"The camera could pick up a muzzle flash and a sound of a gun firing, and it would autonomously direct counter-fire," Davis said.

Robot See, Robot Kill

"The United States is for the first time flying armed, unmanned aircraft into combat"

Warefare moves into the robotic age... These things need to be self aware thou. Or at least have the remote pliots be cute Japaneese school girls. Needs _something_..

Washington Post | U.S. Arms Unmanned Aircraft

"Broadband is dead. That is the proclamation of tech pundit Robert Cringely. With Excite@Home turning away new customers and going bankrupt along with most of the DSL companies, things are bleak and will get worse. The icing on the cake could be this bill which would remand the requirement for local phone providers to open their networks before competing in the long distance market." And at a different scale, apparently the DSL circuits in Blacksburg, VA (a place which liked to claim it was "the most wired town in America" not long ago) are now full, and turning away residential customers.

And here comes the recession!! Whee!!

Whelp! What was that? I think I hear a crashing sound coming from Redwood City? Flames look like they are just off the side of the 101. Hmm.. I told those bastards they would rule the day they told me I couldn't smoke dope on installs. Wonder if Covad will survive now that they laied off my friends. We know the Northpoint fuckers are all going to hell for shutting off my DSL..

Slashdot | Broadband Is Dead (Or At Least Very Ill)

Steve Mann matters...

Real-Life Cyborg Challenges Reality With Technology

I gotta get me ones of these! Hot damn! I could be the king of New York with one of these!

New Gun Fires 'Laser of Lead'

Who's peering is fucked today?

Internet Health Report