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We Are All Tajnagar Now.

Really great example of how local level collaboration can yield economic growth, utilizing existing national infrastructure. More at Naxalite Rage. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.

05. January 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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Profiling as a Virtual Firewall

Hilarious, the bad guys get away with another win. In this case, it’s invasive searches (really alienating if you’ve never experienced it) as well as travel delays for 99.99% of the traveling population of 14 “danger zone” countries trying to … Continue reading

05. January 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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MouseTrap Security

Watched a cartoon last night. Had a great lesson in tightly wound (ultralinear) security systems. The owner of the house, in an effort to rid the place of Jerry the mouse, has placed mousetraps everywhere with huge hunks of beautiful … Continue reading

05. January 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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Cuba’s CraigsBlackList

Something I wrote about a year ago is a reality in Cuba. An early iteration of a CraigsList for illicit goods. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.

04. January 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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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.

29. December 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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