Category: Security

  • Crappy bridges

    Even the local guy does not seem too sure about it! YouTube link I’m not prone to vertigo, but I would not try it. I am happy being currently in Nepal and not in Pakistan. Wait! Here is a bridge in Nepal: YouTube link

  • Extraordinary Chinese health notice

    Extraordinary Chinese health notice

    You can’t read Chinese? That’s a pity. You would learn from this official announcement that some foods should not be eaten together (it is not clear how the exact risk was identified, though). According to Xinjiang, the list of terrible mixtures is: Pork + water chestnuts = a stomach ache Beef + chestnuts = vomiting…

  • Dramatic crash tests

    After a demonstration of how cars evolved or progressed in terms of security in the last years, I also found some old crash tests where you can see what happens with a dreadful combination: High-speed (60+mph) and poor security car design. YouTube link1 YouTube link2

  • Oops! That’s not funny

    Oops! That’s not funny

  • Progress: Auto crash tests

    We tend to forget it easily, but automotive technology made astounding progress in the past decades. And, there is a domain which has been simply transformed by this leap forward: Car safety. 1970’s cars were crushed by the energy of car accidents. The following video is a witness of what happened to pretty good cars…

  • The fastest way to wash your car… or not

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  • How to fail a breathalizer test

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  • Intel SSD has big problems?

    Intel SSD has big problems?

    This is what is strongly suggested by an article published in The Register indicating that the Santa Clara giant would have suspended the shipments of its 2nd generation of X25-M SSD drives, because of a data corruption issue. We are waiting for a firmware update to correct this problem from what appears to be a…

  • Best business card ever

    Best business card ever

    Plenty of people will try to teach you how to create a good business card. Catchy, well-designed, well-balanced and unforgettable. Apart from the plain design (OK by that time), here the best possible business card. You will never forget about this guy. Unfortunately, we will not know who W.W.Green is. The exact text: USED CARS…