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dagamer34
10/23/09

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It would be interesting if RTS games started adding touch. #ruse
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
10/23/09

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I got touchy-feely with vista once..
It got all insulted and threw errors at me.. I then reinstalled XP.. #ruse
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Ophite
10/23/09

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I've..already taken enough abuse from my DS.

When will the touching stop? WHEN WILL IT STOP? #ruse
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D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
10/23/09

@Ophite: As soon as you point on this doll where they touched you..

We'll make it stop, Jonah..

*dramatic man-tear, clutched fist and gnashing teeth*

WE'LL GET TROUGH THIS, JONAH!! WE WILL!! #ruse
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Slanzinger
10/08/09

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Hmm. Fun times.
And what of the terrorists who have trained themselves to keep their heart rates down?
I think I'd be caught out by this instantly, just because I'm ridiculously nervous about flying - and all of these checks would show up positive for simply that (and the fact that my balance is pretty shocking too)
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bobtheduck in Korea
10/07/09

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I always fidget... If fidgeting means you need secondary screening, well... The best soldiers know how to control their emotions and fears, so I'd think someone not remotely nervous on a long flight would be more suspicious than someone who fidgets all the time.
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UltimatePancakeSensation
10/07/09

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This is basically the same principle as a lie detector test, and note that those have been laughed out of court...

All this does is add an extra stupid step to the already overly complex obstacle course between you and your flight.
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Etalyx
10/07/09

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So whose to say all this extra testing won't just make us more susceptible to being fidgety/nervous/etc? geez...
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Witzbold
10/07/09

@Etalyx: Only if you have something to hide which is the whole purpose of such tests.
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brass2themax
10/07/09

@Witzbold: No, I see what he means. Some people get nervous just knowing, even if they have nothing to hide at all, that they are being screened. Knowing every little nervous sign you exhibit is being examined in great detail could make some people who get nervous naturally (people like me) get even more nervous, just because of the fact they know they are being tested for signs of it in a great amount of detail, and that if they "fail" the test, they will be put through additional screening, due to being suspected of having done something wrong/trying to do something wrong.
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bobtheduck in Korea
10/07/09

@brass2themax: This. Witzbold, your line of thinking is not applicable to the real world. I fear cops even though I've done nothing wrong that they could possibly know about due to FEAR that they'd accuse me of something I didn't do.

I fear airport screens for fear that they'd find some inconsequential reason to hold me back, or that I did something i wasn't supposed to without realizing it (Like when I almost got arrested in Toronto for taping the airport when I had to stay there overnight because I'd missed my flight... I tend to record my trips, and recorded myself doing stupid things like playing hopscotch on the tiles to pass the time so I wouldn't fall asleep and miss my 5 am flight)

I also fear the theft detectors at supermarkets though i've never shoplifted in my entire life... What if I was looking at something and stuck it in my pocket by accident? I usually try to search all my pockets when I get to the checkout line just in case I had, and I've found things in there a couple times because I have such serious ADD, I forgot I had it in my hand.
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SexyPants
10/07/09

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So if you're a calm, cool, and collective killer, you have nothing to fear.
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kainzero
10/07/09

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"my balance board shows you are being fidgety. it also says your kid is obese."

nooooooooooooo
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amirsahib
10/07/09

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Wiihad!
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Sir-Lucius does anything for Dethklok
10/07/09

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First they get to look at us naked, then they get to see how nervous we are. Man, fuck airports.

[www.dailytech.com]
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thursday2
10/07/09

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...anyone else got any sweet ideas on how we can make flying on an airplane suck a little more??? seriously, pakistan keeps 2 guys with ak-47's in the front of the plane. hasn't been an airplane hijacking in over 20 years. all in favor of the policy that shortens wait times by hours and drastically cuts airfare by shortening the security process???
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girlfriend 6.0
10/07/09

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Will wii balance boards be the new lie detector test?!?!
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Salen
10/07/09

@your 6.0: Why not? You can tell who's "shifty" and who's not. It's better than the failed DDR Screening test, and the unsuccessful Rock Band program where they asked suspected terrorists if they'd want to play The Clash's "Bomb the Casbah".
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Instant_Awesome
10/07/09

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What's with all the negative comments? We should be rooting for this... video games helping to PREVENT violence!
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Sugoi
10/07/09

@Instant_Awesome: It's an invasion of privacy that is unlikely to make any difference.

All of this security theatre is pointless, because there is no way in hell that a terrorist will ever be successful in hijacking a plane and using it as a weapon again even without all these merely-for-show counter-measures. People only sit still on a hijacked plane when they feel it is the least dangerous action they could take. However, these days they'll assume by default that doing so will lead to their death in a crash.

Knowing that you're almost certain to die if you don't act is a very strong motivator, even if you aren't very brave.
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Instant_Awesome
10/07/09

@Sugoi: Sorry, it was way too subtle of a joke. I think this is a dumb idea too. Looking for new technology to use as a preventative measure isn't dumb, but fidgeting=trouble certainly is.
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Sugoi
10/07/09

@Instant_Awesome: Sometimes sarcasm can be tough to convey in text. ^_^
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Slagathorian
10/07/09

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I love how all these anti terrorist methods are posted for all to see. Now people actually wanting to bomb a plane will take some of those calming drugs and be good to go.

Also on another related note, my brother works in Airport Security, and they did bomb training, where people were throughout the day carrying fake bombs on their carry-on luggage. And out of 9 baggage checkers, he was the only one who got the bomb.

Quite scary.
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Instant_Awesome
10/07/09

@Slagathorian: They set us up the bomb.
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