ACARS Message From: N369NW / NW1840
Message: DO WE HAVE AN OFFICIAL CHANNEL TO REPRT UNUSUAL SIGHTINGS THAT YOU KNOW OF OR JUST ATC.
Area: Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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My previous intro post was a few years old, so behold, new intro post:
Mike. Live in the Seattle area having grown up in the UK as a full blown British. Have a wife (incredible), child (boy), and three dogs (golden retriver/cream retriver/fuck knows).
I work in information security, something I have done for about 20 years. By day I run corporate security, enterprise IT and various other bits and pieces for an EV charging startup. I am big into EV's and currently drive one that is not a Tesla. I want an electric motorbike, so if anyone has a spare one please send it.
I also have a company of my own, Secure Being (https://securebeing.com), which does pen testing and digital forensic work - it's my way of staying super hands on while still doing the management bits on the career path.
I have written books about information security things. Five of them. Two are non-fiction textbooks, and three are fiction based on real world #infosec things. Check out https://infosecdiaries.com and your local bookstore to find them, just search for my name. I have been trying to write more stuff, but always seem to find myself distracted by other things, such as work. linktr.ee/secureowl has some mini stories I've written.
I love radio and everything RF. I have lots of antennas and various scanners and radios on my desk. I love intercepting and decoding things, like digital radio protocols.
I am a big aviation nerd. I always wanted to be a commercial pilot. I gained my private pilots license in the UK at 17, all self funded by my employment at the local Safeway/Morrisons store. I did the sim test and commercial assessments, but for some reason, at 18, I was unable to find the £100k needed to complete the commercial training, so I did computers. But do not worry, because those computers and love of aviation and radio/RF combined, and I run a project called ACARS Drama. https://acarsdrama.com has all the details.
I play guitar and am a big guitar/audio nerd as well. I record music under the moniker Operation: Anxiety, https://operationanxiety.com - the music is on all the normal places.
Finally, I am a massive fan of motorsport. I believe I have watched every F1 race for the last 30 years, maybe 25. I also follow F2, FE, Indycar and MotoGP closely. I average around 18 hours of Le Mans 24 hour racing watching per year.
So there you have it. If you are looking for a thought leader on the topics mentioned above, you've come to the wrong place - because this is where I shitpost, and shitposting is cheap therapy.
#infosec #dfir #pentesting #acars #vdlm2 #sdr #rf #f1 #seattle #introduction
Happy Saturday Drama Fans!
This week, thanks to our wonderful army of sky drama farmers, we've added coverage in:
Charlotte, NC, USA
Southampton, UK
If you'd like to join the fastest growing community of airborne soilage enthusiasts on the planet, check out https://acarsdrama.com to learn more!
Air to Ground Message:
PAX BROUGHT CHICKEN ON AIRCRAFT AND REFUSED TO GET OFF HAD TO CALL POLICE TO ESCORT PAX AND CHICKEN OFF OF AIRCRAFT CLUCK CLUCK
Area: Lansing, IL, USA
Happy Saturday Drama Fans!
Thanks to our army of sky drama farmers, we've recently increased our coverage in:
St. Louis, MO, USA
West Midlands, UK
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Charlotte, NC, USA
If you'd like to contribute to the internets fastest growing sink is clogged tracker, check out https://acarsdrama.com for all the info.
New (Quieter) Sub Feeds!
If you're a fan of @acarsdrama - but want to follow a less noisy version of our feed, we're please to announce nine new sub feeds that allow you to follow based on your own personal drama interests!
@emergencies_failures - tracks broken things, system failures, and emergencies
@medical - tracks medical events
@excreta - if it is launched from the human body, you'll find it here
@badpax - often the worst part of flying is the people you are sat next too
@wtf - things that make you ask WTF?!
@animals - our four legged friends are not immune from drama
@wx - weather related happenings and diversions
@ride_reports - bumpiness ratings
@crewing_ops - related to the operational side of aviation
And of course we still have @top_shelf and @trending
We hope that these feeds provide another option for your daily drama ingestion!
Happy New Year Drama Fans!
This week, thanks to our wonderful army of volunteer sky drama farmers, we've added coverage in the following areas:
Nashville, TN, USA
Davis, CA, USA
If you have a spare SDR hanging around and would like to contribute to the worlds fastest growing source of breaking dog poop news, check out https://acarsdrama.com.
The website also includes links to our sub-feeds and RSS options, for you to enjoy the drama in more manageable ways, if the main feed is too noisy for your liking, but you don't want the FOMO associated with not knowing when an intoxicated passenger soils seat 7A.
All the mastodon sub-feeds are up and running, so if you don't see any posts on the profile - be sure to follow them so federation can happen!
Happy Saturday Drama Fans!
This week, thanks to our wonderful army of volunteer Sky Drama farmers, we have increased our who was caught vaping coverage to new skies!
Our new feeders provide us drama coverage in:
San Rafael, CA, USA
Hanover, Germany
Caernarfon, Wales, UK
If you enjoy ACARS Drama, and want to help us feed the drama machine, check out https://acarsdrama.com for information on how it all works.
The site also contains details on Mastodon Sub-Feeds, RSS, and other ways to enjoy the project.
Thanks to everyone who follows, enjoys, and keeps us fed.
It's Saturday Drama Fans! So time for our traditional weekly update regarding the leading provider of VHF-to-shitpost services.
This week, thanks to our sky drama farmers, we've added additional coverage in:
Dayton, OH, USA
Whitefield, NH, USA
Tokyo, Japan
Our first feed in Japan! Yay!
If you would like to become a sky drama farmer, it's easy with low cost hardware and open source software. Check out acarsdrama.com for more info.
Thanks to everyone who contributes to, and enjoys, our little project, stay safe and warm!
Happy Saturday Drama Fans!
This week, ACARS Drama, the leading provider of aircraft based shenanigan dissemination over TCP/IP, increased sky coverage in the following areas:
Charlotte, NC, USA
Copenhagen, Denmark
Tampa, FL, USA
We wouldn't be able to bring you the occurrences without our wonderful team of sky drama farmers, who use open source software and cheap hardware to harvest the drama above. Thank you sky drama farmers!
Interested in what is going on above your own head? Check out https://acarsdrama.com for info on how you can feed the drama machine.