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Does the Military Dominate CS Research?

Posted by Cliff on from the in-the-name-of-national-security dept.

An anonymous reader asks: "It seems at my university the military has their fingers in much of the computer science research happening on campus: sensors, intelligent agents, autonomous vehicles, supercomputing. Is this the case at other schools around the US? How about outside of the US? How is the military shaping the current state of CS research? What areas of research atrophy because the funding goes to investigating military applications of new technology?"

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  1. Just make sure by xagon7 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You fill their house with a giant Jiffy Pop before you ignite it with your designed (but they took control over) laser.

    1. Re:Just make sure by peragrin · · Score: 2, Funny
      very funny, and ironic. you describe a off the wall movie(Real Geninus). with a signature that says you shouldn't watch that movie to begin with.

      What is more pathetic is that I can beat you on both parts.

      What is even worse is that I agree with your signature.

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  2. Either the military... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...or the terrorists. Depends which side has stronger players. It's about 50:50, Counterstrike is very ballanced game.

  3. Re:You know what's sad? by NateSac · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'll agree with that. Thankgod I hadn't mentioned Natalie Portman, or something along the lines of "I for one, welcome our new military technology overlords"

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