A while back I posted a video of me starting my ’05 Hayabusa using my RFID implant. I had always intended to post a diagram but never got around to it. Finally I was prodded into action by a forum member looking for advice setting up his own GSXR. My actual wiring is a bit […]
Tags: driving, hack, rfid, security
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A few days ago, as I sat in my frozen car waiting for it to heat up, I started staring at the frosty flakes on my window. It’s nothing that unusual or out of the ordinary… I just thought I should take a picture of this before it melted.
Tags: driving
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This post is going to be all about handicapped parking spaces and their abuse by myself and others. Yay! So yeah, ok, I sometimes park in handicapped spaces… much to Jenny’s chagrin. However, I only do that when I know I’m going to be 30 seconds (dumping mail off at the post office drop box) […]
Tags: culture, driving, law, stupid
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My precious BrandMyBMW stickers have taken a beating at a local car wash!
Tags: driving, fun
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I was at the local VW dealer this morning buying a spark coil for my trusty 2004 GTI when I noticed a bunch of half-naked keys scattered around behind the parts counter. I thought it would make for an interesting picture so I reached across the counter, gathered them up, and laid them across the […]
Tags: driving, rfid, security
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City signs have a unique way of greeting people. In Issaquah, for instance, motorists are told they’re entering “a special place where people care.” For years, Bothell invited people to stay “for a day or a lifetime.” In Medina, a new sign bears this warning: “You Are Entering a 24 Hour Video Surveillance Area.” Cameras […]
Tags: biometrics, cameras, culture, driving, privacy, security, tracking
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When I was a wee lad, I saw the film License To Drive with the “the two coreys” (them then, and now)… and the best license photo I had ever seen at that time was features in the movie. Corey Haim’s character flashed a sideways smile just before the picture was snapped and I always […]
Tags: driving
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I have two cars; a VW GTI 1.8T turbo powered mad machine which can get 35 MPG if I drive like grandma, and my Honda Insight which can get 100MPG if I draft behind a semi truck from driveway to parking space and back again. I caught this shaky image on my way to work […]
Tags: driving, green, psychology
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Many people in physically smaller, more dense countries enjoy efficient, effective public transportation. For the typical American not living in New York, driving significant distances is a daily necessity. It is well known that when people get behind the wheel of a car, they change. Seemingly mild mannered, rational people become taut tripwires, ready to […]
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