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59-457: In 1996, after numerous inquires, the Arizona Department of Public Safety issued a news release posted on their website concerning the story. It termed the story "an Arizona myth." The story was also debunked in 2003 on the pilot episode of MythBusters , titled " Jet Assisted Chevy ". This is the text as it appears, possibly most frequently, in usenet repostings: You all know about

118-474: A solid fuel rocket ) that is used to give heavy military transport planes an extra 'push' for taking off from short airfields. He had driven his Chevy Impala out into the desert and found a long, straight stretch of road. Then he attached the JATO unit to his car, jumped in, got up some speed and fired off the JATO! The facts, as best could be determined, are that the operator of the 1967 Impala hit JATO ignition at

177-544: A blackened crater 3 feet [0.9 m] deep in the rock. Most of the driver's remains were not recoverable; however, small fragments of bone, teeth and hair were extracted from the crater, and fingernail and bone shards were removed from a piece of debris believed to be a portion of the steering wheel. The original Darwin Awards were fictitious. Both were contained in a 1990 version of the JATO Rocket Car urban legend posted to

236-634: A distance of approximately 3.0 miles [4.8 kilometers] from the crash site. This was established by the prominent scorched and melted asphalt at that location. The JATO, if operating properly, would have reached maximum thrust within five seconds, causing the Chevy to reach speeds well in excess of 350 MPH [560 km/h], continuing at full power for an additional 20–25 seconds. The driver, soon to be pilot, most likely would have experienced G-forces usually reserved for dog-fighting F-14 jocks under full afterburners, basically causing him to become insignificant for

295-460: A diversion and cover for the extraction of several Chinese pro-democracy activists. When asked about the group during a White House meeting in February 2000 organized by then National Security Advisor Richard A. Clarke with President Bill Clinton , Mudge admitted "We made them up." On January 7, 1999, the cDc joined with an international coalition of hackers to denounce a call to cyberwar against

354-403: A pile of smoldering metal embedded into the side of a cliff rising above the road at the apex of a curve. the wreckage resembled the site of an airplane crash, but it was a car. The type of car was unidentifiable at the scene. The lab finally figured out what it was and what had happened. It seems that a guy had somehow gotten hold of a JATO unit (Jet Assisted Take Off – actually

413-439: A regular newsletter. To test the story – the very first myth they tackled – Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage , with help from honorary MythBuster Erik Gates, procured a 1966 Chevrolet Impala, and after they were unable to obtain actual JATOs, they substituted three model rockets in succession to produce an equivalent amount of thrust (3,000 horsepower [2,200 kW] for 15 seconds). They also installed

472-496: A rocket rack and reinforced the car so that the rockets would not tear off the roof, and even made use of a hydraulic system that the previous owner had installed on the car to lower the front of the car and make it more aerodynamic. However, when tested in the Mojave Desert, the car did not go anywhere near the 300 miles per hour (480 km/h) reported in the original story, and failed to become airborne. The program has revisited

531-498: A rocket rail car after they happened upon JATOs in a junk pile. Supposed author CarInTheCliff also describes the car's only test plus the elements he has added while discouraging repeats by example. In this account it is also claimed that the story had first circulated long before 1990. The Darwin Awards meme was also spread by Wendy Northcutt , who collected the Darwin Awards on a public website in 1993, and circulated new stories in

590-526: Is "a VT420 connected to a Sun Ultra5 via a serial cable which displays the output of a continuously running program. The signaling rate is limited to 9600 baud . The program itself cycles through the Rosary , displaying a new individual prayer once every thirty seconds. Each individual prayer is then sent out via UDP to a random machine on the Internet on a random port." Back Orifice (often shortened to BO )

649-554: Is a computer program designed for remote system administration. It enables a user to control a computer running Microsoft Windows operating system from a remote location. The name is a pun on Microsoft BackOffice Server software. The program debuted at DEF CON 6 on August 1, 1998. It was the brainchild of Sir Dystic . According to the group, its purpose was to demonstrate the lack of security in Microsoft's operating system Windows 98. Back Orifice 2000 (often shortened to BO2k )

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708-476: Is a computer program that is similar in function to Back Orifice. Back Orifice 2000 debuted on July 10, 1999 at DEF CON 7. The original code was written by Dildog . Whereas the original Back Orifice was limited to the Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems, BO2k also supports Windows NT , Windows XP and Windows 2000 . Some BO2k client functionality has also been implemented for *nix-systems. In addition, BO2k

