Just out of curiosity, can someone explain to me why TSA articles tend to make their way to the front page of HN. I know there are some pretty random topics th

Just out of curiosity, can someone explain to me why TSA articles tend to make their way to the front page of HN. I know there are some pretty random topics that HN'ers are interested in, but usually there is at least some small link to tech/startups/hacking. Not sure what the connection is here.