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Wardriving in 60 Seconds, AK-47 vs. HD, EL Noise

Monday, November 10th, 2008 – running time 36:55
More on Router Firmware, EL, Wiring Robots, Wardriving, Data Sanitizing... and your ideas for future episodes: growing pot, building lightsaber replicas and DIY headphone amps!

No soldering this week... the saws are silent. We're talking time this week to answer some of the many emails we've received about the projects we've done and will do in the coming months!

Wardriving seems to be a favorite of viewer Justin. He's been sending, no, flooding, our email servers with requests to do an "...episode of Systm on Wardriving", so Patrick has Wardriving in 60 Seconds for Justin. ;

Patrick just wishes he'd remember to suggest InSSIDer instead of NetStumbler for Wardriving on Windows... it's mucho more functional on Vista and offers some nifty features.

Patrick out in Wisconsin wants us to build a Cantenna... nothing wrong with that, but we recommends he check out EP 45: Practically Free WiFi Antennas... where we went over 3 low cost but better than stock DIY options for boosting Wi-Fi reception.

Nick was so enamored with our build a combat robot episode a few months back he wants a wiring diagram for that very design. Thankfully Dave is here to share his wisdom on the whole thing and why it's a lot simpler than you might think.

Michael had question about an alternative method to erasing your hard drive that we didn't cover in Episode 74. Is it a sure fire winner or does it a few flaws that could potentially leave him susceptible to data thieves?

Danny had a question about the noise generated by the electroluminescence sheet we used in Episode 70 and Andrew had a related question about how to go about installing an EL sheet into the back of Macbook.

Of course in every batch of email we get there are always a few that could be considered eccentric or even "odd". But since we're all about equal opportunity we decided to put in a few of the more colorful email requests we received.

Brandon is quite excited about having us dedicate a show to growing pot... in a DIY hydroponics setup... in a secret 'geek friendly' hidden room behind a false bookshelf... wired with all the connectivity any geek might need while hiding out. Pat and Dave are amused and explain what may or may not keep them from attempting it in the near future.

Finally, Thomas wants us to show him how to build... a lightsaber. Not some cheap knock-off that looks like a lightsaber but a real honest to gosh replica of a the prop lightsabers used in the Star Wars movies.

Coincidentally, Dave just happens to be one of the world's biggest Star Wars fans and freaks on the planet. How freaky? Let's see: Homemade Storm trooper armor? Check. Hand built life-size R2D2? Double-check (he has 2). Replica lightsabers? Big check... he has a complete set based on the same parts the original prop makers built for the original Star Wars.

If you guys are interested... this is one we'll do soon!

Highlights
Carrie Fisher ( 21:53, 21:53 ) hard drive ( 12:04, 12:19, 12:47, 13:17, 14:52, 15:12, 15:30, 12:04, 12:19, 12:47, 13:17, 14:52, 15:12, 15:30 ) United Kingdom ( 16:16, 16:16 ) united states ( 0:05, 29:13, 0:05, 29:13 ) Carrie Fisher ( 21:53, 21:53 ) hard drive ( 12:04, 12:19, 12:47, 13:17, 14:52, 15:12, 15:30, 12:04, 12:19, 12:47, 13:17, 14:52, 15:12, 15:30 ) United Kingdom ( 16:16, 16:16 ) united states ( 0:05, 29:13, 0:05, 29:13 )

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" Wow. Today's system is sponsored by the united states air force Netflix. And go to any dot com war driving in sixty seconds -- stake in episode to address some of your questions. On today's system. Welcome to system I'm Patrick Norton and I'm David Dawkins wait. Scratch that reverses action there is one thing media out of the way. But other than our identities this is for just a mistake like you he's a regular viewer unlike you he sent us a lot of email or. More accurately he sent -- the CE mail. A lot of times we'll talk about all the other stuff we have for this episode two minutes but right now we want to keep Justin implicated. He keeps emailing us every week without fail another titled things had a Mac or something. You should do and it was at a system on writing. -- isn't he -- it is active searching for Wi-Fi wireless networks -- a person moving vehicle using a portable computer or PDA which it with cars bikes scooters planes trains blocking several mountainside the -- If it. So for Justin we present were driving in sixty seconds. 32. Went a little -- all the."

" Wi-Fi or better yet plugged into PC carving USB Wi-Fi adapter that accepts external antennas extended through -- antenna and a GPS receiver who at a map the locations. -- installed that's -- you're running windows on his Mac your running OS fat. Forty find somebody else to drive and beg borrow or steal power converter won't enough -- notebooks full. Installing antennas on the car plug in your converter technology able to play addressed the drivers seat what sorts cuts that passengers see. And make sure you secure your seatbelt five pirate the software driver -- populated areas and see who's left for wireless access points unprotected."

" Cut -- you're warned and which -- think the question is using someone else's Wi-Fi access. Legal. This is where I say. I anal I'm not a lawyer. Yeah I mean it's. Probably not depending on which municipality. And or city and or state eliminated or country and you have lots of international viewers but it's -- city."

" At somebody's house and you're glowing screens there and they walk out -- offer their Wi-Fi it's probably a good idea to you know the Wi-Fi before they call the cops what."

" If you are willing. They probably should elect on network anyways like I do the biggest problem I have one I'm like stealing somebody else has Wi-Fi as I always end up getting a worm and a virus. -- I think we'll read my life and it just moved. We couldn't get Internet raid away you know people a couple of buttons over RO life but what of the open Wi-Fi knows which was calls. Court called default it's always called default. And like. We -- days -- my computer was just filled with with the worm is and adware and everything. Elect. We finally got her installation. You know Internet access I got my -- backup. Which had a firewall I know it's crazy you know -- up and down -- computers once again Irish free. Likes to remove them oh my god yeah it was like it was -- that -- machines simplest yeah I'm not really one did you Tekzilla episodes specifically on my machine because. I had installed permanently. You know anti spam wear -- today. -- always things and this office they had. Didn't see anything I initially was there is also you know literally reaping vast computer went down to it like negligible speed I installed forward different. Packages before. Now where bytes and so this -- my they look for malware bytes. Found it the other than the one package that I had which was products the -- aside. I didn't see anything ever felt freeware packages which you recommended to a than any didn't see anything now where bytes. Found it found it in my deep in the registry everywhere you've proven your system you have -- wife doesn't like it is -- at -- files I don't know either but I mean like you could not use Netscape Netscape became completely unusable it is -- But anyways so assessment of from our price for firewalls and therefore not toward writing because you don't I mean you know it's kinda like bar hopping with no Congdon -- and which. --"