767-618: Is actually none other than Heinrich Himmler of the SS, who fled to Argentina and is now responsible for the stealing of babies from hospitals and raising them as 'super-soldiers' for the purpose of overthrowing the U.S. Fed. Govt. in a bloody revolution. We fear plans for a 'Fourth Reich' to be established on our home soil under the vise-like grip of oppression known as Scientology! In 1997, the cDc began distributing original MP3 -format music on its website. In August 1998, they presented their popular Back Orifice tool at DEF CON 6 . In February 2000,

826-637: Is available if traditional services are not . All Helicopters are Bell 407s and one Bell 429. Crew staffing is 1 pilot and one Paramedic flight observer. In 2015, the assets of Arizona Dept. of Transportation and DPS were combined under DPS's umbrella. There are now a total of 15 aircraft assigned. OPCOMM is the Operational Communications Bureau, the dispatch and 9-1-1 answering point for DPS. There are 2 Dispatch centers, Phoenix , and Tucson. A Third Center used to operate in Flagstaff for

885-548: Is intended for use on portable media such as a USB flash drive but it can also be used on any hard disk drive . cDc/Hacktivismo co-released v.1.5.0.7 along with Steve Topletz on September 19, 2006. Veilid is a peer-to-peer network and application framework, described as "like Tor , but for apps". It was released on August 11, 2023 at DEF CON 31 in Las Vegas. Whisker is a project authored by Rain Forest Puppy that

944-460: The rec.models.rockets Usenet newsgroup . When this urban legend was debunked, it was specifically pointed out that the mentioned Darwin Awards were fictitious. It contained a reference to the 1985 mention of a Vending Machine Tipover Darwin Award. It was Paul Vixie who wrote this introduction to the JATO urban legend that first included the term "Darwin Award". Vixie credits Charles Haynes with making

1003-799: The Arizona Department of Homeland Security , FBI and other agencies. The Agency Support Division supports DPS and other allied agencies in the state. Key services include but are not limited to Air Support Bureau, Human resources, Facilities, Fleet, and Support Services. The Aviation Bureau manages the air assets of DPS, the most important of these is the Ranger Air Rescue Program. The program has 4 bases located in Phoenix, Flagstaff, Kingman and Tucson. The Program provides SAR, Physical Rescue, (long line, hoist, Short haul, and Rappel) and other logistical support, like wildland "Bambi Bucket" water drops to aid in wildland firefighting. Aeromedical transport

1062-593: The Colt AR15A2 , Colt M16A2 , or Colt M4 , supplied with two 30-round magazines. The 12-gauge Remington 870 shotguns are not authorized for carrying and have been modified for less-lethal munitions. SWAT Troopers are issued selective fire, short-barreled rifles. Since 2004 the ADPS has maintained the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC), a fusion center that operates 24/7 with

1121-719: The Internet . The group's beliefs are described fully in The Hacktivismo Declaration, which seeks to apply the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to the Internet . Among Hacktivismo's beliefs include access to information as a basic human right . The organization partially shares Critical Art Ensemble 's (CAE) belief in the value of secrecy, but challenges both with CAE and many hacktivists on

1180-636: The United States Department of Commerce for export of strong encryption. SMBRelay and SMBRelay2 are computer programs that can be used to carry out SMB man-in-the-middle attacks on Windows machines. They were written by Sir Dystic and released March 21, 2001 at the @lantacon convention in Atlanta, Georgia . XeroBank Browser (formerly known as Torpark ) is a variant of the Portable Firefox web browser with Tor built into it. Torpark

1239-542: The mainland-Chinese version of its search engine . The campaign consists primarily of the use of a parody of Google's logo which reads "Goolag: Exporting censorship, one search at a time." The group encouraged readers to make t-shirts and other merchandise and donate any proceeds from their sale to Human Rights in China . Students for a Free Tibet held an anti-Google rally in Dharamsala , India on February 14, 2006, employing

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1298-490: The (informal) Darwin Award Nomination, but it was Vixie's specific wording, with the first sentence crediting Haynes stripped off, that was actually circulated and actually referred to the Darwin Awards as if they actually existed and were common knowledge, though the message was not widely circulated until it was reformatted. It remained fairly dormant until 1995, when the message surfaced again in rec.pyrotechnics with

1357-724: The Arizona Highway Patrol Association, remembers each fallen officer at an annual memorial ceremony on the first Monday of May. Cult of the Dead Cow Cult of the Dead Cow , also known as cDc or cDc Communications , is a computer hacker and DIY media organization founded in 1984 in Lubbock, Texas . The group maintains a weblog on its site, also titled "[Cult of the Dead Cow]". New media are released first through

