ReconRat

No nukes, but poison gas was every where. It moved. Was hard to find.

Try the IAEA press releases. I don't think they are very proud about keeping the facts hidden for their own agendas. I suppose they held back, hoping to gather intelligence. I didn't know the IAEA was in the spy business. Ok, I tried, and info is hard to find. It was a side bit when the news was looking at that "Cotton Spinning" plant at al-Hasaka.The UN and IAEA had found basic connections with Pakistan and North Korea. In a few of the articles it mentioned the IAEA pushing Syria toward either nuclear compliance or easing up on internal violence. The method was to release information about the transfer of technology and equipment that had occurred from Iraq to Syria. Specifically to the al-Hasaka "cotton spinning" plant. Which is trace radioactive, and inspectors aren't allowed to go there either. Still looking. Everywhere I had read about it is now very hard to find, as in gone. I was impressed when I saw it in the news, that it wasn't the usual odd ball news sources, but instead main stream news about the IAEA. edit: ok... still trying to find what I originally read. But, the IAEA was triggered by a media report from Kuwait in 2006, that the plant was in al-Hasakah, and that it was using personnel and equipment from Iraq, Iran, North Korea and Russia. Interviews with Iraqi officers and enlisted in the Iraq War, determined that the equipment was trucked across the border to be hidden, shortly before hostilities. One of three or more locations. Some of which was chemical, not nuclear. And what the heck does this have to do with Wal-Mart and welfare? And why are there multiple generations of welfare families? I blame everything on lack of math and science in high school, color TV, and game machines...

probably both...

holy crap, I see a hobby in retirement...

I think you missed it. They found the WMDs (nuclear). Or rather, IAEA admitted recently that they knew all along, and didn't say anything. They were watching and waiting to see what would happen. The big batch was sent to Syria. Rumor would be that there are still two more collections of stuff hidden somewhere else outside of Iraq. (And one site inside Iraq.) International politics is a game, and we're not allowed to play.

Funny, I was worried about the entire generation of kids role playing vampires and such in the basement... Didn't hurt much, they are all still too busy playing Warcraft... Although that might be considered a serious hit on national productivity. Should they be entitled and paid for that? It's a form of work/non-work, after all.

Never thought much about it. I just ride it home. Did it once or twice in a car even... edit: I did eventually learn to inspect, service and repair before it fails... and yeah, most insurance now has road service or towing features.

Yes, comfort is number one. Number two is a removable set of interior pads. It is for me anyway, it's nice to be able to change or adjust or even wash the guts. Good photo-chromatic shields were made for a few years, but the factory shut down and moved/sold/whatever. They haven't re-started production yet, but Scorpion was one they sold for. And yes, I like Bell, Scorpion and Nolan. But it's really all about how it fits your head, not mine.

Not repost, this article linked says how they supposedly did it. About what I suspected, but not quite the truth. The venerability was most likely originally found by US military or manufacturers. It was no doubt publicly published, and everyone in the world read it. This probably happened 20 years ago on 30 year old technology. We've been flying these since the Korean War, used them in Vietnam, and I saw one just about identical back in the 1980s. Yes, they (most everyone) are that far behind. It took at least twenty years to figure out how to trick one into landing somewhere else, and actually do it. But, jamming and "re-programming" the GPS is a half-truth. Nothing was re-programmed. But you can change the GPS signals that it receives, so that it thinks it is someplace else entirely. It would still be tricky to do that and spoof it to an accurate but false auto-return airport landing. edit: Btw, we've been doing this type of GPS spoofing ever since GPS was invented... Nothing new, but not much in the public about it. The Russians were using it in Baghdad, during Desert Storm. They were testing their equipment in a combat environment. We made a complaint about that. I'm pretty sure the Russians or Chinese were advising on this one also. More likely supplying the equipment so they could see if it worked. GPS is not encrypted per se. It's public signals for navigation brought to everyone by the USofA.

not meeee, I love, like, or are totally amused by anyone I meet. It's just impossible to tell which and if.

Having had posi-traction kick in during the middle of a controlled slide, I suppose I can understand how a car can suddenly shoot off the road when sideways. But I stayed in my lane and kept the power on, geez, be quick not stupid.

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If anyone tries the EL wire, make sure you get the heavy duty type if it's going to be outside in the sun and elements. UV resistant. Water resistant. edit: And there is lots of other colors available. Not just that one color.

tell that to the cat waiting for the mouse...

with a range of 225 to 300 miles, I don't much worry about it. And I use the trip meter, set it and stop for gas at 200 miles...

