im an aircraft mechanic. ANY kind of prop strike is cause for a total tear down. mandatory in aircraft that arnt experimental. the FAA defines a prop strike as any event that causes a sudden drop in engine rpm, or event that causes propeller damage regardless of if the engine is running. this is most likely registered…

The engine might not necessarily be damaged. It looks to me he shut her off and it was just windmilling since when it struck the tarmac it immediately stopped. It's a guess.

Last month Diebold rolled out a patent-pending card reader that prevents all currently known types of skimming: http://www.atmmarketplace.com/articles/the-d…

Maybe it's time for me to start doing my banking at the teller counter again...

The answer is palm vein scanning. The Fujitsu palm vein scanner is an amazing piece of technology. While not everyone has hands, it would dramatically increase the security for those who do; at least until someone figures out how to spoof it.

I have a 10 digit PIN.

Not a thing that happens to me. Though I know it's a problem for others. I don't wear a ton of white as is, but it's just not a reaction my skin has. Compared to most people, my armpits don't sweat very much at all. My roommate gets the annoying stains that are hard to get out, though. She uses a natural deo.…

Interesting article! I used to have some itchy reactions to antiperspirant for a while and would switch between different brands (but would still wind up with stinky sweat). I ended up doing the nighttime thing he mentioned with great results.

I used one of the Dove anti-perspirants that you're supposed to put on at…

About two years ago I stopped being able to use gels and had to switch to the white stuff. I know what you mean "explode from fire." It f*cking sucks.

If you do hard work outside in the heat, for example, in the deserts of New Mexico or Arizona, do yourself a favor and use deodorant instead of antiperspirant. Failure to sweat properly can lead to overheating.

My body decided last year it wanted to hate anything scented. That was a fun summer till I found an unscented that didn't make my pits want to explode from fire.

The information I've posted is all publicly available now, whether it be from FOIA or other media. Otherwise, I would not have divulged what I did.

I'm 99.9% sure that there are plenty of spare parts, enough to keep a small fleet of them operating for decades. Even beyond that, there's a bunch of complete airframes sitting in hangars, those can also be counted as a complete set of spare parts.

I don't think referring to it by its widely known name instead of explaining the manage of names that it has been called for various reasons as indicative of a "dumb press." Maybe I should just do a whole piece on Blackwater and its many aliases to get it straight.

It's probably good your releasing this information online. If not classified it may be sensitive and your "friend" may be totally wrong for telling you such details. Ask your "friend" if he ever heard about a thing called opsec.

that was stealth'y', so you're not wrong, but not the same league as the 117 or any of the modern stealth.

The SR-71 was developed from the A-12, which used it's altitude as it's primary form of 'stealth'. Among the goals of the SR-71 development, was to develop a low RCS (radar cross section) airframe. Due to the extreme heat the outer surface was exposed to, at the extreme altitudes and speeds that the SR-71 flew at,…

Right. The C130 requires no special support equipment, no special training for support personnel, no logistical support of any kind. It can be kept flying by shadetree mechanics from Billy Bob's Radiator Shop using nothing but Sears Craftsman tools. Every part on it is fully interchangeable with a similiar part on…

While I do agree that converting them into unmanned aircraft for high-risk strike missions is a good idea, the fact of the matter is that since they don't make them any more, there are no spare parts, and without parts, plus the insane amount of maintenance required to keep them stealthy, in the long run it would cost…

"Nighthawks were unique and temperamental aircraft and required a comprehensive logistical train to keep them in the air." Name one fucking aircraft for which this is not true.