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Is Your Laptop At Risk While Traveling?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the use-more-bubblewrap dept.

Editorgirl35 writes "Here's an interesting story on DesignNews.com With last week's announcement that the British government thwarted an alleged terrorist attack planned for flights from the U.K. to the U.S., news that travelers are required to check their laptops as baggage on some flights has raised a new level of panic as they try to figure out the best way to protect their laptops."

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  1. by 2010... by rahrens · · Score: 4, Funny

    Only nudists will be allowed to fly!

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  2. Re:If a dell laptop exploded on a plane... by MustardMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, hippies use apples... and... terroists use dells?

  3. Re:Not so chic, but equality protective by ScentCone · · Score: 3, Funny

    I recall reading about a guy who put all of his gear in a strap-locked Coleman cooler labeled with stickers saying "Orangutan Fecal Samples." Problem solved.

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  4. Re:Carry-On or Not At All by Viper+Daimao · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, why take it? Just have your assistant send you an internet. It make take a while for it to get through the tubes, but it is safer than giving up your laptop.

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  5. Re:Baggage Check? by imuffin · · Score: 5, Funny

    C4? That's a lot of work. I just use a Dell.

  6. Re:Baggage Check? by bangenge · · Score: 3, Funny

    has anyone already made the obligatory dell laptop joke?

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  7. Re:Soln: Profile passengers, or go on pretending. by atomicstrawberry · · Score: 5, Funny
    Asian in school uniform an naked?

    Is this some new, more appealing take on Schrodinger's Cat?

  8. Re:Soln: Profile passengers, or go on pretending. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Schrodinger's Pussy ?