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    Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous

    Scientists Say Their Mirror-Based Invisibility Cloaks Actually Work
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    Image of Aces_Over_Kings Aces_Over_Kings
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    A lot of these practices are directly gleaned from how the government handles and secures classified information.


    In a previous life as an Army intelligence analyst, I worked in a secure, compartmented information facility (SCIF). We had the red siren lights, electromagnetically sealed door, MP sitting outside, periodic "sanitizations" where everything had to be identified and filed, even if you were just going to pull the same file again once the area was sanitized, etc.


    It makes sense, but it's still funny to think of the cell phone market in such a serious, cut-throat, high-stakes manner.

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    Image of Osas Faluyi Osas Faluyi
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    I wonder what Giz's take on this story would be if this was being done by a Chinese company. OMGZZ Humenz rightZ Abuses!!!111
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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/23/09

    @Osas Faluyi: what are you talking about?
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    HocusCadabra! AbracaPocus!
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    Image of Adam Scott Paul Adam Scott Paul
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    Ya... you even have to scan your thumb using a Biometric reader just to get into their Ad Agency!
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    06/23/09

    @Adam Scott Paul: Awesome, so it's easy to get in then. Let me go mix up some gelatin.
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    Image of jdale jdale
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    Cloaks are totally comfortable and practical, maybe with this they will come back into style.
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    Image of Save me Save me
    06/23/09

    @jdale: You could trip yourself in one of those. Bath robes on the other hand would be better.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    06/23/09

    @jdale: Perhaps like capes?
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    Image of EBone EBone
    06/23/09

    @Save me: Bathrobes have the nasty habit of revealing your junk unless you sit just right.


    Oh, you meant *over* you clothes? Never mind.

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    Image of SilenceisGolden SilenceisGolden
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    Im telling you! Satanic Cult! Their logo is a Bitten Apple!! All of you who own an Iphone have the mark of the Beast!!
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    06/23/09

    @SilenceisGolden: It's iPhone. Lower case "i", upper case "P".
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    Image of cyberwiz01 cyberwiz01
    06/23/09

    @JerseyCam.orgFounder_GitEmSteveDave: On that note, how exactly would one use "iPhone" at the beginning of a sentence?
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    Image of BigCementPigeon BigCementPigeon
    06/23/09

    @cyberwiz01: "That doesn't make any sense. Sorry; there's no known way of saying an English sentence in which you begin a sentence with 'iPhone' and capitalize it. Get me a jury and show me how you can say "IPhone", and I'll go down on you. That's just idiotic, if you'll forgive me by saying so. That's just stupid, "IPhone"; I'd love to know how you emphasize 'i' in "iPhone"...impossible! Meaningless!"
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    Image of qbrad qbrad
    06/23/09

    @BigCementPigeon: Hehe. You said Orson.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    Does "cloak" refer to that black sheet-like garment that the guy is wearing? Is this some kind of strange backwards Snuggie?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    Well, when I worked in a mail room, I had 4 cameras on me at all times in a room which was at most 20x20, and required three different badge swipes to get into.


    Do the product testing rooms have windows into which something could be seen/glanced?

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    Image of Jeremy Jeremy
    06/23/09

    In reply to Apple's Internal Secrecy Protocol Is Ridiculous
    I've seen the same thing in advertising companies. Especially when upcoming promotions and new products are being announced. It's wild.
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    Image of admoseremic admoseremic
    04/29/09

    In reply to Scientists Say Their Mirror-Based Invisibility Cloaks Actually Work
    So, if I'm reading this correctly, you have to stand behind a mirror that looks flat even though it's not? Doesn't seem all the useful if there's a huge mirror lying around. . .
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    Image of Adrian Covert Adrian Covert
    04/29/09

    @admoseremic: you left out the part about light deflecting conductive material (in this case, silicon).
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    Image of RyaninCalgary RyaninCalgary
    04/29/09

    @Adrian Covert:


    What if the mirror is on top and sides of a building. Invisible from space or planes with bombs.

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    04/30/09

    @RyaninCalgary: That's easy to spot. Just search for the ground that looks anything like the sky.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    04/29/09

    In reply to Scientists Say Their Mirror-Based Invisibility Cloaks Actually Work
    Oh, the Romulans won't be happy to hear about this. Not happy at all.
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