Tag Archives for innovation
Cyber Shockwave + Oil Shockwave
Marc Ambinder is aflutter over this exercise. It focuses on the reaction of cabinet-level officers to the extremely unlikely case of the equivalent of a cyber-nuke attack from the unknown. I’m much less optimistic. Like Oil Shockwave before it, its … Continue reading
Total Air Superiority…
Means you can use turboprop spy planes. Great move on the part of someone – 37 of these planes for just under $1 billion. Order of magnitude better than traditional acquisition cycles. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
Somali Piracy Stock Exchange
Haradheere. “The shares are open to all and everybody can take part, whether personally at sea or on land by providing cash, weapons or useful materials … we’ve made piracy a community activity.” (H/T) -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
Review: Tracked.com
Pretty cool presentation of structured data. Right now, Tracked is focusing on a social component that lets people share that dead data. It has live (read social) stuff but crammed into a box on the bottom right. Not good enough. … Continue reading
Open Source Handheld LED-Incapacitator
DHS is building this thing to generate sea-sickness for $1 million bucks. Instructables put it together for $250 with off the shelf parts. (The video.) -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.