Category: Simple Knowledge
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Bombs, Voice Mail and Riot Mobs
Remove Yourself from All Background Check Web Sites: A Master List How To Defuse a Bomb How to Protect Your Home While Traveling Top 10 Survival Tricks for When the Zombie Apocalypse Hits Zythom – Blog of a french computer forensic court expert How I (Easily) Hacked Into Voice Mail – WNYC Make a DIY…
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Locksmiths, Murder and Matches [Link Roundup]
When You Call A Locksmith, Will A Con Man Answer? : NPR Voicemail hacking and the ‘phone hacking’ scandal – how it worked, questions to be asked and improvements to be made Basic Self-Defense Moves Anyone Can Do (and Everyone Should Know) Recreational lockpicking workshop at Maker Faire Detroit – Boing Boing The Vidocq Society:…
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Flip Flops, Survival and Glasses [Link Roundup]
How to Hide Secret Messages and Codes in Audio Files – Lifehacker 7 Tools to Help You Survive a Summer Night in Central Park – Gizmodo ArchPort Flip Flops with Hidden Storage Stealth TV-B-Gone in a jacket – Boing Boing HD Spy Glasses Let You Stalk Future Plaintiffs in 720p – Gizmodo Everything That Follows…
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The Spy Factory
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Cloaks, Alarms and Armor [Link Roundup]
All the Essential Gear You Need for The Rapture – Gizmodo A Modern-Day Invisibility Cloak (Er, Necklace) – Gizmodo Logitech Alert Security System Watches Over Your Castle, Day or Night The Hero Training Workouts: Putting It All Together | The Art of Manliness ThinkGeek :: Bulletproof Body Armor Clipboard The man who loves books too…
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Tape, Jumps and GPS [Link Roundup]
Everyday Carry triggers youthtful action film fantasies – Boing Boing Scotch Tape Magic Trick Turns Frosted Glass Clear Hero Training: The Leaping Ability Workout | The Art of Manliness How to Jump From Rooftop to Rooftop | The Art of Manliness A Convict’s Odyssey | Feature | Chicago Reader Manoa grad student chases sophisticated campus…
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So You Think You’re So Secure [Security]
We here at Lone Iguana love obsessing about security- the neat gadgets, the problems and the solutions. Let’s take a quick look at some semi-recent security issues. The Brief of ATMs: Simply covering the entry of your pin code with your free hand is a very smart precaution… ATM skimmer that doesn’t require any modifications…
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How to Talk [Accents]
Accents: How To Do An American Accent Accents: How To Do A British Accent Accents: How To Do A Russian Accent Accents: How To Do A German Accent
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Books [Roundup]
The Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook (9780811861366): Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht: Books Exam Prep: Hazardous Materials Awareness & Operations (Exam Prep (Jones & Bartlett Publishers)) (9780763728533): Ben A. Hirst: Books US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76 (9789562914475): Department of Defense: Books Wilderness Medicine, Beyond First Aid, 5th Edition (9780762704903): William Forgey: Books How To Win…
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Stories on Crime
A Smartphone Is a Prisoner’s Best Friend Rules of Thumb – SOLVING A CRIME The Perfect Crime Scene Store Valuables in the Kitchen to Prevent Theft How I became a con artist – Life stories – Salon.com The Anatomy of a Perfect Bank Heist: Smoke Bombs and Police Scanners Golden-age short-change cons – Boing Boing…