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This story doesn't sound beleivable. As soon as the agent starts attempting commands, they'd see it's not DOS.

• sjwright 8y ago
  But they saw it was a working computer. Airline security don't care what operating system your computer runs, they care if the laptop has been hollowed out and filled with C4.
  • ams6110 8y ago
    Of course these days you could have a Raspberry Pi in a corner of the laptop case and the rest of it filled with whatever contraband, and still present a "working" computer to the security screener.
    • marcosdumay 8y ago
      Nowadays your laptop would go through an X-ray machine with improved explosives detection.
      • coldacid 8y ago
        Yep. I've never had to demonstrate that my devices are real at the security checkpoints getting into airports, I just put them in the trays and the X-ray scanners tell the agents that they're safe. Now, dealing with the customs/pre-clearance checkpoints, that's another matter.
    • sjwright 8y ago
      Nobody would seriously claim that airport security is an effective way of stopping determined people. It is a deterrent that works to catch thoroughly stupid people and to make smart people dwell on the anxiety of getting caught.