Airport Security Puts Three Bullets Through MacBook, Hard Drive Survives

US citizen Lily Sussman took a vacation in Israel, to visit extended family there and see the sights — all the usual tourist things. On the way in, though, the security forces got rather serious.

After pulling her aside for questioning, reading her journal and even flicking through her camera to check the photos (hint: don’t take snaps of “graffiti, which read “Fuck” scrawled next to the Jewish star of David”), she was left alone. An announcement was made over the airport speakers, which Lily remembers as something like “do not to be alarmed by gunshots because the Israeli security needs to blow up suspicious passenger luggage.”

In fact they didn’t blow anything up. Instead, they put three bullets through the MacBook, gave it back to the now rather upset Lily and let her be on her way. The security forces didn’t even ask for her password.

The amazing part is that not a single piece of information was destroyed: The bullets miraculously missed the MacBook’s hard drive. And despite the holes rent on the casing, the body of the MacBook has kept together quite well. If it worked, it would be the ultimate case-mod. So what should we take away from this incident? Back up your files. If your computer gets shot by airport security, you may not be as lucky.

Ha! That's hysterical! I thought the extra "ue" went on if you were verbing it up i.e. I got into the que, I was queueing up.

t makes note.

Not when it's pronounced "learnt".

I was quoting Homer Simpson.

You are so learned, Papa Homer!

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See, I knew Teppy and Nora would have my back on that.

See, I knew Teppy and Nora would have my back on that.

I could probably get 2 advanced degrees if only I'd get the Simpsons knowledge out of my head.

AV Club asks its writers when they knew they were pop culture geeks.

I put the question to the Buffistas. I know ita wrote some early Mary Sue fanfic before she even knew about fanfic.

How did your fannish geekiness first emerge?

I think I first caught myself geeking when I didn't buy an issue of World's Finest co-starring the Atom. Which was notable because I bought every single fucking comic that came out, both DC and Marvel. Except some of the horror titles sometimes.

Of course comics only cost twenty cents back then, so my lawn mowing money every week covered that readily.

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Did anyone else hear this pronounced as "kay?" in their head. With the question uplift, even.

I'd be bereft if someone shot my computer.

OMG I want to stab someone. And/or go to sleep.

Patrick Bateman could help you out with this.

I am not a geek.