Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 41058
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12/17   Tin Foil Headdress:
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        \_ If some nerd shines a laser in my eye, I'll kick him in the nuts.
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Gloria Sed, is to empower the wearer by allowing him/her to claim a moment of priva cy in the Big Brother world. jpg The design of the headdress borrows from Islamic and Hindu fashion to com ment on the racial profiling of Arab and Arab-looking citizens that occu rred post-9/11. The design of the headdress is thus a contradiction: whi le its goal is to hide the wearer, it makes the wearer a target of heigh tened surveillance. The laser tikka (forehead ornament) is attached to a hooded vest and refl ective shawl. The laser is activated by pressing a button on the left sh oulder of the vest. When pointed directly into a camera lens, the laser creates a burst of light masking the wearers face. The wearer can also use the reflective cloth to cover the face and head. The aluminized mate rial protects her/him by reflecting any infrared radiation and also disg uises the wearer by visually reflecting the surroundings, rendering the wearers identity anonymous. Its Pretty Close To a Tinfoil Hat from Gizmodo In a move thats sure to win you even more friends, why not try on the Cou nter-Surveillance Headdress? However, a little laser hidden in the foreh ead portion of the headdress disguises your face from any nosy cameras a t the push...