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Equal and Opposite Reaction

March 31, 2015 future, Writing Comments Off on Equal and Opposite Reaction

http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/11/tech/innovation/navy-laser-weapon/index.html

A few months ago, over on G+, Daniel Suarez had posted a link regarding the rise of the drone delivery service and the ever growing presence that remotely controlled drones are beginning to have, both the civilian and military kind.

It makes perfect sense that the Navy would already have a “drone killer” of their own in development, and apparently this one is stable enough to be properly deployed for duty (as opposed to still being concept video).

As a laser-based defense (one where the laser is your primary weapon, rather than being used for disorientation or object tracking) this is probably the most sensible use.  Where drones are concerned, you don’t have to worry about casualties (unless you shoot the drone down into a schoolyard) and your range is going to be limited by a combination of power and atmospheric interference, rather than physics.

Bits and pieces

November 23, 2013 Uncategorized, Writing Comments Off on Bits and pieces

Right now we are in a golden era of “Why the F*ck not?” where science and technology are concerned.  I’m not entirely sure if this is simply because the internet makes it easy to see (and crowd-fund) the thousands of tech projects out there, or if, dollar for dollar people are trying more and more things with a high risk of failure.  The thing is though, even if those things fail, they are a stepping stone, a puzzle piece.  The technology of a failed start-up can (and often is) be bought up by someone who has another innovation to mesh with it and we move a little further along the development path.