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by Psychlonic
Wed Sep 13, 2023 5:57 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Old School VS New School
Replies: 6
Views: 24278

Re: Old School VS New School

Yeah I mean there's that for the stories if we want to extend that to "found" experiences. Really had those juicy tidbits of clearly fake information and techniques in the threads though that are going to need some attention also. Didn't someone once try to make "Brown Ops" a meme? What about yellow...
by Psychlonic
Wed Sep 13, 2023 3:30 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Old School VS New School
Replies: 6
Views: 24278

Re: Old School VS New School

If anyone has any great puns relating to night ops and stupidity...
by Psychlonic
Mon Sep 11, 2023 9:07 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Old School VS New School
Replies: 6
Views: 24278

Old School VS New School

Alright, I think it's time to give the newer generation of operators some credit where it's due. I found myself poring through old archived data recently and that included a ton of old night ops content. Naturally I had to pause and take a look at some of it. Honestly... I think night ops mostly see...
by Psychlonic
Wed Aug 30, 2023 9:32 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Community
Replies: 35
Views: 175935

Re: Community

I feel like that's an underrated issue with making a guide of sorts. We're always learning more and more. I wonder if there's some clever way to be able to post and manage these notes, AARs, etc. without spreading them out across an ocean of topics. Something along the lines of "NSEFIOT" but for one...
by Psychlonic
Mon Aug 28, 2023 4:47 am
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: The Initiate's Guide to Accelerated Learning - Part I: Music
Replies: 1
Views: 9331

The Initiate's Guide to Accelerated Learning - Part I: Music

This is part of a project that's actually unrelated to NO but I wondered if maybe some here might find it useful. Also, I'm curious about your thoughts on the writing style. Just anything that springs to mind, really. This is something of an unfinished piece but the information here is complete and ...
by Psychlonic
Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:20 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

You wouldn't believe how much time I spent walking across gravel recently. As part of upcoming content efforts, I simply set up a camera and microphone low to the ground and recorded what it was like walking across said gravel with multiple footwear set ups. Since we recently discussed custom gear, ...
by Psychlonic
Thu Aug 24, 2023 7:38 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Community
Replies: 35
Views: 175935

Re: Community

Just to clarify, I see no benefit to modifying NON itself. I think it's fine for what it is and don't see expanding it to appeal to a broader group any more likely to draw new users. Regarding that, My life is a little on the busy side again for a short time but when things are settled down I'm goin...
by Psychlonic
Tue Aug 22, 2023 4:27 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Community
Replies: 35
Views: 175935

Re: Community

Reply sent. To reword some of it here: I don't think there's any platform out there that's legitimately secure, supportive of free speech, and has high traffic. Every platform becomes unsatisfactory for one of the two reasons: it's too insecure or there's not enough users. So basically, as a communi...
by Psychlonic
Sat Jul 29, 2023 1:41 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Night Ops Superstitions
Replies: 9
Views: 30651

Re: Night Ops Superstitions

I personally believe that many troublesome situations create a tell-tale pattern around them of sorts that we know on a subconscious level. We don't know this in a rational way that can be explained, but on an emotional level that can be felt. Those feelings will always tell you something, whether i...
by Psychlonic
Thu Jul 27, 2023 6:55 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

I like to think of that as turning my face into a satellite dish haha. Open mouth and all. In fact, that's actually how I ended up doing this. I stumbled into some kind of event at night and was trying to listen in from a distance to figure out why the hell it was happening at all. Couldn't quite ma...
by Psychlonic
Thu Jul 27, 2023 3:27 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

Going off from the usual topic matter here I made a fun discovery recently. This will sound a little ridiculous, but... Has anyone ever tried to create a "giant ear" of sorts by using polysheet, paper, cardboard, whatever while out at night? Basic idea here being you roll something up into a quick c...
by Psychlonic
Thu Jul 27, 2023 3:18 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Community
Replies: 35
Views: 175935

Re: Community

Yeah, no shit. But I've led efforts in the past plenty of times and it got a little old feeling like I kept having to come back to defibrillate the community. Today, everyone else is far more into it than I am and I think the community is a great outlet for people to share their stories. So, I want ...
by Psychlonic
Tue Jul 25, 2023 1:28 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Community
Replies: 35
Views: 175935

