I've opened it up and identified the cellular radio, the logic board and the gps receiver. The gps antenna is well marked.
It was wired into the headlights/dashlight power, so it definitely wasn't a remote shutdown - unless they were trying to make the person crash by shutting off their headlights while they were going down the freeway at night (this is how I discovered there was a problem). It took about 20 minutes to trace the wires (in the parking lot of a gas station) to the fusebox. When I got to the fusebox and there weren't any blown fuses, I traced further and then I found it.
Whoever installed it wasn't particular about where they got power. As far as a battery goes, how long does your cell phone last on a single charge? I would imagine that a gps tracker could last longer because it's essentially sending text messages with location information which takes less power than voice communication, but it is still a finite charge. This thing was installed deep in the dash.
If you want pics, I'll send them to you. Say the word and I'll take photos when I get home.
Well, when I suppose it could have been installed by the easter bunny to be certain that the sweeties weren't being delivered to non-christians.... Maybe Santa Claus put it there to be sure his elf toys didn't end up on the black market....
It was installed in a Kia Sephia - not exactly a luxury car owned by someone with a lot of disposable income....so no, I don't think it was put there by a suspicious spouse. And you're right, I don't know if there was a warrant, but I was replying to RightSaidFred99 when he said:
The only difference is they're defacing your property.
They damaged the wiring harness to install it.
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Crashes every 10 minutes huh... You've got to be doing something wrong. I leave a firefox browser open for weeks on end. Occasionally, when I reboot for a software update, firefox gets shut down. I don't remember rebooting last week, and I only shut down firefox today because of the update.
How much porn does it take to crash firefox in 10 minutes?
I found one of these devices in a used car I purchased. The only reason I found it was because of some electrical issues I was having. Upon tracing the electrical issue I found the device (poorly) wired into the electrical system causing an intermittent short. After removing the device, and fixing the wiring harness - I showed it to my family who admitted that maybe my paranoia had some validity.
I've still got the device. I use it to win arguments against people who say the government doesn't do these sorts of things. Now that this is in the news, I guess I won't be having those arguments anymore.
Well, not so hidden - it was spoken at the end of the video:
"A philosophical note: Never forget, you have power, and the enemy of this power of yours is fear. That's why we are constantly bombarded with bad news. That's why accepting things you don't like is giving away your power...."
I think this is a great philosophy. How often do you watch the news and everything is gloom, doom, collapse, corruption.... Rarely do we hear about the good things people do.
I've spent some time browsing their site and I haven't found anything that indicates that it must be assembled. Just because it's "modular" doesn't mean it comes with a screwdriver and assembly guide.
I can buy a computer - fully assembled - which is still a modular system.
Just go to your nearest Whole Foods (or other real food distributor) and get Grade-B maple syrup. It's not as filtered as the standard Grade-A syrup that most are used to. The flavor is incredible compared to the processed crap that everyone is used to.
Yeah, I could imagine a world where Google has to pay me a percentage of the profit they make on the data they collect about me. It's my data, I had to do the things in order for them to track.
Maybe I Google should also pay for the percentage of my bandwidth they use to serve ads to me. I see ads everywhere, so this should be a non-trivial amount.
What I don't understand is why these people are trying to break out one paradigm by imitating it - badly. Why would I trade my Eco-Drive watch (solar) which requires 0 maintenance, and my Galaxy S (next week it will be an S2) for a device that tries to imitate both and delivers less.
If you're going to replace a watch with something more smart phone like, why not replace it with something that will actually deliver more than is currently available? Something like a gauntlet, which can pack much more technology than a tiny wristwatch sized package, could deliver more than the average smartphone. If you think about it, bigger can mean a lot of things. More battery life (plenty of space for batteries), more storage (again, plenty of space), bigger screen (how big is your arm...)
Your actionable items should be visualized on a real-time social platform in order to attain target penetration levels by utilizing the crowd-sourcing paradigm.
Translation: Get a bunch of strangers to do it for you.
I'm no fan of public education. Children are a number and a paycheck to many the educational institutions in this country. I met two kids who graduated high school and could barely read or write.
Kids are taught the answers to standardized tests, not how to think for themselves, or reason, or actually problem-solve. Imagination and originality are treated like disorders and punished or worse - medicated.
I had a Geo Metro that stopped running after someone parked it on the lawn.
Of course, that someone was an old lady that hit it in the drivers rear corner, launching it up a curb sideways and into the lawn 4 feet away. That poor car....I had just paid it off...
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I've never had those problems. In 10 years of using Linux exclusively, I've had a great experience.
"just works" appeals to me
"just keeps working" appeals to me. So I use Linux.
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So, maybe it WAS good....until you RUINED it!
As I understand it, the system was supposed to take away the local broadcasters control over the alert.
I've packaged up high-res photos and sent links to several people who were interested, but I hesitate to post a download link on /.
Wow, you came up with that all by yourself? You should work for the government.
As I stated yesterday, I've seen a LoJack device, and this isn't one.
Additionally, LoJack is a non-cellular RF transmitter while the device I found is definitely cellular.
I've opened it up and identified the cellular radio, the logic board and the gps receiver. The gps antenna is well marked.
