Tag: satellite
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Defcon 5/13: Web Tax, Hacks & Output Jacks
FCC lets Hollywood turn off your output jacks // World Health Org moving ahead on billions in internet & other taxes // Richard Clarke says cyber attack will wreck US in 15min // Pentagon turns to brain implants to repair damaged minds // Nintendo CEO: Apple is the ‘enemy of the future’
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dark, dangerous asteroids found lurking near earth
from new scientist: An infrared space telescope has spotted several very dark asteroids that have been lurking unseen near Earth’s orbit. Their obscurity and tilted orbits have kept them hidden from surveys designed to detect things that might hit our planet. Called the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), the new NASA telescope launched on 14…
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sat-nav devices face big errors as solar activity rises
from bbc: Researchers say the Sun is awakening after a period of low activity, which does not bode well for a world ever more dependent on satellite navigation. The Sun’s irregular activity can wreak havoc with the weak sat-nav signals we use. The last time the Sun reached a peak in activity, satellite navigation was…
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defcon 1/28: real-time tracking, cia connections & more
‘defects’ in e-passports allow real-time tracking*china to US: shut up about ‘so-called internet freedom’*google’s china hypocrisy ignores deep cia connections*google toolbar caught tracking users when ‘disabled’*oracle software & the cia*80% of fed sites miss dns security deadline*paypal freezes wikileaks account* computers down at all 168 california dmv offices*2nd US man admits ddos attack on scientology*internet…
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warwhores: sloganeering, psyops, satellites & suicides
sailors take aim at new recruiting slogan: ‘a global force for good’*US army cancels plan to send another brigade to iraq*US to make blackwater-style entry into somalia*US after new military ventures in africa*US largesse keeps african militaries rolling*photos of military deaths in afghanistan banned*$400 per gallon gas to drive debate over cost of war in…
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US sends 2 missile defense satellites into orbit
from ap: Two satellites are heading to orbit as part of a missile defense program demonstration. The pair was launched aboard a Delta 2 rocket on Friday morning as part of the Space Tracking and Surveillance System demonstration for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. According to Bob Bishop, media relations manager for satellite developer Northrop…
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Defcon 9/10: Czars, Satellites, Da Vinci & Anonymous
obama close to appointing cybersecurity chief // cyberattack? the internet power grab by the obama white house // the US needs a cybersecurity czar now // theories emerge on secret satellite launch // da vinci code fans targeted by real international conspiracy // ‘anonymous’ declares war on australia over internet filtering
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police state int’l: drones, phones, kids & climate cops
the panopticon economy: the nsa’s new data-mining facility is one component of a growing local surveillance industry*spy training program could come to universities*secret buildings you may not photograph, part 643*bozeman, mt drops request for internet passwords*dhs to end use of satellites for domestic spying*homeland security announces the elimination of domestic terrorism surveillance satellite*admin kills bush…
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spacewar: north korea, satellite proposals & emp
north korea failed to put satellite into orbitfrom afp: The US military on Sunday disputed North Korea’s claim that it had launched a satellite into space, saying “the payload itself landed in the Pacific Ocean… Stage one of the missile fell into the Sea of Japan,” the North American Aerospace Defense Command and US Northern…
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spacewar: discovery, debris & drones
discovery nears space station as debris nears, too from ap: Seven astronauts raced to the international space station aboard space shuttle Discovery on Monday, while NASA debated whether the orbiting outpost will need to move aside to dodge part of an old Soviet satellite. Space station astronauts had a close call last week with a…
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miltech & more: xe, fcs, global tv, battlebots & nasa billions
pirate bay trial ends, verdict due apr17 blackwater’s prince cuts & runsfrom danger room: The rebranding of Blackwater continues. First, the mercenary firm expands beyond its core, guns-for-hire business. Then, the company changes its name – to the inscrutable, barely-pronounceable “Xe.” The latest: Outspoken and controversial firm founder Erik Prince announces he’s stepping down as…
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miltech: crashes, viruses, future combat & body language
global warming rocket with nasa satellite crashesfrom ap: A rocket carrying a NASA satellite crashed into the ocean near Antarctica after a failed launch early Tuesday, ending a $280 million mission to track global warming from space. The Taurus XL rocket carrying the Orbiting Carbon Observatory blasted off just before 2 a.m. from California’s Vandenberg…
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debris falling in texas could be from satellite collision
from ap: The Federal Aviation Administration has received numerous reports of falling debris across Texas, which could be related to a recent satellite collision. Some of the callers around midmorning Sunday reported what looked like a fireball in the sky. FAA spokesman Roland Herwig says officials suspect the debris could be related to the collision,…
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miltech: biolabs, spysats, germs & cern
cern atom-smasher relaunch delayed to septemberfrom afp: Researchers announced Monday a new delay for the restart of Europe’s Big Bang atom-smasher, saying the faulty multi-billion dollar machine would now be turned back on in late September. The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) had planned to relaunch the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) this spring before…
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geopolitiks: closing bases & launching satellites
kyrgyzstan closing US base key to afghan conflictfrom ap: Kyrgyzstan’s president said Tuesday his country is ending U.S. use of an air base key to military operations in Afghanistan – a decision with potentially grave consequences for U.S. efforts to put down surging Taliban and al-Qaida violence. A U.S. military official in Afghanistan called President…