Category Archives: Technology

Color Civil War Photos

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Thor

Technology is a wonderful thing, and people find the most creative ways to apply their tools.  This article from the Business Insider, and the resulting re-touched photos is pretty amazing. Update:  More photos.  These are from China prior to the … Continue reading →

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Another Extinction

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Thor

And another one bites the dust…  The venerable telegram has sent its last dit-dash-dit, and another of the key technologies of the 19th and 20th centuries has come to the end of its lifecycle.  163 years for a communications tool, … Continue reading →

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Data

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Thor

An interesting piece of video from the USNI.  Michael Jones provided a keynote address that spoke volumes.  The discussion revolves around what Google has done the last view years to provide visualization tools, and the wide spread innocuous data gathering … Continue reading →

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Autos and Technology

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Thor

There are 3 major trade shows taking place in quick succession.  CES, the Detroit Auto Show, and SHOT.  As a result there are a lot of concept products being pitched. One of the interesting developments in Detroit is the advent … Continue reading →

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Green Screen

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Thor

Remember the old “Is it live or is it Memorex”? tag line. Yes, children, way back in the days of audio tape. Well now you can question everything that you see on that big flat panel LCD screen that you … Continue reading →

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Cyber War

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Thor

An interesting question is raised over at Defensetech.org.  Does the 2nd Amendment provide citizens the right to defend themselves against a cyber attack?  The 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution is often referred to as the “right to keep and … Continue reading →

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Taking Back the Infantry Half-Kilometer | Defense Tech

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Thor

A nice piece in Defense Tech, that leads to the source article.  In short, the Army’s approach to training and fighting was great for Iraq and an urban environment.  In Afghanistan… not working so well.  Long range fire fights are … Continue reading →

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Target?

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Thor

Well it seems that the new adminstration is bringing some baggage with it.   No not all of the scandels that you are hearing about… some security worries. Seriously, there are probably a ton of security changes that are made on … Continue reading →

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Fixing The Auto Industry

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Thor

A lot has been said about “bailing out” the traditional Big 3 auto makers in the US.  I am looking at some of this, and thinking… nope, wouldn’t be prudent.    Bottom line, they have it figured out.  They NEED to … Continue reading →

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Raptor

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Thor

I finally found the time to take a look at this video that was posted over at Lex’s. Good comments on this post (as usual at Lex’s) too. WOW! I never understood what the USAF was so excited about with … Continue reading →

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