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Sensorwatch looks nice. However I just recently learned that the Casio F-91W (also worn by US president Obama) has become known as the “Terrorist Watch" (https:

Sensorwatch looks nice. However I just recently learned that the Casio F-91W (also worn by US president Obama) has become known as the “Terrorist Watch" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_F-91W#Usage_in_terrorism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_F-91W#Usage_in_terrorism). And allegedly wearing it would put you under scrutiny of US immigration / homeland security agencies. Replacing the board would not exactly help in that situation I guess :) Then again you could probably travel the rest of the world with it without problems.

kramerger 4y ago
> According to secret documents [...] released by The Guardian, "the Casio F-91W digital watch was declared to be 'the sign of al-Qaeda' and a contributing factor to continued detention of prisoners by the analysts stationed at Guantanamo Bay Where does homeland security find these security analysts? UFO conspiracy conventions? Guilde of unemployed fortune tellers?
- sofixa 4y ago
  Probably the CIA. Remember when they kidnapped and then tortured a bunch of people for bogus reasons (he has the same name/watch as a terrorist, waterboarding it is!)? And the people involved not only didn't go to jail, but got promotions (is the head of the CIA still the one that had a major part in the torture program and destroyed evidence about it?).
- dsr_ 4y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Men_Who_Stare_at_Goats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Men_Who_Stare_at_Goats "The Men Who Stare at Goats (2004) is a non-fiction work by Jon Ronson concerning the U.S. Army's exploration of New Age concepts and the potential military applications of the paranormal. The title refers to attempts to kill goats by staring at them and stopping their hearts" Or to answer your sarcastic question with a horrifying answer: yes, essentially.
slim 4y ago
You make it sound like a negative, it's cool on my book to wear a watch that would make you theoretically a target for a stupid agent. Especially since there's no obligation for you to wear it for traveling to US.
- e12e 4y ago
  You realize that the US assinates "terrorists" (as defined by collected meta-data) via drone strikes?
  - slim 4y ago
    You realise you are literally terrorized by US propaganda and that there is exactly zero chance you will get hit by a drone because you wear an F91 (even if you're from afghanistan, have a big beard and pray in the mosque everyday)
auveair 4y ago
Maybe 20 years ago TSA agents cared, in 2023 nobody gives a shit somebody wears a retro watch.
- tinus_hn 4y ago
  Yeah, all you risk is a little torture. Small time stuff if it happens to someone else.

kramerger 4y ago

> According to secret documents [...] released by The Guardian, "the Casio F-91W digital watch was declared to be 'the sign of al-Qaeda' and a contributing factor to continued detention of prisoners by the analysts stationed at Guantanamo Bay Where does homeland security find these security analysts? UFO conspiracy conventions? Guilde of unemployed fortune tellers?

sofixa 4y ago
Probably the CIA. Remember when they kidnapped and then tortured a bunch of people for bogus reasons (he has the same name/watch as a terrorist, waterboarding it is!)? And the people involved not only didn't go to jail, but got promotions (is the head of the CIA still the one that had a major part in the torture program and destroyed evidence about it?).
dsr_ 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Men_Who_Stare_at_Goats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Men_Who_Stare_at_Goats "The Men Who Stare at Goats (2004) is a non-fiction work by Jon Ronson concerning the U.S. Army's exploration of New Age concepts and the potential military applications of the paranormal. The title refers to attempts to kill goats by staring at them and stopping their hearts" Or to answer your sarcastic question with a horrifying answer: yes, essentially.

slim 4y ago

You make it sound like a negative, it's cool on my book to wear a watch that would make you theoretically a target for a stupid agent. Especially since there's no obligation for you to wear it for traveling to US.

e12e 4y ago
You realize that the US assinates "terrorists" (as defined by collected meta-data) via drone strikes?
- slim 4y ago
  You realise you are literally terrorized by US propaganda and that there is exactly zero chance you will get hit by a drone because you wear an F91 (even if you're from afghanistan, have a big beard and pray in the mosque everyday)

auveair 4y ago

Maybe 20 years ago TSA agents cared, in 2023 nobody gives a shit somebody wears a retro watch.

tinus_hn 4y ago
Yeah, all you risk is a little torture. Small time stuff if it happens to someone else.