Wandering Hokie

Enter Shirtless Sandman

Dang this city has the best light shows in the world.

Busan pulls off one of these fully-animated drone shows every single week.

Retro-wrapped trains mark 100th anniversary of Tokyo's Yamanote Line The two commemorative trains, featuring designs from the 103 and 205 series trains, are scheduled to run until Nov. 3.

JR East on Saturday started operating trains decorated with designs of two past Yamanote Line models, ahead of the 100th anniversary of the line's circular operation on Nov. 1.

Watching this VT-South Carolina game and imagining how cool it would be at either of these teams’ home stadiums

I guess that's why you don't wear a tunic as a jersey

CWO John Walker led one of the most devastating spy rings ever unmasked in the US. Along with his brother, son, and friend, he compromised US Navy cryptographic systems and classified information from 1967 to 1985. This research focuses on just one of the systems compromised by John Walker himself: the Fleet Broadcasting System (FBS) during the period 1967-1975, which was used to transmit all US Navy operational orders to ships at sea. Why was the communications security (COMSEC) system so completely defenseless against one rogue sailor, acting alone? The evidence shows that FBS was designed in such a way that it was effectively impossible to detect or prevent rogue insiders from compromising the system. Personnel investigations were cursory, frequently delayed, and based more on hunches than hard scientific criteria. Far too many people had access to the keys and sensitive materials, and the auditing methods were incapable, even in theory, of detecting illicit copying of classified materials. Responsibility for the security of the system was distributed between many different organizations, allowing numerous security gaps to develop. This has immediate implications for the design of future classified communications systems.

I've only just started this, but it's interesting. "AN ANALYSIS OF THE SYSTEMIC SECURITY WEAKNESSES OF THE U.S. NAVY FLEET BROADCASTING SYSTEM, 1967-1974, AS EXPLOITED BY CWO JOHN WALKER" irp.fas.org/eprint/heath...

In Gaza-made obi, Palestinian embroidery meets Japanese kimono Kimono sashes from the Palestinian Embroidery Obi Project combine Japanese materials with Middle Eastern designs.

“It takes the women in the refugee camps anywhere from two to six months to embroider a single obi,” says Maki Yamamoto, a Tokyo native who spearheaded a project to combine Japanese kimono with Palestinian artistry.

Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings - testing sport helmets to evaluate their ability to reduce brain injury risk.

www.helmet.beam.vt.edu/index.html

Planning for the Unthinkable: The targeting strategies of nuclear-armed states

The quantitative and qualitative enhancements to global nuclear arsenals in the past decade—particularly China’s nuclear buildup, Russia’s nuclear saber-rattling, and NATO’s response—have recently reinvigorated debates about how nuclear-armed states intend to use their nuclear weapons, and against which targets, in what some describe as a new Cold War. Details about who, what, where, when, why, and how countries target with their nuclear weapons are some of states’ most closely held secrets. Targeting information rarely reaches the public, and discussions almost exclusively take place behind closed doors—either in the depths of military headquarters and command posts, or in the halls of defense contractors and think tanks. The general public is, to a significant extent, excluded from those discussions. This is largely because nuclear weapons create unique expectations and requirements about secrecy and privileged access that, at times, can seem borderline undemocratic. Revealing targeting information could open up a country’s nuclear policies and intentions to intense scrutiny by its adversaries, its allies, and—crucially—its citizens. This presents a significant democratic challenge for nuclear-armed countries and the international community. Despite the profound implications for national and international security, the intense secrecy means that most individuals—not only including the citizens of nuclear-armed countries and others that would bear the consequences of nuclear use, but also lawmakers in nuclear-armed and nuclear umbrella states that vote on nuclear weapons programs and policies—do not have much understanding of how countries make fateful decisions about what to target during wartime, and how. When lawmakers in nuclear-armed countries approve military spending bills that enhance or increase nuclear and conventional forces, they often do so with little knowledge of how those bills could have implications for nuclear targeting plans.

🆕 Planning for the Unthinkable: the targeting strategies of nuclear-armed states

Intense secrecy around nuclear targeting means that most individuals—including lawmakers—do not have much understanding of how fateful decisions about what to target during wartime are made.

Taiwan’s Model for Digital Defense of Democracy Goes Global As the U.S. and others struggle to confront AI-driven disinformation, Taiwan’s resilience has become its latest key export.

As the U.S. and others struggle to confront AI-driven disinformation, Taiwan’s resilience has become its latest key export.

As Japan warms, avocados emerge as an unlikely savior for farmers In traditional mikan strongholds like Shizuoka, farmers are growing increasingly concerned about future production and seeing opportunities with avocados.

With climate change having a detrimental effect on mikan production, some Japanese farmers are turning to an unlikely alternative: avocados.

How the Arsenal of Democracy Can Get Back on its Feet with Some Help from the Past - War on the Rocks More than a decade before American troops fought their way ashore in Normandy and Okinawa, the U.S. military noted that “the success of a modern fighting

Leaders keep calling for America to rebuild its arsenal of democracy. But how can it actually be done? warontherocks.com/20...

