Up until I got on this forum the only person that called me Eugene was my mother when she was pissed off at me 
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OK, I’ll bite! (not you!)
Golf Echo November Oscar 49…or do you object to ‘49’ also
WE want you to be happy Brother
Choose yer handle we don’t want you to get Anxiety or PTS
being called what yer Mama called you when pissed!
I can see it now, 'Picture this (in my favorite Rod Serling imatation)
A Woman leans out the window of 1616 Pennsylvania Ave. and looking about for her son…Hmmmmm where is that Lil Bugger?
She SHOUTS! 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuGeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
A chill runs up Eugene’s sphincter! Yeah, we should change it! It scared ME! 
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Cyber expert: Preparation for Hezbollah beeper explosions likely took months (msn.com)
The mysterious beeper explosions on Tuesday that wounded over 3,600 people in Lebanon, mostly Hezbollah terrorists, were the result of extensive planning, according to an Israeli cyber expert. The operation, he said, involved embedding components within the beepers that could translate signals into ignition and detonation.
“In the world of cyber, there’s a concept known as the ‘supply chain,’” explained Oleg Brodt, Director of Research, Development, and Innovation at Ben-Gurion University’s Cyber Labs, speaking to Maariv.
“Many attacks occur by compromising the supply chain. An electronic device, like a beeper, contains numerous components, and each one could be infected with malware. This malware could be designed to raise the device’s temperature, cause a malfunction, ignite it, or even trigger an explosion.”
Brodt noted that this type of operation is familiar in intelligence circles and requires significant cooperation from organizations involved in the manufacturing process. These groups ensure that the malicious components are embedded or replaced without being detected by quality control.
“In such cases, it’s essential to make the changes to the device without raising suspicion during the quality inspection,” he emphasized.
Cyber expert: Preparation for Hezbollah beeper explosions likely took months
Kill switch
One potential method used is a feature known in the cyber world as a “kill switch.” In this scenario, malicious software is designed to detonate the device at a specific time or in response to a particular message sent to the beeper.
“It’s possible to set up a non-standard message—something unusual or even gibberish—broadcast to hundreds or thousands of devices at once, causing simultaneous ignition and explosion,” Brodt explained. “The radio waves received by the device are translated into a unique message that triggers a chain of events leading to the explosion.”
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Ah man, I would much rather think that Israel intercepted a shipment of them to hezbolaah, installed a small amount of C4 or similar and waited for the right moment to activate them. At least most of them didn’t die and now won’t receive their 72 virginia goats.
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Virginia is for lovers
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I’ve seen lithium batteries in electronics explode, it’s spicy for sure! But not THAT spicy!!!
There was definitely something else involved in those explosions.
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Welcome @HotelRomeo… happy you are here
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Who just yankeed their foxtrot???
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They won’t be lov’n on any goats that’s for sure.
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Cellphone’s have batteries? Amirite? Jus’ Sayin’ 
Have a nice day Taliban! Ring! Ring! 
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Israeli supply chain infiltration likely behind Hezbollah pager blasts: analysts (msn.com)
Israel has scored a major intelligence success by apparently infiltrating a supply chain to cause the simultaneous explosion of hundreds of Hezbollah pagers in a blow for the Lebanese militant group and its Iranian backers, analysts say.
At least nine people were killed and some 2,800 wounded, including the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, when the pagers exploded in Hezbollah strongholds across the country in an unprecedented simultaneous attack.
With Hezbollah appearing to prefer the use of pagers for internal communications over smartphones for security reasons, analysts said it appeared Israel had corrupted the devices before delivery, allowing them to explode at a specific time.
A source close to Hezbollah, asking not to be identified, told AFP that “the pagers that exploded concern a shipment recently imported by Hezbollah of 1,000 devices”, which appear to have been “sabotaged at source”.
“For Israel to embed an explosive trigger within the new batch of pagers, they would have likely needed access to the supply chain of these devices,” said Brussels-based military and security analyst Elijah Magnier.
“Israeli intelligence has infiltrated the production process, adding an explosive component and remote triggering mechanism into the pagers without raising suspicion,” he said, raising the prospect the third party which sold the devices could have been an “intelligence front” set up by Israel for the purpose.
Charles Lister of the Middle East Institute said: “This was more than lithium batteries being forced into override. A small plastic explosive was almost certainly concealed alongside the battery, for remote detonation via a call or page.”
“Mossad infiltrated the supply chain,” he concluded, referring to Israel’s intelligence agency.
- ‘Their big comeback’ -
The Wall Street Journal cited people familiar with the matter as saying the affected pagers were from a new shipment that the group received in recent days.
Hezbollah has already blamed Israel for the explosions. Israel, which traditionally does not comment on security operations outside the country, has yet to confirm or deny its involvement.
It remains unclear whether the action could tip the region into a regional war between Israel and Hezbollah that the West has been battling to avoid ever since Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel sparked war in Gaza.
