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from the if-you-build-it-they-will-come...and-cut-through-it dept.
Smugglers have found an easy way to get through the vertical steel tube Mexican border wall. From https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/smugglers-are-sawing-through-new-sections-of-trumps-border-wall/2019/11/01/25bf8ce0-fa72-11e9-ac8c-8eced29ca6ef_story.html
The breaches have been made using a popular cordless household tool known as a reciprocating saw that retails at hardware stores for as little as $100. When fitted with specialized blades, the saws can slice through one of the barrier's steel-and-concrete bollards in minutes, according to the agents, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the barrier-defeating techniques.
After cutting through the base of a single bollard, smugglers can push the steel out of the way, creating an adult-size gap. Because the bollards are so tall — and are attached only to a panel at the top — their length makes them easier to push aside once they have been cut and are left dangling, according to engineers consulted by The Washington Post.
The taxpayer-funded barrier — so far coming with a $10 billion price tag — was a central theme of Trump's 2016 campaign, and he has made the project a physical symbol of his presidency, touting its construction progress in speeches, ads and tweets. Trump has increasingly boasted to crowds in recent weeks about the superlative properties of the barrier, calling it "virtually impenetrable" and likening the structure to a "Rolls-Royce" that border crossers cannot get over, under or through.
In other words, no one did any serious pen testing on the wall design, or it would have been obvious that with all that leverage, the top tie-in was easy to flex.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday November 05 2019, @02:51PM (5 children)
Eh, not necessarily. Sometimes it's more profitable to eat part or all of a pricing loss in order to keep from having a larger loss from decreased volume.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 05 2019, @03:48PM (1 child)
Yea, but my point was more to see if they could handle the cognitive dissonance of being against tariffs but for taxing the rich and corporations. Both have the same trickle down effect of raised prices. Both responses just ignored it.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday November 05 2019, @05:14PM
People are like that. Intellectual consistency is irrelevant to too many folks; only agreeing with whatever their team says matters.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Tuesday November 05 2019, @04:06PM (2 children)
There are always exceptions. One benefit of the trade war. BACON will be getting cheaper. :)
https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/food-and-drink/bacon-surplus-america [insidehook.com]
Alex Jones lawyer inspires new TV series: CSI Moron Division.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday November 05 2019, @05:12PM (1 child)
Yeah, already done my happy dance over that. Bless them rice-eating folks for liking every part of the pig except the best one.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Pslytely Psycho on Tuesday November 05 2019, @07:20PM
I don't believe it's limited to bacon either. We had an 8lb pork roast yesterday, total price was only a little over $12....God, now I gotta go make a sandwich....
Alex Jones lawyer inspires new TV series: CSI Moron Division.