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Hyper-photos: Jean-François Rauzier attempts to create the most detailed images in the world.

Rauzier takes an hour or two photographing his subject from every angle “like a scanner.” Then the real work begins: days and nights with Photoshop, stretching, bending and multiplying hundreds, even thousands, of images and blending them seamlessly. Since the … Continue reading

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Intelligence effort named citizens, not terrorists

The lengthy, bipartisan report is a scathing evaluation of what the Department of Homeland Security has held up as a crown jewel of its security efforts. The report underscores a reality of post-9/11 Washington: National security programs tend to grow, … Continue reading

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Aircraft Carriers in Space

Battlestar Galactica has other issues. One thing I have never understood is why the humans didn’t lose halfway through the first episode. If information moves at the speed of light, and one side has a tactically useful FTL [faster-than-light] drive … Continue reading

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Russian ships displayed at DNC tribute to vets

While retired Adm. John Nathman, a former commander of Fleet Forces Command, honored vets as America’s best, the ships from the Russian Federation Navy were arrayed like sentinels on the big screen above. via Russian ships displayed at DNC tribute … Continue reading

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Sept. 11 memorial: Does the World Trade Center site really need so much security?

Once at the memorial you must go through a metal detector and your belongings must be X-rayed. Officers will inspect your ticket—that invulnerable document you nearly left on your printer—at least five times. One will draw a blue line on … Continue reading

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