Flying to the Paranoid States of Merkinland?

[yanpa]

Make sure your electronic devices are charged.

Passengers flying to US may have to switch on mobile phones for security
Some direct flights to US will require passengers to show cellphones, as authorities work to counter threat of explosives

“During the security examination, officers may also ask that owners power up some devices, including cell phones,” the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said in a post on its website. It warned: “Powerless devices will not be permitted onboard the aircraft. The traveller may also undergo additional screening.”

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[kurogane]

Yet one more good reason not to ever go to the states.

There is Hawaii, mind, but yeah, they're like the France of the Americas: why even bother?

Obviously, family stuff and even Busyness Trips are exempt from the above.

I do wish we'd get more of the yummy burger joints they have up here. I wonder if the fear of operating in a First World country is what keeps them in the US?

[Coligny]

I remember "device must turn on" happenstance from the 90'

In the days of the Powerbook 3400 it was incredibly easy to hide some C4 in the second battery bay while leaving the computer fully operationnal.

[Grumpy Gramps]

Remeber that from the 90ies too, and not somewhere in tumbleweed Redneckistan, in Europe "Please turn on your laptop". But they usually helped to find a plug, if I was out of juice. Ah, those were the days, when you still could carry your Swiss Army knife in your pants' pockets during flights.