Obnoxious things people do in debates

[Jolene Benoir]

Have you heard about Adam Savage (Mythbusters) accidentally getting through security then realizing he was still carrying a sawblade on him?

The TSA announced random security checks here. Everyone pointed out how ridiculous they were but they still went ahead with them every few months. I assume they are still going on as I have yet to encounter one.

They take place at a (supposedly) random station when done. You would have to be VERY unlucky to be caught.

The worst that could happen is they ban you from the station that day. You could just walk a couple blocks to a different station or even another entrance to the same station.

They randomly (supposedly) pull people out of the faregate line and ask you to go to a table. Of course you can refuse.

They do their oh-so-thorough check of your belongings. A smart criminal would just hide stuff. Or if they were a bomber and for some reason did not opt out set off the bomb at the crowded security table.

I forgot what were the other details but it was pure comedy that anyone thought it would do anything other than give a few people warm fuzzies while everyone else was delayed getting to their destination.

Yeah, airports throughout the US regularly spectacularly fail their own internal tests.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Ah right, I do remember Savage doing this, yes. They also did an episode on hacking RFID chips on credit cards, which was never sent due pressure of the major credit card companies.

 

[Kara Spengler]

Ah right, I do remember Savage doing this, yes. They also did an episode on hacking RFID chips on credit cards, which was never sent due pressure of the major credit card companies.

They got in trouble a few times. Remember the one on cell phones in planes? It aired (since they used a grounded plane) but I am guessing the FAA was not happy.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

For me it's a clear sign that something is to be considered unsafe, when the companies behind it are using legal pressure to circumvent the airing of such stuff.

I mean, there business was entertainment, and they were by no means experts in that kind of field. I really do wonder what real experts might find...

 

[EmpressOfCommunism]

>woman says something, literally anything, especially something progressive
>asshole, usually a guy, starts whining and then insulting her with increasing nastiness and threats
>somebody else says to him, "stop being a prick and debate like a normal person"
>if it's a guy, the asshole says to him "stop white knighting her", suggesting that the only reason to defend a woman from an attack is because he wants to sleep with her.