jimray + military   16

Apple is now making parts for missiles?
Acquisition of P.A. Semi, a low power chip maker, makes the Department of Defense a new customer. Steve Jobs really is Tony Stark!
apple  military  tumbl 
may 2008 by jimray
Pentagon gets its imagination back
I'm actually a fan of spending, say, 1% of the defense budget on completely outlandish ideas to see what sticks
scifi  military  government  terrorism  war  tumbl 
june 2007 by jimray
Porn swap sparks Japan leak furor
"Three Japanese naval officers who swapped pornography on their computers triggered a scandal over a possible leak of sensitive data linked to Japan's missile defense system"
funny  japan  porn  security  military  tumbl 
april 2007 by jimray
Pentagon boosts 'media war' unit
Oceania is at war with Eurasia, in alliance with Eastasia
government  war  media  propaganda  politics  military 
november 2006 by jimray
Battle over tactics raged at Gitmo
Our first big piece from Pulitzer-prize winning investigative journalist Bill Dedman. Good stuff here, I'm proud to work at this place.
work  media  terrorism  war  military 
october 2006 by jimray
Ties to GOP trumped skill on Iraq team
Shocking. No, really, I'm shocked *shocked* that this would happen under team Bush.
government  evil  corruption  iraq  war  military  politics 
september 2006 by jimray
Schneier on Security: What the Terrorists Want
"The real point of terrorism is not the act itself, but our reaction to the act. And we're doing exactly what the terrorists want." Precisely.
government  politics  military  terrorism  war 
august 2006 by jimray
Damn Interesting » Earth's Artificial Ring: Project West Ford
In the late 50's, the US tried to blanket the earth atmosphere with tiny copper needles to create a redundant ionosphere for shortwave radio communications, in case the Russians cut our terrestrial cables. Crazy.
astronomy  history  military  radio  science  space  coldwar  via:anildash 
august 2006 by jimray
213 Things Skippy Can't Do - The List
"198. Not allowed to lead a 'Coup' during training missions."
funny  military  politics  war 
january 2006 by jimray
Schneier thumps Peggy Noonan for fear mongering
Right on. Also, Peggy Noonan is an asshat. An articulate asshat, but an asshat none-the-less.
republicans  security  military  politics 
august 2005 by jimray
Who's in the Army Now? - Why we can't send more troops to Iraq
"Whatever the answers, there is a potentially calamitous mismatch between the Bush administration's avowed intentions and its tangible means."
politics  military 
july 2005 by jimray
Take it to Karl
American servicemen (and women?) sound off on Karl Rove's America
politics  military  war 
june 2005 by jimray
FBI records detail Koran claims
Vindication for Newsweek? Don't expect to hear about it from the right...
media  war  torture  military  religion  terrorism 
may 2005 by jimray

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