mcchris + military   9

Rough Type: Social networking goes to war
Sweet sassy molassy, the DoD has implemented a Web 2.0 site that encourages soldiers to upload and share multimedia from the field as a way of sharing information.
military  war  Web2.0  whoa 
february 2008 by McChris
Freedom to Tinker: Internet Voting
Dan Wallach describes some of the current schemes to facilitate voting over the internet and some of their flaws.
elections  security  military 
february 2008 by McChris
Danger Room: Army Seeks "Professional Celebrity Rock Music Band"
"The band should be an active rock band, with a music genre consisting of Southern Rock, Pop Rock, Post-Grunge and Hard Rock. At least one member of the band should be recognizable as a professional celebrity."
music  war  military  silly 
january 2008 by McChris
Crazy Rulers of the World: The Men Who Stare at Goats
This BBC documentary reveals the US Military's interest in psychics and other fringe folks.
to:watch  documentary  military  video  weird 
november 2007 by McChris
Army Reports Brass, Not Bloggers, Breach Security
A study shows official Army websites are more apt to reveal sensitive information than soldier blogs. One motivation may be that soldiers in the field have their own safety at stake, discouraging them from revealing too much.
blog  military  Iraq  irony  UGC  war 
august 2007 by McChris
Iraq: A defense of the Pentagon's internet clampdown
An Army officer anonymously explains some of the reasoning behind blocking YouTube and MySpace.
YouTube  myspace  war  military 
may 2007 by McChris
Military puts MySpace, other sites off limits
Out of the fear soldiers might reveal sensitive information to the enemy, soldiers are barred from using DoD networks to access sites like YouTube and MySpace. I'm sure this will be great for morale.
myspace  YouTube  military  censorship 
may 2007 by McChris
The Federal Pie Chart
Fifty-one percent of the 2008 federal budget will go to military-related spending.
war  military  taxation  chart 
april 2007 by McChris
Wired News: Army Game Proves U.S. Can't Lose
The US Army has introduced a strategy game that pits a futuristic American army against insurgents... the only problem is that the Americans can't lose.
gaming  silly  politics  military 
november 2006 by McChris

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