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US orders travelers on Air Force One to throw away gifts, pins, and burner phones after China trip (techcrunch.com)
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[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 71 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I mean "The Thing" wasn't detected for seven years. It's always possible to miss a listening device.

[–] leoj@piefed.social 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I feel like I had to have heard of this device before, but that article was a fascinating read - thank you!

I think people still think of China as a second tier sometimes, but from what I have seen their technology is likely at least equal to ours, and I would imagine the West and China both surpass each other in different technological categories.

[–] billy@piefed.zip 13 points 3 weeks ago

Lol China is far superior to our tech. They get to manufacture everything we design. Then get to ponder on improvements. Not to mention their "students" in all our universities.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I wasn't sure if this was going to be a radio interference post, or John Carpenter

[–] No1@aussie.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago

The dog peeling like a banana was what convinced me....

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Links broken or page is broken

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I think your client isn't handling the markdown correctly. Link without markdown:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(listening_device)

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Interesting. No idea what markdown means. Thanks.