" Here variables -- more driving save the software or recommend it doesn't work better Wi-Fi cards. Or you've got antenna options galore go the three beyond the urban environment -- DBI is better for suburban rural flat places directional antennas going to want to sit and hillside and poach. Or if you want to use in Nintendo DS Sony PSP or iPhone there are applications available for war driving on those we're going to be viewed the joy of sorting this out just in with the help of our -- In the show notes speaking of Wi-Fi antennas what's that you getting all these emails about Canada tennis. Get a point Patrick from sun prairie Wisconsin sense. Essential looking for ideas how are making idea I fly ten you know the Pringles let's candies to help the trees and -- signals. It's not a robot -- for it later but it was cool that he's created and he didn't want to help. Patrick from some very it was not to. -- had a checkered past where Wi-Fi antennas are concerned back over Wi-Fi -- did is got cheap. I spent a lot of time pondering what them. Now for -- question I don't -- is at a coffee cans in the past and I've moved on I recommend avoiding the Pringles can get as you mentioned. It's too much work for what you get in terms of the performance. But I really just -- episode 45 of system practically free Wi-Fi and as we've built three antennas okay what -- the sixty -- omni directional the single and connector a -- directional from -- him some copper house wiring. And appear easy tool parabolic reflectors for Wi-Fi around -- or access point basically dirt easy they're cheap they're fun. And all -- that I'll hit became that they get if you guys want me to you but it's just there's so many amazing like 1620 GBI directional and visitors so she now."

" DNY is very cool most of time that sometimes it's literally cheaper to buy it. Pre built done ready to go it is too late do it yourself you know I mean. And you know it it works could -- theoretically -- built -- most of the time or because you're buying you know somebody else's product so. Yeah. In any getting a Wi-Fi they can -- very good idea because there was no such you know item available if you could you might be spending several hundred dollars. For decent directional and now when you can and you -- finally you know seventy BI find CBI antennas in your local computer political personal experience though that most of these Wi-Fi adapters can mean very much. Windows oriented and I have a friend who has a Mac and he's bought a couple different antennas not -- to work with his map. Like -- boosters that scientifically improbable humanity at all probable that it going to as well it's basically the Mac refuses to recognize that it. Did you beat it oh that's different that we actually talk whether it actually you know -- no anonymous and future episode to what basically doing do you expect it if you got a Mac. Make sure you actually have Mac support for -- device."

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" Super robot question I want a -- question. Nick has an email about episode 42 DIY combat robot. He says I'd like to he built a robot frame out of scrap parts and tools you sent you wiring diagram with everything on it to make him. This is nice to get also you have to have a mark the robot that everything -- transmitter and receiver. And team we're just starting we'd like to go to remote games nick."

" So nick the short answer she watched an episode I mean basically it's just the wiring is very very simple it's basically. You have a battery pack which then goes to your speed controller -- that mr. Miller has really. Eight pair of wires going from one to the next. Just because a lot of people are very interested in our combat robot episode. We're gonna be doing a three or four episode series in the future building a full heavyweight 220. Pound combat robot clearly show -- We're gonna put a plethora of the world so going to leave it up to be our audience as far as what kind of weapon we want to -- I'm -- courses depends on how much money it can sucker Roger -- he still hasn't figured out."

" We haven't credit card number so. What would he sends them for you watch quite to combat robot activity. What do you recommend for purchase the most may -- reducing violence. Quite winning."

" The -- I honestly I mean it sounds cheesy sounds totally non sequitur some legitimately question. The single. Greatest common denominator of winning combat robots driving. If you have moved to kick his best weapon in the whole world that you spent 5010000. Dollars on itself pure titanium. You know with the with all these you know amazing 48 volt power packs behind them and you can't put that weapon in front of."

" The other guy. It's -- okay iciness timing timing timing timing and time again so much so that it is actually include -- that. Weapons don't we -- drivers and this just like NASCAR if your that if you got the best most just awesome his Ferrari and NASCAR. -- and it if you've got like to crack -- Chevy and Patrick stripe. Put it on yourself in this. You know bit bit anyway getting back to that the real question at hand as far as the wiring diagram. It's really just that's simple it is better used to -- controller speed controller to monitor. It's really it's not much different and -- hooking up. -- easier amplifier what about the little. Remote control things its color coded. Really it's you can EM in with most because really who literally can't even put it in backwards. And it's the same three way -- cable that we are using in last week's episode with the RFID controllers to. And it's that same cable and most speed controllers have a little I did -- aren't -- that you have to put it in the proper polarized. I tried it."

" More recently we did an episode on destroying hard drives or more accurately destroying indeed on hard drives he had a lot of responses to this one would start out with Michael's. Michael says episode heated -- permanently like -- but I had a few questions I hope to answer. Number would drilling a few holes in platter eliminate access to the data. This -- hard drives and installing windows like he drives official thanks Michael. Now if you're not behind by the National Security Agency yeah if you holes and a platter will be more than enough to stop most folks from getting -- off on your hard drive. That said format your drive though even if you reinstall windows. Isn't very secure especially if you -- a quick format which essentially wipes the record of where the it is -- drive without actually removing the drives themselves. Which basically means CD -- the hard drive that isn't over written by your installation of windows. If somebody for some reason decides to search that drive for files maybe they'd they'd lose a file. And they're gonna search around for that -- will discover all of your files that work over written that can be kinda scary case."

" And it should be added even the point using. Attraction of the recycle bin I'm just because you were throwing something -- recycle bin and clicking you know empty recycle them. This literally doesn't like that off your hard drive it's it's analogous to take you down the -- don't assign it says here I am. Now we -- New York is over there yet if these are still look at her New York. And they don't see that sign if that your grandmother they might be confused if it's somebody who really wants to find New York they can still find New York you have to nuke. New York to get rid of it okay so that's the thing with any kind of -- elimination specialist opera programmers programs out there collection that you. Zero your hard drive register your harder -- it means that all of the ones -- with little bits on here harder they're just literally easier rulings. -- That for the record peak use times you know. Laying into that type video Beverly Russell white guys who -- a couple of personal favorites. Like that one -- could --"

" You know the character. Act act act and -- add a batter -- quality of sids and forces that -- thought I would remind you. Of the best most entertaining way to destroy hard drives."

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" We don't want that and all right obviously this year I love the Second Amendment it's my friends -- the first of them for music. This might be an interesting read before you consider -- not for your hard drive wiping the sixteen systems dot com slash zero. Mike. My -- legit question very legitimate question. Is all the steel -- who drop overkill he -- as a link to the sixty systems dot com great zero challenge quote -- to confirm whether or not a professional established data recovery firm can recover data from hard drive it has been over written with the -- A single time once -- brown one single we're out of you can zeroes on the drive and it's interesting or as the folks from sixteen systems."

" Put it lots of good usable hard drives are rolling permanently because quote. Many people believe that in order permanently delete data from modern hard drive that multiple over it with random data mechanical grinding day -- incinerating must be used. We actually agree with the -- sixteen systems not because the names similar party. But because most folks a basic flight is more than enough to protect their data and that means you just like what that would zeros -- ones. And then you can sell the harder a you can reuse the heart of every need. It's interesting -- as far as we know delegate are for recovery firms will pick up the challenge so that's a good point this challenge basically like. Sixty systems we'll give it anybody whole bunch of money if they can prove that they can get the data off of heart -- platter after a single Ziering. So spectrum that skip the -- stuff and -- quicker race on boot and nuke you should be safe. Right did he -- it for."