Very good. Deception is the majority of both defense and offense in war. Half of everything you read and hear is false, on the average. (And sometimes half of what you see.) That goes for both what Iran is presenting on the subject, and what the USA is presenting on the subject. Self destruct mechanisms on important stuff seldom fail, on the contrary, they must be monitored to keep them from going off. If drones lose telemetry, they go home. If they can't go home, they self destruct. The next generation of "drone spies" look like rocks. Each is a portion of a net-centric grid of "rocks" scattered around the area of interest. Together they collect data and transmit. Individually they are rocks with some unknown worthless miscellaneous encrypted electronics inside. Coming next is even smaller mobile devices that look like ordinary insects. Btw, if aliens ever invaded, this is how they would do it. Tiny little devices that we'd never notice. *tin foil hat*.

yeep, bears can smell and hear extremely well, but can't see for shit... I think appropriate would have been to pee on the bear when it got in range... edit: one of my neighbors used to walk around and hunt while bears were around him. He ignored them, and they ignored him. Eye contact not really recommended though. Black bears only, that is. They all cuddly and shy. Usually.

I've done a few like that. Laid engine on side and removed or installed frame. Works.

I can't find where the unrelated photo of the crashed blue Yamaha is from. Somewhere on Route 18 in Massachusetts. But here's another picture of it. http://www.masscops.com/members/cc3915/albums/random/2170-img-0215.jpg

There is a group on Google+ over there doing GPS mapping of hazard zones. Mostly driving around, but some walking. Multiple radiation frequencies, since it does vary. They find hot spots where people wouldn't suspect them. Not to mention that nearly everywhere, when checking a few inches off the ground, the readings can go way up. I'll try to post a map they developed. The volunteer group is called Safecast. Safecast: Global sensor network collects and shares radiation data via CC0 http://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Safecast-radiation-image.jpg http://blog.safecast.org/maps/

Venezuela got cheap gasoline, in part, by nationalizing the gasoline refineries. Essentially took them away from their American & British owners. So no investment required, just maintenance and upkeep. Their export of oil and gasoline, pays for the cheap local use of it. America imports oil not gasoline, and turns it into gasoline. Doesn't sound like a big deal, but not many countries do this. We send most of our export gasoline (and oil) to Japan. Iran is a major exporter of oil for the world, but can't get refineries going to produce gasoline for their own country. They import it. If inflation is factored in, we've had a free ride with very cheap gasoline for a lot of years. Gasoline is currently at a really very normal price here in the US.

holy shit

Yuasa, and Yuasa has a couple of "house" brands that they also make. I wish all motorcycle batteries were still made in Japan, but I doubt that. The cheapest brand AGM that I would consider is probably Scorpion. No matter what, the AGM batteries are the way to go. Resists vibration and they have that low discharge rate. Gel didn't catch on, it had problems, and lead-acid is currently an antique that doesn't perform in comparison. AGM is called "dry", because it's basically wet soaked fiber between plates. No real fluid. AGM = Absorbed Glass Mat. Do not discharge an AGM battery more than 60%. edit: batterystuff.com is a decent website. Looks like no junk sold. WebBikeWorld has an article on batteries: Motorcycle Battery - Maintenance Free Battery Installation Motorcycle Batteries and Chargers btw, my 2002 919 battery is 9 years old... it failed to start last week after sitting for a week or two. But still...

You get to chat with people like Andrew Wheeler. "Professional Motorcycle Racing Photographer - MotoGP and anything that moves quickly" Here's some of his work just posted: (All photos property of Andrew Wheeler) https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-znq9H-ZN7uQ/TtvAG7upjSI/AAAAAAAACH8/tx7FE7lGQI0/s640/marco.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-O1fJSWuksWY/TtvAIj-L7wI/AAAAAAAACH8/WKew3lLyamo/s640/QN4M3065.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fCSNr-iwqn8/TtvEySJ0a0I/AAAAAAAACLc/0ng9Tw5Zgok/s640/AMP_GP17_11_032.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hJt_KrmzpX4/TtvAPKmsQwI/AAAAAAAACH8/d-02Bz8Fycw/s640/stoner_effect.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-s_gt-9LzQ_U/Ttu_BpP-9PI/AAAAAAAACFE/AqVmfHbzyHM/s640/QN4M9704.jpg

Yes, that's what the news called it. And it's the first time I've heard of a "serial motorcycle speeder". http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/11/30/chatam-police-catch-suspected-serial-motorcycle-speeder/ Is it serial? Probably, since they think a YouTube vid is his of a bike doing 120mph past a 35mph speed school zone (The trailer with the speed display.) I would post the video, but BEASTEDonYOU2 took it down, and I can't find it. Although Yarmouth PD posted it on their FaceBook page for a while asking for help in identifying. Police are threatening an $850 fine, 2 years in jail, and permanent loss of license in Massachusetts.http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/09/21/police-search-for-mystery-motorcyclist-on-cape-cod/ edit: There is at least a news video of the YouTube video on this link. They thought they had the rider, but it was the wrong one, when they found this: http://www.masscops.com/members/cc3915/albums/random/2169-img-0214.jpg Moral of the story: A. Don't repeat stupid stunts in the same stupid area. B. Don't post YouTube videos of item A.