The Lede: New Navy Test of Railgun
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The Office of Naval Research tests a ship-to-land gun that uses no fuel.
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A new camera tracks hot lead -- just like in the slow-motion "bullet time" scenes in The Matrix. The technology could lead to "active armor" that stops bullets midair. By David Hambling.
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Matthew O'Phinney had the chance to present the Zend Framework during a meeting he attended of his local PHP user group (BostonPHP) as a part of a series their doing.   Horde was also represented as part of the evening's fare. It was the first time I've attended a UG, so I got the double whammy of that and being a presenter. Oh, make it a triple whammy -- Boston is a 3+ hour drive from the Burlington, VT area I now call home.   He mentions a talk that Chuck Hagenbuch (of the Horde project) gave on the current state of the project and a bit about his presentation (including some portions that pointed out problems with the Zend_Db component). You can check out this and the rest of the contents of his presentation here [pdf] and here [mp3 podcast].
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Russian controllers fired the International Space Station's thrusters Monday, successfully testing navigation computers that malfunctioned last week.  The six Russian computers provide backup attitude control and orbital altitude adjustments for the station.
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Gabe: A few eagle eyed viewers noticed that I accidentally drew a Nebulon-B frigate in today's comic. Gabe mentions the Mon Calamari and the Corellians but the Nebulon-B is actually produced by the Kuat Drive Yards.I deeply regret the mistake and I have since corrected it in the comic by replacing the original drawing with one of the Mon Calamari Cruiser "Liberty", sadly lost in the Battle of Endor . I am in no way trying to diminish the Nebulon-B frigate or the fine craftsmanship of the dedicated workers employed by KDY. Again I apologize for any inconvenience or offence my carelessness may have caused.  -Gabe out
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Anti-aircraft system capable of shooting down US fighter jets in event of strike on Iran's nuclear facilities
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Defense contractor tests system designed to protect airliners from laser-guided shoulder-fired missiles.
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Defending against the enemy within It's well known that military projects can sometimes yield valuable spin-off technologies for civilian markets.â¦
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Gabe: We did a really awesome project (can I say it"s awesome, is that okay?) for Wired magazine. You can either go pick up the most recent issue and read it there or check it out on their site. They asked us to do a piece for them handicapping all three of the next generation systems. We tried to be as fair as we could and hopefully you"ll get a kick out of it.
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According to a Pentagon announcement issued Friday, last week Boeing (NYSE: BA) successfully completed a test of one of the coolest weapons ever designed (not their exact words).
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It's hard to miss the similarities between iRobot Corp.'s military robot and one produced by a new rival when the two models are side by side. Both have track wheels that can climb over debris or rough terrain and an extendable arm that can defuse a bomb or hold a camera.
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A Japanese navy destroyer shot down a dummy ballistic missile in a test about 100 miles
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Pork-based artificial shark goes to sea The US Navy's plan to detect mines and other underwater objects by their electrical fields - in the same way as sharks and rays find prey - has moved closer to reality.â¦
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Submachine gun, check. Semiautomatic pistol, check. Personal digital assistant, check.
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By The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 5--The U.S. Navy must train its crews and pilots in the latest weaponry and keep them at a high level of readiness.
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A GNOME 2 frontend for the Visual Boy Advance emulator.
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In a military simulation, small speedboats like those used by Iran in an incident last weekend were able to inflict devastating damage on more powerful warships.