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From: Jim Thompson on 6 Jan 2010 11:19 On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:03:06 +0000, Nobody <nobody(a)nowhere.com> wrote: >On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:10:51 -0800, Richard Henry wrote: > >>> Also, just because something is visible to the scanner, it doesn't mean >>> that the operator will notice. The TSA regularly tests the effectiveness >>> of X-ray scanning by trying to smuggle prohibited items and seeing if the >>> operator notices; usually, they don't notice. >> >> Where did you get that legend? > >The relatively low effectiveness has been documented, e.g.: > >http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20061028&slug=screeners28 > >This is in spite of the TSA taking action against anyone reporting the >results of effectiveness tests: > >http://www.whistleblower.org/content/press_detail.cfm?press_id=663 > >Also, there are cases of testing being rigged: > >http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/17/BAG72MESP91.DTL > >This is just what I can immediately find via Google. I've seen many >similar reports, but I don't make a habit of archiving every news story I >read for the sake of future usenet discussions. > >Beyond that, I wouldn't expect manual examination of X-ray (and similar) >images to be particularly effective. Monotonous tasks have a habit of >making the person performing them somewhat less than alert. Which is why I recommend that only leftist weenies be allowed to fly... they are doing their part to assist natural selection ;-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | Lord protect me from fascist Democrats, perverts, & Prius Drivers!
From: Jim Yanik on 6 Jan 2010 12:55 Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)My-Web-Site.com/Snicker> wrote in news:rsd9k55ctq24dllrdc604tvdcqbm7shbne(a)4ax.com: > On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:03:06 +0000, Nobody <nobody(a)nowhere.com> wrote: > >>On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:10:51 -0800, Richard Henry wrote: >> >>>> Also, just because something is visible to the scanner, it doesn't >>>> mean that the operator will notice. The TSA regularly tests the >>>> effectiveness of X-ray scanning by trying to smuggle prohibited >>>> items and seeing if the operator notices; usually, they don't >>>> notice. >>> >>> Where did you get that legend? >> >>The relatively low effectiveness has been documented, e.g.: >> >>http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20061028&slug= >>screeners28 >> >>This is in spite of the TSA taking action against anyone reporting the >>results of effectiveness tests: >> >>http://www.whistleblower.org/content/press_detail.cfm?press_id=663 >> >>Also, there are cases of testing being rigged: >> >>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/17/BAG72MESP91 >>.DTL >> >>This is just what I can immediately find via Google. I've seen many >>similar reports, but I don't make a habit of archiving every news >>story I read for the sake of future usenet discussions. >> >>Beyond that, I wouldn't expect manual examination of X-ray (and >>similar) images to be particularly effective. Monotonous tasks have a >>habit of making the person performing them somewhat less than alert. > > Which is why I recommend that only leftist weenies be allowed to > fly... they are doing their part to assist natural selection ;-) > > ...Jim Thompson IMO,if Congresscritters and other federal employees were all required to fly commercial air,no charters,corporate "freebies",or military standby;that the air security would change for the better. I'd really like to see THEM in line,emptying their pockets,and going thru pat-downs. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at localnet dot com
From: Jim Thompson on 6 Jan 2010 13:17 On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:55:26 -0600, Jim Yanik <jyanik(a)abuse.gov> wrote: >Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)My-Web-Site.com/Snicker> >wrote in news:rsd9k55ctq24dllrdc604tvdcqbm7shbne(a)4ax.com: > >> On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:03:06 +0000, Nobody <nobody(a)nowhere.com> wrote: >> >>>On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:10:51 -0800, Richard Henry wrote: >>> >>>>> Also, just because something is visible to the scanner, it doesn't >>>>> mean that the operator will notice. The TSA regularly tests the >>>>> effectiveness of X-ray scanning by trying to smuggle prohibited >>>>> items and seeing if the operator notices; usually, they don't >>>>> notice. >>>> >>>> Where did you get that legend? >>> >>>The relatively low effectiveness has been documented, e.g.: >>> >>>http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20061028&slug= >>>screeners28 >>> >>>This is in spite of the TSA taking action against anyone reporting the >>>results of effectiveness tests: >>> >>>http://www.whistleblower.org/content/press_detail.cfm?press_id=663 >>> >>>Also, there are cases of testing being rigged: >>> >>>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/17/BAG72MESP91 >>>.DTL >>> >>>This is just what I can immediately find via Google. I've seen many >>>similar reports, but I don't make a habit of archiving every news >>>story I read for the sake of future usenet discussions. >>> >>>Beyond that, I wouldn't expect manual examination of X-ray (and >>>similar) images to be particularly effective. Monotonous tasks have a >>>habit of making the person performing them somewhat less than alert. >> >> Which is why I recommend that only leftist weenies be allowed to >> fly... they are doing their part to assist natural selection ;-) >> >> ...Jim Thompson > >IMO,if Congresscritters and other federal employees were all required to >fly commercial air,no charters,corporate "freebies",or military >standby;that the air security would change for the better. >I'd really like to see THEM in line,emptying their pockets,and going thru >pat-downs. We could pull that off, state-by-state referendum process... require your representatives to fly coach... let them find out what a hell it is to have to fly on business ;-) * * I've extended my "no-fly range" to Santa Barbara, LA basin cities, San Diego, Vegas and, under favorable weather, as far east as Dallas, Austin, San Antonio... and summers to Colorado Springs ;-) It's just easier to drive... no packing, carry anything you want... ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
From: Michael A. Terrell on 6 Jan 2010 18:14 Jim Thompson wrote: > > On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:00:02 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell" > <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > What do you expect? They all have left hand treads in a right handed > >world. > > I didn't know they had any nuts to strip ;-) Well, not anymore. They were useless after the threads stripped. After all, the matador doesn't ALWAYS win! ;-) -- Greed is the root of all eBay.
From: Michael A. Terrell on 6 Jan 2010 18:23
John Larkin wrote: > > Michael A. Terrell wrote: > > > > Hundreds of generations of inbreeding. > > Yes. Americans are different because most of our ancestors > self-selected to come to the New World, and because we've been > interbreeding a lot, "hybrid vigor." > > Groups that used to not mate a lot - anglos, native Americans, asians, > Jews, blacks, all sorts of folk, are getting together here and making > babies, some of them stunningly beautiful. We have a big extended > family of Filipinos by marriage, just a 15 minute drive away. They > give great parties with fabulous food and gorgeous women, and the best > part is that I'm, at 5'7", the tallest person there. Both sides of my family are well represented by different European countries. I know of English, German, Italian, and possibly French. I was told there was at least one native American tribe back about four generations, too. They were all hard workers, till they died. Many quite early from farm of industrial accidents, or diseases that couldn't be treated at that time. I looked at researching my family tree, but just can't afford the fees. :( BTW, I heard that a Greek Orthodox Church is about to open near here. I used to rent a sound system to one where I lived. Great people, and food to die for at their Greek Festivals! I would love to visit one again, but now that I'm Diabetic, I don't dare. :( -- Greed is the root of all eBay. |