Archive for August 10th, 2006
Jets may be vulnerable to on-board bombs
avi - Aug 10th, 2006
Update 2:
TATP is the supposed liquid explosive the would-be terrorists wanted to use. It is highly sensitive and the pictures of TSA people dumping confiscated liquids into big drums makes me shiver. Dumping such an explosive could be enough to set it off.
Wiki Article on Acetone Peroxide
Time also has an informative article on TATP and [...]
The Future of IPO
avi - Aug 10th, 2006
I noticed this little item on Digg today.
eBay: 2 % of Ron Steen’s Future Earnings For College Money
A kid is auctioning off 2% of his future earnings for some amount of cash: $100,000 is the opening bid. Whether it’s a good investment is a separate issue (2% of, say, $100k/year salary would take [...]