Re: Community

After more thinking on the matter, I think we can all agree that videos are the best. At first I'd envisioned a couple users getting the ball rolling by having separate channels make a few videos that reference each other, a site, discord/telegram/etc., making "night ops" more of a proper network ra...
by Psychlonic
Mon Jul 24, 2023 4:24 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Community
Replies: 35
Views: 175935

Re: Community

Words I'm with you on the videos and images, I even tried to make this topic pop out a little better to hopefully keep attention on it haha. Seriously though, I think video is a superior format. It's so much easier to learn from, too. I can't count how many times I've gone through text files and ha...
by Psychlonic
Sun Jul 23, 2023 9:05 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Community
Replies: 35
Views: 175935

Community

It's time for the talk again, ladies and gentlemen. You already know where this is going so let's just get straight to the point. While there are some amazing exceptions, the forum as a primary format for sharing stories and information has fallen heavily out of favor. You already know that. This ca...
by Psychlonic
Mon Jul 17, 2023 12:20 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Does anybody remember me?
Replies: 5
Views: 24878

Re: Does anybody remember me?

Well, see you in another 9 years!
by Psychlonic
Wed Jul 05, 2023 10:10 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Does anybody remember me?
Replies: 5
Views: 24878

Re: Does anybody remember me?

Welcome back again. Agreed on the internet, it's all about herding everyone into centralized systems now and curating their interests for them. Not only do you not have to think for yourself anymore, it's discouraged. I come and go, the forum is pretty quiet right now but I find writing on a subject...
by Psychlonic
Sun Jul 02, 2023 11:10 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

This is pretty much what I had in mind, only change I'd make is the felt soles since they're so ridiculously quiet but those cheap sandals are usually some kind of foam-like material (at least the soles are) and that works really well too. I think philosophy of use should be considered here regardin...
by Psychlonic
Sat Jul 01, 2023 1:48 am
Forum: Greetings
Topic: Wow
Replies: 1
Views: 22918

Re: Wow

Hey man! Not sure you'll come back to read this, looks like you stopped back in while I was away for a minute. Certainly remember you, hope all has been well brother!
by Psychlonic
Fri Jun 30, 2023 10:51 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

Searching 'buy flexible airloy' seems to bring up a string of options that might interest you. Since even the video creator ignored this option in favor of conventional acoustic paneling though, it's hard to tell if it's worth the extra effort or money. Quieter footwear is something of a unicorn to ...
by Psychlonic
Thu Jun 29, 2023 6:51 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

One thing that's been on my mind recently is conceptualizing a drop leg pistol rig for concealed carry. This isn't necessarily anything new, a low profile drop leg holster can be worn inside of a pair of cargo pants. The basic idea is that you cut out the inside of the appropriate cargo pocket so th...
by Psychlonic
Fri Jun 23, 2023 6:46 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

A little bit of a gray man concept on my mind today: "The Artist" In today's digital world, the value of pen and paper has never been higher. Further, not all open intel can be gathered digitally. Fortunately, today's society thinks nothing of the middle-class normie sitting somewhere practicing the...
by Psychlonic
Sun Jun 18, 2023 5:48 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

The trousers go on like baggy sweatpants really, that is to say; it's really easy. However I like that option a lot. Looking them up, it seems many also have the 3D leaves sewed on. Maybe I'm just biased toward having them in that style (3d leaves) because of all the experiences I've had with mine a...
by Psychlonic
Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:18 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

Going in a random direction today with a bit of proper night ops gear. Specifically, 3D leaf suits. I've talked quite a bit about these in the past, but I still consider them to be a valuable asset. For those unaware that these even exist, here's one example: https://www.amazon.com/POWLIFE-Camouflag...
by Psychlonic
Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:59 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

I've seen a lot of really cool builds for them, might either buy or do one up just for laughs. Short on time today, but something of a consideration: Lemmy might serve as a viable "host" for the community, at least as a backup. I think it would be foolish to abandon here simply because it's stood th...
by Psychlonic
Thu Jun 15, 2023 4:03 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

Oh hell yeah, that's pretty slick I like it.
by Psychlonic
Wed Jun 14, 2023 8:33 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

Funny enough, I've never used a folding pick set like that. Always been able to make loose picks work fine maybe, but how do you like it? Lose a little feeling from the handle but not enough to make a huge difference type of thing? Those belts with hidden compartments are perfect place to conceal pi...
by Psychlonic
Tue Jun 13, 2023 8:00 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

