# Mild Pitting of Beck

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 12, 2024, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691 "2024-10-12T05:25:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/599 "2025-05-07T02:23:09Z")

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> [@"Locking down your device when crossing borders" (AP article)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-down-your-device-when-crossing-borders-ap-article/1017868/32):
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> How about this: completely turn your phone off. Stick it in a bag. Not your pocket.
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> Don’t say “oh, but my boarding pass”. Get a paper one.  
> I assume that’s still a choice.
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> Surely you can read that paperback long enough to get boarded.
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> What is wrong with people? This is not that hard.
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> Plus, maybe don’t take pix or talk about your criminal behavior. That is just stupid.

What is clueless about it? I admit, she does come off a little snarky at the end, but why is this a bad or stu[id idea?

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