Day: April 6, 2006

— thoughts —

BMD initial capability reached

April 6, 2006

In “this”:http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2006/20060406_4741.html DefenseLINK press release DoD assistant secretary Peter C.W. Flory assesses the US BMD(Ballistic Missile Defense) system as having reached initial operating capability. He says it’s still primarily in testing mode, but he apparently believes it’s stable and reliable enough to handle incoming threats. Whether this means it’s actually “live” and online is unclear,… Read More BMD initial capability reached

— web stuff —

CIA agent for a day

April 6, 2006

Remember the old “Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?” computer game you used to play as a kid? Someone has resurrected the idea using the Google Maps API and a modern twist. In “Brewster Jennings protects America”:http://www.brewsterjennings.com/ you’re an undercover CIA agent tracking terrorists intent on detonating a nuclear device in the US. It’s… Read More CIA agent for a day

— current events, thoughts —

strategypage: iraq, iran, etc

April 6, 2006

There’s some good stuff on “strategypage”:http://www.strategypage.com/ today. First off, “an article”:http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htarm/articles/20060405.aspx on the development of the Iraqi army, specifically the 9th Mechanized Division. It’s interesting that we’re choosing to outfit these divisions with practically all old Soviet-bloc equipment. Another article “explains”:http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20060406.aspx why the “recent coverage”:http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/173248/3/ of Iran’s supposed new “super weapons” is mostly just hype.… Read More strategypage: iraq, iran, etc

— computing —

Windows clone

April 6, 2006

“ReactOS”:http://www.reactos.org/xhtml/en/index.html is taking an unusual tack from most other free-OS developers. Rather than building a new UNIX-based distribution, their goal is to create an operating system that is completely binary compatible with Microsoft Windows using only open source code. That means it should be able to install and run both applications and drivers designed for… Read More Windows clone