Here in Canada, at least at major airports like Pearson [Toronto] for the past couple of years security has been scanning boarding passes and matching that with photo ID.
Incorrect. CATSA scans your boarding pass at security to make sure you're in the right place, but they don't ask for ID - The ID check happens when you board. In the US, they don't ask for ID when you board a domestic flight, as the TSA has already checked your ID when you passed through security.
It's intended to build acceptance for a system where we discriminate against certain groups of people
I'm sorry, but unless America want to keep wasting BILLIONS of dollars on security theatre, then sooner or later this is what is going to need to happen. You need to treat people differently. You need to treat a granny flying economy class with a return ticket to Oklahoma at Christmastime differently from a 22-year-old-male with a first-class one-way ticket on a transatlantic flight paid for in cash. In matters of security you simply should not treat everyone equally - It's just a waste of money. I've flown 57 flight segments so far in 2012, which means I've been through security something like three-dozen times. It make sense that eventually the system should say "We've screened this guy enough, let's worry about someone else." Again - Screening me again and again is a waste of tax dollars.
I agree that the system could be secure, but it is not
In the case of boarding passes I don't think it ever can be. If you want to access the gates, but not fly, just buy a fully-refundable ticket and don't board the flight. This trick is used from time to time by frequent flyers who want to access an airline lounge for an airline they're not flying on a given day.
Bruce Schneier has the habit of meeting journalists who want to interview him inside the "secure" part of the airport and sending them fake boarding pass to print themselves
While I agree much of TSA is security threatre, I suspect this trick is coming to an end. Most checkpoints now have bar code scanners which confirm the validity of the boarding pass.
I can't imagine GL giving up his crown jewel and letting others play in his sandbox
Lucas is staring down age 70 (he'll be 69, dude, next year). He may be ready to take his billions and retire, passing the reins to someone else. The ears are as good a choice as any.
We're talking about a highly confirmed theory accepted by virtually every single researcher in fields that touch on it
I think part of the issue is we need to stop referring to it as a 'theory.' The term 'theory' has incorrectly moved into colloquial use to describe something that is a hunch or supposition. This of course isn't correct - In science it means something different - But we have to stop using the term because its colloquial use has shifted. An analogy might be the term 'ignorant.' I am personally ignorant of the details of Mandarin grammar - If you were to tell me I'm ignorant I would agree. However, most people now consider the term an insult, so it's not used in its correct form any more. 'Theory' needs to go the same way.
and that is to pose every concern as a question for more detail
I've tried this technique (even here on/.) and I find that by and large it doesn't work. Unless the person you're chatting with is an intellectual (i.e. a university-trained theologian who has spent years discussing these issue) eventually people get very frustrated with your questions as they're typically unable to answer them to even their satisfaction, let alone yours.
Despite evidence from the 911 recording, and police finding the person on my property, charges were never laid despite my insistence. RCMP in Canada are a joke.
In British Columbia, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police don't lay charges, the Crown does.
So of the charges weren't laid, blame the crown, not the Mounties.
Its [sic] sad that you are so inured that you consider Microsoft the only possible enterprise solution
...and it's sad that you can't read. I said our corporate enterprise *customers* are excited, not that I'm excited. We'll quite happily sell them an iOS or Android management solution - Whatever they want - However what I'm hearing from our *customers* is that end-users are pleased to finally see a tablet that will likely seamlessly integrate with their existing Windows ecosystems and applications, which is a limiting factor with existing alternate solutions.
I think MS is hedging on their install base and businesses.
Bingo.
I work for a company that makes software tools for managing mobile devices. Our customer base is quite excited about the Surface tablets, particularly the i86 models. The tablets will integrate seamlessly with their active directory environment and will run both spiffy new "Modern UI" apps as well as their legacy Windows apps. iOS devices (and yes I own some of them) are primarily consumer devices shoe-horned into the enterprise. The Surface tablet will be a good native business tool.
don't talk about them, don't mention them, don't respond to reporters about them, and DONT COMPARE YOURSELVES TO THEM
Are you joking? I'm a product manager - I constantly field questions from customers, sales, the media asking how our product compares to X. WTF do you think the "I'm a Mac I'm a PC" ads were all about? Companies that refuse to acknowledge competition do so at their peril. BlackBerry, anyone?
If you want a no nonsense device with a physical keyboard and superior email and message handling, a BB is still the best.
Exactly right.
I switched from a corporate BlackBerry to a corporate iPhone five months ago. The browsing and apps are superior as is seamless access to content, but man do I miss that tactile keyboard. "You'll get used to it fast" was the standard mantra. Well, four months on and many hundreds of emails later and I'm still not used to it - My productivity is way down.
