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> But we're at the point in some place where there aren't even enough IPv4 addresses to give to ISP customers even if they're using NAT. Er, that's a slight exaggeration. It's not …

Every state has their own public records law that allows for requests similar to FOIA.

This. Your first 1,000kWh in a month are at a reduced rate. Each kWh thereafter is at a premium rate. Easy.

Article author here. Thanks for posting! Happy to answer any questions, although Microsoft's terms are perhaps self-explanatory.

Article author here. There are indeed very few shootings in Europe (excluding Turkey and Russia, of course). But there are plenty of stabbings. And occasional bombings and trucks r…

It is incredible how seriously Apple takes itself.

Hi Everyone, author of post here with an update for you. The most modern x-ray systems in use by the TSA at airports to screen carry-on bags can indeed see through lithium batterie…

The Israeli model requires ethnic and religious discrimination. It is not an option in the US, nor should it be.

Exactly. Imaging devices all have blind spots, which is how I was able to defeat the TSA's body scanners in 2012.

Respectfully, you are mistaken. Private airlines are "common carriers" and are required to play nice with the public, and you're conflating "whether the private carrier wouldn't wa…

Well, for whatever reason, they stole more equipment more recently. Could be that the new stuff is more advanced, or maybe we bombed the gear they took from Mosul. I don't have mor…

It is certainly correct that DHS, and to some extent our government generally, is known for over-classifying things either out of laziness, desire to avoid embarrassment, or becaus…

I'm certainly not arguing that DHS uses perfectly sound logic. I'm just explaining their reasoning, however flawed. I agree that this kind of "reactive" security is less than comfo…

They had puffer machines for people in 2006. They stopped using them because they required regular maintenance. Then they replaced them with the body scanners, which cost more than…

The Fifth Amendment still applies in the "constitution free zone." The name is a bit exaggerated by the ACLU to make their point. No matter where you are, the U.S.government cannot…

I will let my source know your feelings when I next speak with him or her. :) I think the implication that he or she was trying to make is that statistically, those on the coasts t…

I probably should have been more clear that they are completely opaque to the x-ray systems commonly in use in airports for carry-on screenings at their standard intensity setting(…

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_...

Fuck Elon Musk, can you design a tool that would make airport security better? I bet in 15 minutes, most HN readers could come up with something that would be cheaper, more effecti…

It's hard to remove all trace, but yes, in theory you could avoid it by being really careful. Then again, if you work in a "bomb factory," there's trace everywhere, so it may be qu…

That would definitely help. Or, simply re-run bags where there is opaque stuff that the screener is unsure about, oriented in a new direction. But, that wouldn't necessarily solve …