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One Day, This Will Be Remembered as the First Real Tricorder
Nintendo Wii Balance Boards to Fight Aircraft Terrorism?
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/12/09

In reply to One Day, This Will Be Remembered as the First Real Tricorder
"What does it do? It can detect killer gasses in the air."

Since I'm usually the source of those 'killer gasses' I don't need some fancy gadget that tells me, he who smelt it, dealt it... #iphonechemicalsensor
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OMG! Ponies!
11/12/09

In reply to One Day, This Will Be Remembered as the First Real Tricorder
Pshaw. I already modded my iPhone to detect dangerous gasses.

I stapled it to a canary... #iphonechemicalsensor
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met2art
11/12/09

In reply to One Day, This Will Be Remembered as the First Real Tricorder
No, sorry... I think one day any one of these might be remembered as the first "real" tricorder.

[www.stim.com]
[www.media.mit.edu]
[www.gereports.com]

The iPhone system is definitely nice, but a little late to be posting "First!!!" in the Tricorder thread. #iphonechemicalsensor
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NorwoodIsMyHero
11/12/09

@met2art: Would you expect anything else from Mr. Diaz though? #iphonechemicalsensor
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met2art
11/12/09

@NorwoodIsMyHero: Sadly, no... but I felt the need to provide at least a small measure of clarification and edification to the readers who might not doubt the veracity of his statement. Those are some kickass "Tricorder" devices. The iPhone is nifty, versatile, and popular, but credit where credit is due... that was 30 seconds of "research" I did.

It should also be noted that Gene Roddenberry actually approved the use of the name "tricorder" for the TR-107 TRICORDER Mark 1 from Vital Technologies, in 1996, a full thirteen years prior to this "new" iPhone device. #iphonechemicalsensor
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Tric
11/12/09

@met2art: Or this:
[tech.groups.yahoo.com]

which already has toxic gas detection

or this:
[cogsci.mcmaster.ca] #iphonechemicalsensor
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BergenCountyJC
11/12/09

In reply to One Day, This Will Be Remembered as the First Real Tricorder
It would be interesting to see a variety of sensors such as those that detect radiation, bomb materials, etc. #iphonechemicalsensor
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TheSonOfKrypton
11/12/09

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So what exactly does the iPhone app "iProRecorder" (pictured) have to do with this? #iphonechemicalsensor
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NorwoodIsMyHero
11/12/09

@TheSonOfKrypton:
That's Easy!

"Captain's Log: Stardate 44375.5 I made this gas sensor from my cell phone today, so I will know when their are toxic concentrations of deadly gases in the air. Like now I can see that there is a lethal concentration of chlorine gas in the air right now."

/gagging and wretching noise

" Must warn others... Gas sensor useless..."

/loud thud as body hits the ground.

Computer's Voice: "End Playback." #iphonechemicalsensor
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Software_Goddess
10/12/09

In reply to Nintendo Wii Balance Boards to Fight Aircraft Terrorism?
Image someone standing in line swaying to the iTunes, and getting a cavity search for choosing such a rocking beat.
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OCEntertainment
10/12/09

In reply to Nintendo Wii Balance Boards to Fight Aircraft Terrorism?
Let's see. On the one hand, we've got an Al Qaeda operative who's trained to blend in under any circumstances. On the other, the overly-paranoid lady who doesn't like folks getting in her personal space. She also carries Purell in a holster.

I wonder which person is going to get caught by this.
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bagellord
10/12/09

In reply to Nintendo Wii Balance Boards to Fight Aircraft Terrorism?
This is just getting rediculously out of hand. If they start monitoring my bio signs and other things I will not ever fly again. That is a massive invasion of privacy. Just by being to able to pick up breathing and heart rate you can tell if somebody has diseases or other conditions.

As for the balance board, cool idea, but I see it yielding a lot of false positives. I have a bad ankle and I need to shift my weight around and move it around a little if I'm standing for a long time.

All that being said, it shouldn't be more terrifying to come back into the US than going around in Mexico for a week. I'm more nervous about going through security at an airport than the actual flying.
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m9105826
10/12/09

@bagellord: How'd you get that bad ankle? Probably by plotting dirty bombs and... building... terrorism. Yeah...
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bagellord
10/12/09

@m9105826: That and breaking it when I was in 4th grade
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dhuff
10/12/09

In reply to Nintendo Wii Balance Boards to Fight Aircraft Terrorism?
"nervous fidgeting/weight-shifting" ? How about "impatient, why-the-hell-a-I being subjected to this nonsensical crap" weight-shifting ?! :P
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OgreNUT
10/12/09

In reply to Nintendo Wii Balance Boards to Fight Aircraft Terrorism?
I know other won't agree with me, but I've always been a believer that if you've got nothing to hide, then this type of screening shouldn't bother you.
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bagellord
10/12/09

@OgreNUT: Except when it take longer to get through security than the actual flight. That's when it bothers me.
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witeowl
10/12/09

In reply to Nintendo Wii Balance Boards to Fight Aircraft Terrorism?
How stupid are these people? I can train for better balance. Without a baseline, a balance test is worthless.

Beyond that, are we really considering testing for temperature, breathing, and fidgeting? What if I just think the screener is hot? They'd haul me off for more screening while the well-trained and calm martyr is whisked on board.
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appletoad
10/12/09

In reply to Nintendo Wii Balance Boards to Fight Aircraft Terrorism?
this is bullshit. One of my legs is slightly longer than the other, so I am ALWAYS shifting my weight. Seriously, this isn't security, this is paranoia.
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Curves
10/12/09

In reply to Nintendo Wii Balance Boards to Fight Aircraft Terrorism?
I will fail this (and I am not a terrorist) because every time I fly I am a nerveous wreck, CERTAIN that I am about to go to my death. I guess I have lots of full cavity/strip searches to look forward to.
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bender123
10/12/09

@Curves: No kidding! They might as well have somebody snapping on the latex gloves every time you step on and tell you, in a reassuring voice, to relax.
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sharkync
10/12/09

@Curves:

But we are keeping the children safe - so no matter what we are told, we will blindly accept it.
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bagellord
10/12/09

@sharkync: Baaaahhh, baaaahhh, SAVE THE CHILDREN!, baaaahhh, bahhhh.

*munches on some grass*
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TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
10/12/09

@sharkync: Whether or not your children are safe depends entirely on which TSA Agent gets to Cavity Search them...
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[DFX] Deimos
08/28/09

In reply to Homeland Security: We Can Still Search Your Laptop, But We'll be Nicer About It
Encrypt your hard drive with TruCrypt and have a strong password (which you should anyways).

-OR-

When you travel overseas use it as a thin client and connect back to your work / home machine to retrieve the data you need.

Problem solved.
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jedimaster0103
08/28/09

@dfxdeimos:
-OR-

Leave your building blueprints and kiddie porn at home.
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Skunky
08/28/09

@jedimaster0103: But if you're trying to BRING it home? The blueprints, that is... >
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d_r_e
08/28/09

In reply to Homeland Security: We Can Still Search Your Laptop, But We'll be Nicer About It
This shit better not happen to me when I leave to go on tour in Europe/Japan ... I'll be fucking furious.
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