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Polite Politics
To add to the previous post, here is an awesome video I found on Youtube. I am obviously not a professional in any of this, but the main takeaways pretty much mirror what I was thinking: -
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Polite Politics
I am glad that you find my post amusing. I do object to your insinuation that I am either downplaying or am ignorant to the fact that the transportation sector is a large target of attack. That angle is beneath you. I do not discount the security risks of cyber attacks obviously, and your long post outlines those risks well. Having said that: - The ship had routine maintenance before leaving port. - The power went out twice leaving the ship without ability to use its rudder. It was most likely locked in its last position prior to losing power. - The port anchor went into the water to try to slow down/offset the current heading. There are concerns that 1) the ship might have had prior equipment problems and 2) there might have been contaminated fuel loaded into the tank before heading off. #1 might explain why there was maintenance before the voyage. #2 might explain why the power went out. Heck it could have been both #1 and #2. Cyber attacks are generally aimed at either gathering information or directly controlling/damaging software or hardware. There was no direct control here. It was a power outage with a human response. The sheer absurdity thinking someone would have the knowledge beforehand of the precise steering conditions of the channel, the precise timing of causing a blackout that would yield the desired result, the precise knowledge of the position of the rudder before the power cuts, and the knowledge/timing of the human response due to the power being cut is what I find amusing. What are the odds of that all panning out perfectly? If it was an attack whereby all of that knowledge was known beforehand, why not go all out and kill a lot of Americans by doing it during rush hour with another ship? What do you think is more likely? 1. Hardware malfunction, lack of ship navigation redundancy, terrible timing, and a criminally exposed bridge support? 2. Mission Impossible? Bottom line: This accident is a result of malfunction, no Plan B, and a ridiculous shipping channel with tiny tolerances for error designed in times with far smaller and less massive ships. -
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March 2024 Weather in the PNW
32 currently and it just started snowing 10~15 minutes ago! Hopefully there's some decent accumulation when I wake up, but I'm sure there won't be. Just a trace currently which is not sticking to concrete yet..- 2
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March 2024 Weather in the PNW
00Z CMC, LETS F-ING GO!!!! A WHOLE DAY OF DEPRESSING TRENDS ON THE MODELS UNTIL NOW!! ITS COMING!!! -
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March 2024 Weather in the PNW
14 day looking fairly solid; some rain, some sun and basically climo-ish temps. Thunderstorms and hail yesterday were pretty sweet, maybe we can get a couple more in April.- 4
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