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mehmehshoeon Area 51 'declassified' in U-2 spy plane history

Here are pictures of the A-12 being driven by cargo truck from LA to Groom lake in the early 60's. Quite a hoot if you are familiar with the freeway system out here.

http://roadrunnersinternationale.com/transporting_the_a-12.h...

mehmehshoeon I Am Being Watched

This made me wonder what fathers would write about their children when I was young (1970),

mehmehshoeon Washington Post to be sold to Jeff Bezos

Meanwhile the Koch brothers want to buy the LA times...I will grab my popcorn and wait for the hilarity.

mehmehshoeon Hacker Barnaby Jack has died

Blackhat will leave his slot open to commemorate.

https://www.blackhat.com/latestintel/07262013-remembering-ba...

mehmehshoeon Hacker Barnaby Jack has died

Exactly. I mentioned on another submission, that got killed, that it would be a great tribute to the man if one of his friends/associates that new his work well could fill in and give his presentation at the conference. With so little time, I now think that might be unreasonable. Maybe use the time slot to hand out the slides, raise a toast and share some stories. The subject of his talk is incredibly important and should be distributed.

After minor digging, here is his blog about medical device hacking vs. the hollywood version:

http://blog.ioactive.com/2013/02/broken-hearts-how-plausible...

Interesting tidbit from the blog-The CEO's father has a pacemaker.

mehmehshoeon [dead]

I hope someone familiar with his work will step up and give the demonstration. RIP

mehmehshoeon Obama Promises Disappear from Web

I was thinking the same thing.

mehmehshoeon Cameras Catch Mystery Break-In at Whistleblower’s Law Firm

I am not as smart as you guys. I just added: ?page=0,0

to the end of any URL on that site. I guess I am more of a trouble shooter than a hacker. Glad to see other ways of doing the same thing.

mehmehshoeon White House gives Homeland Security control of communications in emergencies

Can the DHS even handle setting up and overseeing such a system? That is what scares me. This is just one big juicy target.

mehmehshoeon NSA Rejecting FOIA Requests by US Citizens

If you like videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQzSpk3hdNM

A presentation by an author publishing a book about the history of phone phreaking. The discussion is focused on his experience dealing with FOIA submissions. I found it informative as a real life explanation of the timeline for requests and how much is redacted.

mehmehshoeon Venezuela offers asylum to Snowden

It was very sobering translating the comments to that video. Generally the comments were "Good for us to stand up to the USA...oh shit, what did we just do?"

mehmehshoeon A Disease Without a Cure Spreads Quietly in the West

Not only storms or earthquakes...I would imagine Santa Ana winds would help this spread to the coastal regions.

mehmehshoeon Restore the Fourth

I agree. I always keep my copy with me when I fly.

mehmehshoeon Bolivia to file UN complaint over airspace blockade

This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it.

mehmehshoeon Michael Hastings Sent Panicked Email Hours Before Car Crash

"not in neutral"

Damn....Damn it all to hell.

mehmehshoeon A bug is found in Ecuador Embassy in London

I reeealy hate giving you an upvote.

mehmehshoeon Michael Hastings Sent Panicked Email Hours Before Car Crash

Throwing your Mercedes transmission into neutral should not lock your steering wheel...hopefully.

mehmehshoeon Michael Hastings Sent Panicked Email Hours Before Car Crash

Yup, that is what I meant about drivers having an option. In a panic most will freeze up without training. Sad but true.

mehmehshoeon Michael Hastings Sent Panicked Email Hours Before Car Crash

I've heard about bugs in the throttle position channel from a few coworkers that worked for several different manufacturers. This was awhile ago though and most bugs have been sorted.

Creating a car crash through brake or steering manipulation sounds a bit far fetched. Throttle position on the other hand does not have any type of redundancy in most modern cars (no mechanical means of restoring control). If you have access to change TP, either by GPS coordinates or remote, you could cause a crash pretty easily by sticking the throttle body WFO. The driver always has options to stop the car, but in panic mode...who knows.

I am still withholding judgement and will watch the investigation with interest.

mehmehshoeon [dead]

My first thought was firing a gun with so many people standing very close. LEO's have other non lethal means that could work on a dog.

mehmehshoeon Stop Penalizing Boys for Not Being Able to Sit Still at School

Well done Sir.

mehmehshoeon 204 mph world record for electric car, another Le Mans win for diesel

I agree totally. I guess the point I was trying to make is that the delta wing as a top speed breaking EV is a much better body shape for straight run events. If Drayson really wanted all out speed for the record, he would have designed a purpose built car and not just use a chassis he ran over here in ALMS. I have seen the skin off the delta wing and believe me, it is not a hi-tech gem, just a different philosophy.

For those interested in the engineering behind the latest sports cars, check out the news section of this site.

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/

mehmehshoeon 204 mph world record for electric car, another Le Mans win for diesel

204 mph is very impressive for an off the shelf Lola chassis. Though more slippery than an open wheel car, the Lola is has a HUGE frontal area. I bet the delta wing guys are looking at this and will have a go at the EV record. Their car is lighter, has a lower cd and backing from Nissan(think Leaf).

For those of you that have not seen the delta wing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeltaWing

mehmehshoeon The NSA Can't Tell the Difference Between an American and a Foreigner

Replace "foreigner" with "hole in the ground"

mehmehshoeon Russia's Mysterious First Stealth Fighter Found on Bing Maps

Funniest comment after the article:

Didn't Clint Eastwood steal that thing?

Hah, what a horrible movie that was.

mehmehshoeon The NSA Can't Tell the Difference Between an American and a Foreigner

What is even more depressing is this:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/exclusive-documents-illumi...

I wonder who gave buzzfeed secret documents to make Ecuador look bad? Sigh.. The good part of the story was Ecuador's response.

mehmehshoeon Rebuilding a simplified Firefox logo

The word simple must be the word for today. From the payment processor to arguments for and against simple coding..arrrgh. Do you want a simple logo? Do what USA Today did to their logo. Have a third grader spill blue paint.

mehmehshoeon Inside An Illegal Party In An Abandoned Subway Station Deep Under NYC

When I was a youngin, we took to the woods outside of town with generators, kegs and a couple of live bands. It certainly wasn't as hip as this party but when you get sick of getting busted in the city, you get creative. We hung lights in the trees and constructed stages for the bands.

Now I am 40... You kids need to get off my lawn!

mehmehshoeon Only clear skies on Google Maps and Earth

A question for anybody that may work on the Earth project. Is Google actively trying to fill in past pictures, or only working forward? One of my favorite features was to do the time slide backwards on towns I lived in. Some go back to the 80's and others only a few years.