Where to even begin with belt buckles. Of course, your belt and your buckle are a joined system and the number one thing is that it's wearable for every day use. Big decorative buckles should be avoided unless you're maybe in an environment where lots of people wear them. If so, your buckle should m...
by Psychlonic
Mon Jun 12, 2023 6:19 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

Both worthy considerations. There are some serious killer apps and hardware functionality in favor of smartphones for a lot of things, I have to admit. Perhaps if someone was hardcore about integrating this as an everyday way of life concept it might be worth simply having both for different occasio...
by Psychlonic
Sun Jun 11, 2023 7:49 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

"Less is more", as the saying goes. When selecting gear for the operation, the name of the game is achieving an ideal "bulk & weight to capability" ratio. How small can you condense your total loadout while not compromising what you're able to do? This mindset applies not only to strict night op con...
by Psychlonic
Sat Jun 10, 2023 4:10 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

Actually I really dig their offerings. Someone could ramble about functionality and if it's necessary but these are also pretty stylish. Plus, there IS dress code sometimes where you gotta look like you give more of a shit than to just buy the cheapest cloth that'll cover your body if you want to fi...
by Psychlonic
Fri Jun 09, 2023 5:58 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

Example time. 81E5FSq0J2S._AC_UL1500_.jpg Basic dark flannel long sleeve. Two pockets for smaller gear, even if you just shift your gear around when you go into "op mode". Flannel material tends to be dead silent at the cost of picking up every ounce of cheat grass in the area. Something to keep in ...
by Psychlonic
Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:38 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

Re: General Stealth Talk

Now that we've got the obligatory, regularly scheduled preaching on not lowering the bar out of the way, I actually wanted to talk about what I was bashing in the last post: gray man. Gray man not only as a method of conducting operations but also concepts like EDC. Excepting environments that none ...
by Psychlonic
Thu Jun 08, 2023 1:41 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: General Stealth Talk
Replies: 42
Views: 216198

General Stealth Talk

Why? Because why not? I feel up for it. Night ops. Black ops. Red ops. Blue ops. There's plenty of sketch on definitions here, but one full agreement the community had settled on is that there's no "gray man" in traditional night ops. As you know however, it is often impractical and sometimes even i...
by Psychlonic
Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:26 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: .
Replies: 17
Views: 38267

Re: Is this site dead?

Secant is the man to thank, without him operatives would be scattered to the winds even more. As far as shutdown concerns I can't speak for him, but last he'd spoken on the subject he said that he continues to maintain the site out of a fond nostalgia for the stories. Those continuing to share their...
by Psychlonic
Thu Feb 23, 2023 3:14 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: .
Replies: 17
Views: 38267

Re: Is this site dead?

Honestly, yes. But it's not a new thing. It's been "dead" since the mid-00s. It's not anyone's fault necessarily, things have simply changed. Humans by default tribal-mind toward anything they think will raise their status in some way, even if it's simply in their own mind. Back when night ops outgr...
by Psychlonic
Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:25 am
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: YouTube Channel Dump: Pen Testing, Locks
Replies: 13
Views: 18362

Re: YouTube Channel Dump: Pen Testing, Locks

Curation to resume soon with some good shit in the pipeline, but in the meantime I've updated the first post with a fistful of new, quality creator pages.
by Psychlonic
Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:41 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Supplemental Techniques for the YT Channel Dumps
Replies: 6
Views: 11568

Re: Supplemental Techniques for the YT Channel Dumps

I want to talk a little bit more about padlocks and the idea of breaking them. This branches off from this post: https://nightops.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2397&p=15653#p15653 Consider this less of a how-to extension and more food for thought. It is my finding that cheap padlocks aren't keeping ...
by Psychlonic
Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:20 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: YouTube Channel Dump: Pen Testing, Locks
Replies: 13
Views: 18362

Re: YouTube Channel Dump: Pen Testing, Locks

Today we're going to check out the LockPickingLawyer for a rare destructive padlock bypass. This is a method that has been previously discussed and I have a few problems with it but we'll get to that. You’re Doing it Wrong... The REAL Double Wrench Method https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBSSA5ot0tA ...
by Psychlonic
Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:02 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: YouTube Channel Dump: Pen Testing, Alarms
Replies: 6
Views: 10828

