We often talk about cyber attacks and critical infrastructure so here is another non-cybersecurity disaster for comparison. The Ohio Edison Company, Mad River Plant was an architectural landmark built in 1927 — a “Giant” coal-burning plant closed since 1981. This year it was tagged by FirstEnergy to be demolished. The last step of the process … Continue reading Controlled Blast Goes Wrong for Ohio Edison
The Orange County Register posted a story called “Mystery deepens with video of ‘launch’ off O.C. For two days, readers have been debating the content of a series of images that appear to show a rocket launch — or a jet contrail, or something else — that appeared in the skies off Orange County… The … Continue reading Secret Missle Launch in California
When I read the report in Shahrzad News called “250,000 female Basijis to receive military training” the first thing that comes to mind is PC repair. Up to a quarter of a million female members of Iran’s Basij militia are to receive special military and civil-defence training “to prepare them for battle in the cyber … Continue reading Iran Prepares for CyberWar
Ed Tonkin is President of the National Auto Dealers Association, a lobbying group for car dealers. An article in AOL points out why America’s car industry needs new leadership and should ignore the NADA. Tonkin advanced the argument that, presently, consumers do not place a high value on fuel economy. “The American consumer buys products … Continue reading National Auto Dealers Association Fail