Ha! Fooled ya. I'm not saying that large-scale cyber warfare is imminent, by any means. It's just something people should have a plan for, and generally don't. I've reworded my post to sound less alarmist, such wasn't my intent. At least prepare for electric grid failure in the event Earth is hit by a sizeable coronal mass ejection, which will become more likely (though still a long shot, statistically) as we approach solar maximum in about four years. And once I'm finally done with school, I'm gonna get Ham radio operator certs. Not primarily because tinfoil; because fun. But hey, this is the first time we've killed a senior member of another nation's military since WW2. To pretend like none of this is a big deal is also probably unwise.
...well... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_and_assassination_of_Ngo_Dinh_Diem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_Lumumba#Final_days_and_executionBut hey, this is the first time we've killed a senior member of another nation's military since WW2.
Thanks, but it’s the arbitrary frequency band allocations, esoteric procedures, and the lack of urgency edging me out for now. I just need to PhD this year, or really, ASAP. The radios themselves are cheap, handheld, and I could learn a lot just by listening. That sounds like my jam. Soon!
Agree on all counts. My first reaction to all of this was a sense of embarrassment. Then, yeah, fear that Trump is doing this for political and/or personal gain, and sorrow for all of the people who will needlessly die. It's a shame that killing Sunni extremists almost exclusively wasn't enough. So I guess it's on with all of Islam, now? Brilliant.