SmashTech

It is official, the first Wardriving conviction is going to fall on the shoulders of 23 year old Paul Timmins. Paul and his then roomate found an open Wi-Fi connection at a Lowes in Southfield, Mi. His Friend then came back with a young hacker and proceeded to route through Lowes corporate. Installing a mod on some software so they could collect credit card information. Those two got the worst of the sentences. The Roomate got 41 to 51 Months in jail and cant touch a computer for 10-15 years. The Hacker got a rather harsh sentence of 12 to 15 years in jail. Timmins will only be in jail for about 12 months. So the question remains, how many of you will continue to wardrive knowing that you could spend some time behind bars?

I usually take Byron Center to Gezon to get to work. Byron started getting tore up in June to add a couple lanes and redo the sewer. The Kent County Road Commissions site says Byron will be closed from 64th to 76th until Oct. 30. Well, its actually tore up from 52nd to 76th, but thats alright, I can still take 52nd to work.

Fast forward to this week. Random blockages of the left turn lanes and heavy equipment all over. They are redoing parts of the road near manhole covers. Annoying, but I figure it will be done in a day or so. I started getting worried when they closed half of Byron Center this morning, so its only 1 lane in each direction. Again, annoying, but shouldnt take too long.

I get home tonight, and whatdya know, they’re resurfacing Byron Center from 44th to 52nd. Two of the lanes have been tore up in preparation for resurfacing. What does the Kent County Road Commission site say about this? Nothing. Bah! Phooey! I would’ve at least liked a warning!