" East for United Kingdom why is that -- I'll admit that I've noticed the of their way to get rid of it it was just drive me crazy of the show thank you. Can give them sport. -- What it means that."

" The so there's two different things that can in it but the most common for common. Reason for the hype treatment he is because you're going from DC to AC. And when editors east current. It basically is is it vibrating a play in its -- state and the plate. Inside actually becomes speaker comes -- driver."

" The most out sometimes you hear if you pressure Europe again yet can't have a decent notebook power supply usually can't -- was basically she and Europe here listen very quietly put."

" If for example you got like a Mac and you know the Mac's capital Apple iMac if you put your had real close that you can actually eat it it does exist -- just one of those. Unfortunate things with -- current. And that's what you're doing in order to get yelled work it has to be -- he can't work on DC at least so much as an."

" Hey would you be but injures ideally in an email from and who wants to color and entire Mac both of these sheets of it is. -- in the MacBook."

" Sounds crazy but I really really like the idea so. The thing to do if you're going to cover your entire notebook front with -- sheet on is. I would say two things number one being created them just put -- sheet there I would make sure that your running it through some sort of you know -- something like that. So it you have some sort of negative on top of it so it showing something curious them. Dragon designers of the goal it is just EL -- well okay -- lighting up the room that they've been subtle as -- yeah you know I want something you should absolutely cooler. And like we showed with you know that the overly as you know you can -- that. Separately. You probably don't want to kill your laptop -- arrogant elitists. Make sure that the are very well and good insulated there's a very simple way to do that. For the machine itself all you have to do is -- very -- I would say Lex again. Poly carbon it is that is the it did -- and is the trade name from G it also sold by and a beer company has macro line. But the generic is called poly carbon. I would get some very thin -- and -- you -- it does not in any need to be taken it has to be bulletproof when it does need to do is insulate. And it needs to bend a little bit and poly carbonate is going to bend a much better -- you're breaking an acrylic if you use acrylic it's gonna break. Don't even bother wasting your money with acrylic so your point permanent and you're gonna cover it now that the real question is. Are you putting this plea on top of your existing come back cover or are you killing off the back cover and then replacing that. If you're peeling off the -- back cover choose option again it's best to you definitely kind of back cover there's a good chance that you're gonna end -- shorting out your screen and really to -- your laptop into saying that this is an important isn't gross understatement because of the -- and those who began structural members of the -- completely easily and so you really want to want to wrap it around but beyond -- there's a reason you can't do that there's even a reason. They shouldn't be able to run up off your USB. Adapters -- transformer. There should be enough courage to tell if the depending on how big of a yell she you're using. And again the larger the -- the more average it takes so you have to. Consider carefully. How much you do you want to put on I would say the way to do it is to test it simply put without putting it on. Get eight USB adaptor. Put that against one of the very small transformers you shopper on the Internet. The ones we used on our episode. Were actually the medium size transformers you can get them as small -- about your thumb like this thing. So you can get something that small. Which would probably charge a smaller she -- this -- meaning not as big as like -- whole notebook. And then run that would just as long as again you're insulating everything there should be no exposed metallic -- you've got exposed. Insulated wires that's okay that make sure you're -- everything tight if you're using tree trimming things like that. And it. -- Rather questions and if you do this Andrew I really didn't want to see the final shot take a -- photo or video or something like that sentence Federalist who has booklet."

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" Looking forward. We wanted to share some of the honor requests we've gotten. Not just request seemed sure requests and what I like about this request is it shows that we don't just speak to the geeks out there. Or the robot people we we really have a wide. Selection of viewers techniques. Hey geeks that smoke pot so -- this letter begins. I don't know if you guys are against this -- just how to grow weed indoors. -- California girls yeah. Using a guy like this."

" But modifying the Linux controlled heat -- air control system which. Cool consultation. Somebody's those -- learned to control I have no doubt -- good. Further how to hide his true and -- my impulse the words and lots."

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" Make a free and it she is the assistant in there with its own private VP NN make -- Hideout with the ability to grow lots of pot sincerely --"

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" Jobs we've got relatively limited budget for parts on this episode -- too good to us we've scraped up. Pretty much the knowledge it Hydro products involves plant's roots and no dirt. So we're gonna end lord knows there are experts in the field probably within a few hundred yards -- where recording right now. Want to see we can do about learning how to view Hydro products in wall look at act I although you know we're covering the house that the refrigerator. You know let that that would be you do or are you lock. I'd actually get in the house that had people -- configured the possibility. With. Panic -- there's those in the panic services I. It's."

" Sort of -- militia that you definitely need the whole we we take the that RFID refrigerator one step further and we have. The bookcase hidden -- basically just your standard reference to secure your household room whatever. Let's put of the case in there and and show people how to turn the -- do. Okay we'll work that will give back the next month is there yes thanks -- and it's not the you know. There's no moral judgement here just that you know I. I get email all the time and the like high I want to build a robot that will lake. Certainly beer and clean my house and I had a fifty dollars unit I don't know the full height upon setup with vault. And and TV and X controls can really be done for less than you know 300 dollars."

" I just don't big problem -- And a pencil you can imagine him like we're gonna notable we're gonna go like we're we're take a bank vault where transfer to a house you are that you -- where I have my book it. The -- I had -- products question beat out our second favorite question. Is it possible to make ultimate TV antenna out of mental flight by adding it for Jonathan -- increasing number one. Again yesterday the simplest model -- to bolt it properly designed television antenna to the top of it some of the vintage ones that look like sort of over controlled arrow fishing -- are like six feet long by four feet wide -- a motorized device allows you to pointed. Towards you or basically wherever your various Sony television antennas work is -- can be located more than one place if you have more than one network. I can't imagine. What you do you actually have liked to cut off part of -- you ever thought well later."

" Sadly. And I don't wanna get into details but -- forgotten more about our than most people will ever know mostly because I used to Mercury. POA in this thirteen MIC if anybody knows what that means. And -- Yes so it also Syria though. Antennas are actually in muscular -- as if that antenna length is a factor of frequency. Being received by accident and it. So you've -- your cars and things like that what's happening is the antenna. Where it ends there's a little Quayle in there and actually that -- shifted depending which radio station here you're turning to to change. The net links. The the antenna okay. Now what's your point about antennas like. Even our our idea tennis you can see them circling around and around and around and around. Doesn't matter is that -- length from start to finish Liv nearly what doesn't matter is how. Physically -- the actual antenna is so in essence. If here. Attaching like a radio or TV. Two day flight holders because it's polar. You can get the same effect by measuring the height of the flight Apple let's say that the hype the wipo was actually within that factor of whatever frequency goes to -- And using the same wire and it just wrapping around in -- so long as at no point in time did that the end of the circle touch and the other part."

