Archive for the 'War' Category
Lasers Could Be Used to Start or Stop Rainfall
September 1st, 2011Via: Guardian: Ever since ancient farmers called on the gods to send rain to save their harvests, humans have longed to have the weather at their command. That dream has now received a boost after researchers used a powerful laser to produce water droplets in the air, a step that could ultimately help trigger rainfall. […]
AI vs. AI. Two Chatbots Talking to Each Other
August 31st, 2011HAHA. Isn’t it reassuring to know that these types of systems are trading stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities and derivatives millions of times per second? Never mind the killer robot applications… Have a nice day! Via: Cornell University / YouTube: Research Credit: jakdmsy
America’s Secret Libya War
August 31st, 2011Via: Daily Beast: The U.S. military has spent about $1 billion so far and played a far larger role in Libya than it has acknowledged, quietly implementing an emerging “covert intervention” strategy that the Obama administration hopes will let America fight small wars with a barely detectable footprint. Officially, President Obama handed the lead role […]
The Yearly Bill for The Pentagon’s No-Bid Contracts: $140 Billion
August 29th, 2011Mission Accomplished. Via: Wired: The bomb fighting contract is a small example of a problem that’s been exacerbated by ten years of war: awarding contracts without competition. While Pentagon statistics say the overall level of competition has remained steady during the past decade, publicly available data show that Defense Department dollars flowing into non-competitive contracts […]
Pentagon Has Paid $720 Million in Late Fees for Storage Containers Since 2001
August 29th, 2011Via: USA Today: The Pentagon has spent more than $720million since 2001 on fees for shipping containers that it fails to return on time, according to data and contracts obtained by USA TODAY. The containers — large metal boxes stowed on ships and moved from port on trucks — are familiar sights on bases in […]
The Slow Disappearance of the American Working Man
August 27th, 2011What’s the solution? Hmm. War: Now Even Better for Wiping Out Excess Men (and Women and Children and Elderly). Buy Now! Via: Business Week: A smaller share of men have jobs today than at any time since World War II As President Barack Obama puts together a new jobs plan to be revealed shortly after […]
Mexican Terrorists Target Nanotech Researchers with Package Bombs
August 25th, 2011Via: Times Union: A Mexican terrorist group is targeting nanotechnology researchers around the world. The group, which is influenced by the Unabomber, has sent package bombs to universities and research facilities in South America and Europe. A number of victims, including professors, were injured after they opened mail that exploded. Research Credit: lagavulin
Cheney Says He Urged Bush to Bomb Syria in ’07
August 25th, 2011Ahh, so that’s who Obombya is channeling… Via: New York Times: Former Vice President Dick Cheney says in a new memoir that he urged President George W. Bush to bomb a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor site in June 2007. But, he wrote, Mr. Bush opted for a diplomatic approach after other advisers — still stinging […]
How to Get $12 Billion of Gold to Venezuela
August 24th, 2011I think the more immediate and pressing matter will be: How to Get $12 Billion of Gold in the First Place. Dear Leader Chavez doesn’t actually believe these banks actually kept all of Venezuela’s gold on hand, does he? He can’t be that stupid. So, I see this as a pretty cunning bit of economic […]
Bancroft Global Development
August 23rd, 2011Via: AP / Huffington Post: On the front lines of Mogadishu’s streets, Islamist militants battle African Union troops. Standing alongside the peacekeepers are members of an American-run team of advisers, former military men who play a little-known but key role in the war against al-Shabab. Aside from covert raids by special operations forces, the U.S. […]
