from Salon.com If the now-deceased Ivins really was the culprit behind the attacks, then that means that the anthrax came …
Continue reading Greenwald: Vital Unresolved Anthrax Questions and ABC News
From the Washington Post A top U.S. biodefense researcher has apparently committed suicide just as the Justice Department was about …
A fairly major plot-point in my first novel involves the widespread use of digitally-altered “news,” and it’s easy to forget …
Continue reading Photoshop firmly embedded in propaganda toolkit
If we can do this, it seems, we can do just about anything. People like to debate the value of …
I’ll get to the eye-Phone in just a minute, after a bit of context. The series of books that I’m …
Continue reading The eye-Phone: Reality is (almost) cooler than fiction
from Stephen Barr, for The Washington Post Small and secretive, DARPA has compiled a number of impressive achievements in the …
Boston Dynamics is one of those stunning pockets of genius that reminds me that the spirit of invention is alive …
University student Emil Ernerfeldt has written a truly amazing, PC-based physics playground for his Master’s thesis, and it’s free to …
Continue reading Phun: A physics sandbox you can get lost in for a while
Because of the high profile nature of the mission and the diplomatic tensions surrounding it, it’s reported that Defense Secretary …
Continue reading Malfunctioning US Satellite Hit by Well-functioning US Missile
In yet another move that underscores the ongoing, bipartisan lack of anything resembling representative government in the U.S., the Senate …
Continue reading US Senate approves FISA rewrite, with retroactive immunity
I’ve been fondly accused of chronic paranoia in the past, and I’m sure that’ll continue. In my defense, I spend …
One of the key barriers to miniaturization in UAVs lies in the propulsion system. As things get smaller, it gets …
Continue reading DARPA research promises sub-micro aerial vehicles
