Two stories this week concerning our increasingly mechanized military.
The first one involves self-driving supply trucks that allow the humans riding in it to spend their time looking for roadside bombs.
Personally, I'd reverse the roles but it's progress I guess.
Next story is a tad scarier. The Brits have basically built a Cylon Raider which they call the Taranis. Read up on it here.
So, um, Skynet may not have been so fictional, eh?
Some useful info plus the full sized version of the above chart can be found here.
So, um, now you know how Google works.
Republicans shouldn't be allowed on the internet. Don't believe me? Here is my latest example. Seriously, every time these clowns roll out a new internet initiative, it fails stupendously.
This just goes along with other things conservatives should be kept from. Like bombs, children, science, education, etc.
This is a really disturbing story of the potential costs of recycling some of our more dangerous devices.
We really need to better monitor where our stuff goes and who it goes to. As it stands, one of the guys in the story eventually dies and those who may survive will have years of medical problems from the radiation damage they took.
I love technology. I love the concept of recycling, but care must be taken with each.
Granted I still use floppies to a limited extent, mostly while ghosting fresh images quickly. So, while a tad premature, here's a send off to a very nearly dead technology.
We're not out of the woods yet. According to Richard Clarke, we are woefully unprepared for the next phase in electronic warfare.
No doubt "electing" a Talibangelical Luddite didn't help.
Here is Clarke on The Rachel Maddow Show going further into this:
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Sometimes a little maintenance and simple repairs are all it takes to get your gear back up and running.
A tempting conundrum:
If we ever get to close on a home of our own (something that apparently is going to elude us here in Vegas), I really want to do something like this.
Wow. It's fun to see progress happen before your very eyes. Here is a great example.
Pooping your way to sustainable agriculture in the poorest nations in the world.
An idea whose time have come apparently.
Science!
Even when Rethugs attempt to understand technology ("It's a series of TUBES!!!!), they screw it up. Here is Bush's former Director of National Intelligence (wow, talk about a heckuvajob kinda guy) still trying to turn somewhat valid fears into ways to spy on Americans and earn profits for his pals.
Seriously, where do these guys get off calling themselves patriots when they are all about trading freedom for profits?
A cool story on how a text-to-voice software company is giving Roger Ebert his voice back - after a fashion.
Here is an interview with the CTO of CereProc explaining his company's product and plans.
Check these out. Time to go play with Google Earth again.