" Of the circle. There are line of -- situations we're getting an antenna to the top of flight will be highly useless why radio towers had to be how her program so. We're not gonna get into the for now factories basically sister line of sight on an RF connection has to basically not be disrupted by the earth for a bit."

" for Andy he -- please call log periodic antennas which used to be very very common. On people's houses and -- Austin I entertainment. And your original LL PA basically it's all those bees. And there's just concentric -- which slowly gets smaller and smaller and smaller as the -- Anyways the real answer is that. It's really not gonna do to much for you. It if it's haven't given its line of sight. It's a tie it to the top of the antenna has a has a view over. Like hill that you wouldn't have otherwise it might do different."

" If any at hand maniacs out there everything maniacs with love and affection. Have an idea for reminding. A flag pole antenna in the something that will actually food store or enhance the reception of television signal. Keep this email system -- risen three dot -- because well I'm curious I think you're curious. But it generally speaking during their long vertical metal sticking to a television antenna is not going world."

" It's one of those things where if you haven't ever studied. Radio frequency it's an easy thing to think that that would help and so I really don't want to belittle question. It's just that it wouldn't that's that's I understand why you would think that but it's nothing but he just likes is get this big wooden stick. It used to people pleasant. We Mexican moment now for short message from the united states air force."

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" We got a question god gave it a little excited. Thomas -- everybody. And sees this and build a custom light -- Until all the different technologies highlighting invented this damage his image while at this point I was giggling but it was getting very serious. I'm especially interested in the modular build system that -- into -- this is something I've been interested in doing for sometimes forget that you're doing. So especially some seventy people in China from 2006 the product it's probably pretty cool experience. For example it says there's -- lucky on K two K -- also PLC first. And some other methods also presumably put in certain types of deliberately had different effects in the final assault thank you it."

" Thomas so for those who care about such things like. Looks initial light -- was a graph flex three cell. And if you watch old movies you know like Maryland heroes like trotting down and talk it over again and it got this -- clicking things but the big. You act like you know that labels that you change that single likeable or back to it was called a flash. Seller of flash gun and it connects to the side of a medium format camera and the original star of movies movies that I think it really cool was because it was a budget movie easily they couldn't have everything to make it just in case of jumps. And scratches so actually I had this sad pathetic encyclopedic knowledge of just about every part was used -- Star -- My wife now -- also has this encyclopedic knowledge. But I can tell you that Archie is hollow projectors are actually reading lights -- old discount three prop aircraft. I can tell you that we'll be -- light Saber was in fact not a flash done. But was three parts one is the V grit from a flash gone. One what is the top and the bottom was the top with an air reader from a British think in the bottom with the knob from neighbors think. And in the middle part. I was eight World War I era grenade attachment which was actually grenade launchers detection added. Top of -- and we ran and launch so that's girls concentric circles. From so actually when -- went Patrick brought this up among owners don't read my garage. -- No really three including and it doesn't just get that I mean we have all of like storm -- blockbusters and consoles last recycling programs. You have to sort through her armor that you made. You have a full size replica RTE two. To -- on our -- Two. The authors of it so. Bring you all this back down to stop annoying Roger doctor Constance things. Is is that we would love to do this and actually play it would add the reason and you but literally -- as for the electoral lemon essence of this and was because about ten years ago I tried to make any deal to forward -- temperature should work up to almost because -- technology and advanced enough time. But we would be happy it is I think the future episode we will in fact be showing you how to make your secret what your ones were made from. Obama I had never heard. The you know -- interchangeable light -- system I looked it up after you know -- you know got this we -- casino. It's really cool thing and I wish I. -- and -- could -- whatever -- a lot -- you can actually sellable the parts used it combines your light sabers and probably retire and is that as a gift actually a wedding present time am I built a -- SCSI on eBay now I mean -- ten years ago they were selling for like 354 bucks. For the right wants people flash for the wrong flash guys would so like ten bucks to photo buffs the bright flash guns eventually the the photo industry people to put it asking him about this. Minimum 350 bucks nowadays -- probably so feelings several thousand just because. The hardcore geeks have bought them but I will say that you know an affiliate of the stuff that masterpiece replicas does I was very. I didn't think that there be good -- idea there's stuff it's. As good as late this stuff that I'd used to -- to replicated I mean. There's my little tricky things like if you have a real -- flex. There's a little pieces overtake over which gets to kind of make -- graphics underneath it which masterpiece replicas doesn't do. So that's sort of wanted to visit -- to -- every. Guest spot on its global."

" So is this is also really -- it into if you if you want to make. Steam punk costumes if you want to make a replica weapons because you're getting a Halloween thing on our policies for some event. This can be really thought or you know if you're getting ready to go to common congress and this can be a really cool introduction basically how look at pile of parts and turn them into something that looks like it does something."

" At the beginning of Star -- they just had no budget for most of their hurt so they just went out to jump garrison things like this crackers. And they would grab stuff like that the hollow projector from archer dean Hughes head is actually used all over the movies as art different. Flash guns in -- cockpit is that it is. -- you can actually see a different version of flash -- I'm along a rail and then you see on Archie because Howell projector mounted upside down looking up at them mean all the others no option known explaining -- well that's what. So much fun anyways let's wrap this up."

" What -- before we go we got about the Iowa projects coming up in December of these -- that you list your holiday gifting purposes. AC -- headphone amp when my personal favorite projects going to be one of the first ones to little -- parts that make your headphones are amazing not going to come hurts -- cost a lot of money. We're gonna talk about the various modern tools and within hide passengers and all that good stuff in that -- it."

" We hope you enjoyed this episode of system we know that we didn't. Build anything but we really want to address what your question is what you guys know that we don't pay attention we do listen to what you say but. We figured it a lot of people don't ask the questions that other people are asking their interest in the answers and that's by the justice. We will be back next week --"

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" Wow. Today's system is sponsored by the united states air force Netflix. And go to any dot com war driving in sixty seconds -- stake in episode to address some of your questions. On today's system. Welcome to system I'm Patrick Norton and I'm David Dawkins wait. Scratch that reverses action there is one thing media out of the way. But other than our identities this is for just a mistake like you he's a regular viewer unlike you he sent us a lot of email or. More accurately he sent -- the CE mail. A lot of times we'll talk about all the other stuff we have for this episode two minutes but right now we want to keep Justin implicated. He keeps emailing us every week without fail another titled things had a Mac or something. You should do and it was at a system on writing. -- isn't he -- it is active searching for Wi-Fi wireless networks -- a person moving vehicle using a portable computer or PDA which it with cars bikes scooters planes trains blocking several mountainside the -- If it. So for Justin we present were driving in sixty seconds. 32. Went a little -- all the."

