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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
VeraCrypt (f/k/a TrueCrypt) is your friend!
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by tsaoutourpants 9y ago
Hi All, author of the article here. Happy to answer any questions you may have about the laptop ban, aviation security, TSA assholery, Trump's travel-related civil rights abuses (incl. the "Muslim ban"), or other such topics
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Laptop Ban a Reaction to X-Ray Equipment Stolen by ISIS(professional-troublemaker.com)
201 points by tsaoutourpants 9y ago|117 comments
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U.S. Court of Appeals to Decide Whether TSA Can Prohibit Body Scanner “Opt-Outs”(professional-troublemaker.com)
5 points by tsaoutourpants 9y ago|0 comments
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
That's a happy Sunday afternoon thought, but we are not at that point yet. The point we are at is one in which corrupt governments seek to control us not for our own safety, but because they crave power and control.
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
You could try reading the rest of the thread, as several users have broke it down for you.
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
Comrade, you ask too many questions. Perhaps we need to send you to re-education...
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
I don't know where you got the idea that it is illegal to leave the country on foot, but you are mistaken.
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
But that's just silly, given that you can easily leave the country by walking across the border. Even if they implement this for every international plane departure, the data will still be massively incomplete.
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
Sure, but when you threaten fines against Jose from Guatemala who walked into this country with nothing more than what he carried on his back, and has been working a minimum wage job here for the last 10 years trying to support a family...
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
But why do we want to identify visa overstayers who are leaving the country ? That doesn't do us any good. You could argue that we're doing it to prohibit them from re-entering, but the vast majority of our illegal immigrat
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
If you think about it, there's an argument to be made that face scanning is the most invasive because it can easily be done at a distance without your knowledge. The depths of your eyes may feel more personal, but facial recognition i
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
If you've ever entered the country over the last couple years and used one of the kiosks at many airports, they're the same thing. They compare your passport to the image the device takes (and give you expedited clearance if ther
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DHS Quietly Testing Mandatory Facial Recognition of Passengers Exiting U.S(professional-troublemaker.com)
145 points by tsaoutourpants 10y ago|74 comments
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Transcript of Oral Arguments in Muslim Ban Case Shows DoJ Lost on How to Defend(professional-troublemaker.com)
1 points by tsaoutourpants 10y ago|0 comments
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
I just saw job ads from them last week. WTF?
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TSA Quietly Forcing Some Through Body Scan *AND* Pat-Down, Even If Scan Is Clear(professional-troublemaker.com)
7 points by tsaoutourpants 10y ago|3 comments
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
Practical advice, there.
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
The way this article casually treats depression, anxiety, and unhappiness as basically the same root issue is mistaken. While shifting one's focus may allow one to be more happy, it will not cure a mental illness.
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
1) I was admittedly non-cooperative when it came to answering questions that I had no obligation to answer, but always polite. When they asked me to explain myself, I declined their offer, but did not mock them as I do after the fact on my
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
Perhaps the best example is this kid... http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/10/arabic.flash.card.suit/ ...who was arrested after the TSA called the cops because he was studying the Arabic language, and
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Feds Remove from Plane, Detain Civil Rights Advocate for Possessing TSA Docs(professional-troublemaker.com)
30 points by tsaoutourpants 10y ago|7 comments
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
This is certainly another issue. There are many reasons why NYC rent is so high. But >50% of your rent going to property taxes may be the #1 most significant.
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
Author here. There is indeed a supply and demand equation here, because demand is not constant. Market forces would drop rents if taxes dropped.
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
You can also look up the assessed value of any building in NYC. If you doubt the numbers, go and look: http://webapps.nyc.gov:8084/CICS/fin1/find001i
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
Author here. All buildings that are more than 3 units are tax class 2, which are taxed at 12.9% of assessed value, which is 45% of actual value, for an effective tax rate of 5.8%. Again, this is about 4x what other cities pay.
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
Author here. That's the kicker: it's not like we don't have to pay for out subway rides. It's not like the bridge tolls and gas prices (which are affected by tax rates) are not astronomical if you drive. And as mentio
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
Author here. The income tax rates reflect the highest brackets, so if you are not the 1%, you will be paying somewhat less. Regarding sales and property taxes, unfortunately the 99% is indeed paying those rates (with an exception if you l
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
Author here. The murder rate in Chicago is about 3.5x that of NYC... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_b... Anyway, the point was not which city was safer, but that compared to virtually any m
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by tsaoutourpants 10y ago
Author here. I've updated the post to reflect that the assessed value for apartment buildings (more than 3 units) is exactly 45% of market value. It is not "well under" 50% for any standard apartment building... it is exact

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