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Nov 1, 2024 12 tweets 4 min read
In 2012, a cyber sleuth rigged up a fake water plant in his basement.

Within 48 hours, he exposed how China stole America's $1.5 Trillion fighter jet.

How?

A thread about how China "borrows" what it can't build: Image Meet Kyle Wilhoit.

He created a virtual water plant — complete with fake measurements, documentation, and a website claiming to be in Arnold, Missouri.

His goal? To see who would try to hack it.

The experiment worked too well:
Jul 6, 2024 15 tweets 5 min read
Everyone: “Book your flight on a Tuesday at 3 pm, you’ll get the cheapest tickets!”

As an airline veteran, this is a B.S. myth.

Timing matters, but not in the way you think.

If you've ever felt cheated by sudden price hikes, this is what most airlines don’t want you to know: Image The best strategies to score cheap tickets according to conventional wisdom:

• Off-peak tickets
• Flexible destinations
• Flights with stopovers

These help. But to game the system, it helps to understand how airlines price their tickets. Image