Research that Matters Virginia Tech research improves life for all—advancing health, security, and technology through discoveries that shape our everyday experiences.

Virginia Tech is showing how research impacts everyday life. 🧠

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Check out Research that Matters, a collection of stories that make the case for continued agency support.


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Interview with a Scholar: Dr. Shomir Wilson (Assoc. Prof. in Information Sciences and Technology) Interview with a Scholar: Dr. Shomir Wilson, Associate Professor in Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University, USA.

www.mgprinzl.com/interview-wi...

Unmelted cheese melt

Repulsive Philly cheesesteak that looks like insoles

Weird deflated hot dog

Cheesy chips that are just.... Fries with loose slices of cheese on top

This account just posts food at British football stadiums and it's the most upsetting shit I've ever seen

🏈 TONIGHT IN BLACKSBURG 🏈
Lane Stadium

This one’s been a long time coming, and we guarantee you can probably predict at least one song in tonight’s setlist. 😉 A warm welcome to Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies, who will take the field first.

#M72VirginiaTech is tonight’s tag.

#M72 #MetOnTour

Unpaid claims and coverage gaps: Changes to the military's health care program are causing disruptions Several thousand Tricare providers haven't been paid for months, forcing many to drop patients, reduce hours or consider closing their clinics.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies 🇰🇵 Trump or Putin for Kim Jong-un? #푸틴 #트럼프 #김정은 | The Impossible State

Is there anything Trump can offer Kim Jong-un that Putin can't?

@csis.org @sydseiler.bsky.social

South Korea's templestay programmes are a must-do when visiting the country. I stayed at Baekyangsa last night, and my goodness, was it beautiful.

Marines' first Landing Ship Medium slated to take 4-5 years to build - Breaking Defense “We want it faster than that, but I think that that's the realistic timeline in which the shipbuilders can make it,” said Lt. Gen. Eric Austin, the Marine Corps's top requirements officer.

breakingdefense.com/2025/05/mari...

If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami Last year the government issued its first 'megaquake' advisory. Ever since, those living in the areas it's expected to hit have been preparing for the worst.

What do you do when your city sits in the path of a predicted 31-meter tsunami? For the city of Shimoda, it's not a question of "if," but "when."

Original art deco movie poster for THE ROCKETEER.

Now THIS is a movie poster.

Oral History of Pro Wrestling’s 1995 Historic Excursion into North Korea In 1995, long before Dennis Rodman sparked international outcry with similar trips, a most unlikely group of Americans visited North Korea against all advice: a troupe of major professional wrestlers,...

Thirty Years Ago: Oral History of Pro Wrestling’s 1995 Excursion into North Korea - Sports Illustrated (Muhammad Ali was there) www.si.com/extra-mustar...

Eagles finish draft by adding top sack producer in BCS over last two years With their 10th pick of the NFL Draft and fourth in the sixth round, the Eagles on Saturday selected Virginia Tech edge rusher Antwaun Powell-Ryland.

With their 10th and final pick of the weekend, the Eagles selected Virginia Tech edge rusher Antwaun Powell-Ryland. ⬇️

Dorian Strong NFL Draft 2025 Scouting Report for Buffalo Bills CB - NFL The Buffalo Bills selected Virginia Tech CB Dorian Strong with the No. 177 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.

Dorian Strong NFL Draft 2025 Scouting Report for Buffalo Bills CB

https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/2066/

The Buffalo Bills selected Virginia Tech CB Dorian Strong with the No. 177 overall pick in the 2025…

Commanders got a Hokie! Jaylin Lane should be a nice depth addition to the slot.

The pick is in: Jaguars select Bhayshul Tuten at 104th overall The Jaguars’ fourth pick of the 2025 NFL Draft is Bhayshul Tuten. Here’s everything you need to know.

The pick is in: #Jaguars select Bhayshul Tuten, RB, Virginia Tech at 104th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft (via @guslogue.bsky.social)

Our Health ROI Explore how your tax dollars fund life‑saving medical research.

Ever wonder how many lives have been saved by NIH-funded research - including your own? Enter any medical condition and instantly see how your tax dollars transformed science into survival.

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Japan to provide Ukraine with geospatial intelligence, media reports Japan's Kyushu University Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) has agreed to provide Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery, Intelligence Onli...

⚡️ Japan to provide Ukraine with geospatial intelligence, media reports.

Japan's Kyushu University Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) has agreed to provide Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery, Intelligence Online magazine reported.

Strategic Stability and Nuclear Salience: Japan, South Korea, and Extended Deterrence in the Third Nuclear Age | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network

Outstanding new @joelivre.bsky.social @apln.network report out today on evolving 🇰🇷 & 🇯🇵 perspectives toward deterrence and extended deterrence! We will be planning events around this report - stay tuned! cc @nktpnd.bsky.social @jennytown.bsky.social @kellygrieco.bsky.social @andrewfutter.bsky.social