Software to Randomize Police Operations at LAX 221
owlgorithm writes "A USC research group has created software, named ARMOR (Assistant for Randomized Monitoring over Routes), that will be used at LAX Airport to make security and police operations there truly unpredictable. The software records the locations of routine, random vehicle checkpoints and canine searches at the airport, and police provide data on possible terrorist targets, based in part on recent security breaches or suspicious activity. The software then makes random decisions (which are thankfully based on calculated probabilities of terrorist attacks) and tells the police where to dispatch and when. The most notable detail is that terrorists who had access to ARMOR still wouldn't be able to predict the searches."
Why spend the money? (Score:5, Funny)
Randomness eh? Well then... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Randomness eh? Well then... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Wait! (Score:1, Funny)
I leaked the algorithm: (Score:5, Funny)
goAfterTheBeardedGuy();
}while(beardedguy == brown);
Re:US airport security theory: (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Why spend the money? (Score:5, Funny)
Are you sure you're not thinking of flight times?
Re:Here's a good acronym (Score:0, Funny)
This will make us FEEL safer, maybe... but that kind of money buys a lot of air marshals.
Which would you rather have?
Re:Can you spell "Hacker"? (Score:4, Funny)
Finally. (Score:5, Funny)
Brilliant, Randomness!! (Score:5, Funny)
Thursday, Red panties are prohibited from carry on Luggage.
Friday, the X-ray conveyor machine will distribute Salisbury steak.
Periodically travelers will be pulled from the security line,
some will be sent directly to their planes, some will be beaten with sticks.
Saturday, the first 100 customers get a hand grenade!
Sunday, 100 random travelers will be conscripted to run security for the rest of the day.
Re:It's working so well (Score:5, Funny)
"The software then makes random decisions (which are thankfully based on calculated probabilities of terrorist attacks) and tells the police where to dispatch and when."
Does that mean that, given that the US's rate of deaths from acts of terrorism is so low as to be negligible, it will tell police to dispatch to the Whitehouse?
I can see it now, the presidential motorcade gets pulled over by airport security "Sorry sir, please step out of the vehicle, the computer has flagged you as being a person of interest in the global war on terror."
ARMOR will be renamed to ARMORDS (Score:3, Funny)
Saving throw? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Dupe damn you! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Is it THAT hard... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why spend the money? (Score:5, Funny)
"Guys, why are all of you in the smoking area?" - "Computer told us."
"Guys, shouldn't you be patroling places other than the women's changing rooms?" - "Sorry, computer told us."
"Guys, don't tell me the computer told you to play poker" - "No, but he sure is a tough player."
LAX SECURITY... (Score:1, Funny)
(but seriously though... yes, i know there is already too much security theater. I am not advocating tighter security - its just a joke)
Re:Here's a good acronym (Score:2, Funny)
Re:US airport security theory: (Score:3, Funny)