tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post5127702168569659371..comments2023-10-21T11:35:09.795-03:00Comments on hearing/loss: LOLMilitaryIndustrialComplexronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-62416784759459623652007-06-25T08:33:00.000-03:002007-06-25T08:33:00.000-03:00oh, save us! this is a country that can't "afford...oh, save us! this is a country that can't "afford" health care for its citizens, but it can spend obscene amounts of money to develop toys like this for killing people!!Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-88316017807948406592007-06-24T18:02:00.000-03:002007-06-24T18:02:00.000-03:00All right, all right, the invisible armour was a c...All right, all right, the invisible armour was a cheap shot :) And certainly military research has created many many things that have improved civilian life, including for my handicapped brethern. (Ever seen one of <A HREF="http://www.humanware.ca/web/en/p_DA_Trekker.asp" REL="nofollow">these</A>?)<BR/><BR/>But still, you have to admit there's a mentality that allows them to spend willy-nilly on ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-70665013193286014532007-06-23T16:24:00.000-03:002007-06-23T16:24:00.000-03:00Yeah this stuff sounds dumb, but remember this is ...Yeah this stuff sounds dumb, but remember this is DARPA - the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency. They come up with these crazy ideas, but every once in a while come up with something that is so revolutionary that it boggles the mind. Currently they're developing Autonomous trucks - driverless trucks that can traverse a specific route without human intervention. Think of the effects of thisBrent McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883838112004433045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-90338189938983471822007-06-23T09:39:00.000-03:002007-06-23T09:39:00.000-03:00Hey! Not so fast! That invisible armor stuff is ...Hey! Not so fast! That invisible armor stuff is cool technology. Actually it is a fabric that bends light so that whoever is wearing it essentially becomes invisible.<BR/><BR/>Very early in the development process, but also very cool stuff.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if they have lumped the mechanical legs project in that $78B pile of cash. That is also something that is pretty cool. It is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com