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TSA Evaluating Laptop Bags

Posted by Soulskill on from the innovations-in-bag-technology dept.

kbielefe writes "The Transportation Security Administration has sent out a call to laptop bag manufacturers to produce a laptop bag that could pass through airport screening without having to remove the laptop. The TSA will perform testing starting at the end of May, with the end result hopefully being a TSA stamp of approval that will reduce the hassle for a lot of us. According to the article, 'The key is for TSA screeners to be able to view the laptop in a single X-ray image, so the laptop would not need to be placed in a separate TSA bin.'"

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  1. This one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is right out!

  2. Re:Ok... by n3tcat · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm guessing they only instituted that rule because their employees don't know what computer internals look like. So all they have to do now is just make sure all TSA employees are A+ certified and we won't have to deal with that hassle anymore either.

  3. Time for loud startup sounds by Black+Art · · Score: 3, Funny

    Makes me want to change my boss' start up sound to loud orgasm noises before he travels.

    "Can you turn this on for me?"

    "Sure!"

    "Aahahahahahahahoooooohhhh!"

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  4. Just do what I do by Quattro+Vezina · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just do what I do: boycott the TSA by not flying.

    I've not flown since before 9/11, and I'm quite proud of it.

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    1. Re:Just do what I do by maxume · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well woop di fucking do.

      I suppose you would protest restrictions on free speech by not talking?

      (I've only flown twice since 9/11, once 4 months later, where people were still pretty freaked out, and once recently, where it wasn't a problem at all, but I'm no so hopelessly myopic that I think that not flying(much) is a viable choice for other people)

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  5. Re:Ok... by JWSmythe · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've been through a *LOT* of airports in the US. Pretty much every major airport.

        I've only ever been asked once to turn on my laptop, and that was pre-9/11. I was leaving Detroit for Amsterdam. The funny thing was, the battery was dead. I told the security guy, if he could walk me over to a power outlet, I could plug it in, and turn it on for him. Otherwise, he was out of luck. He didn't make me, but we did chitchat about my work for a while. I worked at an adult company, and he was familiar with the company, so it made for an unusual conversation, but it was neat talking to a fan of the site. With several million daily viewers, it wasn't unexpected to bump into a few regular viewers, I just didn't expect it.

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  6. Re:paper bag by aaron_pet · · Score: 3, Funny

    macbook air in an interdepartmental env?

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