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by watchandwait 16y ago
Actually that's really interesting. How can you keep the https connection open?
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by watchandwait 16y ago
The concern is that these doses, which target the skin by design, may in fact be far more damaging to that tissue than the overall radiation dose would imply.
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by watchandwait 16y ago
Yes, ask them why they aren't wearing dosimeter badges like health care workers who are potentially exposed to radiation. Ask them how can they be sure the machines are functioning properly.
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by watchandwait 16y ago
TSA is lying about storage. The machine's specs REQUIRE storage of images in a "Test Mode", and even allow export of the images through a USB thumb-drive. Check out pages 10 and 16. http://epic.org/open_gov/foia/TSA_Procurement_Specs.pdf
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by watchandwait 16y ago
Warren Buffett's corrupt Moody's credit rating business is at the heart of the financial crisis. Funny he didn't mention that. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/economy-watch/2010/05/credi...
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by watchandwait 16y ago
TSA will not allow staff to wear film badge dosimeters, like those regularly worn by health care workers with potential radiation exposure, Everyone is also assuming that the TSA is properly configuring and maintaining this equipment, and t
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by watchandwait 16y ago
Backscatter radiation delivers a more serious payload on the skin. Also you are assuming the machines are working properly and not overdosing people.
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by watchandwait 16y ago
America spends more than twice as much on the TSA's unconstitutional security theater than it spends on all FBI counter-terrorism activities.
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by watchandwait 16y ago
Wrong. He also voted against it the first time in the House, when the bill did go down and the Dow dropped 700 points. Plus, the "total collapse" argument was BS. We'd be further along if the feds had allowed the banks to fail (while prot
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by watchandwait 16y ago
There's a growing protest against the TSA's unconstitutional new searches: Check out http://www.wewontfly.com
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by watchandwait 16y ago
Issa voted against TARP http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll681.xml
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by watchandwait 16y ago
You are missing the point. This debate is about freedom and dignity, and not having to cow naked before government agents to simply take a domestic flight. With these machines, America is less free.
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by watchandwait 16y ago
Might be this guy, trespassing in the building is a lot different than accessing an open network from a public place.
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by watchandwait 16y ago
The privacy group EPIC is leading the litigation against these abusive scanners. You can learn more and support their efforts with donation: http://epic.org/privacy/airtravel/backscatter/
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by watchandwait 16y ago
Agree. This wasn't a simple DMCA issue-- phishing is an active, criminal activity. Even one hour notice is generous.
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by watchandwait 16y ago
A Greek default has no impact on the Euro. A Greek default will drill the French and German banks that hold their debt. That's the issue.
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by watchandwait 16y ago
Actually, it is worse. Greek politicians cheated foreign bond investors and lied to the EU about their budgets.
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by watchandwait 16y ago
Yeah, the article fails to recognize that the lottery's returns are so poor because the government has a monopoly on them. At least private sector lotteries would have to compete on payout levels.
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by watchandwait 16y ago
Or Social Security, the greatest Ponzi scheme on earth!
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by watchandwait 16y ago
The GM bailout marked the arrival of state corporatism to America. Truth is one of the casualties.
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An Economy of Liars(online.wsj.com)
78 points by watchandwait 16y ago|98 comments
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by watchandwait 16y ago
ObamaCare hits medical device companies with a special new federal excise tax. "Reform" indeed.
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by watchandwait 17y ago
The Fed "prints" because it is buying mortgage and Treasury assets with magic new currency. Yes, the new cash is being hoarded as bank reserves and it is not in circulation (yet), but you can be sure it is newly printed money.
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by watchandwait 17y ago
The real reason, as others have noted-- advance societies discover nuclear fission and supercollider technology and destroy themselves.