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Myanmar Kills Connectivity
Here is one way to do it (taxes if you’re an all powerful regime): Without warning, Myanmar’s military junta has ordered a massive 166-fold rise in the annual satellite television levy in an apparent attempt to stop people watching dissident … Continue reading
Earliest Stage of the Emerging Malware Industry
Excellent overview of the industry that Storm and Nugache are “the Model T’s” of. Sidenote: This stuff is really conceptually applicable to thinking on warfare. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
NY Emergency Responder Network Fails
AP – A $2 billion radio network intended to connect emergency responders throughout the state failed its first major test, a newspaper reported Tuesday. Buffalo chose to opt out of the system following what officials said were problems so severe … Continue reading
Energy Harvesting Mini Spy Planes
NewScientistTech – Miniaturize and automate these, let them talk to each other and you would have perpetually airborne surveillance swarms living off the decay of obsolete power grids. But until then: The idea comes from the US Air Force Research … Continue reading
Pervasive Internet – 1 Billion Tons of Emission
News.com on a report by American Consumer Institute: Telecommuting, a “zero emission” practice, eliminates office space and car commutes: 588 million tons. E-commerce cuts the need for warehouses and long-distance shipping: 206 million tons. Widespread teleconferencing could bring one-tenth of … Continue reading