| Separating Explosives from the Detonator |
[Dec. 26th, 2009|05:43 pm] |
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http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/12/separating_expl.html Chechen terrorists did it in 2004. I said this in an interview with then TSA head Kip Hawley in 2007:
I don't want to even think about how much C4 I can strap to my legs and walk through your magnetometers.
And what sort of magical thinking is behind the rumored TSA rule about keeping passengers seated during the last hour of flight? Do we really think the terrorist won't think of blowing up their improvised explosive devices during the first hour of flight?
For years I've been saying this:
Only two things have made flying safer [since 9/11]: the reinforcement of cockpit doors, and the fact that passengers know now to resist hijackers.
This week, the second one worked over Detroit. Security succeeded.
EDITED TO ADD (12/26): Only one carry on? No electronics for the first hour of flight? I wish that, just once, some terrorist would try something that you can only foil by upgrading the passengers to first glass and giving them free drinks. |
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| LOLMart Shirt of the Week: Long Cat to Scale |
[Dec. 25th, 2009|11:59 am] |
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/failblog/~3/2QK-BTLqxo0/ http://failblog.org/?p=34842 
Today’s LOLMart Shirt of the Day is available to purchase THROUGH SUNDAY ONLY, and then it will be gone forever!
Merry Christmas, FAILBloggers!
As you sift through the wreckage of another year’s Christmas, we hope you got just what you wanted. But maybe some of you just aren’t happy with the pair of light up socks given to you by your grandmother. Others may not be thrilled with the Taylor Swift CD Santa stuffed into your stocking.
If this sounds like you, don’t allow yourself to get down. Don’t file this year under Christmas FAIL just yet! LOLMart shirts is here for you, and this week’s featured shirt, Long Cat to Scale, could surely erase the sour memories of gift FAILS. Treat yourself or someone else to a limited edition Long Cat shirt.
How can you say no to a cat that loooooong? You have to admit, he’s pretty impressive.
LOLMart t-shirts are priced at only $15 (that includes FREE US ground shipping!) and make the perfect holiday gift for a friend (or for yourself).
     
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| TV's unintended consequences -- good and bad |
[Dec. 24th, 2009|12:26 pm] |
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/scienceblogs/cognitivedaily/~3/LjSLnwEbmPk/tvs_unintended_consequences_--.php http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/2009/12/tvs_unintended_consequences_--.php Television can have a huge influence on our lives. But the most important influences may be the ones we don't even notice. I discuss several fascinating studies about television in my latest column on Seedmagazine.com. Here's a snippet:
Travis Saunders, a PhD student at the University of Ottawa who studies the impact of sedentary lifestyles, questions whether a little exercise can make up for hours of inactivity. He refers to a study led by G.F. Dunton of the University of Southern California and published in October in the International Journal of Obesity. The researchers conducted a phone survey of 10,000 Americans who ranged from normal weight to obese. As you might expect, people who engaged in a lot of physical activity tended to weigh less than those who did not.
But when the researchers considered how much time these individuals spent watching TV and movies, a different pattern emerged. No matter how much TV they watched, if they didn't exercise, they had high BMIs (body mass index--a measure of obesity). But even among people who exercised more than an hour a day, those watching more than an hour of TV per day had significantly higher BMIs than those who did not. In fact, for respondents who watched more than an hour of TV, whether or not they exercised no longer predicted BMI.
And there are many other surprising correlations between TV watching and both detrimental and beneficial results. For more, read the whole article. Read the comments on this post... |
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