[geeks] FS: iPhone 4 (16G black CDMA)

[Dan Sikorski]

On 12/19/2011 2:26 PM, Phil Stracchino wrote:
> On 12/19/11 13:48, Dan Sikorski wrote:
>> On 12/19/2011 12:29 PM, Mark Benson wrote:
>>> Plus, has no-one told you about the explosive potential of a LiPo laptop
>>> battery. They have more than most NATO hand grenades!
>>>
>> This conversation immediately led to the same thought.  It doesn't seem
>> like it would be very difficult to conceal some circuitry in a macbook
>> pro that would intentionally cause a thermal runaway condition with a
>> LiPo battery, and the macbook has a pretty sizable battery.
>>
>> Obligatory XKCD comic strip link:
>> http://xkcd.com/651/
> Sometimes i think the only reason we're still allowed to fly at all is
> that both the people staffing TSA checkpoints and the people writing the
> TSA's regulations are neither very bright, nor very imaginative.
>
>
Well, the TSA has likely succeeded with one thing:  ensuring that 
commercial aircraft are no longer the best vector or target for a 
terrorist attack.  Unfortunately, their heavy handed, inconsistent, and 
invasive tactics for accomplishing this could eventually destroy USA 
commercial air travel entirely.  They have also done little to address 
the risk of attack on other targets, making their overall impact on 
terrorist defense minimal.

     -Dan Sikorski