WoodScientist
@WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on At the airport. The TSA thought my daughter's Hello Kitty carry-on was suspicious. [More in body.] 1 hour ago:
My biggest pet peeve about the TSA is how they get all annoyed if you don’t know what randomly selected procedures they’ll be using today.
The TSA deliberately randomizes its security procedures. Different airports use different procedures, and the same airport uses different procedures at random. Sometimes you need to take your laptop out of your bag; sometimes you don’t. Sometimes you need to take off your shoes; sometimes you don’t. Sometimes you can just use the metal detector, sometimes they want you to use the rape scanner.
Which is fine I suppose; it makes sense to leave potential threats guessing. But the real problem is the attitude of the TSA agents themselves. It’s not just that they randomly select procedures; it’s that they get angry about it. Start taking off your shoes out of habit at a TSA line that today doesn’t require it? A community college dropout will soon be by, screaming at you for daring to take your shoes off in line. Start taking your laptop out when they’ve decided that today is a day for leaving it in? Some guy that couldn’t even meet the low bar of becoming a regular police officer will be in your face about it within seconds.
- Comment on Sounds wonderful 1 day ago:
When I die, I want to be turned into a drone.
- Comment on You hear a distant scream... 1 day ago:
It’s a travesty that his inauguration will coincide with MLK Day.
- Comment on Safe...for now 4 days ago:
Potash for quota I need. But no potash have I. However, tungsten I have. Is anyone I can I trade tungsten for potash?
- Comment on [UK] "Labour has been sucked into the WFH culture war. It should know better" 5 days ago:
I’m sure we could fashion some biodegradeable chains to hold them. I mean…you don’t have to hold them down for very long…
- Comment on Behold, the peak of Twitter (formerly renamed to X) 6 days ago:
“Look at the racist things I saw down at the Klan rally!”
No shit. Why are you sharing it?
- Comment on [UK] "Labour has been sucked into the WFH culture war. It should know better" 6 days ago:
Executives that reject work from home should be composted alive as punishment for their sins against Nature.