Last time I flew they took my sun spray because the bottle was too big.
The bottle was transparent and nearly empty - very clearly only a little bit of liquid left at the bottom of it. Total volume of liquid only a fraction of the amount allowed but... in a big bottle. It would have been OK if it was in a smaller bottle, he said.
The shop right behind him sells bigger bottles, full of water. I could have gone through with a small bottle, bought one of those, drink the water and put my liquid in the big bottle (assuming "big bottle" is what makes my safe amount liquid into a weapon of mass destruction).
I probably don't even need to buy one, there's some empty water bottles stood on a restaurant table clearly visible from the checkpoint. I could just pick one of those up and use it.
Luckily the force of my logic convinced him that he was being stupid, he changed the security policy right there and it all ended well.
Well, not quite as funny as slipping a spring-loaded Mars Bar onto the Mars Rover just before launch... but still pretty funny. Would love to see them do it.
The European Parliament (at the top of the food chain) is already deeply suspicious of what the Commision is doing with ACTA and asked them to clean their act up in March of last year.
2. Expresses its concern over the lack of a transparent process in the conduct of the ACTA negotiations, a state of affairs at odds with the letter and spirit of the TFEU; is deeply concerned that no legal base was established before the start of the ACTA negotiations and that parliamentary approval for the negotiating mandate was not sought;
3. Calls on the Commission and the Council to grant public and parliamentary access to ACTA negotiation texts and summaries, in accordance with the Treaty and with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents;
4. Calls on the Commission and the Council to engage proactively with ACTA negotiation partners to rule out any further negotiations which are confidential as a matter of course and to inform Parliament fully and in a timely manner about its initiatives in this regard; expects the Commission to make proposals prior to the next negotiation round in New Zealand in April 2010, to demand that the issue of transparency is put on the agenda of that meeting and to refer the outcome of the negotiation round to Parliament immediately following its conclusion;
5. Stresses that, unless Parliament is immediately and fully informed at all stages of the negotiations, it reserves its right to take suitable action, including bringing a case before the Court of Justice in order to safeguard its prerogatives;
6. Deplores the calculated choice of the parties not to negotiate through well-established international bodies, such as WIPO and WTO, which have established frameworks for public information and consultation;
7. Calls on the Commission to conduct an impact assessment of the implementation of ACTA with regard to fundamental rights and data protection, ongoing EU efforts to harmonise IPR enforcement measures, and e-commerce, prior to any EU agreement on a consolidated ACTA treaty text, and to consult with Parliament in a timely manner about the results of the assessment;
I'm pretty sure the Commission hasn't done any of that, so if the Parliament gets involved again it's doomed. Hopefully this weekend's protests will help get that done.
I can't believe you're dense enough to think they REPAIR hard disks.
Refurbished disks are disks that get pulled OUT of machines with DEAD motherboards (or whatever). The only work done on them is a quick wipe with a cloth and a basic functional test.
Refurbishing a drive means (among other things) a full media test which means writing every sector.
Only in some geek's dream world.
If they have to spend more than five minutes on the drive it probably wipes out their profit margin. The drive was probably pulled out of a dead PC, checked to see if it spun up, then shipped.
The *only* thing you get with a refurbished drive is a cheap drive and a warranty which has been reset to start from the day you buy it. Hopefully the drive hasn't been used for more than a couple of months and will work.
You pay your money, you take your chance. There's no reason to think the drive has suffered so in theory you'll be OK. You might even be better off because it already survived the first few critical weeks of life (when many drives fail).
Remember: No drive is guaranteed against losing your data.
RIAA group: 10,000 employees, profits in the single digit billions.
Internet: Hundreds of millions of employees, profits in the trillions.
a) Getting rid of which of them would cause more harm.
b) If everybody in the USA chipped in $100 bucks they could BUY the RIAA and get free music forever. If you did it at world level it would easily doable.
c) The RIAA has probably already cost the world than their net worth by wasting everybody's time through their legal/political shenanigans.
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Last time I flew they took my sun spray because the bottle was too big.
The bottle was transparent and nearly empty - very clearly only a little bit of liquid left at the bottom of it. Total volume of liquid only a fraction of the amount allowed but ... in a big bottle. It would have been OK if it was in a smaller bottle, he said.
The shop right behind him sells bigger bottles, full of water. I could have gone through with a small bottle, bought one of those, drink the water and put my liquid in the big bottle (assuming "big bottle" is what makes my safe amount liquid into a weapon of mass destruction).
I probably don't even need to buy one, there's some empty water bottles stood on a restaurant table clearly visible from the checkpoint. I could just pick one of those up and use it.
Luckily the force of my logic convinced him that he was being stupid, he changed the security policy right there and it all ended well.
Oh, no, wait ... this was in real life.
I couldn't resist. I just e-mailed them a suggestion to do it on December 21st. I bet they won't but it's worth a try.
Even if they only announce that date and play along with it for a month or so ... it would still be the Best Troll Evah!
