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‘Permissionless Innovation’: Using Technology to Dismantle the Republic

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There may be no more pernicious and dishonest doctrine among Silicon Valley’s avatars than the one they call “permissionless innovation.” The phrase entails the view that entrepreneurs and “innovators” are the lifeblood of society, and must be allowed to push forward without needing to ask for “permission” from government, for the good of society. The […]

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Talk: ‘Game of Drones’

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“Game of Drones,” aka, “Gameful, or Shameful?,” aka “Presto Change-O World Peace, from the Same Team That Brings You Permanent War” Paper delivered at SLSA 2012 Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI, September 2012. Full paper: “Game of Drones” Abstract The recent widespread deployment by the US in particular of Unmanned Combat Vehicles (UCVs), especially Unmanned Aerial […]

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“Your Mission Is to Save Lives” (What Are Computers For? pt iii of iixvii)

iRobot Corp marketing material, posted without comment http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=138 iRobot Corporation Skip to content Home > Government & Industrial Robots > Robots > PackBot EOD interest and fees iRobot PackBot EOD More Information PackBot EOD Features PackBot EOD Benefits Your mission is to save lives. PackBot EOD will help you do it better. iRobot PackBot EOD […]

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