Military Electronics That Shatter Into Dust On Command

First time accepted submitter MAE Keller writes "Two U.S. companies are joining a military research program to develop sensitive electronic components able to self-destruct on command to keep them out of the hands of potential adversaries who would attempt to counterfeit them for their own use. From the article: 'Last Friday DARPA awarded a $2.1 million contract to PARC, and a $3.5 million contract to IBM for the VAPR program, which seeks to develop transient electronics that can physically disappear in a controlled, triggerable manner.'"

Comments

BUCK FETA

[Anonymous Coward]

Also, fuck beta!

Re:BUCK FETA

[Anonymous Coward]

C'mon now, that just isnt fair. Jar Jar was at lest better looking and more informed then Beta. Also Jar Jar added some value, unlike Beta.

beta sucks

[Anonymous Coward]

just saying the obvious

Shatter to Dust on Command

[Anonymous Coward]

So...slashdot's user base is set to shatter when beta goes live?

Already One Step Ahead...

[ThatsDrDangerToYou]

I write code like this all the time. Oh wait, you mean on purpose?

Ob note: uck-fay eta-bay

Too bad Slashdot beta won't shatter into dust

[Bob the Super Hamste]

Too bad Slashdot beta won't shatter into dust on command

Beta Sucks

[JWW]

Keep classic /.

oh and does anyone else hear the crickets??

Closing my DICE account

[anthony_greer]

I have used dice to find many jobs, including the one I have right now, but I will not use Dice again if this beta isn't reversed.

Dice makes way more off of a placement than some silly adverts, if the technical professionals who read this site want to make a stand, kill your Dice profile - want to find a job? target your goal city and call head hunters, they will get you good jobs if you have a good skill.

Re:Closing my DICE account

[byronivs]

This. Close your account. There are many other options out there.

blind leading the blind?

[dciman]

I'm not sure why the editors think that simply continuing to blindly post stories is going to change things here.

We aren't talking about the news!

Respect your users!

OPFOR

[jbmartin6]

How long until adversaries get the codes to remote destroy US military equipment while it is in use?

Here's my POV on Beta

[excelsior_gr]

I got a message urging me to try it, so I clicked on it, looked at the Beta and thought: oh, this looks like Slashdot on my phone. And clicked back to the original interface after only a short while. Learn a lesson from Win8: Interfaces that look good on a phone, are crap for a desktop.

I mean, you have people on this site that actually believe that a CLI is a superior interface. And you try to impress them with eye-candy that takes functionality away? Goodluckwiththat.

What were you guys thinking?

Here today, gone tomorrow.

[MachineShedFred]

Yes, we're here generating traffic. Today.

Piss off your users, and they first get loud and tell you what you're doing wrong. Then, they get quiet. REAL quiet. As in, no longer visiting your site. And, for Slashdot, if people aren't visiting, then they aren't posting, they aren't submitting stories, and they aren't looking at your ads.

Re:Sorry, I just don't get what you are ranting ab

[TWiTfan]

That's one of the real nasty bits of it. Any kind of long-lasting discussion is out of the question. Some of the best threads I've ever seen on /. came from deep, ongoing discussions between knowledgeable people. The beta makes it difficult to have any real back-and-forth.