Tag: Military
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Design Under Late Capitalism Destroys Safety and Usability
Been thinking a lot about design and engineering – I come from a design background (initially more product and design realisation/design technology at school, then moved into graphic design later as it used my art skills more). My dad was an engineer also, so was brought up tinkering with things. The Titan sub is a…
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Big Brother is called Alexa & Hey Google Kill
Last month the news hit that Google is working with the US Military in creating recognition AI for military drones This made quite a few staff leave unhappy with the idea their technology is aiding killing people (and made a mockery of their ‘Don’t Be Evil’ slogan, but as we know those ethical qualms disappeared…
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Project Homophobia
Great and thought-provoking film I saw on the Gaily Grind, about homophobia and the military.
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Just bring home my motherfuckin’ brothers and sisters
Today was brought to you by this Sage Francis song – this one goes out to those who are posting about veterans and Armistice Day, or wearing poppies. Who would you die for? ‘Just bring home my motherfuckin’ brothers and sisters.’ – amen. It’s why I posted ‘Speak no evil’ pictures earlier including this one…
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Toys of Mass Destruction
Well not saying the Robokopter is a toy, but the very similar yet cheaper AR.Drone is…I wonder how long it’ll be before drones are used in news gathering and riot situations? I guess Mr Robokopter didn’t want his Canon camera trashed, but with cheaper cameras and broadcast/security situations I’m sure it’ll be soon. Helicopters are…
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going dark…
Inevitable, and given the silly responses to open P2P and bittorrent, the way it’s going…and very hard if not possible to police, and yes supports all kinds of groups including the ones you’d rather not play with (military and child pr0n, hmm) but still…publicly offline is the new online! See you there? I wonder if…