NotesThe best memorial to the victims of 9/11, in Schneierâs view, would be to forget most of the âlessonsâ of 9/11. âItâs infuriating,â he said, waving my fraudulent boarding pass to indicate the mass of waiting passengers, the humming X-ray machines, the piles of unloaded computers and cell phones on the conveyor belts, the uniformed T.S.A. officers instructing people to remove their shoes and take loose change from their pockets. âWeâre spending billions upon billions of dollars doing thisâand it is almost entirely pointless. Not only is it not done right, but even if it was done right it would be the wrong thing to do.âFeedUnfurl
NotesThe best memorial to the victims of 9/11, in Schneierâs view, would be to forget most of the âlessonsâ of 9/11. âItâs infuriating,â he said, waving my fraudulent boarding pass to indicate the mass of waiting passengers, the humming X-ray machines, the piles of unloaded computers and cell phones on the conveyor belts, the uniformed T.S.A. officers instructing people to remove their shoes and take loose change from their pockets. âWeâre spending billions upon billions of dollars doing thisâand it is almost entirely pointless. Not only is it not done right, but even if it was done right it would be the wrong thing to do.â
Heaps of federal money, endless bureaucracy, and constant travel delays are the most visible by-products of the Transportation Security Administration. Too bad âincreased safetyâ doesnât fit on that list.FeedUnfurl
Notes"Look, didnât you attend the seminar? Did you not just SEE the guy with the hanglider? The system works. All you have to do is keep throwing stuff over the edge."Unfurl
Notes"CONGRATULATIONS ON SELECTING SEAT 21C! This manual is intended to familiarize you with the many options available to you."
An all-too-typical flight experience, regarded from a single seat.EmbedUnfurl
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