I see it as the prisoner-guard dynamic that is seen in so much of psychology. And we all know how that ends! US needs to restore sane levels as fast as possible.

The passengers are customers, not criminals.

hear hear! Same with Facebook and Twitter, its one way.

Good post, just a thought re:cancer - the radiation flying on the plane itself is 100x more than the backscatter. You leave the protection of the ozone.. its the wild west up there. Looks like I'll be avoid USA now on my travels.. the options are pretty terrible. Groped or photographed naked. Surely this won't stay for long?

"...further instillation of a Huawei E172 modem for 3G.."

Instillation is... "the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop"
I never thought of connecting a modem like that.

I'm sure this logic could be applied to the atomic bomb?

Are we really better off having it?

Who ever tagged this "!causation" obviously didn't watch Pop Eye growing up. It definitely influenced my vegetable intake. I remember thinking about Pop Eye when sucking up the strength to eat more steamed broccoli.

When I was young we had a rule - 30min of computer time a day - with the exception of programming. The only way I was allowed to use the computer past 30min a day was in QBASIC.

Its not like this everywhere thank goodness. In my school I had the same situation - and regularly stood up for myself and the school only punished the guy that started it (3 of them, 2 got expelled)
Go to New Zealand for common sense =)

Santiago! Amazing city for expat's.

Apple is turning evil.. what is happening?
- Theora Lawsuit,
- Raise Ebook Prices,
- Shut down Laja,
- Battling Flash,
- Nailing the Engineer who dropped the iPhone,
Where is their PR department?

The same *misinterpretations* are regularly applied * misinterpreting* the old testament, sacrifice and stoning, gay ministers and hard-right-zealot Christian towns in the US. Christianity really should remove its log before picking the dust,

Mainstream in Iraq or Mainstream in Europe? My basic argument still stands, poverty and extremism go hand in hand. All the religions are founded on love.. not hatred. Individual agendas twist religion and poverty to acts of hatred - in all religions

Simply saying - don't believe ALL Muslims are extremists, its blatantly incorrect, just like I don't believe all republicans are nut-jobs ;)

Yep! Factor in poverty and lack of basic necessities, I bet the proportionality would still stand. Extremism is born from poor education => from poverty.

5% was for illustration purposes only. Obviously the actual percentage would need to be looked up somewhere. My point was its people that are extreme! Not islam!

Always remember when the media portrays this sort of threat it is the extremists. There is nothing wrong with 95% of Islam followers - just like there is nothing wrong with 95% of Christianity, its the 5% of Christians/Muslims that blow up buildings. Just like its the 5% of Atheists, 5% of NRA members, etc.. that blow up buildings! Its got little to do with the religion, and more about the people

Without remembering they are extremists we end up with huge societal prejudices (in times past; slavery, racism) and the death of what makes America great - in effect turning America from an open, freedom-loving-country, into exactly what you despise about the Muslims!

In a new publication just released, reading Slashdot has been found to miraculously reduce the number of STDs in males.