" Wi-Fi or better yet plugged into PC carving USB Wi-Fi adapter that accepts external antennas extended through -- antenna and a GPS receiver who at a map the locations. -- installed that's -- you're running windows on his Mac your running OS fat. Forty find somebody else to drive and beg borrow or steal power converter won't enough -- notebooks full. Installing antennas on the car plug in your converter technology able to play addressed the drivers seat what sorts cuts that passengers see. And make sure you secure your seatbelt five pirate the software driver -- populated areas and see who's left for wireless access points unprotected."

" Cut -- you're warned and which -- think the question is using someone else's Wi-Fi access. Legal. This is where I say. I anal I'm not a lawyer. Yeah I mean it's. Probably not depending on which municipality. And or city and or state eliminated or country and you have lots of international viewers but it's -- city."

" At somebody's house and you're glowing screens there and they walk out -- offer their Wi-Fi it's probably a good idea to you know the Wi-Fi before they call the cops what."

" If you are willing. They probably should elect on network anyways like I do the biggest problem I have one I'm like stealing somebody else has Wi-Fi as I always end up getting a worm and a virus. -- I think we'll read my life and it just moved. We couldn't get Internet raid away you know people a couple of buttons over RO life but what of the open Wi-Fi knows which was calls. Court called default it's always called default. And like. We -- days -- my computer was just filled with with the worm is and adware and everything. Elect. We finally got her installation. You know Internet access I got my -- backup. Which had a firewall I know it's crazy you know -- up and down -- computers once again Irish free. Likes to remove them oh my god yeah it was like it was -- that -- machines simplest yeah I'm not really one did you Tekzilla episodes specifically on my machine because. I had installed permanently. You know anti spam wear -- today. -- always things and this office they had. Didn't see anything I initially was there is also you know literally reaping vast computer went down to it like negligible speed I installed forward different. Packages before. Now where bytes and so this -- my they look for malware bytes. Found it the other than the one package that I had which was products the -- aside. I didn't see anything ever felt freeware packages which you recommended to a than any didn't see anything now where bytes. Found it found it in my deep in the registry everywhere you've proven your system you have -- wife doesn't like it is -- at -- files I don't know either but I mean like you could not use Netscape Netscape became completely unusable it is -- But anyways so assessment of from our price for firewalls and therefore not toward writing because you don't I mean you know it's kinda like bar hopping with no Congdon -- and which. --"

" Here variables -- more driving save the software or recommend it doesn't work better Wi-Fi cards. Or you've got antenna options galore go the three beyond the urban environment -- DBI is better for suburban rural flat places directional antennas going to want to sit and hillside and poach. Or if you want to use in Nintendo DS Sony PSP or iPhone there are applications available for war driving on those we're going to be viewed the joy of sorting this out just in with the help of our -- In the show notes speaking of Wi-Fi antennas what's that you getting all these emails about Canada tennis. Get a point Patrick from sun prairie Wisconsin sense. Essential looking for ideas how are making idea I fly ten you know the Pringles let's candies to help the trees and -- signals. It's not a robot -- for it later but it was cool that he's created and he didn't want to help. Patrick from some very it was not to. -- had a checkered past where Wi-Fi antennas are concerned back over Wi-Fi -- did is got cheap. I spent a lot of time pondering what them. Now for -- question I don't -- is at a coffee cans in the past and I've moved on I recommend avoiding the Pringles can get as you mentioned. It's too much work for what you get in terms of the performance. But I really just -- episode 45 of system practically free Wi-Fi and as we've built three antennas okay what -- the sixty -- omni directional the single and connector a -- directional from -- him some copper house wiring. And appear easy tool parabolic reflectors for Wi-Fi around -- or access point basically dirt easy they're cheap they're fun. And all -- that I'll hit became that they get if you guys want me to you but it's just there's so many amazing like 1620 GBI directional and visitors so she now."

" DNY is very cool most of time that sometimes it's literally cheaper to buy it. Pre built done ready to go it is too late do it yourself you know I mean. And you know it it works could -- theoretically -- built -- most of the time or because you're buying you know somebody else's product so. Yeah. In any getting a Wi-Fi they can -- very good idea because there was no such you know item available if you could you might be spending several hundred dollars. For decent directional and now when you can and you -- finally you know seventy BI find CBI antennas in your local computer political personal experience though that most of these Wi-Fi adapters can mean very much. Windows oriented and I have a friend who has a Mac and he's bought a couple different antennas not -- to work with his map. Like -- boosters that scientifically improbable humanity at all probable that it going to as well it's basically the Mac refuses to recognize that it. Did you beat it oh that's different that we actually talk whether it actually you know -- no anonymous and future episode to what basically doing do you expect it if you got a Mac. Make sure you actually have Mac support for -- device."

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" Super robot question I want a -- question. Nick has an email about episode 42 DIY combat robot. He says I'd like to he built a robot frame out of scrap parts and tools you sent you wiring diagram with everything on it to make him. This is nice to get also you have to have a mark the robot that everything -- transmitter and receiver. And team we're just starting we'd like to go to remote games nick."

" So nick the short answer she watched an episode I mean basically it's just the wiring is very very simple it's basically. You have a battery pack which then goes to your speed controller -- that mr. Miller has really. Eight pair of wires going from one to the next. Just because a lot of people are very interested in our combat robot episode. We're gonna be doing a three or four episode series in the future building a full heavyweight 220. Pound combat robot clearly show -- We're gonna put a plethora of the world so going to leave it up to be our audience as far as what kind of weapon we want to -- I'm -- courses depends on how much money it can sucker Roger -- he still hasn't figured out."

" We haven't credit card number so. What would he sends them for you watch quite to combat robot activity. What do you recommend for purchase the most may -- reducing violence. Quite winning."

" The -- I honestly I mean it sounds cheesy sounds totally non sequitur some legitimately question. The single. Greatest common denominator of winning combat robots driving. If you have moved to kick his best weapon in the whole world that you spent 5010000. Dollars on itself pure titanium. You know with the with all these you know amazing 48 volt power packs behind them and you can't put that weapon in front of."

" The other guy. It's -- okay iciness timing timing timing timing and time again so much so that it is actually include -- that. Weapons don't we -- drivers and this just like NASCAR if your that if you got the best most just awesome his Ferrari and NASCAR. -- and it if you've got like to crack -- Chevy and Patrick stripe. Put it on yourself in this. You know bit bit anyway getting back to that the real question at hand as far as the wiring diagram. It's really just that's simple it is better used to -- controller speed controller to monitor. It's really it's not much different and -- hooking up. -- easier amplifier what about the little. Remote control things its color coded. Really it's you can EM in with most because really who literally can't even put it in backwards. And it's the same three way -- cable that we are using in last week's episode with the RFID controllers to. And it's that same cable and most speed controllers have a little I did -- aren't -- that you have to put it in the proper polarized. I tried it."

