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Category Archives: Travel Stories
Gun-shy TSA gets critic booted from Congressional panel
Bruce Schneier, the security expert who coined the term “security theater” to describe the Transportation Security Agency’s airport screening procedures, was uninvited from speaking on a Monday Congressional panel at the insistence of the TSA. In a blog post, Schneier … Continue reading
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Programming Error Doomed Russian Mars Probe : Discovery News
“So it turns out U.S. radars weren’t to blame for the unfortunate demise of Russia’s Phobos-Grunt Mars sample return mission — it was a computer programming error that doomed the probe, a government board investigating the accident has determined.” According … Continue reading
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Neanderthals were outnumbered by the first modern humans
Yeah, we’re good at breeding. ) From TFA: Between 35,000 and 45,000 years ago, Neanderthals in Europe and Asia were replaced by the first modern humans. Why and how this transition occurred remains somewhat controversial. New research from the journal … Continue reading
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Hacked electronic road sign warns of “Hammertime”
…some free-spirited Portland, Ore., natives have hacked one to warn of impending Hammertime. A sign on the Morrison Bridge on the Willamette River warns first to “Stop” and then explained it was “Hammertime.” Hacked electronic road sign warns of … Continue reading
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Did Airport Scanners Give Boston TSA Agents Cancer? – TIME Healthland
I’m sympathetic to their plight, but at the same time I can’t help but feel it serves them right since these low-paid, low-educated, security force personnel are instrumental in the destruction of the rights of citizens of this country, … Continue reading
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Women Arrested For Refusing TSA Search of Children – Slashdot
I never subject myself to the TSA’s cancer scans, and feel quite liberated when they touch my junk in public, an offense I would be arrested for had I done it myself. ;o) This Friday my 19 month old son … Continue reading
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United Airlines: No Thanks!
I have to fly to Boise next week and Southwest is already sold out. I have a $2000 credit outstanding with United so I thought I’d check their schedules. Their website is completely broken with the standards-compliant Firefox 5.0 web … Continue reading
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TSA admits bungling of airport body scanner radiation tests
The Transportation Security Administration is reanalyzing the radiation levels of X-ray body scanners installed in airports nationwide, after testing produced dramatically higher-than-expected results. The TSA, which has deployed at least 500 body scanners to at least 78 … Continue reading
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Researchers Study Sex and Pregnancy in Space, Say it Will be Hard
Looking to penetrate deep into realms where scientists seldom explore, NASA biophysicist Tore Straume, radiation expert and particle physicist Steve Blattnig, and Cary Zeitlin, explored the logistics of sex and procreation in space. Their conclusions? It would be hard — … Continue reading
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No peeking: TSA’s naked body scan images stay secret
Once again, it’s a security facade without any real benefit. As a business traveler depending on air travel for my job, I can’t stand the whole process. Inconsistencies between airports and many other deficiencies I see at most airports drive … Continue reading
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