The wording points to just how juvenile whoever did this is — no airline specified, just some random "flight 5736," the exclamation point, and inconsistent capitalization. Whoever did it obviously isn't very smart, going through the steps of hacking the account and putting up something so unprofessional sounding for…

"They're trying to figure out how, exactly, two of their officers got mixed up in all this."

The government has to run certain businesses because private profit-driven businesses, by nature, attempt to maximize profit. But there are social costs associated with a hypothetical for-profit mail service. Namely, there's no way FedEx will deliver, say, a contract or other document for less than, what, $10? …

The post office is dying because they only charge 44 cents to deliver a letter anywhere in the country. Many, many things still must be physically sent (e.g., legal documents, contracts, prescriptions, bills that can't easily be paid online, any bill whatsoever to the less computer-savvy, license plate tabs, and much…

@envador: woah. i had the same setup, and you're right! cool, and definitely a noticeable improvement. thanks!

Me too! Thought the "pitcher" was some insane pitching machine or something and was hoping to see some annihilated bats.....

@-zargon-: I'm still pissed the Twins let him go — I think he'll come back into form just fine.... I guess I'm just pissed in general about the Twins this year....

I can't understand the constant drum beat of anti-government mentality that's so prevalent lately, the idea that government is out to get you, that motivations are "nefarious." Nobody seems to take a step back and think about how impossible such a program as deploying a fleet of "giant, body-scanning vans" would be…

@Steezy McFresh: I was watching the video in class just now and had the hardest time not laughing out loud when I saw that too....just awesome.

@elenath: Flying is not on par on the "voluntary spectrum," if you will, with eating. Or sleeping. Or living. Or working, for that matter. The 4th amendment doesn't apply to voluntary actions. It has a strict interpretation according to the courts. It says that gov't can't force you to submit to an unreasonable…

@Liam Kinkaid: The 4th amendment:

@Liam Kinkaid: These were from some random courthouse. There's not the same oversight, by far, as the TSA uses. If images from an airport scanner are ever leaked, I'll be pissed, and I'll change my stance. But I think the TSA is well aware of how bad that would be image-wise, and will thus use proper oversight.

@badhatharry: Isn't that the truth.

@elenath: They're not "essentially naked," but rather blurry, fuzzy, and black and white. I got stopped for a random breathalyzer test once. I'm not a drink-and-driver, but I was pulled over randomly nevertheless. I took it, said thanks, and went on my way. Because I knew driving isn't a right. Neither is flying,…

@Liam Kinkaid: Not being malnourished, not having stable shelter, and not to have your country's average lifespan be 35 years of age are not human rights but not having to stand in a body scanner for 10 seconds before your flight is? okaayyyy....

@Liam Kinkaid: It's disabled.... I suppose someone could mess with the software or take a pic with a camera of the computer screen....but the agents are monitored and would be fired for doing so. And why would they want pics of blurry black and white blobs anyway? Not arousing in any way, and there's porn all over…

@skt.smth: They were turned on and being constantly used at MSP and ATL when I was there today — and if you look at any news site, there are pics and videos of people using them all over the country. No delays whatsoever, and more people flying than last year.

@skt.smth: But the amount of radiation the machines are capable of producing expose you to the equivalent amount of radiation as 3 minutes of flight time at altitude....

@G0RF: Just look at some news sites. Lots of pics and videos of people using them today, all over. No extra delays whatsoever, and it looks like more people were flying this year than last.