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More evidence that the terrorists have already won

by Steven Haninger Sep 17, 2015 2:48PM PDT

Student's homemade alarm clock mistaken for hoax bomb

and with a Muslim name too. Looks like the kid knows what to do with a raspberry pi. I hope he lands on his feet after this.

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Or, he was used to do a test

by James Denison Sep 17, 2015 8:44PM PDT

for others.

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You mean to see if, had it been real, it could have been

by Steven Haninger Sep 18, 2015 2:40AM PDT

brought in that easily? I think the "others" are probably smarter than this. I'm now wondering what it looked like and if the small case and what's in it is the real clock. At first, I thought it was a raspberry but now I don't. It's not a breadboard either. I see a transformer and AC wiring so it needs to be plugged in somewhere. So why would a test involve opening it and showing it? If you can get the case into the school, you can get it in there with explosives.

I did think the policeman made a well reasoned speech as to what was done about it and why. It was because of the recent past and felt need to be extra cautious. So why is that? It's because these things have happened elsewhere and because of who has been responsible for most of them. I would think keeping the world on edge is part of their objective and they've certainly accomplished that.

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