Some Florida Police Are Using Data To PREDICT Crime

- Some Florida Police Are Using Data To Predict Crime (Fast Company, Oct 24, 2013): “We’re entering a new era of police work,” says the Fort Lauderdale Police Chief. Well, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department isn’t using an oracle yet, but it is getting one step closer to Minority Report-style crime predicting. The department has [...] continue reading the breaking news

Killer Robots With Automatic Weapons To Be Battlefield Ready In 5 Years

We did and do not have adequate robots for the Fukushima disaster, … … but hey, killer robots are exactly what we need! What could possibly go wrong? - Killer Robots With Automatic Rifles Could Be on the Battlefield in 5 Years (Wired, Oct 18, 2013): Robots armed with automatic weapons, anti-tank missiles and even [...] continue reading the breaking news

U.S. Navy’s Newest Warship Is Powered By Linux

- The Navy’s newest warship is powered by Linux (Ars Technica, Oct 18, 2013): The USS Zumwalt will be a floating data center—armed with missiles and robot guns. When the USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) puts to sea later this year, it will be different from any other ship in the Navy’s fleet in many ways. [...] continue reading the breaking news

America Fumes After Xerox ‘Routine Backup Test’ Leave 17 States Without Foodstamps

FYI. - America Fumes After Xerox “Routine Backup Test” Leave 17 States Without Foodstamps (ZeroHedge, Oct 13, 2013): Yesterday millions of “shoppers” living on the government dole left their shopping carts in droves in checkout counters, exited countless foodstamp-accepting stores, and made Wal-Marts and other general merchandise stores into veritable ghost towns, after a power [...] continue reading the breaking news

Jellyfish Shut Down Massive Nuclear Power Plant

One of the easiest things to do is to send a nuclear power plant into shutdown. Most people won’t believe how easy it is. - Jellyfish Shut Down Massive Nuclear Power Plant (Popular Science, Oct 1, 2013): Get out of my coolant intake pipes!!! *shakes fist at jellyfish* In southeastern Sweden, the three reactors that [...] continue reading the breaking news

DARPA’s Plan To Flood The Sea With Drones, Carrying More Drones

- DARPA’s Plan to Flood the Sea With Drones, Carrying More Drones (Wired, Sep 13, 2013): DARPA, the Pentagon’s research agency, has recently revealed its plans to boost the Navy’s response to threats in international waters by developing submerged unmanned platforms that can be deployed at a moment’s notice. Hydra, named after the serpent-like creature with [...] continue reading the breaking news