Aug. 17th, 2006

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Radio Clash 85 in part from Brighton Pride with interviews and co-hosting from Scott [livejournal.com profile] tga now up!

http://www.mutantpop.net/radioclash/archives/2006/08/17/rc-85/
fingertrouble: (Radio Clash Podcast from a Pirate Satell)


Radio Clash 85 in part from Brighton Pride with interviews and co-hosting from Scott [livejournal.com profile] tga now up!

http://www.mutantpop.net/radioclash/archives/2006/08/17/rc-85/
fingertrouble: (Radio Clash Podcast from a Pirate Satell)


Radio Clash 85 in part from Brighton Pride with interviews and co-hosting from Scott [livejournal.com profile] tga now up!

http://www.mutantpop.net/radioclash/archives/2006/08/17/rc-85/
fingertrouble: (Default)


Radio Clash 85 in part from Brighton Pride with interviews and co-hosting from Scott [profile] tga now up!

http://www.mutantpop.net/radioclash/archives/2006/08/17/rc-85/
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I have been telling anyone personally who will listen about the stupidness of the liquid explosives plot and how it wasn't possible because even my little-remembered rudimentary GCSE Chemistry (I had a very teenage practical interest in things that go bang, so I think I unusually took notice at that point) reminded me that liquids forms of things, especially explosive things, were usually extremely unstable. Hence why you have C4, semtex, dynamite, match heads, etc (I wonder how many more keywords I can put in to confuse the keyword searching CIA bots!?)

So I was pleased to see via [livejournal.com profile] nlotic that, in fact, I was right. An article from The Register shows exactly not only how unlikely it would be, but that it's actually impossible on a modern commercial airline flight.

I wonder how long before it gets pulled or criticised by idiots for 'telling the terrorists how to do it!', totally missing the point, or the fact that the Journal of the American Chemical Society had all this info anyway years ago...and that this whole panic seems to be a fraud, or intentional scare with no teeth, at best.

Stupid science, stupid panic - but that never stopped politicians and security wonks before, did it?
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I have been telling anyone personally who will listen about the stupidness of the liquid explosives plot and how it wasn't possible because even my little-remembered rudimentary GCSE Chemistry (I had a very teenage practical interest in things that go bang, so I think I unusually took notice at that point) reminded me that liquids forms of things, especially explosive things, were usually extremely unstable. Hence why you have C4, semtex, dynamite, match heads, etc (I wonder how many more keywords I can put in to confuse the keyword searching CIA bots!?)

So I was pleased to see via [livejournal.com profile] nlotic that, in fact, I was right. An article from The Register shows exactly not only how unlikely it would be, but that it's actually impossible on a modern commercial airline flight.

I wonder how long before it gets pulled or criticised by idiots for 'telling the terrorists how to do it!', totally missing the point, or the fact that the Journal of the American Chemical Society had all this info anyway years ago...and that this whole panic seems to be a fraud, or intentional scare with no teeth, at best.

Stupid science, stupid panic - but that never stopped politicians and security wonks before, did it?
fingertrouble: (Default)
I have been telling anyone personally who will listen about the stupidness of the liquid explosives plot and how it wasn't possible because even my little-remembered rudimentary GCSE Chemistry (I had a very teenage practical interest in things that go bang, so I think I unusually took notice at that point) reminded me that liquids forms of things, especially explosive things, were usually extremely unstable. Hence why you have C4, semtex, dynamite, match heads, etc (I wonder how many more keywords I can put in to confuse the keyword searching CIA bots!?)

So I was pleased to see via [livejournal.com profile] nlotic that, in fact, I was right. An article from The Register shows exactly not only how unlikely it would be, but that it's actually impossible on a modern commercial airline flight.

I wonder how long before it gets pulled or criticised by idiots for 'telling the terrorists how to do it!', totally missing the point, or the fact that the Journal of the American Chemical Society had all this info anyway years ago...and that this whole panic seems to be a fraud, or intentional scare with no teeth, at best.

Stupid science, stupid panic - but that never stopped politicians and security wonks before, did it?
fingertrouble: (Default)
I have been telling anyone personally who will listen about the stupidness of the liquid explosives plot and how it wasn't possible because even my little-remembered rudimentary GCSE Chemistry (I had a very teenage practical interest in things that go bang, so I think I unusually took notice at that point) reminded me that liquids forms of things, especially explosive things, were usually extremely unstable. Hence why you have C4, semtex, dynamite, match heads, etc (I wonder how many more keywords I can put in to confuse the keyword searching CIA bots!?)

So I was pleased to see via [profile] nlotic that, in fact, I was right. An article from The Register shows exactly not only how unlikely it would be, but that it's actually impossible on a modern commercial airline flight.

I wonder how long before it gets pulled or criticised by idiots for 'telling the terrorists how to do it!', totally missing the point, or the fact that the Journal of the American Chemical Society had all this info anyway years ago...and that this whole panic seems to be a fraud, or intentional scare with no teeth, at best.

Stupid science, stupid panic - but that never stopped politicians and security wonks before, did it?

Poisonal

Aug. 17th, 2006 08:58 pm
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You: Chunky, tatooed, hairy, grey micro-bearded workman, late 40s/50s, wearing interestingly leather vest and visi-vest, travelling on the southbound Euston train and got off at Queens Park.

Me: Geeky guy in the pirate cap and photo vest, long beard, slightly too middle class, trying to look cool and look you up without triggering any homopanic reflex on your part.

Damn doesn't really work does it?

He was really cute though, and set my gaydar a-drooling.

Not very good at this cruising/talking/chatting up and shagging parts though...:-(

Poisonal

Aug. 17th, 2006 08:58 pm
fingertrouble: (Default)
You: Chunky, tatooed, hairy, grey micro-bearded workman, late 40s/50s, wearing interestingly leather vest and visi-vest, travelling on the southbound Euston train and got off at Queens Park.

Me: Geeky guy in the pirate cap and photo vest, long beard, slightly too middle class, trying to look cool and look you up without triggering any homopanic reflex on your part.

Damn doesn't really work does it?

He was really cute though, and set my gaydar a-drooling.

Not very good at this cruising/talking/chatting up and shagging parts though...:-(

Poisonal

Aug. 17th, 2006 08:58 pm
fingertrouble: (Default)
You: Chunky, tatooed, hairy, grey micro-bearded workman, late 40s/50s, wearing interestingly leather vest and visi-vest, travelling on the southbound Euston train and got off at Queens Park.

Me: Geeky guy in the pirate cap and photo vest, long beard, slightly too middle class, trying to look cool and look you up without triggering any homopanic reflex on your part.

Damn doesn't really work does it?

He was really cute though, and set my gaydar a-drooling.

Not very good at this cruising/talking/chatting up and shagging parts though...:-(

Poisonal

Aug. 17th, 2006 08:58 pm
fingertrouble: (Default)
You: Chunky, tatooed, hairy, grey micro-bearded workman, late 40s/50s, wearing interestingly leather vest and visi-vest, travelling on the southbound Euston train and got off at Queens Park.

Me: Geeky guy in the pirate cap and photo vest, long beard, slightly too middle class, trying to look cool and look you up without triggering any homopanic reflex on your part.

Damn doesn't really work does it?

He was really cute though, and set my gaydar a-drooling.

Not very good at this cruising/talking/chatting up and shagging parts though...:-(

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