tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post7373566562898590821..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-25885873332238478912015-01-09T09:36:33.055-05:002015-01-09T09:36:33.055-05:00the troll is tragic waste of protein.
Won't e...<br />the troll is tragic waste of protein. <br />Won't even bother to point out that nobody was saying ignore the hypothetical woman in the burka since the need for aggrieved victimhood is impervious to any such efforts. Professor Fatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05108986924433403691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-88248838128753305132015-01-09T02:52:52.128-05:002015-01-09T02:52:52.128-05:00From "student papers", DA, so that's...From "student papers", DA, so that's pretty convincing then!<br /><br />In the meantime, let's strip search Auntie Snow and ignore the woman in the burka in case she cries 'racism'!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-38384817561522858052015-01-08T19:32:19.308-05:002015-01-08T19:32:19.308-05:00This is why racial profiling and selective screeni...This is why racial profiling and selective screening don't work.<br /><br />Try not to move your lips too much when you read it:<br /><br /><b>To improve the efficiency of airport security screening, the FAA deployed the Computer Assisted Passenger Screening system (CAPS) in 1999. CAPS attempts to identify potential terrorists through the use of profiles so that security personnel can focus the bulk of their attention on high-risk individuals. In this paper, we show that since CAPS uses profiles to select passengers for increased scrutiny, it is actually less secure than systems that employ random searches. In particular, we present an algorithm called Carnival Booth that demonstrates how a terrorist cell can defeat the CAPS system. Using a combination of statistical analysis and computer simulation, we evaluate the efficacy of Carnival Booth and illustrate that CAPS is an ineffective security measure. Based on these findings, we argue that CAPS should not be legally permissible since it does not satisfy court-interpreted exemptions to the Fourth Amendment. Finally, based both on our analysis of CAPS and historical case studies, we provide policy recommendations on how to improve air security.<br /> </b><br /><br />http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/student-papers/spring02-papers/caps.htmDark Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220642215040873632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-45777257255562060722015-01-08T16:09:47.584-05:002015-01-08T16:09:47.584-05:00As it should be.As it should be.Glennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681336164718681936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-21644299787844520862015-01-08T14:01:07.132-05:002015-01-08T14:01:07.132-05:00What is this thing called "trolling"?
A...What is this thing called "trolling"?<br /><br />All I did was ask a straightforward question which arose from the original post, to wit:<br /><br />"Is racial profiling allowed at American airports when deciding who should be scrutinised closely?"<br /><br />The answer is, apparently, 'No'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-47898624477649005282015-01-08T10:57:18.138-05:002015-01-08T10:57:18.138-05:00Dark - while I agree, this is unfair to the chimpa...Dark - while I agree, this is unfair to the chimpanzee whose limitations are biological in nature as opposed to the troll's petulant willfulness. <br />That said, Chimps are very well adapted to their habitat a fact that the troll into the jungle without supplies or weapons would prove fairly quickly.Professor Fatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05108986924433403691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-58999019767391346322015-01-08T10:05:11.871-05:002015-01-08T10:05:11.871-05:00Trying to explain anything to duff is like teachin...Trying to explain anything to duff is like teaching calculus to a chimpanzee.Dark Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220642215040873632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-927327508401227612015-01-08T09:30:15.802-05:002015-01-08T09:30:15.802-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dark Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220642215040873632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-88970273562631527972015-01-08T09:15:43.775-05:002015-01-08T09:15:43.775-05:00simply put - since a terrorist would not attempt t...simply put - since a terrorist would not attempt to draw attention to oneself by say wearing a burka and since security personal are not all Sherlock Holmes able to tell at a glance who is faking being a nondescript traveler and who isn't, erring on the side of caution requires everybody goes through the same procedures. Sorry about that - you can't be too careful no? <br />Professor Fatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05108986924433403691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-20350310356227565352015-01-08T08:57:41.400-05:002015-01-08T08:57:41.400-05:00You're overfed, troll. I'm not feeding you...You're overfed, troll. I'm not feeding you anymore. Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-80863863345264070722015-01-08T07:36:18.416-05:002015-01-08T07:36:18.416-05:00Thank you, DA, at least you answered my question, ...Thank you, DA, at least you answered my question, er, in an elliptical way but still, well done, 'E' for Effort!<br /><br />So, your security measures *are* guided by questions of political correctness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-58783683914404150082015-01-08T07:06:54.504-05:002015-01-08T07:06:54.504-05:00gee, duff, I didn't know that being a fanatic ...gee, duff, I didn't know that being a fanatic jihadi can be profiled and caught by looking at a persons racial appearance. <br /><br />Thanks for the simple solution to this problem. Dark Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220642215040873632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-13254542368093180652015-01-08T03:35:52.332-05:002015-01-08T03:35:52.332-05:00Aunt Snow, I am admonished, Ma'am! But no-one...Aunt Snow, I am admonished, Ma'am! But no-one will answer my easy-peasy question: Are little old white ladies (no, no, not you, Auntie!) treated to exactly the same security procedures as Muslim women wearing burkas at US airports? In other words, is racial profiling strictly forbidden and if so, why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-91748180419831942802015-01-07T23:05:33.956-05:002015-01-07T23:05:33.956-05:00and as soon as the police act they're painted ...<i>and as soon as the police act they're painted with the racist brush</i><br /><br />Is she equating choking a guy selling loosies to fighting terror?<br /><br /><i> your piece implied that FOX and other Right-wingers were claiming that PC was spoiling security in the west.</i><br /><br />Actually, you dim bulb, his piece QUOTED FOX and other right wingers claiming PC was spoiling security it the west. No implications required.