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Infeasible, as in their explosives would not have detonated. Don't lecture me about "credibility", educate yourself about the facts of the case. But yes, I'm

Infeasible, as in their explosives would not have detonated. Don't lecture me about "credibility", educate yourself about the facts of the case. But yes, I'm sure the TSA and its supporters can devise ever-so-many facts about how we have to be protected from water-bottle bombs that fortunately don't require any more special disposal than tossing in a garbage can.

gort 17y ago
I'm curious about your opinion on this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7536167.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7536167.stm
- Semiapies 17y ago
  I'll let you know when I'm on a computer that can watch that. What's your opinion of explosives experts who found the actual plot and chemicals to be used completely ridiculous?
  - pyre 17y ago
    I see this claimed a lot, but never with any actual links. Care to linkify me? (not agreeing/disagreeing)
    - Semiapies 17y ago
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plot#Skeptical_responses_to_the_arrests http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plo... has some links in the cites.
tptacek 17y ago
No. Not going to educate myself about the facts of the case. Why? Because that would be retarded. There are millions of ways for terrorists to bring down a plane, and arguing about this specific one way is exactly what people like the TSA want you to do. But I'm glad you've convinced yourself that they're wrong about this one way. I'm a convicted TSA skeptic, and you haven't even convinced me, but I'm sure it's fun to be right.
- Semiapies 17y ago
  "Not going to educate myself about the facts of the case. Why? Because that would be retarded." Then don't bleat about what I do and do not know or ramble on about "credibility". "I'm a convicted TSA skeptic, and you haven't even convinced me" Yes, you've shown your deep skepticism here, but what made you think I was trying to convince you of anything? I merely pointed out something perfectly true, and you appointed yourself my terribly lazy fact-checker and rhetoric editor. I'm not going to try to "convince" someone who makes false statements or implications any more than I'm going to have a meeting of the minds with the guy quoting Republican talking points on torture.

gort 17y ago

I'm curious about your opinion on this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7536167.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7536167.stm

Semiapies 17y ago
I'll let you know when I'm on a computer that can watch that. What's your opinion of explosives experts who found the actual plot and chemicals to be used completely ridiculous?
- pyre 17y ago
  I see this claimed a lot, but never with any actual links. Care to linkify me? (not agreeing/disagreeing)
  - Semiapies 17y ago
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plot#Skeptical_responses_to_the_arrests http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plo... has some links in the cites.

tptacek 17y ago

No. Not going to educate myself about the facts of the case. Why? Because that would be retarded. There are millions of ways for terrorists to bring down a plane, and arguing about this specific one way is exactly what people like the TSA want you to do. But I'm glad you've convinced yourself that they're wrong about this one way. I'm a convicted TSA skeptic, and you haven't even convinced me, but I'm sure it's fun to be right.

Semiapies 17y ago
"Not going to educate myself about the facts of the case. Why? Because that would be retarded." Then don't bleat about what I do and do not know or ramble on about "credibility". "I'm a convicted TSA skeptic, and you haven't even convinced me" Yes, you've shown your deep skepticism here, but what made you think I was trying to convince you of anything? I merely pointed out something perfectly true, and you appointed yourself my terribly lazy fact-checker and rhetoric editor. I'm not going to try to "convince" someone who makes false statements or implications any more than I'm going to have a meeting of the minds with the guy quoting Republican talking points on torture.