Cynical invasion of privacy under the pretext of 'security'.
Or a good plan by those whose job it is to protect us from ourselves.
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Cynical invasion of privacy under the pretext of 'security'.
Or a good plan by those whose job it is to protect us from ourselves.
Cynical invasion of privacy under the pretext of 'security'.
Or a good plan by those whose job it is to protect us from ourselves.
"If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're gonna get selfish, ignorant leaders". Carlin.
My first thought was, that's a gun-shaped tumor.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
What is worse, is that they may be blind to potential bomb parts
My teenage fantasy will finally be fulfilled when they turn those scanners into sunglasses.
I like being able to choose between someone taking a picture of my naked body and someone feeling me up.
It means that I might actually get touched for once.
It means that I might actually get touched for once.
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But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
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About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
GwynapNud of the Emerald Dream wrote:
What is worse, is that they may be blind to potential bomb parts
And organic guns.
Just as Planned.
Looks like something out of Resident Evil.
So long as it's just some of the parts, we're fine.
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What is worse, is that they may be blind to potential bomb parts
So long as it's just some of the parts, we're fine.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
I'm less worried about the privacy aspects than I am about the particular side effects of the radiation those things use to scan with and how several prominant scientisits believe this to be the next best thing to tap dancing inside an active nuclear reactor in terms of what it does to your DNA overr time.
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Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
I'm less worried about the privacy aspects than I am about the particular side effects of the radiation those things use to scan with and how several prominant scientisits believe this to be the next best thing to tap dancing inside an active nuclear reactor in terms of what it does to your DNA overr time.
On the OTHER hand, business people probably shouldn't reproduce anyway.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Wouldn't it just be easier to hire actors to stage terrorist "captures" at all airports every few hours? Surely this would be a cheaper and more effective way to make fucking terrified morons feel better about doing something 7000 times safer than driving a car.
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Wouldn't it just be easier to hire actors to stage terrorist "captures" at all airports every few hours? Surely this would be a cheaper and more effective way to make fucking terrified morons feel better about doing something 7000 times safer than driving a car.
Nope, because the presence of all those "terrorists" would in fact create more unease about flying than the random few that get through. See also public reaction after capturing previous terror suspects, as well as investigations into the possibility of carrying out this type of charade. That coupled with the eventual political cost of operations of this nature makes it unattractive.
Amusingly, people aren't all that afraid of say, an organization sailing a ship laden with nuclear material into a major port. Which is something that has a frighteningly high success rate based on number crunching from Intel organizations.
Edited, Jan 26th 2010 5:47pm by Timelordwho
Nope, because the presence of all those "terrorists" would in fact create more unease about flying than the random few that get through. See also public reaction after capturing previous terror suspects, as well as investigations into the possibility of carrying out this type of charade. That coupled with the eventual political cost of operations of this nature makes it unattractive.
Amusingly, people aren't all that afraid of say, an organization sailing a ship laden with nuclear material into a major port. Which is something that has a frighteningly high success rate based on number crunching from Intel organizations.
Edited, Jan 26th 2010 5:47pm by Timelordwho
Just as Planned.
Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
I'm less worried about the privacy aspects than I am about the particular side effects of the radiation those things use to scan with and how several prominant scientisits believe this to be the next best thing to tap dancing inside an active nuclear reactor in terms of what it does to your DNA overr time.
~1% of scientists don't think evolution is a fact, either, so I suppose you can always find a few scientists who will say just about anything.
Either way, the next "threat" is going to be in some nutjob's colon, and following this trend, everyone who wants to board an airplane will be subject to a mandatory cavity search. And they'll be singing God Bless America as a 4 year old girl's ****** is being searched for bombs.
Edited, Jan 26th 2010 5:12pm by bsphil
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Almalieque wrote:
If no one debated with me, then I wouldn't post here anymore.
gbaji wrote:
I'm not getting my news from anywhere Joph.
Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
I'm less worried about the privacy aspects than I am about the particular side effects of the radiation those things use to scan with and how several prominant scientisits believe this to be the next best thing to tap dancing inside an active nuclear reactor in terms of what it does to your DNA overr time.
Flying infrequently, I doubt the rad dose would present a problem, but frequent flyers could be another matter.
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Heres a link to an article discussing possible health effects of the scanners.
In order to generate the nude image of the human body, these machines emit terahertz photons -- high-frequency energy "particles" that can pass through clothing and body tissue.
The manufacturers of such machines claim they are perfectly safe and present no health risks, but a study conducted by Boian S. Alexandrov (and colleagues) at the Center for Nonlinear Studies at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico showed that these terahertz waves could "...unzip double-stranded DNA, creating bubbles in the double strand that could significantly interfere with processes such as gene expression and DNA replication."
I wont mention that former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff ( vocal advocate of the technology) has amongst the clients of his Security Consultancy company called Rapiscan, that just so happens to be the compnay that manufactures the machines.
Oh, wait. Oops!
And also what Smash said.
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In order to generate the nude image of the human body, these machines emit terahertz photons -- high-frequency energy "particles" that can pass through clothing and body tissue.
The manufacturers of such machines claim they are perfectly safe and present no health risks, but a study conducted by Boian S. Alexandrov (and colleagues) at the Center for Nonlinear Studies at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico showed that these terahertz waves could "...unzip double-stranded DNA, creating bubbles in the double strand that could significantly interfere with processes such as gene expression and DNA replication."
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There have been no clinical trials indicating that multiple exposures to such terahertz waves, accumulated over a long period of time, are safe for humans.
I wont mention that former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff ( vocal advocate of the technology) has amongst the clients of his Security Consultancy company called Rapiscan, that just so happens to be the compnay that manufactures the machines.
Oh, wait. Oops!
And also what Smash said.
"If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're gonna get selfish, ignorant leaders". Carlin.
Where's the picture?
Oh, come on. Someone reported that?
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
either someone unreported it already or it was a glitch.
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As long as it doesn't give me cancer, they can use their silly little machine to take a peak if it makes them feel better. Of course, since it probably will give me cancer, they can feel me up if it makes them feel better.
Edited, Jan 26th 2010 9:54pm by Turin
Edited, Jan 26th 2010 9:54pm by Turin
I'm gonna invest in some lead underpants.
Atomicflea wrote:
I'm gonna invest in some lead underpants.
Apparently they won't need to be a complete covering of lead.
Leather (not rubber, due to static electrickery issues) undies with pointy lead studs affixed, at not more than one inch (2.5cm) intervals, are enough to deflect the rays in multiple directions thereby avoiding concentrated beams of rays 'unzipping your double-helix' causing you to produce mutant babies with two heads. Or something.
I'm going to wear mine with the studs on the inside for no other reason than it might feel nicer that way.
"If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're gonna get selfish, ignorant leaders". Carlin.
I think we need to adopt "unzipping your double-helix" as a sexual innuendo.
Can't sleep, clown will eat me.
Paulsol wrote:
I want to put recalled Chinese toys in my pants, and this is the most "legitimate" reason I could think of to do so.
Edited, Jan 26th 2010 11:52pm by Timelordwho
Just as Planned.
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