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Re:Security or theater: no electronics on international flig... by pmorici on Saturday December 26, 2009 @04:05PM (#1016276)
If true this is insane. Why not just sedate everyone and handcuff them to the seats because the way things are going that is the logical conclusion to this inanity.
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Re:Security or theater: no electronics on international flig... by scorxn on Saturday December 26, 2009 @05:27PM (#1016350)
Ugh, I'd much prefer that to all the dehumanizing and paranoia that is present-day air travel. Knock me out and send me FedEx, please. Probably takes about as long to recover from a horse tranquilizer as it does from plain ol' jet lag.
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Re:Security or theater: no electronics on international flig... by adatta02 on Saturday December 26, 2009 @05:31PM (#1016352)
being passed out for a 20+ flight to Asia sounds good to me :)
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Re:Security or theater: no electronics on international flig... by Zev on Saturday December 26, 2009 @05:24PM (#1016345)
Why not just sedate everyone...

I'd be slightly more open to this policy if the TSA was going to start paying for in-flight alcohol. I don't necessarily want to use my laptop around alcohol in-flight. (Or soda, for that matter - though I usually get water bottles for the cap.)

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Re:Security or theater: no electronics on international flig... by iamaleksey on Saturday December 26, 2009 @05:53PM (#1016369)
Tsst, don't say things like this. They can be reading HN.
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