Computer Deconstruction Laboratory "Comp-Decon"

05/28/2026

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You have a new piece apparatus, you wanna show it off. You have a piece of apparatus you take pride in and you wanna show it off. Come and join us at the Monmouth County Fire Museum. we look forward to seeing you there.

05/18/2026

05/13/2026

Notice anything different while driving on Marconi Road yesterday?

05/11/2026

05/09/2026

“I’ll just hack it.” No, you won’t. Every sensor in a modern car is hardcoded to the VIN.

The Telematics Control Unit (TCU) has a dedicated cellular connection that is ALWAYS ON. If you tamper with the ECU or pull a fuse, it instantly generates a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) and flags the manufacturer’s cloud.

General Motors just got caught by the FTC tracking driver behavior EVERY 3 SECONDS and selling it to insurance companies. Link: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-takes-action-against-general-motors-sharing-drivers-precise-location-driving-behavior-data

Ford just patented interior cameras that scan your irises and read your lips. Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/fords-latest-patent-lets-truck-110500949.html

A modern car generates 25GB of data per hour. Link: https://www.theautopian.com/a-connected-car-can-generate-up-to-25-gigabytes-of-data-an-hour/

If you disconnect the TCU, the car goes dark, you lose your dash features, and the insurance companies buying your data instantly know you tampered with it.

You can’t hack your way out of the grid.

05/04/2026

05/03/2026

Where to start...

Ken G terminated the new access point (A/P) , camera, and furnace pit flooding sensor cables in the Hotel Basement, mounting the access points and cameras. (we have a pair of IR / night vision cameras inbound courtesy of CDL's friends at AXIS)

Martin F enable the above access points in the WLAN controller

Paul S installed the outdoor A/P covering the courtyard so students have outdoor Wi-Fi coverage

Paul and Martin installed the shelf and fiber switch in the hotel basement to test 10GB connectivity to the hotel second floor

August working on the WAN switch that is upstream of the new firewall cluster. He uncovered a configuration issue that will require adding a plug-in module.

David F moved a storage rack to 9030D

Martin tagged obsolete equipment for disposal by Dan J, and reactivated the A/P in the studio.

04/25/2026

Dan J and Martin F were on site doing minor project work;

* We removed a failed / jammed 10GB module from one of the spare Cisco WS-C3750E-48PD-SF switches. (Module was a total loss)

* Installed the Cisco WS-X4908-10GE expansion module to add 10GB ports to the LAN core network switch, however did not program / reboot it due to underway events.

* Debugged the network cabling to the overhead video monitors in the studio, prepping to add two additional AXIS P7701 video decoders.[1]

* Assembled the WS-C4900M network switch for the hotel basement. This will allow us to test use of the legacy multi-mode fiber (MMF) to the hotel attic at 10GB speeds using Cisco X2-10GB-LX4 optics and mode conditioning patch cords [2].

[1]https://www.axis.com/dam/public/c7/92/5a/axis-p7701-video-decoder-en-US-201077.pdf

[2] https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/systems-hardware/zsystems/3931-A01?topic=links-mode-conditioning-patch-cables

04/23/2026

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The 4th Annual Classic Car Show returns to Historic Camp Evans!

Camp Evans, home to InfoAge Science & History Museums and Monmouth County Fire Museum, offers more than 20 museums and exhibits located throughout six beautifully restored buildings on 34 acres of the former U.S. Army Signal Corps installation.

Enjoy a one-of-a-kind blend of classic cars, history, and family-friendly exploration in a truly unforgettable setting.

Show car registration is day-of only; sorry, no pre-registration.

Visit InfoAge.org for general admission information.

Rain date: August 30.

Email [email protected] for details

04/05/2026

Spent Saturday setting up cameras for another IA group. They are providing their own open-source network video recorder.

The white rectangles are where the IP address labels were....