1416-691: The Criminal Investigations Division is the "Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission" task force (better known as "GIITEM"), which was formed to combat the growing gang infestation problems mainly in Maricopa County (the Phoenix area), even though their jurisdiction is statewide. In 2011, the Arizona State Capitol Police department was merged with DPS, alongside the Highway Patrol Division. ASCP

1475-637: The DPS commercial enforcement division. The department-issued vehicles of the Arizona DPS include the Ford Police Interceptor Utility , Ford Police Interceptor Sedan , Chevrolet Tahoe PPV , and Dodge Charger Pursuit . The handgun issued as the department weapon is the Glock 17 Generation 5, chambered in 9MM, and carried with three to four 17-round magazines. The long guns issued as department weapons are

1534-464: The Darwin Awards ;– it's the annual honor given to the person who did the gene pool the biggest service by killing themselves in the most extraordinarily stupid way. Last year's winner was the fellow who was killed by a Coke machine which toppled over on top of him as he was attempting to tip a free soda out of it. And this year's nominee is: The Arizona Highway Patrol came upon

1593-607: The Dodge-sponsored Lawrence Welk Show . Arizona Department of Public Safety The Arizona Department of Public Safety ( AZDPS ) or Arizona Highway Patrol ( AHP ) is a state-level law enforcement agency with a primary function of patrolling and enforcing state laws on Arizona highways. Their headquarters are in Phoenix . Following legislation in 1968, the Arizona Department of Public Safety

1652-585: The NSF is granted by the cDc to those individuals who stand out in their support of the cDc and its ideals. Members are recognized for their abilities, capabilities, and being the best of the best in their skills. In 2006 the Ninja Strike Force launched its own microsite . In late 1999, the cDc created Hacktivismo , an independent group under the cDc communications umbrella dedicated to the creation of anti- censorship technology in furtherance of human rights on

1711-473: The birth of its Ninja Strike Force , a group of " ninja " dedicated to achieving the goals of the cDc, an intervention task force both online and offline. The cDc opened the NSF Dojo in 2004. An "NSF Dojo" Member also operates a streaming radio station, which features recordings of hacker con presentations and other educational programming in addition to a wide range of musical styles and artists. Membership in

1770-592: The blog, which also features thoughts and opinions of the group's members. The group was formed in June 1984 at the Farm Pac slaughterhouse by Grandmaster Ratte' (aka Swamp Ratte'), Franken Gibe, Sid Vicious, and three BBS SysOps . In the 1980s the Cult of the Dead Cow organized and maintained a loose collective of affiliated BBSs across the US and Canada. It was during this time that

1829-408: The cDc is credited with coining the term "31337" as an alternative spelling of " Eleet " or "Elite", an expression denoting skill or greatness in a person, place, or thing. In December 1990, cDc member Jesse Dryden (aka Drunkfux), the son of Jefferson Airplane drummer Spencer Dryden and grand nephew of Charlie Chaplin , created HoHoCon . It was the first modern hacker conference , which invites

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1888-464: The cDc was the subject of an 11-minute documentary short titled "Disinformation". Also in February 2000, cDc member Mudge briefed President Bill Clinton on Internet security. cDc communications is the parent organisation of Cult of the Dead Cow, one of three groups that fall under cDc communications. The other two are the Ninja Strike Force and Hacktivismo . In 1996, the cDc announced

1947-458: The cars going straight in the event one or more of the motors did not ignite. The car was weighted towards the front in an attempt to improve its aerodynamic stability but no attempt was made to ensure the thrust vector of the rocket pack was being applied through the center of gravity (CG) of the car. The thrust vector proved to be far too high above the CG causing the car to immediately nosedive as it left

2006-518: The creation of the cDc's Usenet newsgroup , alt.fan.cult-dead-cow. It was thus the first hacking group to have its own Usenet newsgroup. In November of that year, the group claimed responsibility for giving Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's disease , claiming to have done so in 1986 with a blowgun . The cDc declared war on the Church of Scientology in 1995 during the alt.religion.scientology controversy , stating We believe that El Ron Hubbard [sic]

2065-479: The development of software that empowers conduct forbidden by repression, rather than enabling (private or public) attacks on repressors. In general cDc hopes that open code can become the lingua franca of a hacktivism that seeks to wage peace, not war. While the term isn't used, the software described in cDc's "Waging of Peace on the Internet" would create a set of connections between dissidents that sound in technoliberationist terms, rhizomatic . In addition to

