DARPA Gives $32 Million For A Bigger Big Dog From Boston Dynamics
Popular Science:
After years of development and several creepy videos, Boston Dynamics’ Big Dog robot is scheduled to get bigger.
Improving The M-4 Carbine
In a post published here last week, we gave an overview of some of the manufacturing operations at Colt Defense LLC in West Hartford, Conn., the only manufacturer of the M-4 for the Pentagon.
The M-4 carbine, one of the primary rifles used by the United States military, appears destined for a change.
Mr. and Mrs. Gates goes to Washington
Bill and Melinda Gates are beginning to do some lobbying on behalf of the world’s poor. They are urging Washington’s policymakers to continue funding US aid programs.
A Depressing Video (Another One) On The State of Afghanistan’s Army
From The Captain’s Journal:
The above video is yet another disheartening account of the complete lack of professionalism and seriousness of the ANA.
Video: The youth living in Congo’s war, part 2
Here is the second of three videos released by Medecins sans Frontieres. The series called Condition: Critical gives voice to the youth of Eastern Congo, who are being raised within a war.
In part two, the Congolese filmmakers describe their motivation for producing the videos.
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