PS: What's Brian Cox's email? I bet he'd do it.
That would be the best joke ever...
Well, not quite as funny as slipping a spring-loaded Mars Bar onto the Mars Rover just before launch ... but still pretty funny. Would love to see them do it.
Neutrino cannons FTW!
This is for you: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apple
Calling out scumbags like Santorum who attack CIVIL RIGHTS is hardly "bullying".
...especially when there's a danger of them actually running the country according to their beliefs.
Googles search results are based on popularity. If they want their link at the top they could, ummmm ... try to become more popular.
Missing the point: HDMI is all digital....and why should you need an add-on converter?
The European Parliament (at the top of the food chain) is already deeply suspicious of what the Commision is doing with ACTA and asked them to clean their act up in March of last year.
Some quotes from the report:
2. Expresses its concern over the lack of a transparent process in the conduct of the ACTA negotiations, a state of affairs at odds with the letter and spirit of the TFEU; is deeply concerned that no legal base was established before the start of the ACTA negotiations and that parliamentary approval for the negotiating mandate was not sought;
3. Calls on the Commission and the Council to grant public and parliamentary access to ACTA negotiation texts and summaries, in accordance with the Treaty and with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents;
4. Calls on the Commission and the Council to engage proactively with ACTA negotiation partners to rule out any further negotiations which are confidential as a matter of course and to inform Parliament fully and in a timely manner about its initiatives in this regard; expects the Commission to make proposals prior to the next negotiation round in New Zealand in April 2010, to demand that the issue of transparency is put on the agenda of that meeting and to refer the outcome of the negotiation round to Parliament immediately following its conclusion;
5. Stresses that, unless Parliament is immediately and fully informed at all stages of the negotiations, it reserves its right to take suitable action, including bringing a case before the Court of Justice in order to safeguard its prerogatives;
6. Deplores the calculated choice of the parties not to negotiate through well-established international bodies, such as WIPO and WTO, which have established frameworks for public information and consultation;
7. Calls on the Commission to conduct an impact assessment of the implementation of ACTA with regard to fundamental rights and data protection, ongoing EU efforts to harmonise IPR enforcement measures, and e-commerce, prior to any EU agreement on a consolidated ACTA treaty text, and to consult with Parliament in a timely manner about the results of the assessment;
I'm pretty sure the Commission hasn't done any of that, so if the Parliament gets involved again it's doomed. Hopefully this weekend's protests will help get that done.
Dunno...but if you're British I believe it's about a third of the size of Wales.
We've got one of those in Spain since mid 1990's: http://cac.es/hemisferic/
(And yes, I've played video games on it...)
Maybe it's the font but I did a double-take when I read it...
Um, it says "speaker"...
Audiophiles are pretty much the dumbest group of people ever.
No, you can't hear a difference between this $5000 speaker and this $150 speaker.
Um, you're dead wrong about that one.
I'll stick with Marmite+Peanut butter, thanks...
Begs the question though, isn't there anything on Amazon that costs $26 and that people have heard of it?
(Cue the "begging the question" Nazis...)
The real question is ... What the hell is "marshmallow fluff"?
From the article: "Used fuel produced by the AP1000 can be stored indefinitely in water on the plant site."
Don't start celebrating yet. I'm sure the greens will have something to say before it's up and running.
Wow, you're so informed! Maybe you can organize it!!!
How about a kickstarter fund to buy the RIAA...?
I can't believe you're dense enough to think they REPAIR hard disks.
Refurbished disks are disks that get pulled OUT of machines with DEAD motherboards (or whatever). The only work done on them is a quick wipe with a cloth and a basic functional test.
Refurbishing a drive means (among other things) a full media test which means writing every sector.
Only in some geek's dream world.
If they have to spend more than five minutes on the drive it probably wipes out their profit margin. The drive was probably pulled out of a dead PC, checked to see if it spun up, then shipped.
The *only* thing you get with a refurbished drive is a cheap drive and a warranty which has been reset to start from the day you buy it. Hopefully the drive hasn't been used for more than a couple of months and will work.
You pay your money, you take your chance. There's no reason to think the drive has suffered so in theory you'll be OK. You might even be better off because it already survived the first few critical weeks of life (when many drives fail).
Remember: No drive is guaranteed against losing your data.
Is it Newegg's job to wipe the drives?
I would have thought it's up to the original owner to make sure there's nothing important on there.
RIAA group: 10,000 employees, profits in the single digit billions.
Internet: Hundreds of millions of employees, profits in the trillions.
a) Getting rid of which of them would cause more harm.
b) If everybody in the USA chipped in $100 bucks they could BUY the RIAA and get free music forever. If you did it at world level it would easily doable.
c) The RIAA has probably already cost the world than their net worth by wasting everybody's time through their legal/political shenanigans.
I don't get it: Surely laws should be made in public...
Naw. My insurance is tight, dawg....
It's not completely unbiased. Politics does tend to attract a certain personality type...