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  1. Not a new thing by Phreakiture · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Amtrak Photo Contestant Arrested By Amtrak Police

    This has happened before.

    Then there was a truly surreal follow up instance. Here's the summary: A professional TV news crew were in the middle of interviewing an Amtrak spokesperson about the photography policy, in which the spokesperson was saying that photography is absolutely okay but the interview was interrupted by a security guard coming to tell them to stop filming immediately as it is prohibited.

  2. Not a new thing by Phreakiture · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Amtrak Photo Contestant Arrested By Amtrak Police

    This has happened before.

    Then there was a truly surreal follow up instance. Here's the summary: A professional TV news crew were in the middle of interviewing an Amtrak spokesperson about the photography policy, in which the spokesperson was saying that photography is absolutely okay but the interview was interrupted by a security guard coming to tell them to stop filming immediately as it is prohibited.

  3. Re:Slashdot followed by... by Phreakiture · · Score: 1 · on What's Your Site Rotation?

    Of these entries, RISKS, Cryptome, Slashdot, Ask Slashdot, Worse Than Failure, and the Sidebar WTF section of Worse than Failure are all also subscribed in my RSS feed reader, along with BBC News, the Public Daily Brief and some select search terms in Google News.

  4. True enough by metamatic · · Score: 1 · on Police Restrict Public Photography

    I'm not a planespotter, but when I found myself booked on a flight on a tiny two-propeller plane I was amused, and wanted to take a photo. So I did, as I was crossing the tarmac to get on board the plane.

    Some bag thrower started yelling. It didn't register for a while that he was yelling at me, telling me I wasn't allowed to take a photo of the plane.

    This was a great example of stupid security. First off, I was about to get on board the plane, so I was going to have every opportunity to explore it and take notes at leisure. Secondly, the airport had an observation deck, which was where I had just come from. The plane was in plain sight from the departure lounge, where anyone with a camera could have snapped a photo.

  5. Re:Oh goodie by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Lie Detectors to be Used for Airline Security

    I don't give a fuck if 20 guys with box cutters hijack this flight and smash it into a building, killing thousands of people, just so long as I'm not inconvenienced" instead?

    LOL @ you dumbass.

  6. Several feeds by wka · · Score: 5, Informative · on Cool RSS Feeds?
    • The Daily WTF - A daily look at source code that can make one cringe, laugh, and/or cry (site, feed)
    • Astronomy Picture of the Day (site, feed)
    • Stupid Security (site, feed)
    • Cool Tools - "A cool tool can be any book, gadget, software, video, map, hardware, material, or website that is tried and true." (site, feed
    • EFF's minilinks - see tomorrow's Your Rights Online posts today (site, feed
    • Your Gmail inbox (atom feed)
  7. Several feeds by wka · · Score: 5, Informative · on Cool RSS Feeds?
    • The Daily WTF - A daily look at source code that can make one cringe, laugh, and/or cry (site, feed)
    • Astronomy Picture of the Day (site, feed)
    • Stupid Security (site, feed)
    • Cool Tools - "A cool tool can be any book, gadget, software, video, map, hardware, material, or website that is tried and true." (site, feed
    • EFF's minilinks - see tomorrow's Your Rights Online posts today (site, feed
    • Your Gmail inbox (atom feed)
  8. Re:What a terrible thing by stoborrobots · · Score: 1 · on U.S. Begins Digital Fingerprinting In Airports
    It's more like
    • I once had an elephant on my lawn. It isn't there now, but I (and my pepper) had nothing to do with it.
    • I now think there are going to be rogue elephants roaming my neighbourhood.
    • Every one of my friends, has some cure for elephants. One of them suggested pepper.
    • People know when I've used pepper.
    • So I can claim that my pepper is keeping away the elephants.

      That's the arguement that supports Stupid Security

  9. Try these shoes (no metal) and check out this site by Hollinger · · Score: 1 · on Security Tips for Traveling with Tech Gear

    I fly roughly every three weeks, and have yet to have any trouble! In fact, it seems to me that the TSA screeners are getting better about tech, not worse. You just have to tell them you have X laptop(s) and that you'd like to let the guys at the other end of the line finish up first before you send them through -- they'll understand, if they're nice people. As far as having to pack and unpack and whatnot, all you have to remove is your laptop. You can cram whatever else into your carryon (cell, iPod, PDA, whatever) and run that through, rather than emptying your bag out into a bin.

    A very useful hint: If you are tired of having your shoes scanned, or being wanded down because of your shoes, try Ecco shoes. They're incredibly comfortable and well-made, and don't have any metal in them at all (at least the suede ones I have don't -- bug your local shoe salesman about it to be sure).

    Also, for some insight into travel security (or to post a story) about it, check out www.StupidSecurity.com -- "Exposing Fake Security since 2003."