The explosions in the background didn’t sound like typical fireworks and we soon find out why in the latter part of this video. Thor’s Hammer is the ultimate celebratory implement as well as the perfect melee weapon to destroy zombies.

The US army is a bipolar bunch. On one end, they’re claiming that Twitter is a terrorist aid and on the other side of the spectrum, you have the coolest division that – if Batman did exist – he’d be getting his stuff from Darpa, the research arm of the Department of Defense.

Close, real close!

If the system works, it’ll “provide a dramatic new capability to the U.S. military,” Darpa says. “The use of an actively controlled bullet will make it possible to counter environmental effects such as crosswinds and air density, and prosecute both stationary and moving targets while enhancing …read more

Chainsaw + Rifle = Chainsaw Rifle
There’s no other way to put it. With a modification like this, I hope we see one soon in mass production. You know … just in case the zombie apocalypse happens next year.
[Image from Firearm Blog]

Looking at that new wireless keyboard or mouse for your new Visa machine? Forget the wireless, try keyboardless and mouseless. That’s right, it may not be long before you’ll have the opportunity to “jack” right into your computer. This recent article on CNN Money and Business 2.0 teases us with just that, but is it really a tease?
Nagle, a 26-year-old quadriplegic, was hooked up to a computer via an implant smaller than an aspirin that sits on top of his brain and reads electrical patterns. Using that technology, he learned how to move a cursor around a screen, play simple …read more

Thanks to Cory for bringing this book to my attention. It sounds like the book talks about various things that I believe may be interesting to discuss on this blog. The sub-title for Friedman’s book is “A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century”.
The World Is Flat is Thomas L. Friedman’s account of the great changes taking place in our time, as lightning-swift advances in technology and communications put people all over the globe in touch as never before-creating an explosion of wealth in India and China, and challenging the rest of us to run even faster just to stay in …read more

With National Guard troops set to hit the U.S.-Mexican border soon, and immigration laws being set in motion by the House and Senate, one wonders how on earth the border will be secured by the United States. To some, the answer is physical wall spanning 2,500 miles of border. This is costly and reasonable success is not guaranteed.
The Department of Homeland Security has put out an RFP to Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Ericsson, Raytheon and my own employer, Northrop Grumman, to submit bids on a proposed project to span the border with high tech measures such as UAV (Unmanned …read more

I’ve complained alot about how the defense industry that I work in is pretty stuffy when it comes to innovation. Generally, I see two kinds of technology companies. “Old tech” is stable, blue chip kind of tech companies that operate in the government contracting space. These companies like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman prefer stable and non-risky technologies that they can sell to their customers. Silicon valley companies tend to be “New Tech” kinds of company. Innovation and bleeding edge are the name of the game, but they are likely to have a wildly different …read more