Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Australia: Banned Hyperlinks Could Cost You $11,000 a Day
March 17th, 2009Maniac fascism. Via: Sydney Morning Herald: The Australian communications regulator says it will fine people who hyperlink to sites on its blacklist, which has been further expanded to include several pages on the anonymous whistleblower site Wikileaks. Wikileaks was added to the blacklist for publishing a leaked document containing Denmark’s list of banned websites. The […]
Star Wars Scientists Use Laser Gun to Kill Mosquitoes in Fight Against Malaria
March 16th, 2009Two questions: 1. What happened to the flying syringes? 2. Can this laser gun tech and target ID system be scaled up for the elimination of two-legged pests? Via: Telegraph: Scientists who worked the Star Wars anti-missile programme in the United States are building a ray-gun than can kill mosquitoes in a bid to tackle […]
Pentagon Dirigible Would Stay Aloft for Ten Years; Constantly Monitor Activity on the Ground
March 13th, 2009Don’t miss the part about the energy source. You’ll love this: The dirigible will be filled with helium and powered by an innovative system that uses solar panels to recharge hydrogen fuel cells. Military officials said those underlying technologies — plus a very lightweight hull — were critical to making the project work. “The things […]
Terrorist Watch List Hits 1 Million
March 11th, 2009You want growth? We got growth. Via: USA Today: The government’s terrorist watch list has hit 1 million entries, up 32% since 2007. Federal data show the rise comes despite the removal of 33,000 entries last year by the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center in an effort to purge the list of outdated information and remove […]
NZ Plugs Into Secret Pentagon Intranet
March 5th, 2009The U.S., Australia, Canada, Britain and New Zealand… Is it a coincidence that these also happen to be the ECHELON states? Via: Stuff: A leaked American study into military actions in Afghanistan reveals New Zealand is now plugged into the world’s most secret intranet, allowing access to the Pentagon’s battle plans. “Secret Internet Protocol Router […]
Russian General Says U.S. May Have Planned Satellite Collision
March 4th, 2009Via: RIA Novosti: A collision between U.S. and Russian satellites in early February may have been a test of new U.S. technology to intercept and destroy satellites rather than an accident, a Russian military expert has said. According to official reports, one of 66 satellites owned by Iridium, a U.S. telecoms company, and the Russian […]
Obama & Biden Chipped or Wearing Tracking Devices?
March 3rd, 2009Via: The Memory Hole: While profiling White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel for The New Yorker, Ryan Lizza saw something interesting in Emanuel’s office. It’s mentioned only in passing: Next to his computer monitor is a smaller screen that looks like a handheld G.P.S. device and tells Emanuel where the President and senior White […]
Remote-Controlled Planes Could Spy on British Homes
February 24th, 2009Via: Telegraph: Police could soon use unmanned spyplanes like those used to track enemy troops in Iraq and Afghanistan for surveillance operations on British homes. The Home Office has suggested that the remote-controlled drones could be used to help police gather evidence and track criminals without putting officers at risk. The miniature aircraft could be […]
Warning Against Adverse Health Effects From the Operation of Digital Broadcast Television
February 22nd, 2009PDF download is available, but you need a free ScribD account. Via: ScribD: Warning Against Adverse Health Effects From the Operation of Digital Broadcast Publish at Scribd or explore others: Engineering Research digital broadcast DVBT
Orbital Collision: Please Pick Up the Nearest Black Courtesy Phone
February 12th, 2009So, an Iridium satellite just happened to collide with a defunct Russian military satellite… You’re about to learn how the sausage gets made, and, before we begin, you should know that it’s not pretty. I don’t know the whole story about Iridium, but it has got to be one of the spookiest tales of them […]
