Month: April 2010
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Spot a Gun [Graphic]
I loved the following infographic on how to spot a handgun: Megan Jaegerman’s brilliant news graphics via BoingBoing Subscribe: RSS | Twitter | Email
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Fake Your Phone Number
Want to change your caller ID? How about record a call or disguise your voice on one? With Bluff My Call, you can. Try it for free, or buy a subscription, starting at $10. Bluff My Call is the first and only service that lets you use any Caller ID on the phone, do Voice Changing…
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A Japanese Gang is Infiltrated [Gangs]
Check out BoingBoing’s article for the whole story, but what I really enjoyed about the article was the decription of the gang, the yakuza: Unlike in America, where someone’s word is as light as a feather, some of the yakuza guys have demonstrated incredible loyalty. If they promise something — if they give their word…
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When You Call 911 [Emergency]
“Operator! Give me the number for 911!â€-The Simpsons Emergency! Call 911. In that type of situation, you should always be aware what you should do. First, before you do anything else, say your current location and whether you need police, fire assistance or an ambulance. This is done so that the operator can dispatch the…
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An Informant’s Story [Secrets]
The New York Times had this article on North Korean spies. The informers themselves remain of limited use to American and South Korean spymasters, in part because the North has no broad cellphone network, making it easier for the authorities to eavesdrop on calls and harder for handlers to direct operatives in real time. As…
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Easily Unlock a Sliding Chain Lock [Holy Crap: Locks]
Holy crap. After reading this Lifehacker article, I realized how easy it would be to break into a hotel room solely guarded by one of those sliding locks. Check out the video below for a shock. Blogger and lock-picker extraordinaire Barry Wels demonstrates how to unlock a sliding chain lock with a rubber band in…