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Life-Sized Pinball Drop Targets

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[Bob] wanted to build a pinball-drop-style resetting target that he could use while practicing with his pistol. His first idea was to make the targets sturdy enough for use with 9 mm ammunition, and he planned to use 1/2” thick steel for the targets and 11-gauge steel tubing for the frame. However, the targets weighed 50 pounds together and that was more weight than the pneumatic actuators could lift. He ended up using 1/4” steel and thereby halving weight. The downside was that [Bob] had to switch out the nine for a .22.

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Cardboard and Paper Gun Shows Off Clever Construction

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This project by [blackfish] shows off a cardboard lookalike of an MP5 that loads from a working magazine, has a functional charging handle, and flings paper projectiles with at least enough accuracy to plink some red party cups. It was made entirely from corrugated cardboard, paper, rubber bands, and toothpicks.

In the video (embedded below) you can see some clever construction techniques. For example, using a cyanoacrylate adhesive to saturate areas of wood, cardboard, or paper to give them added strength and rigidity. The video is well-edited and worth a watch to see the whole process; [blackfish] even uses a …read more

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Target Agrees to $18.5 Million Settlement with States

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Target Corp. has reached an agreement with 47 states and the District of Columbia, resolving investigations on the infamous 2013 breach that exposed 41 million customer payment card accounts. According to an announcement by the Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman’s office on Tuesday, the agreement is the largest multi-state data breach settlement to date. Target […]… Read More

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Target pays out $18.5M to victims of infamous 2013 data breach

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Target Corp. reached an $18.5 million settlement Tuesday concerning an infamous 2013 data breach that affected upwards of 100 million customers, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Tuesday. The deal involved 47 states and is described as the largest multi-state breach agreement in U.S. history. The settlement requires that Target maintain cybersecurity safeguards that were installed after the breach was first disclosed and implement appropriate encryption policies where possible. Over the last several years, Target executives have worked with state authorities to address hundreds of claims related to the 2013 Christmas data breach — which caused the franchise’s then CEO Gregg Steinhafel to resign. A statement by a company spokesperson provided to the Associated Press reads: “we’re pleased to bring this issue to a resolution for everyone involved.” @Target Our settlement requires @Target to implement a comprehensive program to protect consumers’ private data & help protect against future hacks. — Eric Schneiderman […]

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Chasing the Rabbit: Cybersecurity Through the Camera Lens

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Azeem Aleem and Dave Gray Nothing will work if you are not serious about it – Sam Abell The blog post is intended to take a different perspective (pun intended) of how we view our security platforms and how to go about rationalizing our Business-Driven Security™ decisions about cyber threats and mitigation strategies. It all…

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How Good Is Your Aim First Thing In The Morning?

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For the less than highly-driven individuals out there — and even some that are — sometimes, waking up is hard to do, and the temptation to smash the snooze button is difficult to resist. If you want to force your mind to immediately focus on waking up, this Nerf target alarm clock might get you up on time.

Not content to make a simple target, [Christopher Guichet] built an entire clock for the project. The crux of the sensor is a piezoelectric crystal which registers the dart impacts, and [Guichet]’s informative style explains how the sensor works with the help …read more

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How Good Is Your Aim First Thing In The Morning?

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For the less than highly-driven individuals out there — and even some that are — sometimes, waking up is hard to do, and the temptation to smash the snooze button is difficult to resist. If you want to force your mind to immediately focus on waking up, this Nerf target alarm clock might get you up on time.

Not content to make a simple target, [Christopher Guichet] built an entire clock for the project. The crux of the sensor is a piezoelectric crystal which registers the dart impacts, and [Guichet]’s informative style explains how the sensor works with the help …read more

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Target hack fallout finally got executives to pay attention to cybersecurity

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Deep in the guts of corporate America, a sense of shock hit in the days and weeks after hackers hit Target and affected up to 40 million customers in a 2013 breach that made headlines like no other previous hack. In a lot of boardrooms, it wasn’t the breach or even the millions of dollars lost that grabbed the most attention. It […]

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