"As with most successful racers, Yunick was a master of the grey area straddling the rules. Perhaps his most famous exploit was his #13 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle, driven by Curtis Turner. The car was so much faster than the competition during testing that they were certain that cheating was involved; some sort of aerodynamic enhancement was strongly suspected, but the car's profile seemed to be entirely stock, as the rules required. It was eventually discovered that Yunick had lowered and modified the roof and windows and raised the floor (to lower the body) of the production car. Since then, NASCAR required each race car's roof, hood, and trunk to fit templates representing the production car's exact profile. Another Yunick improvisation was getting around the regulations specifying a maximum size for the fuel tank, by using 11-foot (3 meter) coils of 2-inch (5-centimeter) diameter tubing for the fuel line to add about 5 gallons (19 liters) to the car's fuel capacity. Once, NASCAR officials came up with a list of nine items for Yunick to fix before the car would be allowed on the track. The suspicious NASCAR officials had removed the tank for inspection. Yunick started the car with no gas tank and said "Better make it ten," and drove it back to the pits. He used a basketball in the fuel tank which could be inflated when the car's fuel capacity was checked and deflated for the race."
I didn't know threat modeling existed! I'm glad it does. This essay is super interesting! I love how you write complex topics in a digestible and playful way =)
Oh my gosh "threat modeling"! I am not qualified in cyber security in any way but I do think like this. I would never choose to change my life, but it's fun to think in a parallel universe I could've been a hacker. I think I would've enjoyed it. I'm so happy people like you are thinking about this. And sharing your thoughts so I can understand it and think about it too.
Also, this made me laugh "From HOA rules to the latest iPhone, there is nothing we don’t like jail-breaking."
I liked this a lot, Helen. No news there. You have this gift of making the complex easy. I'm not talking about technology, necessarily. "It’s a reminder that reality-based thinking still exists in AI and technology, even when rabid sentiments dominate our conversations." -- this is such an interesting and crucial point, given where the current discourse is at. Your pieces, even the ones that you call "short", are real eye-openers for me. Thank you!
You reminded me of this anecdote, which I love:
"As with most successful racers, Yunick was a master of the grey area straddling the rules. Perhaps his most famous exploit was his #13 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle, driven by Curtis Turner. The car was so much faster than the competition during testing that they were certain that cheating was involved; some sort of aerodynamic enhancement was strongly suspected, but the car's profile seemed to be entirely stock, as the rules required. It was eventually discovered that Yunick had lowered and modified the roof and windows and raised the floor (to lower the body) of the production car. Since then, NASCAR required each race car's roof, hood, and trunk to fit templates representing the production car's exact profile. Another Yunick improvisation was getting around the regulations specifying a maximum size for the fuel tank, by using 11-foot (3 meter) coils of 2-inch (5-centimeter) diameter tubing for the fuel line to add about 5 gallons (19 liters) to the car's fuel capacity. Once, NASCAR officials came up with a list of nine items for Yunick to fix before the car would be allowed on the track. The suspicious NASCAR officials had removed the tank for inspection. Yunick started the car with no gas tank and said "Better make it ten," and drove it back to the pits. He used a basketball in the fuel tank which could be inflated when the car's fuel capacity was checked and deflated for the race."
I didn't know threat modeling existed! I'm glad it does. This essay is super interesting! I love how you write complex topics in a digestible and playful way =)
Oh my gosh "threat modeling"! I am not qualified in cyber security in any way but I do think like this. I would never choose to change my life, but it's fun to think in a parallel universe I could've been a hacker. I think I would've enjoyed it. I'm so happy people like you are thinking about this. And sharing your thoughts so I can understand it and think about it too.
Also, this made me laugh "From HOA rules to the latest iPhone, there is nothing we don’t like jail-breaking."
What a cool way of looking at the world; indetifying threats with positive lens. Thanks for the twist on perspective
I liked this a lot, Helen. No news there. You have this gift of making the complex easy. I'm not talking about technology, necessarily. "It’s a reminder that reality-based thinking still exists in AI and technology, even when rabid sentiments dominate our conversations." -- this is such an interesting and crucial point, given where the current discourse is at. Your pieces, even the ones that you call "short", are real eye-openers for me. Thank you!
"So you can imagine how much my eyeballs rolled, when two unrealistic camps emerged to argue about the impact of AI."
Always appreciate your insight and humor, Helen.
Prepare for evil and build for good! I love this. Did you come up with that?