More than enough skywater, nearly enough lack of cold,
overdone atmospheric movement and bugger all solar stuff at the Castle this
morn, I was rudely awakened at 3.05 of the am by the sound of wet stuff hitting
the windows, or in other words it chucked it dahn until 5 of the am by which
time I decided that it was time to rise and moan.
And it seems that today isn’t going to get much better.
A 30 year old tosspot called Hugh Teso reckons that he was
able to exploit gaps in an aeroplane's data system and take it over with a few
presses of a button.
Addressing the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam, Mr
Teso said he developed an app for Android called PlaneSploit that could
interfere with a plane's flight management systems.
Using a flight simulator he said he could make the plane
"dance to his tune" and demonstrated how he was able to control
everything from its air conditioning to its navigational systems.
The app itself appears as an animated cockpit complete with
buttons to direct the aircraft to a specific location or send it crashing to
the ground.
One function would make lights flash inside the cockpit,
giving a terrified pilot the impression that the aircraft's systems were
failing.
The hacking would only work if the aircraft was set to
autopilot and could be over ridden by a pilot manually retaking control of the
plane, Mr Teso said.
The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) said it did not
believe Mr Teso's claim to be able to take over an aircraft.
Or at least they hope so.....
A new advert for
Irn Bru - under investigation over claims that it's anti-English - is becoming
a smash hit online.
The ad, entitled
New Fella, shows a Scottish dad drinking Irn-Bru to keep his temper in check as
he meets his daughter's new English boyfriend, reports The Scotsman.
The father
struggles to keep his cool as he chats with the lad who wears an England shirt
and has a bulldog called Wembley which breaks wind on a Saltire rug.
So far, the
40-second clip has attracted nearly 70 complaints to advertising watchdogs -
and more than 1.1million views on YouTube.
Irn Bru maker AG
Barr's Facebook page was inundated with complaints about the advert, including
one from Peter Menzies, who said: "It's too stereotypical that all Scots
hate the English."
Craig Russell
added: "When did racism become funny? Bru ads can be much wittier than
this stereotypical trash."
A spokesman for
Irn-Bru said: "We've not set out to cause offence. Our ads are known for
their cheeky sense of humour."
An ASA spokesman
confirmed the complaints were being assessed.
Never touch the stuff....
Eusebio Diaz Acosta was arrested and charged with stealing a
tractor trailer loaded with $75,000 worth of Campbell’s soup bound for a Publix
grocery store from a truck stop in Central Florida.
The police were able to track the truck and its cargo via
the truck’s GPS system, and pulled over the stolen rig on the Florida Turnpike.
That’s when Acosta, 51, was arrested and charged with two counts of grand theft
— one each for the tractor trailer and the cargo, according to
the Sun Sentinel.
Wonder if he had a tin opener….
Wonder if he had a tin opener….
Dubai's police force has unveiled its latest patrol car - a
specially modified, quarter-of-a-million pound Lamborghini Aventador, capable
of speeds up to 217mph.
In Dubai, where petrol is cheaper than drinking water,
authorities face significant challenges to curb road accidents caused by
speeding.
Last year, official figures put road deaths at 122, with
2,161 injuries, many of which occurred on the emirate's notorious
Sheikh Zayed highway.
Around 15% of traffic fines issued in Dubai every
day are for driving at speeds in excess of 130mph, police figures released in
March showed.
Last year, Dubai police announced they had issued 67,000
traffic fines in one month alone, 2,000 of which were for reversing on
motorways.
Good luck with that, think I’ll stick to the Honda.
And finally:
Scottish company Mitchell & King has launched a limited
edition car wax in honour of the ultimate luxury lifestyle car race – the
goldRush Rally.
The GRV car wax boasts a gold shimmer and will
apparently protect the vehicle for up to 4 months.
The container is milled from the finest grade Titanium,
coated with 24ct Gold and encrusted with Swarovski crystals and 10 x
0.5-carat, F Colour, VS2, brilliant round cut diamonds and includes 2
24-carat gold rings, as well as the application of GRV wax by a Mitchell &
King approved detailer. Oh, and the wax will be delivered personally by the
company’s director.
And all for the meagre price of………£63005.53 per bottle
Pass….
That’s it: I’m
orf to go bat hunting
And today’s thought:
You’re nicked
Angus
