CON.CA - Is aviation security mostly for show?

Is aviation security mostly for show?

Terrorism is rare, far rarer than many people think. It's rare because very few people want to commit acts of terrorism, and executing a terrorist plot is much harder than television makes it appear.

Separating Fact from Fiction: A Fair Copyright Proposals
"What is it about Apple and its success that makes people so angry?"
"When doctors use their knowledge for torture, society is outraged. Why don't the same standards apply to engineers?"
"Who says more antiquated things about women and families, Christian fundamentalists or Islamic fundamentalists?"
“Companies like Google seem to have a dangerous disconnect from those of us in the world outside their confines.”

Dec 15	“The race is on to create lab-grown meat products.”
Dec 16	“Google Owns 28% of Your Brain.”
Dec 17	“If the tech industry gets its way, none of your stuff will be yours anymore.”
Jan 09	CaptchaTweet: Write Tweets in Captcha Form
Dec 14	“A novel experiment by a government to work with journalists and educators to combat the spread of online misinformation.”
Jan 04	The (Very Scary) People of Public Transit
Jan 11	How to Avoid Jury Duty
Dec 13	“We’ve received requests to add some artificial noise to the buses so that people can hear them.”
Sep 21	“When Life Gives You Lemons.”
Dec 04	Bird Shit Advertising
Jan 03	Darth Vader Surfing
Dec 11	“Both spacecraft are still operational when they reached interstellar space.”