Obviously you enjoyed it because you came back;)
Well I did pick the wrong field. But that's a discussion for another day. Have you considered being a/. troll?? You'd likely make the #1 spot faster than any other troll in history! -nB
No, that's part of operation "better than Canada". See once we're "as good as Canada" then we'll make them implement our crappy laws so they'll be worse than us. We're just getting a jump start on phase 2. -nB
Specifically when mounting a "dummy" partition you can also hand TC the key to the hidden volume to allow it to know where the hidden data starts at. -nB
OpenOffice should be called "MonkeyBalls", and the next version something completely different, like "Wrath of Khan". I'm Soooo there! Fork Forthcoming:-)
It is easy to make small lab batches I see you don't work in an R&D lab doing PCM...
Before I left my former job we were working on PCM. It was anything but easy to make in small batches in the lab. Our average yield of 100% good die was under 1 die/wafer. We had plenty of 50% dice, but very little fully functional ones. -nB
You do realize that if the US went on tilt and full isolationist the world would go into recession and war would increase. If we withdrew our money, our food programs, and our influence, there would be short term cries of victory, followed by pandemonium, famine, and increased violence. This I suspect would be followed up by a "do something" from the UN/WTO.
I realize that our current administration is a laughing stock, and I realize that we the US have a history of meddling too much (I postulate that some meddling is nearly required), and in the wrong areas. But to wish us out of the world indicates to me that all of the NGOs that the government funds (does not control, just dishes out money/food), and government programs to supply aid (think of how quickly we had warships on peaceful aid missions after the recent tsunami) are un-appreciated.
Aluminum is one of the most reactive metals known in ordinary atmosphere that is still structurally rigid. Aluminum oxide is an oxygen impermeable barrier, thus planes don't "rust" once the first layer of oxide forms. Mercury breaks down this oxide layer very efficiently, to the point where if you waited till the plane was at cruising altitude to release mercury, the plane would crash before it could make an emergency landing. This is why only registered meteorologists are legally allowed to board a plane with any mercury on their person (on in their luggage), and the volume is strictly regulated.
Mercury barometer or thermometer
Larger mercury thermometers and barometers carried by government weather personnel -in carry-on baggage only. Must be in leak-proof, mercury-proof packaging.(13) A mercury barometer or thermometer carried as carry-on baggage, by a representative of a government weather bureau or similar official agency, provided that individual advises the operator of the presence of the barometer or thermometer in his baggage. The barometer or thermometer must be packaged in a strong packaging having a sealed inner liner or bag of strong, leak proof and puncture-resistant material impervious to mercury, which will prevent the escape of mercury from the package in any position http://books.google.com/books?id=iEeiQEeLOmYC&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq=mercury+oxidation+of+aluminium&source=web&ots=EHi6X0S0Uc&sig=yAezYSAdOhhn3MFApkNCqEbTdOQ http://www.physicsforums.com/archive/index.php/t-50700.html
Even Simpler: Swallow a (substantial) KCN pill. Will react with the HCl in your stomach to evolve HCN as well, and you don't have to worry about the liquid issue. Put the KCN pills in a prescription bottle and you're good to go. (Remember to belch a lot and hold your breath as long as possible).
Just for the record: I've heard this is one of the most horrible ways to go (with some evidence that at least one individual threw themselves into pane windows to finish it faster).
The blade will not take a substantial edge, nor will it hold the edge you give it. Sad reality of "blunt" Katanas is that they have no core. tourist attraction only. (That I fell for in my younger days). -nB
Red Fuming nitric acid and [cotton balls | Glycerin | coal tar ] qualifies, but because you eliminated the H2SO4 so it's be "binary" you'll have to do a bit of drying first. Cool thing is, *assuming* I could both procure and get through security with Red Nitric, then 3 x 1 Oz containers is vastly more than adequate, especially if I'm using a solid as my secondary so I can use all three bottles for nitric and sulphuric...
That said, if you want to bring down a plane, it is vastly more effective to simply smuggle some mercury on board (doesn't take much). Make a fake battery (AA) and use a 3 volt lithium AA in place of the other battery, thus two AAs gives you three volts and proper operation of the device (cheap digicam, flashlight, vibrator, whatever). Once in flight, open the fake battery and hold the plane hostage.
Even more effective: grab a fire extinguisher while in flight. hit people with it, bash in the cockpit door with it. Or decompress the plane by bashing out windows. Or take Krav Maga (sp?) or some other suitable "hostile" martial art. Or claim to have a bomb even though you don't (still will terrify the plane). Or smuggle a gun in. Or Smuggle a knife in. Or use some JB weld, a magazine, and a metal spoon (need a handle after all) and make a knife. Or rupture all those butane lighters you bought after security in the concourse and make a fuel air bomb in the lav. Etc. Etc.
Point is that there are a million ways to take down a plane, or terrorize a plane, what have you. Almost all of them are simpler than a binary explosive. -nB
While it's admittedly not a lot it does represent many many hours of work (hundreds actually), and, in fact several xboxes were partially disassembled for the component library: xbx.networkboy.net I make that site free of charge.
Slashdot Mirror
-nB
Fortunately you can disable TPM separately from vPro (at least for now).
-nB
No, that's part of operation "better than Canada".
See once we're "as good as Canada" then we'll make them implement our crappy laws so they'll be worse than us. We're just getting a jump start on phase 2.
-nB
I suppose now that TC5 has boot device encryption I have no worries...
As of yet I'm still not obligated to yield the password.
