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Title: OT: Exploding Electronics
Post by: an0n on March 03, 2002, 04:05:35 pm

New Scientist - Security and Defence (http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/tech/article.jsp?id=23263000&sub=Security%20and%20Defence)

Title: OT: Exploding Electronics
Post by: Fineus on March 03, 2002, 04:08:56 pm

Uh-huh... and how long before a hack or device is produced that explodes other chips... imagine the chaos. It's a stupid idea.

Title: OT: Exploding Electronics
Post by: Corsair on March 03, 2002, 04:13:58 pm

:devilidea :drevil:
Now if you could explode them as pranks...that would make for interesting pranks! :D ;) ;7

Title: OT: Exploding Electronics
Post by: Fineus on March 03, 2002, 04:16:12 pm

Exactly - there's no way in hell this technology will last. Millions in damages could be done just by devloping a remote detonation device and walking around all the hardware stores with active displays in a town or city.

I'd rather just be careful about my phone or laptop being stolen than have to worry about that!

Title: OT: Exploding Electronics
Post by: Corsair on March 03, 2002, 04:21:08 pm

Quote

Originally posted by Thunder
Uh-huh... and how long before a hack or device is produced that explodes other chips... imagine the chaos. It's a stupid idea.

In Afghanistan...
Osama: Blow up Pentagon's computers!
Taliban 1: *presses button*

In the Pentagon...
Donald Rumsfeld: And so this is our new computerized plan of atta-
*entire computer system explodes because of stupid self-destructing chip*

:D

Title: OT: Exploding Electronics
Post by: Zeronet on March 03, 2002, 04:33:31 pm

Thats the problem in the UK, Simm cards. In the US if you steal a phone, the person reports it and the phone goes dead but no, over here they just take the SIMM card out and use another.

Title: OT: Exploding Electronics
Post by: Galemp on March 03, 2002, 04:47:13 pm

Quote

Originally posted by Corsair

In Afghanistan...
Osama: Blow up Pentagon's computers!
Taliban 1: *presses button*

In the Pentagon...
Donald Rumsfeld: And so this is our new computerized plan of atta-
*entire computer system explodes because of stupid self-destructing chip*
 

:lol:

Title: OT: Exploding Electronics
Post by: vadar_1 on March 03, 2002, 05:31:35 pm

Think of if they put this stuff in home PCs!! you do something even slightly wrong, and the government can fry your system... no thank you