X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50 autolearn=no version=3.2.0 Sender: 0.0 (spamval) -- NONE Return-Path: Received: from newman.eecs.umich.edu (newman.eecs.umich.edu [141.213.4.11]) by boston.eecs.umich.edu (8.12.10/8.13.0) with ESMTP id l63L6EcI015327 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Tue, 3 Jul 2007 17:06:14 -0400 Received: from tadpole.mr.itd.umich.edu (mx.umich.edu [141.211.14.133]) by newman.eecs.umich.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id l63L620m027518; Tue, 3 Jul 2007 17:06:02 -0400 Received: FROM py-out-1112.google.com (py-out-1112.google.com [64.233.166.176]) BY tadpole.mr.itd.umich.edu ID 468ABA2D.8820B.13015 ; 3 Jul 2007 17:05:49 -0400 Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id a25so3705166pyi for ; Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:05:48 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding:message-id:content-type:to:from:subject:date:x-mailer; b=Xbv8GAmCnnVgpY6Wr/GUsmmMswMLYIrbOCmtGsqMJuaPFT8lELzbx9O3D1C0jRww3oXU6DRyO91Wcjf8msgGAvU1l9lxV4L1pFoOs7YE3ohnYFHgRscgagXLtxUY1XNR5uvLd0eTB9Li+o3U3NEDYBPZVDKuDIn0SCfWxEv+TXM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding:message-id:content-type:to:from:subject:date:x-mailer; b=Q37zUg1K2bohTDdA3ndJyNzzCO/LMMIbLf/upSNSkhq4CsKHnVeq0cBb7ed+3Xk1BJCyiBl5IarXK1I7fF5XRZYr98/098fY6qfGLE3Rjhtq2J6S/qn+8v1LaSAbsev2BmcH+2l3vY4QDrR+MuBCX3LUmkKo9KVznJKaxIaYpcQ= Received: by 10.35.75.15 with SMTP id c15mr8491328pyl.1183496747381; Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:05:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?129.79.194.199? ( [129.79.194.199]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id f79sm15707233pyh.2007.07.03.14.05.46 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:05:46 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <8288DFC1-138C-4AF7-AA50-F2C1E6117D3B Æ gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.0 (2007-05-01) on newman.eecs.umich.edu X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.90.3/3574/Mon Jul 2 04:07:06 2007 on newman.eecs.umich.edu X-Virus-Status: Clean Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 17:06:54 -0400 To: improvetheworld Æ umich.edu From: Robert Felty Subject: several clever and funny pranks to flout security Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 1000 Getting back confiscated materials at the airport http://www.zug.com/gab/index.cgi?func=view_thread&head=1&thread_id=74827 Secret message at the superbowl http://www.zug.com/pranks/super/ Smuggling a vibrator onto a plane http://www.zug.com/gab/index.cgi?func=view_thread&thread_id=68619 And also an article discussing how federal law does not require you to show photo ID at airports http://www.thetraveljunkie.ca/articles.php?articleid=146 I highly agree with some of the comments on zug.com, namely that life involves risk, and we are wasting our time and money trying to make the country 100% secure. If it were measurable, I would venture to say that the cost of becoming 1% more sure probably grows exponentially, so that an effort to be 80% secure would not be too expensive, but as one tries to approach 100% the cost sky rockets, and civil liberties are ruined. Rob -- Robert Felty http://robfelty.com If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.