Monthly Archives: September 2015

More proof the US defense industry has nothing to do with defending America

Posted on September 26, 2015 by mea

Yes, the USAF admitted, the A-10 survived the war as well as its fast competitors; and yes, they had to admit that the A-10 flew more sorties per day because it took way less maintenance; and yeah, it was true … Continue reading →

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FBI Director Has a Hard Time Calling a White Supremacist a Terrorist

Posted on September 13, 2015 by mea

James Comey, the Director of the FBI, says he is unsure if the white supremacist attack on the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, which left nine African-Americans dead, is an act of terrorism. His reluctance to identify white people as … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Star Trek

Posted on September 6, 2015 by mea

Modeled on Gulliver’s Travels, the series was meant as an opportunity for social commentary, and it succeeded ingeniously, with episodes scripted by some of the era’s finest science fiction writers. Yet the development of Star Trek’s moral and political tone … Continue reading →

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Google’s Driverless Cars Run Into Problem: Cars With Drivers

Posted on September 2, 2015 by mea

One Google car, in a test in 2009, couldn’t get through a four-way stop because its sensors kept waiting for other (human) drivers to stop completely and let it go. The human drivers kept inching forward, looking for the advantage … Continue reading →

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