Maybe it's because I'm a Gen-Xer and I hate typing "were U at?" in emails, but I wish my iPhone and my BlackBerry had gone away for a dirty weekend and I'd wound up with the offspring.
I live in Vancouver, British Columbia, and I get my TV & internet from the 'telephone' company (Telus, formerly BC Tel). The TV is IP-based and is decoded on Cisco Boxes running some variant of a Microsoft offering. My PVR content is recorded & stored on a local drive, but to play it back I need to have an internet connection (if the internet is down I can't watch live TV or play back recordings). This is part of the protection services built into the hardware to prevent me from copying off the recording content. The Telco and content providers are allowing me to time-shift, but not remove the content.
I can assure you that if I could afford it, I'd take the shortest possible flight time every time
Sure, but why? Probably because you don't like being squished in an economy seat with bad company and bad food for 12 hours. What if you were in a comfortable recliner with tons of legroom, a work surface and multiple settings that turns the seat into a bed, with excellent service from in-flight staff, fine food & drink, an entertainment system with thousands of options and inflight internet. Flight wouldn't be so bad now, would it? This is what the airlines have discovered - If people are comfortable they don't really care if the flight is three or four hours longer - And an international first-class ticket is still cheaper than the Concorde was.
Trying to keep a ten-year-old all-American auto on the road is a money pit.
I have friends with year 2000-era Honda Civics that just go and go. Granted, they need brake jobs, CV joints, new batteries and tires eventually, but other than that...
Arguing that a new car is cheaper than minor repairs on an older can is false economy.
It's downfall was all the bitch and moaning about sonic booms over populated areas.
No, it's downfall was that, for the vast majority of people, Mach 0.74 in a 737 is fast enough for the price-point, and people with deep pockets would
rather pay for luxury...
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No mention of the PCjr and its infamous chicklet keyboard
http://www.geekyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Commodore-PET-2001-1977-.jpg
it has been for like what, 6 years now?
How do I move an episode of Mad Men from iTunes to a non-Apple device?
Sure - An SSSS just means you get additional screening. If you don't have prohibited items you're on your way.
Here in Canada, at least at major airports like Pearson [Toronto] for the past couple of years security has been scanning boarding passes and matching that with photo ID.
Incorrect. CATSA scans your boarding pass at security to make sure you're in the right place, but they don't ask for ID - The ID check happens when you board. In the US, they don't ask for ID when you board a domestic flight, as the TSA has already checked your ID when you passed through security.
It's intended to build acceptance for a system where we discriminate against certain groups of people
I'm sorry, but unless America want to keep wasting BILLIONS of dollars on security theatre, then sooner or later this is what is going to need to happen. You need to treat people differently. You need to treat a granny flying economy class with a return ticket to Oklahoma at Christmastime differently from a 22-year-old-male with a first-class one-way ticket on a transatlantic flight paid for in cash. In matters of security you simply should not treat everyone equally - It's just a waste of money. I've flown 57 flight segments so far in 2012, which means I've been through security something like three-dozen times. It make sense that eventually the system should say "We've screened this guy enough, let's worry about someone else." Again - Screening me again and again is a waste of tax dollars.
I agree that the system could be secure, but it is not
In the case of boarding passes I don't think it ever can be. If you want to access the gates, but not fly, just buy a fully-refundable ticket and don't board the flight. This trick is used from time to time by frequent flyers who want to access an airline lounge for an airline they're not flying on a given day.
And since when has that stopped people modifying/copying hardware, software, music, or legal documents?
When there has been a good chance of getting caught and prosecuted.
Bruce Schneier has the habit of meeting journalists who want to interview him inside the "secure" part of the airport and sending them fake boarding pass to print themselves
While I agree much of TSA is security threatre, I suspect this trick is coming to an end. Most checkpoints now have bar code scanners which confirm the validity of the boarding pass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYWT4uYOPvs
I can't imagine GL giving up his crown jewel and letting others play in his sandbox
Lucas is staring down age 70 (he'll be 69, dude, next year). He may be ready to take his billions and retire, passing the reins to someone else. The ears are as good a choice as any.
Please do not dumb down the language for the sake of those who refuse to learn it in the first place.
*Shrug*
We've lost that battle. Time to move on - The majority will respond with "but it's just a theory, right?"
To the general public, "theory" now means a "supposition" in the same way "ignorant" now means "stupid."
