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December 15th, 2009, 14:05
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Young American woman flies over to Jerusalem (http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-solar-powered-night-garden-fills-jerusalem-with-tranquili/) to meet some friends, see the sights, live the life. Overzealous airport security (http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/new-methods-surfacing-to-rat-out-hostiles-at-airports/) officers ask her a bunch of questions, take issue with her answers, and a few well-placed bullets later she is allowed entry into the country with a somewhat altered MacBook in tow. So what can we all learn from this incident? Firstly, back up all the data you consider important; B, Israeli policemen don't mess about; and 3, distressed laptops (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/26/macbook-air-meets-bus-bus-wins/) look gorgeous no matter how they got there -- just look at the way the glass trackpad has wrinkled up from the force of the bullet penetrating near it, it's a borderline work of art. The young lady in question has been promised compensation, but we're hearing she's not the only one to experience the wrath of Israel's finest. Flickr link below will lead you to fallout pictures from a separate incident, and we've got a couple more close-ups of the ravaged MacBook after the break.
[Thanks, Itai N.]Continue reading Airport security guards kill -- literally kill -- a MacBook (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/airport-security-guards-kill-literally-kill-a-macbook/)
Airport security guards kill -- literally kill -- a MacBook (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/airport-security-guards-kill-literally-kill-a-macbook/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Young American woman flies over to Jerusalem (http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/video-solar-powered-night-garden-fills-jerusalem-with-tranquili/) to meet some friends, see the sights, live the life. Overzealous airport security (http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/new-methods-surfacing-to-rat-out-hostiles-at-airports/) officers ask her a bunch of questions, take issue with her answers, and a few well-placed bullets later she is allowed entry into the country with a somewhat altered MacBook in tow. So what can we all learn from this incident? Firstly, back up all the data you consider important; B, Israeli policemen don't mess about; and 3, distressed laptops (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/26/macbook-air-meets-bus-bus-wins/) look gorgeous no matter how they got there -- just look at the way the glass trackpad has wrinkled up from the force of the bullet penetrating near it, it's a borderline work of art. The young lady in question has been promised compensation, but we're hearing she's not the only one to experience the wrath of Israel's finest. Flickr link below will lead you to fallout pictures from a separate incident, and we've got a couple more close-ups of the ravaged MacBook after the break.
[Thanks, Itai N.]Continue reading Airport security guards kill -- literally kill -- a MacBook (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/airport-security-guards-kill-literally-kill-a-macbook/)
Airport security guards kill -- literally kill -- a MacBook (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/airport-security-guards-kill-literally-kill-a-macbook/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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