@ Court K.: Actually this is ridiculously easy. I can't believe DARPA is asking for submission unless they are trying to check their own work. This seemly problematic design is very, very easy. Don't over think the problem.

Easy? OK, so how would you do it and when is your white paper going off to DARPA?

Kevlar and armor-plated stillsuits - the next logical step?

I think people trapped in burning buildings will find their own way out, rather than be dragged out by that... whatever it is.

@jwer: 'Um. Lassie was a girl. Hence the name "Lassie".'
Actually the dog that played the original Lassie was male, not female. (Sorry: I'm pedantic.)

@Grant: 'I thought SkyNet would have come first.'
You obviously haven't heard - we Brits have already launched Skynet: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6434773.stm

So Maynor demonstrates the hack using a now outdated version of Mac OS X.
But he doesn't say what WiFi hardware and drivers the MacBook used, doesn't demonstrate if the hack works against Mac 10.4.8, doesn't demonstrate his claims that the code can really hijack a MacBook, and is telling people the problem is not limited to Macs and OS X without proving that claim.
I'm not an expert in coding. But I expect someone who makes a claim about anything to be able to back it up - which Maynor has yet to do.

If you feel the need to make a pointless repetitive comment about the typo, please just write "Ditto" in the comment field.
Thank you.