" More recently we did an episode on destroying hard drives or more accurately destroying indeed on hard drives he had a lot of responses to this one would start out with Michael's. Michael says episode heated -- permanently like -- but I had a few questions I hope to answer. Number would drilling a few holes in platter eliminate access to the data. This -- hard drives and installing windows like he drives official thanks Michael. Now if you're not behind by the National Security Agency yeah if you holes and a platter will be more than enough to stop most folks from getting -- off on your hard drive. That said format your drive though even if you reinstall windows. Isn't very secure especially if you -- a quick format which essentially wipes the record of where the it is -- drive without actually removing the drives themselves. Which basically means CD -- the hard drive that isn't over written by your installation of windows. If somebody for some reason decides to search that drive for files maybe they'd they'd lose a file. And they're gonna search around for that -- will discover all of your files that work over written that can be kinda scary case."

" And it should be added even the point using. Attraction of the recycle bin I'm just because you were throwing something -- recycle bin and clicking you know empty recycle them. This literally doesn't like that off your hard drive it's it's analogous to take you down the -- don't assign it says here I am. Now we -- New York is over there yet if these are still look at her New York. And they don't see that sign if that your grandmother they might be confused if it's somebody who really wants to find New York they can still find New York you have to nuke. New York to get rid of it okay so that's the thing with any kind of -- elimination specialist opera programmers programs out there collection that you. Zero your hard drive register your harder -- it means that all of the ones -- with little bits on here harder they're just literally easier rulings. -- That for the record peak use times you know. Laying into that type video Beverly Russell white guys who -- a couple of personal favorites. Like that one -- could --"

" You know the character. Act act act and -- add a batter -- quality of sids and forces that -- thought I would remind you. Of the best most entertaining way to destroy hard drives."

" Feel free to use the -- this video to your heart's content. That's a fine example of the Second Amendment in action. And a fine collection I didn't see any inquiries we do. You know. And I recommend misbehaving again and now the -- prosecutors couldn't now mind. -- It was a military program like yet -- Yes I have."

" We don't want that and all right obviously this year I love the Second Amendment it's my friends -- the first of them for music. This might be an interesting read before you consider -- not for your hard drive wiping the sixteen systems dot com slash zero. Mike. My -- legit question very legitimate question. Is all the steel -- who drop overkill he -- as a link to the sixty systems dot com great zero challenge quote -- to confirm whether or not a professional established data recovery firm can recover data from hard drive it has been over written with the -- A single time once -- brown one single we're out of you can zeroes on the drive and it's interesting or as the folks from sixteen systems."

" Put it lots of good usable hard drives are rolling permanently because quote. Many people believe that in order permanently delete data from modern hard drive that multiple over it with random data mechanical grinding day -- incinerating must be used. We actually agree with the -- sixteen systems not because the names similar party. But because most folks a basic flight is more than enough to protect their data and that means you just like what that would zeros -- ones. And then you can sell the harder a you can reuse the heart of every need. It's interesting -- as far as we know delegate are for recovery firms will pick up the challenge so that's a good point this challenge basically like. Sixty systems we'll give it anybody whole bunch of money if they can prove that they can get the data off of heart -- platter after a single Ziering. So spectrum that skip the -- stuff and -- quicker race on boot and nuke you should be safe. Right did he -- it for."

" East for United Kingdom why is that -- I'll admit that I've noticed the of their way to get rid of it it was just drive me crazy of the show thank you. Can give them sport. -- What it means that."

" The so there's two different things that can in it but the most common for common. Reason for the hype treatment he is because you're going from DC to AC. And when editors east current. It basically is is it vibrating a play in its -- state and the plate. Inside actually becomes speaker comes -- driver."

" The most out sometimes you hear if you pressure Europe again yet can't have a decent notebook power supply usually can't -- was basically she and Europe here listen very quietly put."

" If for example you got like a Mac and you know the Mac's capital Apple iMac if you put your had real close that you can actually eat it it does exist -- just one of those. Unfortunate things with -- current. And that's what you're doing in order to get yelled work it has to be -- he can't work on DC at least so much as an."

" Hey would you be but injures ideally in an email from and who wants to color and entire Mac both of these sheets of it is. -- in the MacBook."

" Sounds crazy but I really really like the idea so. The thing to do if you're going to cover your entire notebook front with -- sheet on is. I would say two things number one being created them just put -- sheet there I would make sure that your running it through some sort of you know -- something like that. So it you have some sort of negative on top of it so it showing something curious them. Dragon designers of the goal it is just EL -- well okay -- lighting up the room that they've been subtle as -- yeah you know I want something you should absolutely cooler. And like we showed with you know that the overly as you know you can -- that. Separately. You probably don't want to kill your laptop -- arrogant elitists. Make sure that the are very well and good insulated there's a very simple way to do that. For the machine itself all you have to do is -- very -- I would say Lex again. Poly carbon it is that is the it did -- and is the trade name from G it also sold by and a beer company has macro line. But the generic is called poly carbon. I would get some very thin -- and -- you -- it does not in any need to be taken it has to be bulletproof when it does need to do is insulate. And it needs to bend a little bit and poly carbonate is going to bend a much better -- you're breaking an acrylic if you use acrylic it's gonna break. Don't even bother wasting your money with acrylic so your point permanent and you're gonna cover it now that the real question is. Are you putting this plea on top of your existing come back cover or are you killing off the back cover and then replacing that. If you're peeling off the -- back cover choose option again it's best to you definitely kind of back cover there's a good chance that you're gonna end -- shorting out your screen and really to -- your laptop into saying that this is an important isn't gross understatement because of the -- and those who began structural members of the -- completely easily and so you really want to want to wrap it around but beyond -- there's a reason you can't do that there's even a reason. They shouldn't be able to run up off your USB. Adapters -- transformer. There should be enough courage to tell if the depending on how big of a yell she you're using. And again the larger the -- the more average it takes so you have to. Consider carefully. How much you do you want to put on I would say the way to do it is to test it simply put without putting it on. Get eight USB adaptor. Put that against one of the very small transformers you shopper on the Internet. The ones we used on our episode. Were actually the medium size transformers you can get them as small -- about your thumb like this thing. So you can get something that small. Which would probably charge a smaller she -- this -- meaning not as big as like -- whole notebook. And then run that would just as long as again you're insulating everything there should be no exposed metallic -- you've got exposed. Insulated wires that's okay that make sure you're -- everything tight if you're using tree trimming things like that. And it. -- Rather questions and if you do this Andrew I really didn't want to see the final shot take a -- photo or video or something like that sentence Federalist who has booklet."

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" Looking forward. We wanted to share some of the honor requests we've gotten. Not just request seemed sure requests and what I like about this request is it shows that we don't just speak to the geeks out there. Or the robot people we we really have a wide. Selection of viewers techniques. Hey geeks that smoke pot so -- this letter begins. I don't know if you guys are against this -- just how to grow weed indoors. -- California girls yeah. Using a guy like this."

" But modifying the Linux controlled heat -- air control system which. Cool consultation. Somebody's those -- learned to control I have no doubt -- good. Further how to hide his true and -- my impulse the words and lots."