Re: YouTube Channel Dump: Pen Testing, Alarms

Today I want to point to a novel attack on an exposed magnetic switch that you absolutely shouldn't use except under the most precise condition of having discrete, prior access and knowing exactly what type of switch you're up against. Magnasphere stun gun test vs. the reed switch https://www.youtub...
by Psychlonic
Thu Jul 15, 2021 3:33 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: Traditional Kaginawa hooks
Replies: 3
Views: 7207

Re: Traditional Kaginawa hooks

That four prong hook seems a little iffy, but unless he totally botches the heat treating those look solid. I'd trust that 3 prong hook with my weight unless it was brittle.
by Psychlonic
Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:07 am
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: YouTube Channel Dump: Pen Testing, Locks
Replies: 13
Views: 18362

Re: YouTube Channel Dump: Pen Testing, Locks

One last trip back to NotSoCivilEngr for a video on air wedges before moving on elsewhere. They're written about a lot above, so what are they? Air Wedges: Further Compromising Doors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHnNsQ64JV8 Simple. Obviously, their functions can be mostly replicated using solid w...
by Psychlonic
Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:37 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Supplemental Techniques for the YT Channel Dumps
Replies: 6
Views: 11568

Re: Supplemental Techniques for the YT Channel Dumps

Further opening up ODT possibilities from here: https://nightops.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2397&p=15638#p15638 So the reality with using an ODT on a knob is that it can be very tricky turning the film enough to actually loop it over the knob. Almost always, the gap isn't large enough or it's obs...
by Psychlonic
Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:17 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: YouTube Channel Dump: Pen Testing, Locks
Replies: 13
Views: 18362

Re: YouTube Channel Dump: Pen Testing, Locks

Doubling up on locks again. First off, new channel has been added above: "∅" A lesser known but quality channel that focuses on picking, featuring some obscure locks. That out of the way, we're going back to TheNotSoCivilEngr to look at over-the-door attacks. I've talked about it enough, let's take ...
by Psychlonic
Fri Jul 09, 2021 7:38 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Supplemental Techniques for the YT Channel Dumps
Replies: 6
Views: 11568

Re: Supplemental Techniques for the YT Channel Dumps

You should go for it, it's probably the most common reason I strike up good conversations with people. They start out reading one thing then pretty soon they don't know how they got onto a far more advanced topic. When dealing with people seeking this information out, being able to throw so many ide...
by Psychlonic
Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:39 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Supplemental Techniques for the YT Channel Dumps
Replies: 6
Views: 11568

Re: Supplemental Techniques for the YT Channel Dumps

An addon to loiding as discussed here: https://nightops.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2397#p15632 One common thing I run into a lot with less secure buildings I'm curious about is the situation of an inward-opening door that's locked and the outside of a wooden frame overlaps the door enough that I ...
by Psychlonic
Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:22 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Supplemental Techniques for the YT Channel Dumps
Replies: 6
Views: 11568

Supplemental Techniques for the YT Channel Dumps

Since the forum is back to a near flat-line but I've been in a skill developing mood, I'm going to turn my topics into a sprawling encyclopedia of sorts that reference each other. A format I've wanted information to be available in for years but there was never any interest in. This topic is meant t...
by Psychlonic
Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:02 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: YouTube Channel Dump: Pen Testing, Locks
Replies: 13
Views: 18362

Re: YouTube Channel Dump: Pen Testing, Locks

Time for locks 101 today. Most users will be familiar with "loiding", the current fad term for what's previously been known as carding, shimming, etc. However, new users who aren't familiar will find this your best intro to lock bypassing. Door latch bypass basics! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8...
by Psychlonic
Thu Jul 08, 2021 6:40 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: YouTube Channel Dump: Pen Testing, Alarms
Replies: 6
Views: 10828

Re: YouTube Channel Dump: Pen Testing, Alarms

Circling back to alarms again today with how to jam simple DIY wireless alarms. Disabling Wireless Alarms - Issue 1 - Simple Jamming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68M6IVNxjfg This is a bit of a jump into the deep end for most but that's ok, your takeaway from this video should be the principle its...
by Psychlonic
Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:11 pm
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: YouTube Channel Dump: Pen Testing, Locks
Replies: 13
Views: 18362

Re: YouTube Channel Dump: Pen Testing, Locks

Today we're going back to the UDT, this time to learn how they can be used to bypass deadbolts. I know some of you have had these ruin an entry. Bypassing Deadbolts with a UDT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqN6rkkx79A This of course is easier said than done but after playing with the idea for a bi...