2124-424: The email header stripped off the introduction, though the main story is still indented. Three days later the introduction is fully integrated into the story and it appeared on rec.humor in a form that made it a truly infectious meme . Shortly after it was reposted in 1995 it quickly began to spread, being posted on Usenet 24 times within the next month. In 1996 the legend was further embellished with references to

2183-563: The founders of Mindvox , is a former member of LOD/H and a current member of the Sacrament of Transition . Red Knight was a member of the Masters of Deception . Also, RaD Man , a member of the Ninja Strike Force, is one of the founders of ACiD Productions . Another NSF member, Mark Hinge, is a founding member of the British hacker group The Syndicate Of London. Flack, another Ninja Strike Force member,

2242-525: The governments of China and Iraq . When questioning Patrick Ball during his International War Crimes Tribunal in 2002, Slobodan Milošević asked Ball about his relationship with the cDc. Ball had given a talk and been a member of a cDc-sponsored panel on hacktivism at DEF CON 9 in 2001. In early 2006, the cDc launched the "Goolag" (a play on gulag , Soviet forced labour camps) campaign in response to Google 's decision to comply with China's Internet censorship policy and censor search results in

2301-615: The group publicly in a presentation at the 1997 Beyond HOPE Conference held at The Puck Building in New York City . Members claimed to have advised the group on strong encryption techniques. The cDc formally severed ties with the Hong Kong Blondes in December 1998. In 2015, former cDc member Oxblood Ruffin claimed without evidence that the hacking activities attributed to the Hong Kong Blondes were an invention intended to create

2360-509: The hacker scene/computer underground in cDc textfiles of the 1980s. The ezine has led to some criticism of the group over the years; in a 1994 episode of Geraldo entitled "Computer Vice," Geraldo Rivera referred to the group as "a bunch of sickos" for having published an article called "Sex with Satan," originally published in 1988. In 1996, cDc member Omega used the term " hacktivism " in an email to other group members. The group has been active in hacktivist causes since that time. In

2419-506: The late 1990s, the cDc claimed to have worked with a group of Chinese dissidents called "The Hong Kong Blondes." The group’s ostensible goal was to disrupt computer networks within the People's Republic of China in order to allow citizens to access censored content online. The Hong Kong Blondes were, ostensibly, one of the first hacktivist groups, though the group's existence and actions have proven to be an invented fiction. The cDc first spoke about

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2478-495: The logo in a variety of ways. The cDc then issued a press release about the campaign, wherein it described Microsoft , Yahoo! , Google, and Cisco as the "Gang of Four" due to their respective policies of compliance with the Beijing government's Internet policies. The United States Congress was also called out on this issue in the release. This press release, originally entitled "Congress jerks off, gang of four reach for raincoats,"

2537-609: The northern counties but closed in 2020 due to lack of available staff. They dispatch for the entire agency, including Task forces, such as GITTEM, Criminal Investigations and the Aviation Bureau. 100 personnel assigned answer over 700,000 calls for service each year. As of July 2018 (Note: Numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number): Since the establishment of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, 30 troopers and 4 K9s have died while on duty. The agency, along with

2596-485: The obvious associations between Cult of the Dead Cow, Hacktivismo, and the Ninja Strike Force, the cDc also has crossover associations with several other organizations. These include the L0pht ; founding members White Knight and Count Zero and final members Dildog and Mudge are all members of cDc. Additionally, The Nightstalker was a member of Youth International Party Line/Technology Assistance Program. Lord Digital , one of

2655-461: The paint/logo scheme had not changed in 50 years. The department consists of five divisions: Office of the Director, Highway Patrol , Criminal Investigations, Technical Services, and Agency Support. Together, these five divisions provide scientific, technical, operational, and regulatory services to Arizona residents, and to the state's criminal justice community; one of the more famous subdivisions of

2714-485: The participation of both journalists and law enforcement. It is usually held in Houston, Texas . In all, dFx hosted five annual HoHoCons. In 1991, cDc was named "Sassiest Underground Computer Group" by Sassy magazine. Also in 1991, the group began distributing music in the form of cassette tape albums sold through its post office box . Many of these albums are now available online in their entirety. October 1994 saw

2773-470: The public, and developing partnerships with agencies sharing similar missions. In 2015, a Rebranding effort began. First, the Title of "officer" was changed to "State Trooper" to more align with other Highway Patrol agencies nationally. Second, and most visible to the public, the white and blue police car was changed entirely to a silver and black paint scheme. The cars are the most visible part of DPS, and

