OT Re: Analysis from a JHU CS Prof

Thu Sep 13 02:01:57 UTC 2001

At 07:51 PM 9/12/2001 -0400, David Lesher wrote:
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 >E-tickets are history, per NPR...

Why?  Who cares if they mail you a paper ticket, as long as you are checked 
for weapons before getting on the plane?  And if they are worried about ID, 
mailing you a paper ticket will not help, ID will still have to be checked 
at the airport.

This is getting silly.  They are talking about removing all the plastic 
knives for "security".  What's next?  No pens?  (You might stab 
someone.)  And certainly no laptops!  (You might bash the pilot over the 
head.)  And I hope you like eating soup & jello, since you cannot have 
forks.  (You might stick someone in the eye.)

Grrrr.  US Airport security was a joke, and we all knew it.  Please tighten 
it, but do not be ridiculous about it.

Other countries seem to let people fly without these pathetic 
rules.  Perhaps we should ask them instead of making up silly rules.

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TTFN,
patrick