.
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_...
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
Fuck Elon Musk, can you design a tool that would make airport security better? I bet in 15 minutes, most HN readers could come up with something that would be cheaper, more effective, and faster to use than the current tool set. There&#
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
It's hard to remove all trace, but yes, in theory you could avoid it by being really careful. Then again, if you work in a "bomb factory," there's trace everywhere, so it may be quite difficult. Also, the "turn on
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
That would definitely help. Or, simply re-run bags where there is opaque stuff that the screener is unsure about, oriented in a new direction. But, that wouldn't necessarily solve all the problems, as laptop batteries are opaque in a
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
X-ray machines have to be calibrated. While you could turn up the power to see through metal, you would then be unable to see the less dense items. This makes it difficult to do a full inspection in the few seconds that the screener has.
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
Hi jaclaz, > I mean are the people that operate daily these machines vetted to a level where you can totally exclude that they (in ALL airports wordwide) can be affiliated to whatever evil organization and do some tests after hours? No,
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
What? No, that's a wholly unnecessary solution (though more standardization of batteries would certainly be nice). Swab the outside of the laptop for bomb residue, which would be especially difficult to clean from a laptop because th
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
Yes. See my comment below to djmdjm, but also, I'll add one more thing. Take a knife out of your kitchen drawer and hold it in your hand in front of you such that the sharp side of the blade is on the left and the dull side is on the
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
Well, not exactly. Very basic x-ray equipment is easy to find on eBay. The more modern equipment that the TSA uses is not available on eBay... https://securitytoday.com/articles/2008/07/30/tsa-to-expand

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