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| compos mentis. Concision. Media. Clarity. Memes. Context. Melange. Confluence. Mishmash. Conflation. Mellifluous. Conviviality. Miscellany. Confelicity. Milieu. Cogent. Minty. Concoction. |
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| Topic: Surveillance |
8:06 pm EST, Dec 22, 2003 |
Chock full o' good "insider" information on the military and intelligence communities internationally. Cryptome |
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Lost? Hiding? Your Cellphone Is Keeping Tabs |
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| Topic: Surveillance |
6:13 pm EST, Dec 20, 2003 |
Privacy advocates say the lack of legal clarity about who can gain access to location information poses a serious risk. Cellphones that report your location promote the scrutiny of small decisions -- where to have lunch, when to take a break, how fast to drive -- rather than general accountability. "Your location is going to be known at all times by some electronic device. It's inevitable." There are few answers, but the debate is already taking shape. Critics worry that it will become ubiquitous before legal guidelines are established. Just Say No. Lost? Hiding? Your Cellphone Is Keeping Tabs |
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| Topic: Society |
5:18 pm EST, Dec 20, 2003 |
Dont scab for the bosses
Dont listen to their lies
Poor folks aint got a chance
Unless they organize Which side are you on boys?
Which side are you on? Which Side Are You On? |
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| Topic: Technology |
5:06 pm EST, Dec 20, 2003 |
It's the FBIs, NSAs, and Equifaxes of the world versus a swelling movement of Cypherpunks, civil libertarians, and millionaire hackers. At stake: Whether privacy will exist in the 21st century. Cypherpunks write code. In the Los Angeles of the not too distant future, perhaps the hipster's first question will not be about your car; rather, it will be about your code. "V unir n qernz ..." Crypto Rebels |
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| Topic: History |
4:59 pm EST, Dec 20, 2003 |
From an award-winning 60 Minutes reporter comes the extraordinary story of the largest and most successful CIA operation in history -- the arming of the Mujahideen in Afghanistan. Charlie Wilson's War is the untold story of how the Central Intelligence Agency armed the Afghan Mujahideen in what became the CIA's largest and most successful campaign in history. It profiles the men who conceived it and the journey they took to see it through. Charlie Wilson's War |
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The RIAA Succeeds Where the Cypherpunks Failed |
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| Topic: Technology |
4:45 pm EST, Dec 20, 2003 |
The most effective barrier to the spread of encryption has turned out to be not control but apathy ... [but now] the RIAA is succeeding where 10 years of hectoring by the Cypherpunks failed. The obvious parallel here is with Prohibition, where the essence of the game was hidden transactions,, and reversing the cause did not reverse the effects. The direct effects from the current conflict are going to be minor and over quickly, compared to the shifts in society as a whole. The most profound effects of the music industry's efforts are not about music. This is a proxy war. Ostensibly the fight is about music, but the veil is thin. This is Afghanistan in the 1980s. Are you mujahideen? The RIAA Succeeds Where the Cypherpunks Failed |
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The RIAA makes everyone a cypherpunk |
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| Topic: Technology |
4:40 pm EST, Dec 20, 2003 |
Clay Shirky argues that the RIAA has succeeded, where the cypherpunks failed, in bringing encryption to the masses. The RIAA makes everyone a cypherpunk |
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Improving the Composability of Department of Defense Models and Simulations |
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| Topic: Military Technology |
3:10 pm EST, Dec 20, 2003 |
A discussion of actions the Department of Defense could take to improve the composability of its future models and simulations, i.e., the ability to select and assemble components in various combinations to satisfy specific user requirements. Factors that determine what can be composed and the expense and risk of composing various components are examined, and suggestions are presented on both policies and investments that would enhance prospects for composability. Improving the Composability of Department of Defense Models and Simulations |
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Military Operations Against Terrorist Groups Abroad |
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| Topic: Military |
3:09 pm EST, Dec 20, 2003 |
Although military power is only one component of the portfolio of instruments that can be brought to bear in the fight against terrorist groups, military capabilities play unique and crucial roles in the overall strategy. These capabilities will call for a mix of forces somewhat different from those fielded today as well as new concepts and technologies. Equally challenging will be the tasks of training/advising friendly forces and protecting forces and interests around the world. Military Operations Against Terrorist Groups Abroad |
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Biomimetic ratcheting motion of a soft, slender, sessile gel |
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| Topic: Science |
2:35 am EST, Dec 19, 2003 |
Inspired by the locomotion of terrestrial limbless animals, we study the motion of a lubricated rod of a hydrogel on a soft substrate. We show that it is possible to mimic observed biological gaits by vibrating the substrate and by using a variety of mechanisms to break longitudinal and lateral symmetry. Our simple theory and experiments provide a unified view of the creeping, undulating, and inchworming gaits observed in limbless locomotion on land, all of which originate as symmetry-breaking bifurcations of a simple base state associated with periodic longitudinal oscillations of a slender gel. These ideas are therefore also applicable to technological situations that involve moving small, soft solids on substrates. Be sure to check out the supporting movies, for which no subscription is required. Biomimetic ratcheting motion of a soft, slender, sessile gel |
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