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From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:27:43 -0500


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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 07:45:11 -0500
From: Peter Wayner <pcw () flyzone com>
Subject: Re: [IP] Mostly show
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"According to airline-security documents obtained by this magazine, the name Osama bin Laden was punched into the computer by an airline official and, remarkably, that name was cleared at the security checkpoint all passengers must pass through before being issued a boarding pass. "

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37167

Some Turing machines just don't halt if the right name isn't in the list.

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