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" Jobs we've got relatively limited budget for parts on this episode -- too good to us we've scraped up. Pretty much the knowledge it Hydro products involves plant's roots and no dirt. So we're gonna end lord knows there are experts in the field probably within a few hundred yards -- where recording right now. Want to see we can do about learning how to view Hydro products in wall look at act I although you know we're covering the house that the refrigerator. You know let that that would be you do or are you lock. I'd actually get in the house that had people -- configured the possibility. With. Panic -- there's those in the panic services I. It's."

" Sort of -- militia that you definitely need the whole we we take the that RFID refrigerator one step further and we have. The bookcase hidden -- basically just your standard reference to secure your household room whatever. Let's put of the case in there and and show people how to turn the -- do. Okay we'll work that will give back the next month is there yes thanks -- and it's not the you know. There's no moral judgement here just that you know I. I get email all the time and the like high I want to build a robot that will lake. Certainly beer and clean my house and I had a fifty dollars unit I don't know the full height upon setup with vault. And and TV and X controls can really be done for less than you know 300 dollars."

" I just don't big problem -- And a pencil you can imagine him like we're gonna notable we're gonna go like we're we're take a bank vault where transfer to a house you are that you -- where I have my book it. The -- I had -- products question beat out our second favorite question. Is it possible to make ultimate TV antenna out of mental flight by adding it for Jonathan -- increasing number one. Again yesterday the simplest model -- to bolt it properly designed television antenna to the top of it some of the vintage ones that look like sort of over controlled arrow fishing -- are like six feet long by four feet wide -- a motorized device allows you to pointed. Towards you or basically wherever your various Sony television antennas work is -- can be located more than one place if you have more than one network. I can't imagine. What you do you actually have liked to cut off part of -- you ever thought well later."

" Sadly. And I don't wanna get into details but -- forgotten more about our than most people will ever know mostly because I used to Mercury. POA in this thirteen MIC if anybody knows what that means. And -- Yes so it also Syria though. Antennas are actually in muscular -- as if that antenna length is a factor of frequency. Being received by accident and it. So you've -- your cars and things like that what's happening is the antenna. Where it ends there's a little Quayle in there and actually that -- shifted depending which radio station here you're turning to to change. The net links. The the antenna okay. Now what's your point about antennas like. Even our our idea tennis you can see them circling around and around and around and around. Doesn't matter is that -- length from start to finish Liv nearly what doesn't matter is how. Physically -- the actual antenna is so in essence. If here. Attaching like a radio or TV. Two day flight holders because it's polar. You can get the same effect by measuring the height of the flight Apple let's say that the hype the wipo was actually within that factor of whatever frequency goes to -- And using the same wire and it just wrapping around in -- so long as at no point in time did that the end of the circle touch and the other part."

" Of the circle. There are line of -- situations we're getting an antenna to the top of flight will be highly useless why radio towers had to be how her program so. We're not gonna get into the for now factories basically sister line of sight on an RF connection has to basically not be disrupted by the earth for a bit."

" for Andy he -- please call log periodic antennas which used to be very very common. On people's houses and -- Austin I entertainment. And your original LL PA basically it's all those bees. And there's just concentric -- which slowly gets smaller and smaller and smaller as the -- Anyways the real answer is that. It's really not gonna do to much for you. It if it's haven't given its line of sight. It's a tie it to the top of the antenna has a has a view over. Like hill that you wouldn't have otherwise it might do different."

" If any at hand maniacs out there everything maniacs with love and affection. Have an idea for reminding. A flag pole antenna in the something that will actually food store or enhance the reception of television signal. Keep this email system -- risen three dot -- because well I'm curious I think you're curious. But it generally speaking during their long vertical metal sticking to a television antenna is not going world."

" It's one of those things where if you haven't ever studied. Radio frequency it's an easy thing to think that that would help and so I really don't want to belittle question. It's just that it wouldn't that's that's I understand why you would think that but it's nothing but he just likes is get this big wooden stick. It used to people pleasant. We Mexican moment now for short message from the united states air force."

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" We got a question god gave it a little excited. Thomas -- everybody. And sees this and build a custom light -- Until all the different technologies highlighting invented this damage his image while at this point I was giggling but it was getting very serious. I'm especially interested in the modular build system that -- into -- this is something I've been interested in doing for sometimes forget that you're doing. So especially some seventy people in China from 2006 the product it's probably pretty cool experience. For example it says there's -- lucky on K two K -- also PLC first. And some other methods also presumably put in certain types of deliberately had different effects in the final assault thank you it."

" Thomas so for those who care about such things like. Looks initial light -- was a graph flex three cell. And if you watch old movies you know like Maryland heroes like trotting down and talk it over again and it got this -- clicking things but the big. You act like you know that labels that you change that single likeable or back to it was called a flash. Seller of flash gun and it connects to the side of a medium format camera and the original star of movies movies that I think it really cool was because it was a budget movie easily they couldn't have everything to make it just in case of jumps. And scratches so actually I had this sad pathetic encyclopedic knowledge of just about every part was used -- Star -- My wife now -- also has this encyclopedic knowledge. But I can tell you that Archie is hollow projectors are actually reading lights -- old discount three prop aircraft. I can tell you that we'll be -- light Saber was in fact not a flash done. But was three parts one is the V grit from a flash gone. One what is the top and the bottom was the top with an air reader from a British think in the bottom with the knob from neighbors think. And in the middle part. I was eight World War I era grenade attachment which was actually grenade launchers detection added. Top of -- and we ran and launch so that's girls concentric circles. From so actually when -- went Patrick brought this up among owners don't read my garage. -- No really three including and it doesn't just get that I mean we have all of like storm -- blockbusters and consoles last recycling programs. You have to sort through her armor that you made. You have a full size replica RTE two. To -- on our -- Two. The authors of it so. Bring you all this back down to stop annoying Roger doctor Constance things. Is is that we would love to do this and actually play it would add the reason and you but literally -- as for the electoral lemon essence of this and was because about ten years ago I tried to make any deal to forward -- temperature should work up to almost because -- technology and advanced enough time. But we would be happy it is I think the future episode we will in fact be showing you how to make your secret what your ones were made from. Obama I had never heard. The you know -- interchangeable light -- system I looked it up after you know -- you know got this we -- casino. It's really cool thing and I wish I. -- and -- could -- whatever -- a lot -- you can actually sellable the parts used it combines your light sabers and probably retire and is that as a gift actually a wedding present time am I built a -- SCSI on eBay now I mean -- ten years ago they were selling for like 354 bucks. For the right wants people flash for the wrong flash guys would so like ten bucks to photo buffs the bright flash guns eventually the the photo industry people to put it asking him about this. Minimum 350 bucks nowadays -- probably so feelings several thousand just because. The hardcore geeks have bought them but I will say that you know an affiliate of the stuff that masterpiece replicas does I was very. I didn't think that there be good -- idea there's stuff it's. As good as late this stuff that I'd used to -- to replicated I mean. There's my little tricky things like if you have a real -- flex. There's a little pieces overtake over which gets to kind of make -- graphics underneath it which masterpiece replicas doesn't do. So that's sort of wanted to visit -- to -- every. Guest spot on its global."

