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Defining Small Arms
Heard an interesting statistic today: 99% of weapons used in modern warfare are small arms. Not sure, but gut says the percentage is probably very much near there. Unfortunately, we are going to have to redefine that term. .. the … Continue reading
Schneier on Food Security
Excellent column. Covers a paper including all known food system attacks and just how rare and unlikely that variant is. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
Open Source Counterinsurgency In Cincinnati
This story does parallel the trajectory most governance platforms follow when facing such a threat: First, the overreach (think the Surge). Two high-profile shootings in Cincinnati in April 2006 created the perception that crime was out of control in the … Continue reading
Infopollen
Jon Lukens has some interesting stuff to say. Added to the reader. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
Twitter Revolution // Frustration
Friend Marc Ambinder discusses the value of Twitter in providing analysis of ongoing events in Iran. (BTW the right moniker is protest, not an insurgency, thus not a revolution.) It must be said though, and not to bang on this … Continue reading