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more about #navy more comments → UriIapetus: Actually there are lots of touchscreens being used right now. I'm on a sub and I have three just in sonar. And yes the screens "go down" but its not a... more » Hello Mister Walrus: So, is all this stuff really necessary? If they gave me a 50" multi-touch display at work, I doubt that my productivity would increase by much. I know... more » OMG! Ponies!: What's the deal with the photo of Brent Spiner with tits? more » IronDiggy: But... Does it play Crysis? more » Ruthless, If you let me: Thanks Jesus. I just spent 20 minutes zooming in/out and scrolling all over the place when I should have been working. A great way to start the day! more » btrabucco: To everyone thinking the military makes up the bulk of the budget. This is showing "Discretionary Spending" - roughly 1/3 of the Entire budget. This... more » soulfinger: I always love how the first thing people bitch about when it comes to government spending is NASA. OMG we can't go to Mars, CUT THE BUDGET FIR NASA. ... more » Apoc28: One thing that is over looked here is how much money the US military makes. They hold TONS of patents. They develop a large amount of the high tech th... more » Phroby: Something of interest pertaining to this issue of military spending... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_... You'll notice t... more » aaj111: NASA is a lot smaller on that grid than I thought... That's kind of sad. But, there's a lot of money going in places I didn't expect. more » prabh1602: Wish my country's budget was as clearly presentable as this. Its a 4000 page document full of legalese. I think Americans underestimate the level of... more » Ryan Shores: Remember the main picture is discretionary spending, not total spending. This just means this stuff is voted on by congress. Defense is about 20 pe... more » RoyceNangerini: Actually it says the discretionary budget is 1.421 trillion, which would in fact be 1,421 billion. more » gecko7jlk is enjoying the killzone 2 map pack: Thats complete bull! so defense costs 63% of total spending and then we get transportation and then health as teh second and third highest spening are... more » UberJumper: "You are drifting to your left! To your left is a long obstacle lying ACROSS your line of drift! do something.... ABOUT IT!" *grabs right side risers ... more » -
#military
Navy's Future Command Center Makes Star Trek a Reality
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SPAWAR) is the Navy's new command center designed to create an "unfair advantage" over enemy forces. And I'll be damned if they didn't set it up to look like the USS Enterprise. More » -
#imagecache
This Is Where Each of Your 1.421 Trillion Dollars Is Going In 2010
Want to know where your tax money is going next year? Here's more than you can handle in the new 2010 edition of the Death and Taxes poster. Zoom in to see how much those F-35 fighters and lasers cost. More » -
#bike
Montague Paratrooper Tactical Folding Bike Can Survive 1000-Foot Jumps
Can your mountain bike survive this 1000-foot jump? Mine can't. In fact, I don't even have a mountain bike. Much less one that is used by the US Marines, folds, and looks as badass as the Montague Paratrooper Tactical Bike. More » -
#pirates
Video Of the Navy Capturing a Pirate Mothership
We already showed you a hijacking from the pirate's perspective, and now it's time to turn the tables and see what it's like to be on a Navy force taking control of a pirate mothership. More » -
#military
West Point Training Hackers
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#pewpew
Boeing Working on Free Electron Lasers for the US Navy
The US Navy has contracted Boeing to work on a Free Electron Laser, which would provide ships with an ultra-precise weapon capable of striking targets with lethal force, causing minimal nearby damage. More » -
#military
British Navy Fighting Somali Pirates With...Email?
So email might not be the only stopgap method of prevention the British Navy is using to fight pirates, but Wired says it serves as a vital tool in executing complex and precise operations. More » -
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Always Wanted a Stealth Boat? The Navy Is Giving This One Away
This is Sea Shadow, the Navy's first stealth vessel and the inspiration for the stealth ship in Tomorrow Never Dies. It can now be yours, for free. But there's a catch. More » -
#smsdoom
Text Messaging For Nuclear Subs: OMG It's WW3!
Communicating with submarines under the surface of the water has always been tricky. How do you stay in contact without having to surface? The Navy believes that a form of text messaging may be the answer. More » -
#militarytechnologyspending
Death and Taxes Shows Fascinating, Terrible View on Military Tech Spending
Death and Taxes 2009 is a detailed graphical account showing where your tax dollars will go next year in the most detailed and fascinating way: Everything is set to scale according to the amount of money spent on it, showing the amazing weight that military-related spending has in the total Federal budget. It's just mindblowing to see it all with one look. It's easy to get amazed with military technology and, like with Dubai's architecture and its slaves, I keep forgetting how much money really gots into developing hypersonic missiles, airborne lasers, invisible bombers, next generation fighters, body piercing tanks, torpedoes capable of splitting a huge ship in two, ever-vigilant drones, scary helmets, and other deadly gadgets. When you zoom in the interactive map, the numbers are just staggering. For sure, the military research and manufacturing that Darpa or companies like Boeing and Lockheed Martin do not only push the scientific and industrial envelope-with long term benefits for everyone-and some may argue that it provides with work and fuels the economy-although this is kind of a fallacy and a vicious circle-but seriously, is this the only way to achieve it? What about the rest of the stuff? Hopefully, this will all change. Someday. [Wall Stats via Dark Roasted Blend] -
#grandtheftnaval
US Navy Sysadmin Fills House With $1.6 Million Worth of Pilfered Office Supplies
If you're working at Dunder-Mifflin and you're lifting a highlighter or two every now and then, Michael may feign disapproval, but that's about it. On the other side of the coin is Victor Papagno, a sysadmin for the US Naval Research Laboratory, who was recently busted for jacking over 20,000 pieces of gear worth $1.6 million—from ink cartridges to hard drives to software—over the course of 10 years. More » -
#batmanboat
Navy "Batman Boat" Has Drug Runners Thinking They're Being Chased By UFOs
The Navy's 80-foot $6 million "Stiletto" with its Batman-esque twin m-shaped hull has been floating around as a prototype project for several years now, but it has suffered from budget cuts in the Defense Department. However, it appears that the Stiletto is starting to see some action in the war against drugs. Recently a group of drug runners in Florida tried to elude one by sailing near reefs and sandbars at 42 knots and skimming over water less than 5 feet deep. But the Stiletto kept on coming. After a two-hour chase, the drug boat finally ran out of gas and the passengers were apprehended. They told authorities that it was like being chased by a UFO. A UFO boat, huh? These guys were so f'ing high. More » -
#boldlygoingdown
Deep-Sea Submersible Alvin, Discoverer of the Titanic, To Be Replaced By Bigger, Badder Sub
The NY Times has a piece today about the monumental task of forging a pressure hull out of raw titanium to be used in the replacement for the legendary Alvin, the Navy's only currently operational deep-sea scientific sub that first explored the wreckage of the Titanic. Where Alvin could dive 2.4 miles down, its successor can go up to four miles under (hence the serious forging above), which will open up 99% of the ocean floor for exploration. That's a pretty big deal. More » -
#military
U.S.S. Independence: A Triple Hulled, Weapon-Laden Monster That is Surprisingly Affordable
Last month, the US Navy and General Dynamics took the lid off the new U.S.S. Independence littoral combat ship (LCS). This beast will sail close to the shore and throw everything imaginable at an enemy—from armored vehicles and helicopters to shells, torpedoes and missiles. Plus, it can hustle at a rumored 60 knots. Basically, that means the enemy will have a difficult time escaping the wrath of this mighty vessel no matter where they are. More »
