WTF Stories of the Week

[Alex]

The article specifically mentions that it wasn't done in response to any intelligence, just their own internal process of looking at things that could be exploited.

Personally I think sounds like a stupid over-reaction to a low risk but the reactions in the article are as well. Sudden decompression at 35,000 without immediate access to oxygen isn't really a death risk to most people unless, for some reason, the pilot decides to keep the plane at altitude (after all, people free climb Everest to 30k feet without supplemental oxygen, unpleasant but not fatal).

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Alex

The article specifically mentions that it wasn't done in response to any intelligence, just their own internal process of looking at things that could be exploited.

I'm not sure how much their comment on that is worth. Somehow I doubt they would say: In response to plans we found on a thumb drive in a bombed out Afghanistan cave we have decided to remove these devices.

[Moonliner]

Alcohol Detectors Could Come Standard With a New Car

A new law under consideration in California would call for installation of a device that would allow six violations before stalling the car

It's called "The Roads Safe Act" and opponents claim it's designed to put an alcohol detector in every car, just like an airbag or stereo.

Ok, where's the Poo? Whenever I see something that smells this bad I assume it's being used to cover up some lesser smell to make it more fragrant. Are they looking to raise the drinking age? Drop the legal limit? What is it?