Begin forwarded message:
From: Ridgely Evers <rce@evers.org>
Date: December 27, 2009 1:55:10 PM EST
To: Farber David <dave@farber.net>
Subject: RE: [IP] TSA overreaction to Delta incident
This system is not merely broken, it is horribly ill-conceived.Oh, and it doesn't work. At all. No even at creating the illusion of security.I flew out of IAD the other day and counted no less than 24 TSA employees engaged in "screening" a trickle of passengers. They were focused on the trivial stuff, and wearing a groove so narrow in security procedures as to make the old night watchmen's schedule look positively creative.I've always loved Esther Dyson's signature tagline, "Always make new mistakes" -- a mindset that the TSA would do well to adopt.--RidgeBegin forwarded message:From: Esther Dyson <edyson@edventure.com>
Date: December 26, 2009 2:57:57 PM EST
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: [IP] re TSA overreaction to Delta incidentbest way to destroy the US economy: Float a believable news story (via one or two "incidents") that one out of every 10 gas pumps may be contaminated with explosive gasoline. Everything would come to a halt.Esther Dyson632 Broadway, 10th floorNew York, NY 10012USA@edyson