Singularity Go RAMBO

Rapid Additively Manufactured Ballistics Ordnance, or R.A.M.B.O., is a modified M203 grenade launcher with a shoulder stock and pistol grip. The M203 grenade launcher is an older, pump-action design that was fitted under the barrel of an M16 rifle or M4 carbine.

Nuclear Weapons: Trust But Modernize

The United States is planning to modernize its nuclear deterrent over the next 25 years, an effort already two decades late in implementation. That delay, a procurement holiday, resulted in all elements of our nuclear enterprise-the warheads, the communications, the submarines, the land based missiles and the bombers and their associated cruise missiles-reaching the end of their service life nearly simultaneously.

Nuclear Weapons: Trust But Modernize

The United States is planning to modernize its nuclear deterrent over the next 25 years, an effort already two decades late in implementation. That delay, a procurement holiday, resulted in all elements of our nuclear enterprise-the warheads, the communications, the submarines, the land based missiles and the bombers and their associated cruise missiles-reaching the end of their service life nearly simultaneously.

Remembering Apollo 1, 50 Years Later

I want to draw everyone’s attention to a terrific comment from our fellow commenter DCSCA, who earlier today reminded us that we are observing the 50th anniversary of the tragic launchpad fire which killed the Apollo 1 crew: Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. Here is DCSCA’s comment in full: That’s all you have to say to anybody familiar with America’s space program.

Last Man To Walk On The Moon Dies At 82

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, descends the steps of the Lunar Module ladder as he prepares to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in this July 20, 1969 NASA handout photo. The photograph is one of more than 12,000 from NASA’s archives recently aggregated on the Project Apollo Archive Flickr account.

Faking History To Make The Black Kids Feel Good

A known quantity in the faking department is Rev. Al Sharpton. In a video that gets considerable play on TV, Sharpton informs a rapt audience that “white folks” were cave dwellers when blacks were building empires and pyramids; teaching philosophy, astrology and mathematics.

Tech Company Casts Doubt On DHS/FBI Russian Hacking Report

Code identified by the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation as being used by Russian intelligence services is an outdated malware developed by Ukrainians that can be downloaded online, according to a blog post by the founder of WordFence. WordFence is a plug-in designed to protect users of WordPress that has been downloaded over 1 million times.

Washington Post Stirs Fear After False Report of Power Grid Hack by Russia

Russian hackers penetrated U.S. electricity grid through a utility in Vermont, U.S. officials say – A code associated with the Russian hacking operation dubbed Grizzly Steppe by the Obama administration has been detected within the system of a Vermont utility, according to U.S. officials. Russia penetrated Burlington Electric utility company computer – Russian hackers penetrated a Burlington Electric laptop, according to Commissioner Chris Recchia of the Vermont Public Service Board.

Washington Post Publishes False News Story About Russians Hacking…

Washington Post Stirs Fear After False Report of Power Grid Hack by Russia – Story quickly falls apart after investigation finds claims to be inaccurate – The Washington Post reported Friday that the U.S. power grid had been hacked by the same Russian actors accused of breaching the DNC – the only problem, the grid wasn’t hacked. Russia penetrated Burlington Electric utility company computer – Russian hackers penetrated a Burlington Electric laptop, according to Commissioner Chris Recchia of the Vermont Public Service Board.

An Empire Unrealized for Want of a Spam Filter

The Wall Street Journal has an apparently interesting report today about Russian attempts to hack the Republican National Committee, at the same time that they were successfully hacking the DNC. I write “apparently” because I’m too cheap to have a WSJ online subscription, so I’ll share the summary from New York magazine : Russian hackers tried and failed to infiltrate the Republican National Committee earlier this year by sending a series of phishing emails to a single employee, The Wall Street Journal reports.