<br /><br /><br /><br />Glennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681336164718681936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-72808078345612862502015-01-07T19:29:07.673-05:002015-01-07T19:29:07.673-05:00God, will you people please stop feeding the troll...God, will you people please stop feeding the troll? It's like you're addicted to something you know is bad for you.<br /><br />You have to feel a bit sorry for the Fox crowd. They never got to use the 'hundreds more suspected Ebola cases, new calls for Obama's impeachment' stories they worked so hard on. Nobody seems to care about immigration executive orders or Cuba. And their greatest election victory EVAH didn't actually seem to change anything. No wonder they're restless.Ken_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709548046018362581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-4284039713884801712015-01-07T18:40:18.886-05:002015-01-07T18:40:18.886-05:00So, uh, help me out here - these are the kind of d...So, uh, help me out here - these are the kind of deaths that it IS okay to politicize? As opposed to the kind of deaths that it's NOT okay to politicize?<br /><br />I have such a hard time keeping up with conservative rules.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137423464577067869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-79966506615482782462015-01-07T17:48:20.544-05:002015-01-07T17:48:20.544-05:00Terrorist attack yesterday at Colorado NAACP offic...Terrorist attack yesterday at Colorado NAACP office by old white guy. ZZZzzzzzzz.Marthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369769032056391126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-68260412436039669132015-01-07T17:17:59.725-05:002015-01-07T17:17:59.725-05:00Targeting a specific people is genocide, duff, tha...Targeting a specific people is genocide, duff, that you think it doesn't count unless said people are all wiped out is a very convenient definition.<br /><br />Dark Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220642215040873632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-21196671857260785902015-01-07T15:59:12.643-05:002015-01-07T15:59:12.643-05:00"So let me see if I understand you correctly,..."So let me see if I understand you correctly, Duffy: you're blaming a terrorist attack in Paris on airport security in America?"<br /><br />No, Steve, but part of your piece implied that FOX and other Right-wingers were claiming that PC was spoiling security in the west. I simply asked the question to elicit information.<br /><br />Can't help noticing that you avoided an answer!<br /><br />'10 Beers' and DA seem unaware that the word 'genocide is usually meant as a deliberate attempt to wipe out an entire people. I would hazard a guess, in fact I'd bet the deeds of the house, that the Palestinian population is bigger now by a huge margin than it was 50 years ago. Whatever else the Israelis might or might not be they are usually reckoned to be efficient - and in the field of genocide they have, shall we say, first-hand experience!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-63759025439145634472015-01-07T15:40:39.704-05:002015-01-07T15:40:39.704-05:00"Will they, like Democrat did, try to support..."Will they, like Democrat did, try to support and embrace the President after a horrific terrorist event?"<br />-----------------------<br />I know it's a rhetorical question, but I will answer it anyway.<br /><br />There will be no talk of impeachment. They will demand that he be tried for treason and then immediately executed. Neferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983053827261292393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-26387797445964049482015-01-07T13:45:23.638-05:002015-01-07T13:45:23.638-05:00Ten Bears knows what he's talking about, duffo...Ten Bears knows what he's talking about, duffous, but here is an article about what he is talking about:<br /><br /><b>From his cinder block home in the Shatila refugee camp, Youssef Hamza remembers peering through a bathroom vent when he heard a woman running down the alley, screaming his name. Her arm was gushing blood but Hamza remained silent. Moments later, the militiamen came trampling after her, and he knew he had to act fast. He motioned quietly to his family, who were crouching in the dark, to get ready to make a run for it.<br /><br />"I told them, 'don't speak, don't cough,'" the 65-year-old Palestinian refugee recalls, scratching a thin white beard. "Either we are going to be killed here or die trying to escape." He told those who protested, "We will rely on God."<br /><br />Sneaking through the camp's network of dark alleyways, the family fled to the adjoining Beirut neighbourhood of Barbir. But there, under a highway overpass, they were met by a 50-calibre barrel of an Israeli gunner. Hamza says the soldier ordered them back, brushing off their plea that a massacre was taking place.<br /><br />But Israeli commanders knew otherwise. They were actually in close coordination with the militiamen known as Phalangists, and had allowed them into Hamza's neighbourhood earlier that evening.</b> <br /><br />http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/09/201291672947917214.html<br /><br />Don't ask Duff what he means, Steve, that would require at least temporary sobriety in order for him to give a coherent answer to your question.Dark Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220642215040873632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-33734290836710782602015-01-07T13:27:24.912-05:002015-01-07T13:27:24.912-05:00So let me see if I understand you correctly, Duffy...So let me see if I understand you correctly, Duffy: you're blaming a terrorist attack in Paris on airport security in America?Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-76151703605578553612015-01-07T13:16:18.124-05:002015-01-07T13:16:18.124-05:00I won't bother asking '10 beers' for a...I won't bother asking '10 beers' for an actual example of " Israel committing genocide", he might implode!<br /><br />Instead, on the specific question of whether or not political correctness is having an effect on security, let me ask you all this question: <br /><br />Is racial profiling allowed at American airports when deciding who should be scrutinised closely? <br /><br />I ask because as I understand it - and I will be happy to be proved wrong - little old white ladies are given the same treatment as Muslim women dressed in burqas.<br /><br />Say it ain't so!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-41484785104169974032015-01-07T12:26:28.829-05:002015-01-07T12:26:28.829-05:00Clearly the tehrrists were inspired by the new Ret...Clearly the tehrrists were inspired by the new Rethuglican majority in the Senate, right?Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830774223073462725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-5680522856512979422015-01-07T11:23:22.037-05:002015-01-07T11:23:22.037-05:00How is this Any different than "Christians&qu...How is this Any different than "Christians" shooting the place up, or Israel commiting genocide? They bow down to the same damned dog.Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594307610015584119noreply@blogger.com