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I do wish this platform had better diagnostic tools.
Yes, I think that's the point. Or politics if you're cynical, which I might agree with.
Sorry for my brevity, I may have come across the wrong way. What I mean is that this measure doesn't take away control over of person. It's voluntary, just as with a EULA. You could, I guess, argue that EULAs are immoral because they take away your freedoms, but I don't hold that view.
Strictly interpreted my second sentence is trivially false; this whole thing is about controlling the ability of people to take weapons on planes, so let me refine my statement: it's not about power and control over the visibility of your genitalia, which follows from the fact that you still have control over it.
What something is 'about' is a stupid semantic point, and not really worth arguing. More interesting is what it does. Money is spent, TSA officers see through your clothes, you are to some extent hindered from bringing weapons on planes. I consider the seeing through clothes part as the least important term in the equation, hence my confusion and the massive argument.
Just wondering, what kind of security checks do certified pilots have to go through before flying?
In the case of scanners, under the same assumption of completely professional conduct, I see no problem. She would probably be more emotionally scarred by a visit to the doctor.
Kids generally don't have any problem running around naked. It's the adults that feel self-conscious.
See dalke's reply to me below for an actual response:
Some of what you referenced and further reading here:
I would only be annoyed for reasons other than inconvenience if the contact is unprofessional. Assuming that it's not, and everyone else is doing the same, I wouldn't feel like I was being violated.
My basic point is that the liberty being infringed upon by these scanners (i.e. liberty to hide your genitals from people) is frivolous. So I'm asking for other reasons that these should be disallowed. This seems to be a very unpopular point of view for some reason.
Furthermore I fail to see exactly what concrete harm is being done that justifies your calling body scanners a weapon.
Evidence? (or reasoning)
I just see people embarrassed at having body parts, which is absurd. Everyone looks approximately the same, and it's not like photos of your junk are being sent to your coworkers.
e.g. someone posts
#HNdex
Title: Rails developer
Location: Montreal
#End
I'm not very good though. Do you have any suggestions for improving?
I don't suppose physics would be any better?
How tiny is the fraction?
My old Dell, on the other hand...
I would think the opposite. People can get good at chess by playing a lot, but Einstein's ability seems innate.