Comment Re:The Killing Star (Score 1) 534
That's likely to be the case here for some time to come...
Comment Re:The Killing Star (Score 1) 534
The facts of relativistic bombardment: A missile approaching at a speed close to that of light is hard to detect, leaves very little time to react, is next to impossible to intercept, and is utterly devastating on impact. In short, once a civilization has achieved the technological level necessary for relativistic bombardment it can erase a neighboring civilization in a single strike.
Comment The Killing Star (Score 1) 534
The Killing Star is a hard science fiction novel by Charles R. Pellegrino and George Zebrowski - it covers quite easily how to rid the galaxy of us human scum...
Relativistic kinetic weapons - stand back and watch the fireworks...
(Damn good, if hard reading SciFi)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Killing_Star
Comment Dr Who (Score 1) 175
Why does Zimbardo look like the Master?
Submission + - Hackers breach Sony's password reset system (itnews.com.au)
aztec1430 writes: Here we go again...
Sony's PlayStation Network is under fire again, with a new security breach hitting the beleaguered company.
Just days after the network was resurrected following a massive data breach, there is mounting evidence that hackers have circumvented protections put in place via a password reset page.
Sony's PlayStation Network is under fire again, with a new security breach hitting the beleaguered company.
Just days after the network was resurrected following a massive data breach, there is mounting evidence that hackers have circumvented protections put in place via a password reset page.
Submission + - 3D model of Osama Compound used for training (matei.org)
An anonymous reader writes: Wired’s Dangerroom reports on the amazingly fast transformation of Osama’s last known lair into a recruiting and training ground for the US special forces:
Comment Re:That would be awesome (Score 1) 312
And Footfall... although they're not technically mammoths or elephants...
Comment All you zombies! (Score 1) 326
Maybe it's time the Dr Who script writers borrowed RAH's "All you Zombies" novella, and adapted it for the screen
Submission + - SW:TESB added to National Film Registry
aztec1430 writes: "Airplane!," "The Empire Strikes Back," "The Exorcist," and "All the President's Men," were among the 25 films named by the Library of Congress to the National Film Registry on Tuesday for their cultural, historical or aesthetic significance.
http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/airplane-empire-strikes-back-exorcist-among-25-films-named-national-historic-registry
Now which version was added? and will each new Lucas-a-fied version need to be resubmitted every year? ;)
http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/airplane-empire-strikes-back-exorcist-among-25-films-named-national-historic-registry
Now which version was added? and will each new Lucas-a-fied version need to be resubmitted every year?
Comment Re:EMALS + Ski Jump? (Score 1) 314
Why not curve it up the side of a mountain - extend it to 4 miles long... strap a shuttle to it...(accelerate at 3g the whole way)
Comment Re:no burner (Score 1) 314
Also - make a 4 mile long version - going up the side of a mountain... - strap a shuttle to it... at the end of the 4 miles it's doing Mach 6...
Comment Re:no burner (Score 1) 314
When are they going to install them at fighter bases? no need for 4 mile long runways for takeoff... just launch straight from the hanger!
Submission + - Computer Memory Takes a Spin
aztec1430 writes: Science Daily reports that University of Utah physicists have stored information for 112 seconds in what may become the world's tiniest computer memory: magnetic "spins" in the centers or nuclei of atoms.
Then the physicists retrieved and read the data electronically — a big step toward using the new kind of memory for both faster conventional and superfast "quantum" computers.
Full article here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101216142511.htm
Then the physicists retrieved and read the data electronically — a big step toward using the new kind of memory for both faster conventional and superfast "quantum" computers.
Full article here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101216142511.htm
Comment Virgin (Australia) have no issues... (Score 1) 643
When we booked our flight with Virgin Blue (in Australia) we had to list if there were any allergies that we might've had... we ticked that our daughter was allergic to peanuts...
When we went to board the plane, they told us that they were just finishing vacuuming all the seats because of the allergy, and that NO nuts would be served on the flight...
Very nice service...
Submission + - US military drones defeated by $26 shareware? (ecnmag.com)
tkrotchko writes: It is being widely reported that US Predator drones are being tapped into by Iranian backed Shiite fighters. While control of the drones is not an issue, people are asking the very relevant question as to why video feeds are not encrypted. With the information from the drones readily available to their targets, it effectively renders the Predators useless. The software is Skygrabber ( http://www.skygrabber.com/ and because of the news, the site appears to be down (Google cache: http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:4bjfpUA4p8wJ:www.skygrabber.com/+skygrabber&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us).
Nonetheless, as the military attempts to use more unmanned weapons, it raises questions why the Pentagon and the contractor ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics) never considered fixing what is an obvious hole in the security of one the new "wonderweapons".
Nonetheless, as the military attempts to use more unmanned weapons, it raises questions why the Pentagon and the contractor ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics) never considered fixing what is an obvious hole in the security of one the new "wonderweapons".