We need to find a new term and own it
We're talking about a highly confirmed theory accepted by virtually every single researcher in fields that touch on it
I think part of the issue is we need to stop referring to it as a 'theory.' The term 'theory' has incorrectly moved into colloquial use to describe something that is a hunch or supposition. This of course isn't correct - In science it means something different - But we have to stop using the term because its colloquial use has shifted. An analogy might be the term 'ignorant.' I am personally ignorant of the details of Mandarin grammar - If you were to tell me I'm ignorant I would agree. However, most people now consider the term an insult, so it's not used in its correct form any more. 'Theory' needs to go the same way.
and that is to pose every concern as a question for more detail
I've tried this technique (even here on /.) and I find that by and large it doesn't work. Unless the person you're chatting with is an intellectual (i.e. a university-trained theologian who has spent years discussing these issue) eventually people get very frustrated with your questions as they're typically unable to answer them to even their satisfaction, let alone yours.
where the hell are you, Houston
Where it's always been - Between Burns Lake and Smithers. Sheesh.
Despite evidence from the 911 recording, and police finding the person on my property, charges were never laid despite my insistence. RCMP in Canada are a joke.
In British Columbia, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police don't lay charges, the Crown does.
So of the charges weren't laid, blame the crown, not the Mounties.
Its [sic] sad that you are so inured that you consider Microsoft the only possible enterprise solution
I think MS is hedging on their install base and businesses.
Bingo.
I work for a company that makes software tools for managing mobile devices. Our customer base is quite excited about the Surface tablets, particularly the i86 models. The tablets will integrate seamlessly with their active directory environment and will run both spiffy new "Modern UI" apps as well as their legacy Windows apps. iOS devices (and yes I own some of them) are primarily consumer devices shoe-horned into the enterprise. The Surface tablet will be a good native business tool.
don't talk about them, don't mention them, don't respond to reporters about them, and DONT COMPARE YOURSELVES TO THEM
Are you joking? I'm a product manager - I constantly field questions from customers, sales, the media asking how our product compares to X. WTF do you think the "I'm a Mac I'm a PC" ads were all about? Companies that refuse to acknowledge competition do so at their peril. BlackBerry, anyone?
If you want a no nonsense device with a physical keyboard and superior email and message handling, a BB is still the best.
Exactly right.
I switched from a corporate BlackBerry to a corporate iPhone five months ago. The browsing and apps are superior as is seamless access to content, but man do I miss that tactile keyboard. "You'll get used to it fast" was the standard mantra. Well, four months on and many hundreds of emails later and I'm still not used to it - My productivity is way down.
Maybe it's because I'm a Gen-Xer and I hate typing "were U at?" in emails, but I wish my iPhone and my BlackBerry had gone away for a dirty weekend and I'd wound up with the offspring.
I live in Vancouver, British Columbia, and I get my TV & internet from the 'telephone' company (Telus, formerly BC Tel). The TV is IP-based and is decoded on Cisco Boxes running some variant of a Microsoft offering. My PVR content is recorded & stored on a local drive, but to play it back I need to have an internet connection (if the internet is down I can't watch live TV or play back recordings). This is part of the protection services built into the hardware to prevent me from copying off the recording content. The Telco and content providers are allowing me to time-shift, but not remove the content.
I can assure you that if I could afford it, I'd take the shortest possible flight time every time
Sure, but why? Probably because you don't like being squished in an economy seat with bad company and bad food for 12 hours. What if you were in a comfortable recliner with tons of legroom, a work surface and multiple settings that turns the seat into a bed, with excellent service from in-flight staff, fine food & drink, an entertainment system with thousands of options and inflight internet. Flight wouldn't be so bad now, would it? This is what the airlines have discovered - If people are comfortable they don't really care if the flight is three or four hours longer - And an international first-class ticket is still cheaper than the Concorde was.
and a web search won't confirm it
Yes it will:
http://tinyurl.com/c6cfj3z
Trying to keep a ten-year-old all-American auto on the road is a money pit.
I have friends with year 2000-era Honda Civics that just go and go. Granted, they need brake jobs, CV joints, new batteries and tires eventually, but other than that...
Arguing that a new car is cheaper than minor repairs on an older can is false economy.
I'm sure the Dutch are preparing to storm your embassy and burn some flags as we speak
*WHOOSH*
Here's a slashdot tip: If something seems ludicrous, Google the phrase before replying.
It's downfall was all the bitch and moaning about sonic booms over populated areas.
No, it's downfall was that, for the vast majority of people, Mach 0.74 in a 737 is fast enough for the price-point, and people with deep pockets would rather pay for luxury...
...not speed.
http://tinyurl.com/8tvmthd