2832-459: The ramp and smash into the ground. The still firing motors propelled the car up into the air a second time where it did a rotation until smashing into the ground. To advertise the stopping power (rather than speed) of the 1958 Dodge Coronet 's 'total contact' brakes, a JATO bottle was fitted to a Coronet and it was driven at speed across the El Mirage dry lake . This commercial was broadcast during

2891-404: The remainder of the event. However, the automobile remained on the straight highway for about 2.5 miles [4.0 km] (15–20 seconds) before the driver applied and completely melted the brakes, blowing the tires and leaving thick rubber marks on the road surface, then becoming airborne for an additional 1.4 miles [2.3 km] and impacting the cliff face at a height of 125 feet [38 m], leaving

2950-478: The software have been elaborated by researchers. The Six/Four System is a censorship -resistant network proxy written by Mixter , a member of both cDc and Hacktivismo. It works by using "trusted peers" to relay network connections over SSL encrypted links. Hacktivismo and the cDc further gained notoriety in 2003 when the Six/Four System became the first product of a hacker group to receive approval from

3009-468: The story twice, in 2007's " Supersized Myths " (the rockets exploded on the ramp) and their 10th Anniversary episode " JATO Rocket Car: Mission Accomplished? ". The 12 motors were built by John Newman, Rick Maschek, and others with one motor first being static tested, successfully, at the FAR site (Friends of Amateur Rocketry) to avoid another explosion. On the two cars used, the motors were stacked vertically to keep

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3068-555: The subject of civil disobedience. The cDc model is, instead, one of disruptive compliance. Disruptive, in this case, refers to disruptive technology; compliance refers back to the Internet and its original intent of constructive free-flow and openness. Hacktivismo has also authored its own software license agreement, the Hacktivismo Enhanced-Source Software License Agreement , which is source available (but not open source ). Their work focuses on

3127-573: The year of manufacture of the car and G-Forces and to the form which was widely circulated via email (55% of all postings on usenet which included "JATO Rocket Darwin Award impala" also included "g-forces". Cult of the Dead Cow , a hacker group and ezine , published an extensive elaboration in 1998 that claims to explain how the story came into being, describing the most common details of the Rocket Car legend. Four males under 25 engaged in scouting, welding, drinking, and Rube Goldberg engineering to build

3186-570: Was a co-founder of the horror "lit group" Soulz at Zero . Mudge later went on to program manage the CINDER program at DARPA, which aimed to detect 'insider threats' like the WikiLeaks sources. During the 1980s, the cDc was well known throughout the BBS scene for their underground ezine , also called Cult of the Dead Cow . The Cult of the Dead Cow has been credited with coining the term "elite" as used in

3245-672: Was established by the executive order of Arizona Governor Jack Williams on July 1, 1969. This order amalgamated the functions and responsibilities of the Arizona Highway Patrol, the Law Enforcement Division of the state Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, and the Narcotics Division of the state Department of Law. In its 50-plus years of service, the department has become an organization dedicated to protecting and providing state-level law enforcement services to

3304-459: Was picked up by many news sources, as an abbreviated version of it was distributed by PR Web (with the altered title of "Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) Launches Campaign Against Internet Censorship in China"). The cDc has released several tools, for both hackers/ system administrators and for the general public. Many of these are related to computer security and are sometimes dubbed "hacker tools". The Automated Prayer Project, written by Javaman,

3363-550: Was released under the GPL . As of 2012, BO2k is being actively developed. Camera/Shy , originally called Peek-a-Booty, was the first Hacktivismo project released. It debuted in 2002 at the H.O.P.E. 2k2 convention in New York City . It is a steganographic tool that scans for and delivers decrypted content directly from the world wide web. NBName is a computer program that can be used to carry out denial-of-service attacks that can disable NetBIOS services on Windows machines. It

3422-631: Was responsible for the State Capitol Mall in Phoenix and the Tucson State Complex. Today, the Capitol Police still exists and patrols the Capitol grounds, but they are now full DPS officers, and use DPS cars, logos, and uniforms. Capitol police officers wear special Capitol Police patches on their uniforms. In 2022, a pilot program was initiated to assign ADOT commercial enforcement officers to

3481-525: Was written by Sir Dystic and released July 29, 2000 at the DEF CON 8 convention in Las Vegas. ScatterChat is an encrypted instant messaging client based on Gaim . It was written by J. Salvatore Testa II and released at the H.O.P.E. Number Six conference in New York City on July 22, 2006. It provides encryption as well as integrated onion routing with Tor , and secure file transfers. Various flaws in

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