-nB
that's because we're still working on "as good as Canada".
Specifically when mounting a "dummy" partition you can also hand TC the key to the hidden volume to allow it to know where the hidden data starts at.
-nB
Most total $$, least (close enough) by %. :-)
Goes to show:
Lies, Damned lies, and statistics
Either way, to respond above the chain as well:
I fully agree it would hurt the US.
-nB
I pay a dime a gig for overages, so you're spending 10x.
-nB
I'd say the odds of that happening are somewhere between 0 and i
-nB
I've seen it.
In fact I have a USB key with PCM on it... A whopping 32K.
-nB
Fork Forthcoming
Before I left my former job we were working on PCM.
It was anything but easy to make in small batches in the lab. Our average yield of 100% good die was under 1 die/wafer.
We had plenty of 50% dice, but very little fully functional ones.
-nB
PCM litho tech in not compatible with CPU litho tech.
So I doubt this will be happening any time in the near future.
-nB
You do realize that if the US went on tilt and full isolationist the world would go into recession and war would increase.
If we withdrew our money, our food programs, and our influence, there would be short term cries of victory, followed by pandemonium, famine, and increased violence. This I suspect would be followed up by a "do something" from the UN/WTO.
I realize that our current administration is a laughing stock, and I realize that we the US have a history of meddling too much (I postulate that some meddling is nearly required), and in the wrong areas. But to wish us out of the world indicates to me that all of the NGOs that the government funds (does not control, just dishes out money/food), and government programs to supply aid (think of how quickly we had warships on peaceful aid missions after the recent tsunami) are un-appreciated.
Sorry for the rant but hey, that's my 2c
-nB
Not as impressive if you consider that there is little to no spectral interference either.
Aluminum is one of the most reactive metals known in ordinary atmosphere that is still structurally rigid.
Aluminum oxide is an oxygen impermeable barrier, thus planes don't "rust" once the first layer of oxide forms.
Mercury breaks down this oxide layer very efficiently, to the point where if you waited till the plane was at cruising altitude to release mercury, the plane would crash before it could make an emergency landing.
This is why only registered meteorologists are legally allowed to board a plane with any mercury on their person (on in their luggage), and the volume is strictly regulated. Mercury barometer or
thermometer
Larger mercury thermometers and barometers carried by government weather personnel -in carry-on baggage only. Must be in leak-proof, mercury-proof packaging.(13) A mercury barometer or thermometer carried as carry-on baggage, by a representative of a government weather bureau or similar official agency, provided that individual advises the operator of the presence of the barometer or thermometer in his baggage. The barometer or thermometer must be packaged in a strong packaging having a sealed inner liner or bag of strong, leak proof and puncture-resistant material impervious to mercury, which will prevent the escape of mercury from the package in any position http://books.google.com/books?id=iEeiQEeLOmYC&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq=mercury+oxidation+of+aluminium&source=web&ots=EHi6X0S0Uc&sig=yAezYSAdOhhn3MFApkNCqEbTdOQ
http://www.physicsforums.com/archive/index.php/t-50700.html
Touche
Even Simpler:
Swallow a (substantial) KCN pill. Will react with the HCl in your stomach to evolve HCN as well, and you don't have to worry about the liquid issue. Put the KCN pills in a prescription bottle and you're good to go. (Remember to belch a lot and hold your breath as long as possible).
Just for the record:
I've heard this is one of the most horrible ways to go (with some evidence that at least one individual threw themselves into pane windows to finish it faster).
Ever hear of a little company called spansion?
-nB
The blade will not take a substantial edge, nor will it hold the edge you give it.
Sad reality of "blunt" Katanas is that they have no core.
tourist attraction only. (That I fell for in my younger days).
-nB
you fail it
Or at least metallurgy.
Red Fuming nitric acid and [cotton balls | Glycerin | coal tar ] qualifies, but because you eliminated the H2SO4 so it's be "binary" you'll have to do a bit of drying first. Cool thing is, *assuming* I could both procure and get through security with Red Nitric, then 3 x 1 Oz containers is vastly more than adequate, especially if I'm using a solid as my secondary so I can use all three bottles for nitric and sulphuric...
That said, if you want to bring down a plane, it is vastly more effective to simply smuggle some mercury on board (doesn't take much). Make a fake battery (AA) and use a 3 volt lithium AA in place of the other battery, thus two AAs gives you three volts and proper operation of the device (cheap digicam, flashlight, vibrator, whatever). Once in flight, open the fake battery and hold the plane hostage.
Even more effective: grab a fire extinguisher while in flight. hit people with it, bash in the cockpit door with it.
Or decompress the plane by bashing out windows.
Or take Krav Maga (sp?) or some other suitable "hostile" martial art.
Or claim to have a bomb even though you don't (still will terrify the plane).
Or smuggle a gun in.
Or Smuggle a knife in.
Or use some JB weld, a magazine, and a metal spoon (need a handle after all) and make a knife.
Or rupture all those butane lighters you bought after security in the concourse and make a fuel air bomb in the lav.
Etc.
Etc.
Point is that there are a million ways to take down a plane, or terrorize a plane, what have you. Almost all of them are simpler than a binary explosive.
-nB
At least that's a fairly legitimate reason to block and such...
-nB
hooray for the url: tag's innate mangling ability of anything without www or http leading it....
proper link
While it's admittedly not a lot it does represent many many hours of work (hundreds actually), and, in fact several xboxes were partially disassembled for the component library:
xbx.networkboy.net
I make that site free of charge.