Nuclear Plants Still Using Modems

Yeah, our nuclear power plants are highly secure. No worries there.

I mean, sure, they are still using dial-up modems to report facility on-site monitoring data to the government, but what could possibly go wrong?

Heck, I used the same technology to view porn on CompuServe in 1992. Sure, it took a long time to see naked women at 2400 baud, and the connection was frequently reset due to CRC errors, but anticipation just heightens the excitement.

So what if a home user like me has upgraded my technology twelve-fold since then while the nuclear power industry - a conglomerate that could kill millions in the event of a systems failure - remains technically Jurassic. They know what they are doing.

Right?

Via Wired

Female Sprinter Face Plant

Ouch. She was so close.


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Spot a Fake Census Taker?

Originally linked from Bruce Schneier's blog, this video about how to spot a fake census taker is pretty ridiculous.

Bruce comments: This apparently non-ironic video warns that people might impersonate census workers in an effort to rob you. But while you shouldn't trust the ID of a stranger, you should trust that same stranger to give you a phone number where you can verify that ID. This, of course, makes no sense.

Hidey Ho, Neighbor!

Via Geekologie