" So is this is also really -- it into if you if you want to make. Steam punk costumes if you want to make a replica weapons because you're getting a Halloween thing on our policies for some event. This can be really thought or you know if you're getting ready to go to common congress and this can be a really cool introduction basically how look at pile of parts and turn them into something that looks like it does something."

" At the beginning of Star -- they just had no budget for most of their hurt so they just went out to jump garrison things like this crackers. And they would grab stuff like that the hollow projector from archer dean Hughes head is actually used all over the movies as art different. Flash guns in -- cockpit is that it is. -- you can actually see a different version of flash -- I'm along a rail and then you see on Archie because Howell projector mounted upside down looking up at them mean all the others no option known explaining -- well that's what. So much fun anyways let's wrap this up."

" What -- before we go we got about the Iowa projects coming up in December of these -- that you list your holiday gifting purposes. AC -- headphone amp when my personal favorite projects going to be one of the first ones to little -- parts that make your headphones are amazing not going to come hurts -- cost a lot of money. We're gonna talk about the various modern tools and within hide passengers and all that good stuff in that -- it."

" We hope you enjoyed this episode of system we know that we didn't. Build anything but we really want to address what your question is what you guys know that we don't pay attention we do listen to what you say but. We figured it a lot of people don't ask the questions that other people are asking their interest in the answers and that's by the justice. We will be back next week --"

" It's gonna walk in the suit with a pair of magnetic -- we've -- at least it is cool -- controller circuit -- so that the boots don't let -- because this race. And really. That's understandable if you have any ideas comments or suggestions for example how David might explain what's going to happen next week and mrs. please email -- the system -- risen three dot com interpreted -- performs a -- three dot com slash forum members -- archives -- reason three dot com slash system."

" That's at this episode of system I hope you it. About a Norton. And an -- we'll see you next week."

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Started discussion: November 10, 2008 @ 4:29pm GMT

Episode 77: Wardriving in 60 Seconds, AK-47 vs. HD, EL Noise [Discussion]

More on Router Firmware, EL, Wiring Robots, Wardriving, Data Sanitizing... and your ideas for future episodes: growing pot, building lightsaber replicas and DIY headphone amps!

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haku
about 1 year ago
Enjoyable episode for sure, I hope there are more of these in the future, buuut... (there's always a but)

Wardriving - what no mention of cracking WEP? Using a slightly older version of Backtrack3 booted from a 1GB USB stick I can crack a wifi WEP key on this Asus Eee in about 10 minutes.

Building a battle robot future episodes - yes! excellent! I'm still disappointed they cancelled Robot Wars here in the UK, I loved watching that show, robots beating the shaft out of each other is to me pure entertainment.

Hard drive wiping - 16systems recovery challenge, well, hmm, have a read of slashdot.

The "questions from the viewers" appeared to be all emails, do David & Patrick frequent this place much? I know David has posted a few times


P.S. David, can I come and work for you? it looks like you have some of the best toys & workshop tools ever! :D
dcalkins
about 1 year ago
You can come and live in my garage... "Erre Dos" (my first R2-D2), needs about 3 weeks of solid work.

I'll pay you in beer. Making R2-D2 move - easy. Making him look as good as he does in the movie? F-in impossible.

Generally, I read the forum but never post. However, after the excrusiating pain which was yesterday's Systm shoot (both physical and emotional, little of which you guys will end-up seeing...), I'm going through a 12-pack of porter, and am actually posting.

Hang-upside down for an hour. I dare you. My Gracilis and Pectineus muscles are on fire. I am barely capable of walking.

[Spoiler alert] Trying to walk upside down is nearly impossible and the human leg/foot is not designed for it. [/spoiler]
haku
about 1 year ago
A garage sounds almost comfy actually (I'm always surrounded by junk/electronics/gadgets anyway), but paid in beer? that'd be a promotion to the level of "drunk underpaid solder monkey".

As soon as Systm does the "Build your own transatlantic boat (or plane)" episode, I'm there!

Are you sure a 12-pack is enough, I remember the pain after coming home from Amsterdam some years ago - we spent the 3 days there and explored everywhere by foot, all day each day. I was completely exhausted and my feet/legs were dead by the end.
davmoo
about 1 year ago
Flagpole TV antenna: It can be done, but it will not gain you anything, and in fact the performance will be worse than a TV antenna you could buy off the shelf. Many hams that live in areas where they can't stick up a traditional antennas have used flagpoles to get away with it, but at frequencies lower than TV, and even there its an efficiency compromise and there is a loss in performance...but for them, that loss in performance beat out they couldn't have an antenna otherwise. Patrick is right, use it as a tall mast for an actual TV antenna, otherwise forget it.

Indoor hydroponic growing on the cheap: Define cheap. If cheap is $50 total, forget that one too. $50 might get you a good ballast for a metal halide light, and then you're still going to need the bulb and some kind of reflector (and although you can come up with a cheap reflector, always remember that metal halide bulbs get *hot*). A florescent bulb setup, while cheaper, will not grow worth a crap. The rest of the stuff for hydroponics (pots, buckets, growing medium, nutrients, aquarium air pump, etc) are not that expensive, but the lighting is going to put you back at least $100 (and that's assuming you get lucky or you can scrounge and you only need enough light to grow one plant) or you're wasting your time. It could probably be done for $200 - $250 for the lighting and hydroponics, but then you still need to insulate your grow room, etc. And don't forget that the lighting will add at least $10 a month or so to your electric bill.
davmoo
about 1 year ago
In reply to dcalkins:
yesterday's Systm shoot


I saw a couple of pictures that either Roger or Serafina (can't remember now which one) twittered links to Sunday. Just from those pictures I am afraid for the future of humanity.
hillwog
about 1 year ago

Fts 2.0

Check out this "From the Shadow" ep. on light sabers
http://www.archive.org/details/FromTheShadowsBox20_0
Jaguar87.5
about 1 year ago

Battle Bots

other than growing pot, the 200lb. beast of a robot sounds like a great episode, and must having a flamethrower is cool, but why not a AK on the thing? awesome show keep it up!
MMgunner
about 1 year ago
Wow, I thought the "gravity boots" was a tease like Brian does on scam school. "next week we'll show you how to turn Ni-Cd battery's into Li-Ion". But that your actually doing it EPIC
xfuuey
about 1 year ago
In reply to haku:
Wardriving - what no mention of cracking WEP? Using a slightly older version of Backtrack3 booted from a 1GB USB stick I can crack a wifi WEP key on this Asus Eee in about 10 minutes.


Um k... would you like a cookie?
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