I lived overseas for several years. When I came back to America, one of the differences that I noticed was that more men were seriously into cooking. Not just any cooking either – manly cooking. Guys were deep-frying whole turkeys and even tenderizing meats with explosives (“Well, sure it’s dangerous, but so what?”). The video […]
The Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) is having an impressive string of victories in its fight to reform the government’s interpretation of the “anti-circumvention” Section 1201of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Arguing fair use, the EFF has had success in removing restrictions for access to DVD & Blue Ray “ripping,” cellphone “jailbraking,” as well as videogames and […]
Strategy Page has a comprehensive article about global Defense spending, full of facts and figures. Whenever I deal with with a report with lots of numbers, I arrange the most salient figures in a table, so I can comprehend them more easily. Below is a table with data pulled from the Strategy Page. Some key take-aways include: […]
“What’s the point of having this superb military that you’re always talking about if we can’t use it?” Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State Recent attacks by terrorists have highlighted the issues of ISIS and the eternal mess that is the Middle East. Why does it seem that we have no good options for […]
A while back Microsoft bought out Skype for an astounding $8.5 Billion. Ever wonder what the founders of Skype are doing with all that money? They figuring out to use Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) to deliver groceries. Seriously. Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis have built a small delivery UGV, and slapped it with the glorious label “Starship.” It […]
Recently, the 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) took place in Hamburg, Germany. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) posted a video of the most interesting unmanned systems at the show (see below). In the video, most robots had recognizable human-like characteristics. This is not inevitable; some unmanned systems, […]
This gives a whole new meaning to saying you have an Android phone. Japanese have taken their love for human-like robots to a whole new level, and have built “RoBoHoN,” a smartphone that is also a robot. It speaks, dances, displays your email, projects images, and will help you remember to buy toothpaste. It uses […]
The headlines are clear. Murder Rates Rising Sharply in Many U.S. Cities declares the New York Times. Echoing other media outlets, it ominously describes sharply increased homicide rates in at least 30 American cities. New York, Philadelphia, and Dallas all report a rise in murders. After decades of a decreasing crime rate, why is there […]
The US Army War College (USAWC) just released its key strategic issues for the academic year 2015/2016. People who wish to understand the direction of the American military would be wise to study this document. What is the US Army War College? Every year, the USAWC provides graduate level instruction to approximately 800 Army colonels, and […]
Everyone is looking for the “killer app,” the must-have application that will speed the consumer adoption of unmanned systems. As evidence by the following videos, the next big thing may be something that none of us thought of. Prevent football-related concussions Wait in a line for an iPhone Four-legged dancing
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