tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705190583378659608.post8793685801467602901..comments2023-11-13T03:52:13.643-05:00Comments on Pragmatism Refreshed: Expensive and Useless MachinesChristopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755575167245729981noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705190583378659608.post-48299204947919638632010-05-05T18:25:49.792-04:002010-05-05T18:25:49.792-04:00SIFerry,
By my usual astute timing, I raised the...SIFerry,<br /><br />By my usual astute timing, I raised the issue of airline security here just before it became a headline issue again.<br /><br />It seems that the guy who got on a plane, and damn near made his getaway, earlier this week didn't have any weapons with him. And judging from what we've seen of his bomb-making skills, he wouldn't have known what to do with them anyway. <br /><br />Still, the latest incident shows that the problem at airport security involves actual HUMAN intelligence, and isn't a problem that can be solved by some new gee-whiz high-price machinery.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755575167245729981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705190583378659608.post-54650691149377037372010-05-02T12:30:22.071-04:002010-05-02T12:30:22.071-04:00The security expert, Bruce Schneier, calls it '...The security expert, Bruce Schneier, calls it 'Security Theater'SIferryguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234085528490180644noreply@blogger.com