It was wired into the headlights/dashlight power, so it definitely wasn't a remote shutdown - unless they were trying to make the person crash by shutting off their headlights while they were going down the freeway at night (this is how I discovered there was a problem). It took about 20 minutes to trace the wires (in the parking lot of a gas station) to the fusebox. When I got to the fusebox and there weren't any blown fuses, I traced further and then I found it.
Whoever installed it wasn't particular about where they got power. As far as a battery goes, how long does your cell phone last on a single charge? I would imagine that a gps tracker could last longer because it's essentially sending text messages with location information which takes less power than voice communication, but it is still a finite charge. This thing was installed deep in the dash.
If you want pics, I'll send them to you. Say the word and I'll take photos when I get home.
I've seen a lojack box, and this isn't one.
Well, when I suppose it could have been installed by the easter bunny to be certain that the sweeties weren't being delivered to non-christians.... Maybe Santa Claus put it there to be sure his elf toys didn't end up on the black market....
It was installed in a Kia Sephia - not exactly a luxury car owned by someone with a lot of disposable income....so no, I don't think it was put there by a suspicious spouse. And you're right, I don't know if there was a warrant, but I was replying to RightSaidFred99 when he said:
The only difference is they're defacing your property.
They damaged the wiring harness to install it.
Crashes every 10 minutes huh... You've got to be doing something wrong. I leave a firefox browser open for weeks on end. Occasionally, when I reboot for a software update, firefox gets shut down. I don't remember rebooting last week, and I only shut down firefox today because of the update.
How much porn does it take to crash firefox in 10 minutes?
I found one of these devices in a used car I purchased. The only reason I found it was because of some electrical issues I was having. Upon tracing the electrical issue I found the device (poorly) wired into the electrical system causing an intermittent short. After removing the device, and fixing the wiring harness - I showed it to my family who admitted that maybe my paranoia had some validity.
I've still got the device. I use it to win arguments against people who say the government doesn't do these sorts of things. Now that this is in the news, I guess I won't be having those arguments anymore.
Well, not so hidden - it was spoken at the end of the video:
"A philosophical note: Never forget, you have power, and the enemy of this power of yours is fear. That's why we are constantly bombarded with bad news. That's why accepting things you don't like is giving away your power...."
I think this is a great philosophy. How often do you watch the news and everything is gloom, doom, collapse, corruption.... Rarely do we hear about the good things people do.
Oh, they'll come up with a suitably marketable name for the US. They'll go the "SmartCar" naming route, or they'll go the Psion "XD" naming route.
So it will be given either a stupid name, or a faux cool name.
I've spent some time browsing their site and I haven't found anything that indicates that it must be assembled. Just because it's "modular" doesn't mean it comes with a screwdriver and assembly guide.
I can buy a computer - fully assembled - which is still a modular system.
I always thought the grading was based on filtering. I learn something new every day!
Just go to your nearest Whole Foods (or other real food distributor) and get Grade-B maple syrup. It's not as filtered as the standard Grade-A syrup that most are used to. The flavor is incredible compared to the processed crap that everyone is used to.
Yeah, I could imagine a world where Google has to pay me a percentage of the profit they make on the data they collect about me. It's my data, I had to do the things in order for them to track.
Maybe I Google should also pay for the percentage of my bandwidth they use to serve ads to me. I see ads everywhere, so this should be a non-trivial amount.
What I don't understand is why these people are trying to break out one paradigm by imitating it - badly. Why would I trade my Eco-Drive watch (solar) which requires 0 maintenance, and my Galaxy S (next week it will be an S2) for a device that tries to imitate both and delivers less.
If you're going to replace a watch with something more smart phone like, why not replace it with something that will actually deliver more than is currently available? Something like a gauntlet, which can pack much more technology than a tiny wristwatch sized package, could deliver more than the average smartphone. If you think about it, bigger can mean a lot of things. More battery life (plenty of space for batteries), more storage (again, plenty of space), bigger screen (how big is your arm...)
You know, something like Turanga Leela wears.
Actually, I wonder if it could use the accelerometer in your wrist to figure it out.
But then all of your slashdot posts would read "spank spank spank spank spank spank...."
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I have the same problem with my Evangelion.
Research suggests that it started rising in a 70 km circumference by 1 to 2 centimeters per year...
Negative, TFP said "circumference". Wikipedia indicates "approximately 70 km across" (across=diameter). It's a huge difference.
The actual circumference of a 70km diameter circle would be ~219.8 km
Conversely, the diameter of a 70km circumference would be ~22.29 km
Of course, this only works if it's a perfect circle, which is unlikely.
I will not be responsible for my actions.
Your actionable items should be visualized on a real-time social platform in order to attain target penetration levels by utilizing the crowd-sourcing paradigm.
Translation:
Get a bunch of strangers to do it for you.
That's an excellent idea!
I'm no fan of public education. Children are a number and a paycheck to many the educational institutions in this country. I met two kids who graduated high school and could barely read or write.
Kids are taught the answers to standardized tests, not how to think for themselves, or reason, or actually problem-solve. Imagination and originality are treated like disorders and punished or worse - medicated.
I had a Geo Metro that stopped running after someone parked it on the lawn.
Of course, that someone was an old lady that hit it in the drivers rear corner, launching it up a curb sideways and into the lawn 4 feet away. That poor car....I had just paid it off...