(November 5, 2013 at 6:40 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Isn't the point that there's such a list of rules in the first place? That's what I pick up from the story, anyway. By all means have sensible restrictions for security's sake, but if the official line is that the terrorists have forced you to go overboard and suspect threats everywhere (accurate or not), then the primary goal of terrorism - spreading terror - has become a way of life.
I agree that the rules are stupid, and the TSA does nothing but give the appearance of security. Given that, however, if I find myself in need of using aeronautical transportation, I'm going to ensure that I have met all of those rules prior to boarding, rather than piss and moan about those clearly posted rules after I'm inconvenienced by my failure to follow them.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
