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Security Theater(tm)

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I was flying from Denver to Oakland, CA last June. In the post-takeoff announcement, we were told by the flight attendant:

“For security reasons, passengers must use the lavatories in their section of the aircraft. First class has two lavatories at the front of the cabin; coach has two lavatories in the rear of the plane. Thank you for your cooperation.”

For security reasons!? The lavatory? Like the “bombs” dropped in first class are somehow more secure than those in coach class. We have executive poop now? Chief Pooping Officer? Vice Poopident? Ahem, sorry. The fumes… got to me.

Where’s Bruce Schneier when you need him. Sheesh.

An unusual personality quiz

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Test here

My results. It’s odd, my g/f and I were just having a discussion earlier today and she referred to some group of people as hippies; what she didn’t know was, I rather identified with that group.
20 questions.

Wackiness: 34/100
Rationality: 50/100
Constructiveness: 60/100
Leadership: 50/100

You are a SECF–Sober Emotional Constructive Follower. This makes you a Hippie.

You are passionate about your causes and steadfast in your commitments. Once you’ve made up your mind, no one can convince you otherwise. Your politics are left-leaning, and your lifestyle choices decidedly temperate and chaste.

You do tremendous work when focused, but usually you operate somewhat distracted. You blow hot and cold, and while you normally endeavor on the side of goodness and truth, you have a massive mean streak which is not to be taken lightly. You don’t get mad, you get even.

Please don’t get even with this web site.

Douglas Adams answers, “Why 42?”

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In Article 2b4asr$b7r@syzygy.socs.uts.edu.au, mjcherka@socs.uts.EDU.AU
(Mark J Cherkas) wrote:
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– I am new to this group so bear with this beginners question:
– Why is the answer 42 ?
– Has Douglas Adams ever explained this ?
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The answer to this is very simple. It was a joke. It had to be a number, an ordinary, smallish number, and I chose that one. Binary representations, base thirteen, Tibetan monks are all complete nonsense. I sat at my desk, stared into the garden and thought ’42 will do’ I typed it out. End of story.

Best,

Douglas Adams London, UK | dna@dadams.demon.co.uk (dormant) Currently in Santa Fe, NM | adamsd@nic.cerf.net (current)

Sweden – the 51st state? Only in Hollywood.

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(Mirrored here in case the original goes away. Apologies to the authors.)

Link: static.thepiratebay.org…

Edited slightly to remove the binary characters around ”DreamWorks” and ”Shrek 2”.

Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 18:21:43 -0100 (GMT)
From: anakata
To: KMWLAW@flash.net
Subject: Re: Unauthorized Use of DreamWorks SKG Properties

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 KMWLAW@flash.net wrote:

> Dennis L. Wilson, Esq.
> KEATS McFARLAND & WILSON, LLP
> 9720 Wilshire Blvd., Penthouse Suite
> Beverly Hills, CA 90212
> Tel: (310) 248-3830
> Fax: (310) 860-0363
>
>
> August 23, 2004
>
>
> VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
> AND U.S. MAIL
>
> ThePirateBay.org
> Box 1206
> Stockholm 11479
> SWEDEN
>
> tracker-40-aa-5f-03-412675c8@prq.to
>
> Re: Unauthorized Use of DreamWorks SKG Properties
> http://www.thepiratebay.org
>
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
> This letter is being written to you on behalf of our
> client, DreamWorks SKG (hereinafter DreamWorks).
> DreamWorks is the exclusive owner of all copyright,
> trademark and other intellectual property rights in
> and to the Shrek 2 motion picture. No one is
> authorized to copy, reproduce, distribute, or
> otherwise use the Shrek 2 motion picture without
> the express written permission of DreamWorks.
(. . .)
> As you may be aware, Internet Service Providers can
> be held liable if they do not respond to claims of
> infringement pursuant to the requirements of the
> Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). In
> accordance with the DMCA, we request your assistance
> in the removal of infringements of the Shrek 2
> motion picture from this web site and any other sites
> for which you act as an Internet Service Provider.
> We further declare under penalty of perjury that we
> are authorized to act on behalf of DreamWorks and
> that the information in this letter is accurate.
> Please contact me immediately to discuss this matter
> further.

As you may or may not be aware, Sweden is not a state in the United States
of America. Sweden is a country in northern Europe.
Unless you figured it out by now, US law does not apply here.
For your information, no Swedish law is being violated.

Please be assured that any further contact with us, regardless of medium,
will result in
a) a suit being filed for harassment
b) a formal complaint lodged with the bar of your legal counsel, for
sending frivolous legal threats.

It is the opinion of us and our lawyers that you are fucking morons, and
that you should please go sodomize yourself with retractable batons.

Please also note that your e-mail and letter will be published in full on
www.thepiratebay.org….

Go fuck yourself.

Polite as usual,
anakata