TECH HARDWARE: troublesome laptop (mac book air) and a flight long gone

Sunday, March 9, 2008

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/019882.html

March 08, 2008
The TSA Doesn’t Dig The Macbook Air
Posted by Manuel Lora at March 8, 2008 08:28 PM

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The TSA is the federal agency that supposedly keeps airports safe. It prevents bombs, firearms, knives, brass knuckles and all sorts of evil objects and people from boarding flights. Yet they were puzzled by the new Macbook Air:

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The senior agent hasn’t been trained for technological change. New products on the market? They haven’t been TSA approved. Probably shouldn’t be permitted. He requires me to open the “device” and run a program. I do, and despite his inclination, the lead agent decides to release me and my troublesome laptop. My flight is long gone now, so I head for the service center to get rebooked.

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Oh heroic TSA agents, may you keep our homeland secure from all evils present and future. May your vigilant, Orwellian and totalitarian eyes look after us poor frightened citizens forever and ever. And while you’re at it, read some technology blogs and leave us alone.

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I guess this is one small strike against my getting one. Is this part of the cost of being on the bleeding edge?

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POLITICAL: “Bill! It’s for you!”

Sunday, March 9, 2008

IT’S OVER
By Dick Morris Reports <dickmorrisreports@dickmorris.com>

(Dick is funny and cutting. Has no love for Hillary. But, he does hit good points with laser-like strikes to the funny bone!)

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Suggestion for Obama:

The next time Hillary uses the recycled red phone ad, counter with one of your own. When the phone rings in the middle of the night, have a woman’s voice, with a flat Midwestern accent, answer it and say, “Hold on” into the receiver. Then she should shout, “Bill! It’s for you!”

Because with Hillary’s complete lack of any meaningful experience in foreign affairs, and her lack of the “testing” that she boldly claims, she’ll be yelling for Bill.

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I think the “red phone” ad cuts against all three “candidates”. None! None of them have any leadership credentials. None of them have solid accomplishments. McCain even has a negative one — campaign finance reform that violates the First Amendment.

A plague on all their houses.

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