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Post by wannabe on Aug 15, 2019 10:04:06 GMT
Just a vaguely car-related and very random story which tickled me: Cyber security guy called Droogie has a wheeze: what if he registered "NULL" as a vanity licence plate? Would this mean his car, though visible to California's ANPR cameras, be "invisible" to the computer processing the issuing of speeding fines, because it would interpret the plate as a failure-to-read and discard it? Definitely worth a try. So he registers the plate with the DMV. And immediately got $12,000 in speeding tickets because every failed to read plate got registered as a NULL on the system and that's his plate.  www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/08/14/hacker-gets-12000-in-parking-tickets-after-null-license-plate-trick-backfires/#55820accc314LOL Isn't there a law of unintended consequences?  |
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Post by atlex on Aug 15, 2019 10:14:27 GMT
Just a vaguely car-related and very random story which tickled me: Cyber security guy called Droogie has a wheeze: what if he registered "NULL" as a vanity licence plate? Would this mean his car, though visible to California's ANPR cameras, be "invisible" to the computer processing the issuing of speeding fines, because it would interpret the plate as a failure-to-read and discard it? Definitely worth a try. So he registers the plate with the DMV. And immediately got $12,000 in speeding tickets because every failed to read plate got registered as a NULL on the system and that's his plate. www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/08/14/hacker-gets-12000-in-parking-tickets-after-null-license-plate-trick-backfires/#55820accc314Irony rarely comes more perfect. Reality is more ironic than fiction! |
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Post by JamesMk3 on Sept 1, 2019 15:45:14 GMT
Space Welding: cold welding of similar alloys in a vacuum.
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Post by Zed. on Sept 10, 2019 22:14:39 GMT
amazing whats littered about....
Rich.
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Post by atlex on Sept 13, 2019 10:07:05 GMT
What a tweet tells us about US spy sats...
Assuming the photo wasn't from some stealth drone or something.2
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Post by atlex on Sept 28, 2019 16:32:54 GMT
One molecule to detect photons...
Different shapes it is held in to detect different wavelengths!
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Post by dadbif on Sept 28, 2019 21:52:39 GMT
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Post by atlex on Sept 30, 2019 10:12:01 GMT
Boer war history.. and interesting gun, too.
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Post by dadbif on Oct 1, 2019 20:01:25 GMT
Great bit of turbo manifold fabrication
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Post by atlex on Oct 3, 2019 10:18:32 GMT
DIY aircon.. interesting!
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Post by gbuk on Oct 3, 2019 20:16:57 GMT
DIY aircon.. interesting! I was more impressed with the previous installment, but it seems the design is developing and looks very interesting.
His guide on the cheap speakers is very good. I've attached two exciters to the cupboard doors that my TV stands on and the results are excellent |
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Post by atlex on Oct 3, 2019 20:27:47 GMT
DIY aircon.. interesting! I was more impressed with the previous installment, but it seems the design is developing and looks very interesting.
His guide on the cheap speakers is very good. I've attached two exciters to the cupboard doors that my TV stands on and the results are excellentI'm gagging to do my own speaker setup, when time and space allows. |
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Post by atlex on Oct 7, 2019 13:04:52 GMT
Some beautiful hand-made skill here:
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Post by dadbif on Oct 7, 2019 21:23:55 GMT
Watched that on the tv last week, great stuff
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Post by atlex on Oct 8, 2019 11:11:02 GMT
Building a 'new' Amiga 500...
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le sigh