Comments on: First Hand Report about New TSA Indignities http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2005/10/first-hand-report-about-new-tsa-indignities.html The Emergent Chaos Jazz Combo Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Simson Garfinkel http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2005/10/first-hand-report-about-new-tsa-indignities.html/comment-page-1#comment-1475 Simson Garfinkel Mon, 31 Oct 2005 23:33:12 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=1168#comment-1475 Oh, I've been through it, and it's not that bad. Oh, I’ve been through it, and it’s not that bad.

]]> By: Adam http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2005/10/first-hand-report-about-new-tsa-indignities.html/comment-page-1#comment-1474 Adam Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:31:44 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=1168#comment-1474 I bet the pink markers were for sale inside the security perimiter, too. I bet the pink markers were for sale inside the security perimiter, too.

]]> By: Nikita http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2005/10/first-hand-report-about-new-tsa-indignities.html/comment-page-1#comment-1473 Nikita Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:25:33 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=1168#comment-1473 It may not be as simple as printing your own boarding pass, since it's possible (I don't know) that the computer at the gate tells the agents which people were SSSSelected, so that they can look for the marker the TSA people left. So even if you print your own "all clear" boarding pass and use it to get past security, they will notice that there's no mark on your real pass. Of course, the identifying mark the TSA in O'Hare used last week was a star-shaped hole-punch. I guess someone cracked their previous technique of a pink marker! It may not be as simple as printing your own boarding pass, since it’s possible (I don’t know) that the computer at the gate tells the agents which people were SSSSelected, so that they can look for the marker the TSA people left. So even if you print your own “all clear” boarding pass and use it to get past security, they will notice that there’s no mark on your real pass.
Of course, the identifying mark the TSA in O’Hare used last week was a star-shaped hole-punch. I guess someone cracked their previous technique of a pink marker!

]]> By: Educated Guesswork http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2005/10/first-hand-report-about-new-tsa-indignities.html/comment-page-1#comment-1476 Educated Guesswork Mon, 31 Oct 2005 09:20:21 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=1168#comment-1476 <strong>SFO Airport Security Notes</strong> Passed through SFO yesterday. A few notes: They're still asking you to take your shoes off, but at least when you tell them you don't want to they directly tell you that they'll give secondary screening if you don't. Well,... SFO Airport Security Notes

Passed through SFO yesterday. A few notes: They’re still asking you to take your shoes off, but at least when you tell them you don’t want to they directly tell you that they’ll give secondary screening if you don’t. Well,…

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