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US Military Hackers Could Pwn Enemies Using Real Bombs, Missiles

We knew that the Air Force Cyber Command is supposed to fight against enemy computer attacks using their skillz, computer programs, and massive PlayStation 3s networks. Now Christian Lowe at Defense Tech reveals that, if they can't stop the attacks using a terminal, the US military hackers can actually order a cruise missile attack or drop a couple of MK84 bombs on the hacker at the other side of the line. Or like Col. Tony Buntyn, vice commander of Air Force Cyber Command, euphemistically refers to as "kinetic warfare." More »

6:24 AM on Fri Jun 13 2008
By jesusdiaz
6,759 views, 47 comments

Latest by nimblesquirrel: @cac67: Because the Rules of Engagement operate on the same principles for ANY engagement, whether it is close combat or an attack from distance. The Rules of Engagement are also the same for all branches of the military, and are more »

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Commodore 64 Midibox Mod Trades In Games for Beeps, Boops

What you see here was once a Commodore 64, but no longer. Now it's a MIDIboxSID, which translates roughly into, this thing looks killer in the dark and can lay down a serious series of beeps and pew pew's. Best thing is that, thanks to the C64's mod-friendly SID chips, this is a synthesizer that uses SID 6582 sound chips from the original C64 personal computer. Hooray for recycling! More »

3:30 PM on Sun Jun 8 2008
By Jack Loftus
4,680 views, 9 comments

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Boeing Successfully Fires 25 kW Solid-State Lasers, Laser Weapons One Step Closer to Being a Reality

Boeing has just tested its new thin-disk laser, the most powerful solid-state laser ever made. It fires at over 25 kilowatts, with the scalability proven to go up to a 100 kilowatt laser in the coming years. A 100 kW laser would be the most powerful ever made, one that has a lot of challenges to overcome, including reducing the excess heat generated by such a powerful laser and maintaining the quality of the beam over distances. But even a 25 kW laser is extremely powerful. As the press release says, it "will damage, disable or destroy targets at the speed of light, with little to no collateral damage, supporting missions on the battlefield and in urban operations." Hit the jump for the full release. More »

12:00 PM on Wed Jun 4 2008
By Adam Frucci
48,452 views, 89 comments

Latest by The Sports Hernia: What a huge day for mankind. more »

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Laser Walls Unnecessarily Update the Stoplight

This Virtual Wall concept replaces stoplights with a much larger, more expensive way to notify drivers that if they don't stop, their wheel wells will become clogged with pedestrians. It essentially creates a big wall of lasers across the road with images of pedestrians, making the red light pretty much impossible to miss. Of course, such a thing would hinder visibility into the intersection while stopped, will be a huge energy waste and will cost a retarded amount of taxpayer money to install, but hey, it looks so neat! Lasers! The future is now! [Yanko Design]

1:00 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Adam Frucci
17,515 views, 77 comments

Latest by Michai: @liveinvt: good one. more »

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Inside the Largest Laser and Fusion Chamber in the World

If you live in San Francisco's Bay Area and your name is Darth Vader, head to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for the hottest laser action in the galaxy. Instead of destroying planets, however, the $3-billion National Ignition Facility will be used to fuse hydrogen atoms to create a small star and, in theory, get us closer to an endless power source. A PBS crew got into the facility to film it, and the only thing that comes to mind is "impressive. Very Impressive." The process is fascinating. More »

11:40 AM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By jesusdiaz
33,960 views, 60 comments

Latest by n/a: .....so then i put it in my car?..... more »

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Air Force Cyber Command Wants Intarwebs Supremacy

The Air Force Cyber Command, headed by Major General William T. Lord (from now on to be referered here as Sir Lord Darth Vader Von Ham—or Jeff) has released their Strategic Vision in the 2008 National Threat Assessment. It can be summarized as "Get ready u 1ee7 people, haxxors, and LOLcats! We're gonna p0wn U!" Finally, it looks like the US military is getting really serious about the Web lately, and the Cyber Command is working towards being fully operational in 2009 now, in order to achieve:

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8:00 AM on Fri Mar 7 2008
By jesusdiaz
7,813 views, 37 comments

Latest by Wwhat: Replace "adversaries." with "the american people" in that list and you have the current whitehouse policy. Bush should have patented. more »

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Orbiting Solar Panels to Shoot Energy to Earth in the Form of Laser Beams

Solar energy is great in theory, but the problem is that panels need to face the sun, which is frequently behind clouds or shining down at some less-than-optimal angle. The solution? Put solar panels in space, of course! Duh! More »

4:35 PM on Thu Feb 7 2008
By Adam Frucci
21,021 views, 84 comments

Latest by n/a: @Sy.Labthavikul: Sy, it's your sister. I hope I'm not embarrassing you. I hope to think of something remarkably scientific to say, perhaps by tomorrow. Ummm, let's just hope this project is not a front created to destroy us by solar more »