But the images captured on camera of pagers exploding are a major security blow for Hezbollah and an illustration of Israel’s reach even into its members’ pockets.
The action comes after senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr was killed in a targeted Israeli air strike on July 30 that indicated Israel had precise information about his whereabouts.
Just a day later, the political leader of Hamas, Ismael Haniyeh was killed in a residence in Tehran, reportedly using an explosive device that had been placed by Israeli operatives weeks before.
French defence expert Pierre Servent said the latest action against Hezbollah would help Israeli intelligence services restore their reputation, which was badly dented by the October 7 attack.
“The series of operations conducted over the past few months marks their big comeback, with a desire for deterrence and a message: ‘we messed up but we’re not dead,’” he told AFP.
The Hamas attack that sparked the war resulted in the deaths of 1,205 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli official figures.
Palestinian militants also seized 251 hostages, 97 of whom are still held in Gaza, including 33 the Israeli military says are dead.
Israel’s retaliatory military offensive has killed at least 41,226 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry.
- ‘Classic sabotage’ -
Former CIA analyst Mike Dimino of the US-based Defense Priorities think tank said that judging by images of the injuries a “very small explosive” implanted inside the devices was the most likely cause, rather than an overheating battery.
“This was a classic sabotage operation,” he said on X, adding such an operation takes “months if not years” to orchestrate.
Dubai-based analyst Riad Kahwaji said that Israel had taken advantage of Hezbollah’s move away from smartphones to pagers.
Israel intelligence had conducted a “most professional operation”, he said.
“Without a doubt, one of the factories it (Israel) owns manufactured and shipped these explosive devices that exploded today,” he said.
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‘Operator? Will you help me place this call?’ (Jim Croce)
+98.867-5309 Hello Ali? It’s ‘Jenny’
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap! (AC/DC) +98 362-436 ‘Achmed? is dat yu?’
And lest we not forget! THE B-52’S! +98 6060- 842 ‘Ayatolla?’
Operator said,
Your number’s been disconnected
Your number’s been disconnected
Your number’s been disconnected
Your number’s been disconnected!!!
metalbrain points out this obvious-in-retrospect torch song (it ignites testicles), which exemplifies the most common function of the telephone-number-in-pop-song, i.e. as proxy for the procurement of sex.
IT CERTAINLY DOES!
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NEWSFLASH! THIS JUST IN!! Straight from Da BEE!
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@HotelRomeo Welcome to the community!
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‘Harshest blow to the Islamic resistance’: Lebanese media shocked at blow to Hezbollah (msn.com)
Reflecting on the pager attack that reportedly killed around nine and wounded thousands of Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon, the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar exposed the extent of the damage in its editorial, calling it one of the most severe blows dealt to the terror organization since it began launching attacks on Israel last October.
“In just one minute, the enemy managed to deliver the harshest blow to Islamic resistance since the onset of the conflict,” the article stated, adding it was “an exceptional security operation in terms of the ability to reach targets and means, and in demonstrating elements of Israeli technological and intelligence superiority."
The article detailed the damage, stating the operation “led to the injury of more than three thousand resistance fighters and civilians from Hezbollah units, who were crowded in hospitals in the south, the Bekaa, Beirut, and the suburbs.”
Israel’s qualitative edge
The newspaper expressed shock at Israel’s capabilities, estimating that the operation confirmed for Israel its “security superiority.”
However, the writers noted, “The enemy is well aware that its main objective from the operation was not achieved—forcing Lebanon’s resistance to surrender and stop supporting Gaza.”
A person is carried on a stretcher outside American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) as people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded and killed when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon. September 17, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)
A person is carried on a stretcher outside American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) as people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded and killed when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon. September 17, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)
John Spencer, a former US Army official and urban warfare expert, emphasized the incident’s unprecedented psychological impact. According to him, “On top of the physical damage to Hezbollah, the psychological impact is massive. Not being able to trust their equipment to communicate. Possibly leading to making big mistakes in areas like operational security."
Faisal al-Qassem, a senior journalist at Al Jazeera and a prominent commentator in the Arab world, compared the damage to Hezbollah to “the most significant pre-emptive strike in modern history, similar to Israel’s attack on the Egyptian Air Force before the Six-Day War.”
He warned that “if the organization enters into a conflict now, its situation will be critical given the heavy burden on the health system.”
“Hezbollah now has thousands of disabled leaders and fighters,” he continued. “If Hezbollah goes to war today, its condition will be dire because hospitals are currently filled with the wounded.”
“Worse still, Hezbollah has lost its most crucial military security and communication means. Israel is hunting its enemies electronically, causing thousands of casualties from afar without firing a single bullet, while the terrorist organization remains preoccupied with a 1,400-year-old conflict between Hussein and Yazid,” he concluded.
I just thought this interesting. 
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Welcome, @HotelRomeo ! A broad sense of humor will go a long way, here.
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‘Did you just call her a Broad?’ 
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Sounds like there’s a second wave of spicy text messages today
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