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I was at a weekend away with some friends once.
There was also a group of people who I did not know, one of who was a very large middle aged man who seemed fairly friendly.
Some weeks later a friend of mine pointed out that the portly gentleman made money by drug running.
He would courier drugs through airports.
He was caught once and after leaving prison turned away from his crime.
There's a reason why profiling doesn't work - the ones who get through don't get picked up by the profiling...
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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My answer, scan only the checked luggage and the bags. Stop all the other insanity, and just DEAL with it.
9/11 cannot happen again once they secured the cockpit doors.
Yeah, all kinds of OTHER stuff could happen.
I could name 4 things I could easily take on a plane, that would give my family nightmares at the thought.
(Not mentioning here, well, because I aint stupid enough to give great ideas to idiots too dumb to think of them,
and not smart enough to avoid doing it).
If people don't want to take the risk, they can choose not to fly.
Let the free market handle it. Airlines who do well, will get more passengers.
Airlines dropping out of the sky will have fewer of them.
We should NEVER trade Freedom for Security, or we will have less of both.
Life is risky by definition.
Instead of profiling, I like the idea of Registering Flyers. I used to fly A LOT. I would gladly pay to
go into an Expedited lane, where they know I have been cleared at a much deeper level. In fact, I used some
of the inside tricks to bypass a lot of the security lines (First Class, Business Class) and now JetBlue let
me pay $10 to go express... But that should be available to someone who you are just going to scan quickly,
no taking the shoes off, etc... It will eventually happen.
First time flying? No Family? One Way Ticket? Paid Cash? = Body Cavity Search
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What is the best smart phone for a software developer to buy and use?
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iPhone or Android phone or Windows phone.
What is the question again ?
I'd rather be phishing!
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This one[^] - completely hassle free user interface! Could it be any smarter than that?
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant Anonymous ----- The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine Winston Churchill, 1944 ----- I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy. Me, all the time
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Ha, I had that one as my work phone 12 years ago.
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One that syncs with his Smart Watch, and talks via bluetooth to his Google Glass and works as a controller for his XBox and PS4.
Or one of these: Motorola[^]
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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This[^]
Alberto Brandolini: The amount of energy necessary to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.
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Wish I could give you a 99
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If you are going to just buy and use - iPhone
If you are going to Buy, develop & use - Android
If you are going to Buy, develop & keep it in shelf - Windows phone
I have all three of them
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Quote: As a user
Quote: for a software developer
A dual sim one is suggested for DID people.
THESE PEOPLE REALLY BOTHER ME!! How can they know what you should do without knowing what you want done?!?!
-- C++ FQA Lite
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A nokia 8210
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I'm sure this is old[^] but many like me might just discover it.
"I'm always open for a new phone" - Hilarious.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Vunic wrote: "I'm always open for a new phone" - Hilarious.
Typical iEvangelist.
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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These iEvangelists are the core team for Apple that drives the sale
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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I used to work with a fellow that needed the latest iSomething as soon as it came out.
He was complaining that they were accelerating the releases (of the iPhone I think), but that didn't stop him from getting the latest and greatest tricked out iDevice.
He spent a small fortune just keeping up with the releases. Not that the last model was bad, he just needed to be able to brag about having the latest release of everything.
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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People bragging about owning a phone. - there's something seriously wrong & funny.
I laugh more at the phone covers that has a wide circular cut on the back to make the Apple logo visible. And the way the iOwners handle the phone feels like they'd be happy with a circular hole on their hands too. That makes the logo visible ALWAYS.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Yeah I've known people like that; they start out weeks or months ahead of release talking about the device until you're ready to strangle them then when they get it they've got to show you every new feature and brag on it for another n weeks until you are so fed up you again want to strangle them.
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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It cut off the bit where Kimmel said the phones were made in China, so we should kill all the Chinese.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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It seems to be called a turbo trainer[^] - unfortunately I mistyped it into google and now I have piscine precipitation...
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Oh my cod!
Well somebody had to say it!
"State acheived after eating too many chocolate-covered coconut bars - bountiful"
Chris C-B
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Yeah but there's a time and plaice.
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... and that's why your not allowed in Iceland.
[Vilmos mixes up two jokes, goes off for a little rest]
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