re TSA overreaction to Delta incident

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Ridgely Evers <rce () evers org>
> Date: December 27, 2009 1:55:10 PM EST
> To: Farber David <dave () farber net>
> Subject: RE: [IP] TSA overreaction to Delta incident

> This system is not merely broken, it is horribly ill-conceived.
>
> Oh, and it doesn't work.  At all.  No even at creating the illusion  
> of security.
>
> I flew out of IAD the other day and counted no less than 24 TSA  
> employees engaged in "screening" a trickle of passengers.  They were  
> focused on the trivial stuff, and wearing a groove so narrow in  
> security procedures as to make the old night watchmen's schedule  
> look positively creative.
>
> I've always loved Esther Dyson's signature tagline, "Always make new  
> mistakes" -- a mindset that the TSA would do well to adopt.
>
> --Ridge
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Esther Dyson <edyson () edventure com>
> > Date: December 26, 2009 2:57:57 PM EST
> > To: dave () farber net
> > Subject: Re: [IP] re TSA overreaction to Delta incident
>
> > best way to destroy the US economy: Float a believable news story  
> > (via one or two "incidents") that one out of every 10 gas pumps may  
> > be contaminated with explosive gasoline.  Everything would come to  
> > a halt.
> >
> > Esther Dyson
> > edyson () edventure com
> >
> > 632 Broadway, 10th floor
> > New York, NY 10012
> > USA
> >
> > www.edventure.com
> > www.flickr.com/photos/edyson
> > @edyson



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