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Stimulated Gamma Decay Weapons

Posted by michael on from the neutron-bomb-kills-25-million dept.

ExRex writes "New Scientist is reporting on a USDOD project to produce super explosives. 'An exotic kind of nuclear explosive being developed by the US Department of Defense could blur the critical distinction between conventional and nuclear weapons. The work has also raised fears that weapons based on this technology could trigger the next arms race.'"

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  1. Fp? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Posterior?

    1. Re:Fp? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      SCO Attorney Declares GPL Invalid

      Posted by michael on Thursday August 14, @02:40PM
      from the look-at-the-silly-monkey dept.
      chrullrich writes "According to heise (German, fishbait), SCO's chief counsel Mark Heise (unrelated) of Boies, Schiller and Flexner has declared that the GPL violates the US copyright law and is thus null and void. SCO's legal position is actually a little too crazy to believe: The GPL allows unlimited copies, the copyright law allows one. Therefore, the GPL is invalid. Apparently, they try to argue that the copyright law, in giving consumers the right to make one backup of their software without any permission from the copyright holder, outlaws any contractual agreement that allows users to make more than one copy." There's an Inquirer article in English. Apparently SCO is now using the Chewbacca Defense. Other SCO news: SCO reports a profit, examining SCO's contributions to Linux, an attorney summarizes the case.

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      LavaRnd: A Open Source Project for Truly Random Numbers

      Posted by Hemos on Thursday August 14, @01:50PM
      from the 1231232-hash-uyiuyiu1q2123 dept.
      Phil Windley writes "Truly random numbers are crucial to good encryption. Most people have heard of Silicon Graphic's use of Lava Lamps to generate random numbers. There were some problems: it required special SGI hardware and software along with six lava lamps, and the solution wasn't portable. But the biggest drawback was that SGI patented the idea so it wasn't freely available. Now, some of the scientists behind the SGI random number system have create LavaRnd, an open source project for creating truly random numbers using inexpensive cameras, open source code, and inexpensive hardware. The system uses a saturated CCD in a light-tight can as a chaotic source to produce the seed. Software processes the result into truly random numbers in a variety of formats. The result is a random number that is crytographically sound, ranking at the top of its class in the NIST 800-22 Billion bit test. Its even portable, so the truly paranoid can take it with them when they travel."

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      Book Reviews: Absolute OpenBSD

      Posted by timothy on Thursday August 14, @01:00PM
      from the don't-forget-to-lock-up dept.
      DrCarbonite (Jeff Martin) writes "I've used OpenBSD in the past, and benefitted from its extensive online documentation. Sometimes an off-line reference is useful (i.e. required), and Absolute OpenBSD fills this void." Read on for the rest of Martin's review, as well as a more critical one from Marius Aamodt Eriksen.

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      Games: ATI Wins Bid For Next Xbox

      Posted by simoniker on Thursday August 14, @12:15PM
      from the nvidia-grizzling-in-corner dept.
      TypoNAM writes "CNET News is reporting that graphics chip underdog ATI Technologies has signed a contract with Microsoft to produce components for future versions of the Xbox game console, beating out market leader Nvidia." According to the article, "The announcement ends months of speculation over whether Nvidia, the leading maker of graphics processors for PCs, would renew its troubled partnership with Microsoft on the Xbox."

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      Robots for Air Force Protection

      Posted by michael on Thursday August 14, @11:25AM
      from the lazy-flyboys dept.
      Roland Piquepaille writes "During a demonstration held in San Antonio on August 6, twelve robots intended to protect bases and people were shown to Air Force security directors and to 230 other security professionals. In "Robots display force-protection prowess," Air Force Link tells us the story. "Demonstrations included one robot that crawled up walls and across ceilings, another that clambered over rocks with six rotating legs and a third that wriggled like a snake through a pipe." This summary contains more details, including photos of the "Wall Crawler" clim

  2. Re:In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...government is innocent.

  3. Bunker-buster? by snake_dad · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Could this be the bunker-buster bomb that the militairy needs now that high-value targets are moving deeper and deeper underground?

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  4. Re:An even worse possibility by JCMay · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Do you have stairs in your house?