Topic: Drone - on May 15, 2012 at 11:57:00 AM CEST
Autonome Mini-Drohnen für Österreich
Die Quadkopter werden von Hand gefertigt, der Einstiegspreis liegt bei 8.400 Euro
Die Wiener Firma Koschier IT bringt "Microdrones" nach Österreich. Dabei handelt es sich um Flugdrohnen mit vier Rotoren. Die für den professionellen Einsatz gedachten Flieger starten und landen vertikal. Sie sind kleiner und wesentlich günstiger als militärische Geräte, aber mächtiger als Modellflieger aus dem Elektronikmarkt.
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Topic: Drone - on May 15, 2012 at 11:55:00 AM CEST
Nano Drones, Ethical Algorithms: Inside Israel’s Secret Plan for Its Future Air Force
TEL AVIV, Israel — Nano drones that an infantryman can pull out of his pocket; helicopters piloted by robots who extract wounded soldiers from the battlefield; micro satellites on demand; large spy balloons in the upper reaches of the stratosphere; virtual training with a helmet from your office; algorithms that resolve pilots’ ethical dilemmas (so they won’t have to deal with those pesky war crimes tribunals); and farming out code to a network of high school kids.
Since mid-2009, some 300 Israel Air Force officers have been brainstorming about the next steps for one of the world’s most advanced air forces, and the main pillar of Israel’s strategic power. This “IAF 2030″ project has just come to an end. Besides a standard press release issued by the military, little has been disclosed about it. Exclusive details are reported here for the first time.
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Topic: Drone - on May 15, 2012 at 11:42:00 AM CEST
Drones, Remote Targeting and the Promise of Law
Drones, Remote Targeting and the Promise of Law
On Thursday, February 24, 2011, the New America Foundation, American Society of International Law, and the Arizona State University’s Center for Law, Science and Innovation hosted a conference on drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Four panels addressed a variety of topics associated with the technology, including their applications and limits as well as legal issues surrounding their use. Accounts ranged from academic to the anecdotal.
Panel I on the “The Use and Impact of Drones in South Asia,” included experiences from panelists who had seen first-hand the impact of drone technology in South Asia. Panelists Rohde and Shah offered their stories and confirmed that the drone program produced fear within Taliban ranks—the sound of drone engines hovering above was and remains haunting for civilians and insurgents. Others offered their assessment of the drone’s effectiveness in counter-insurgency and its perception within individual warzones.
Panel II, on “Drones and the Law of War,” was particularly informative, as Col. Bitzes and Charles Blanchard detailed the drone targeting and acquisition process employed by the US Air Force. Tom Malinowski of Human Rights Watch and William Banks rounded out the panel by emphasizing the legal framework in which violence is permissible.
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Topic: SPORT - on May 14, 2012 at 3:00:00 PM CEST
Olympics-Britain to deploy "sonic gun" at Olympics
UK military to have non-lethal sonic weapon at Olympics
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High-powered loudspeaker used against pirates and protesters
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Britain prepares for biggest peacetime security operation
Britain's military will be armed with a sonic device that can be used as a high-volume loudspeaker or a non-lethal weapon to disperse crowds at this summer's Olympic Games in London, the defence ministry said on Friday.
The equipment, which can project a piercing sound over hundreds of metres causing physical pain, has been used during protests at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh in 2009 and against pirates operating off the Somali coast.
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Topic: Drone - on May 14, 2012 at 2:55:00 PM CEST
Austro-Drohne tötet Ingenieur bei Test in Südkorea
Unbemannter Camcopter der österreichischen Firma stürzte auf Kontrollfahrzeug - Ursache unklar
Ein unbemannter S-100-Hubschrauber der Wr. Neustädter Firma Schiebel ist am Donnerstag während eines Testflugs in Südkorea auf das 2,5 Tonnen schwere Kontrollfahrzeug gestürzt, von dem aus der Hubschrauber gesteuert wurde. Beide Fahrzeuge gingen daraufhin in Flammen auf. Ein slowakischer Ingenieur wurde dabei getötet, bestätigte die südkoreanische Polizei gegenüber der Nachrichtenagentur AFP. Zwei Südkoreaner wurden verletzt. Die restlichen sechs Personen, die am Unglücksort waren, konnten sich in Sicherheit bringen.
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Topic: Drone - on May 14, 2012 at 2:52:00 PM CEST
Pakistanis win global award for film on drones
A short film on the US drone attacks in Pakistan, made by students of Iqra University, has won an award at an international annual film festival held in the US.
The 20-minute film “The Other Side” was awarded the Best Audience Award at the National Film Festival For Talented Youth (NFFTY), held in Seattle.
The short film was written and directed by Danish Ali along with five other team members, Online news agency reported.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on May 14, 2012 at 2:39:00 PM CEST
Microsoft-finanziertes Start-up soll File-Sharing unterbinden
Russische Firma verspricht effektive Störung von Bittorrent-"Schwärmen" - Testlauf "erfolgreich"
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on May 14, 2012 at 12:59:00 PM CEST
Ernst Hinterberger verstorben
Der Autor Ernst Hinterberger ist im 81. Lebensjahr verstorben. Mit den Serien „Ein echter Wiener geht nicht unter“, „Kaisermühlen-Blues“ und „Trautmann“ schrieb er Fernsehgeschichte.
Seine Kennerschaft des Urwienerischen war keine angelesene, der Spross einer sozialdemokratischen Arbeiterfamilie aus ärmlichen Verhältnissen hatte doch viele seiner Geschichten dem eigenen Leben abgeschaut. Denn geboren wurde Hinterberger am 17. Oktober 1931 als Sohn eines arbeitslosen Schriftsetzers in Wien, wobei der Vater starb, als er sieben Jahre alt war.
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Topic: NATURE - on May 14, 2012 at 12:47:00 PM CEST
Sonnenfinsternis vom 20. Mai 2012
Die ringförmige Sonnenfinsternis vom 20. Mai 2012 beginnt in Ostasien, spielt sich hauptsächlich über dem Nordpazifik ab und endet im Westen Nordamerikas. Da zahlreiche ostasiatischen Metropolen im Sichtbarkeitsgebiet liegen, darunter Hongkong und Tokio und mit Guangdong zudem die bevölkerungsreichste Provinz Chinas, könnte diese Finsternis zu einer der von den meisten Menschen beobachteten überhaupt werden. Von Mitteleuropa ist die Finsternis nicht beobachtbar. Sie ist die 58. des 72 Sonnenfinsternisse umfassenden Saros-Zyklus mit der Nummer 128. Die ringförmige Phase dauert maximal 5 Minuten und 46 Sekunden.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 14, 2012 at 12:12:00 PM CEST
The Lords Of Darkness Count The Days
The mass media is all over incidents of Afghan security forces killing NATO troops (on purpose or by accident), but the bigger story is being missed. While nearly 20 percent of NATO troop deaths of late were the result of Afghan troops or police, this is partly because NATO casualties are so low to begin with. The casualty rate among foreign troops is much lower than previous wars. This includes Vietnam, the recent fighting in Iraq and the Russians in Afghanistan during the 1980s. The Taliban are so desperate that they have relied on roadside bombs and paying large bonuses to encourage Afghan soldiers and police to attack foreign troops. But money motivated attacks are rare, most are due to the fact that Afghans are very violent to begin with and quick to anger when frustrated. This is the case when foreigners are not around and is worse when foreigners are present because of Afghan frustration at cultural conflicts.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on May 14, 2012 at 11:54:00 AM CEST
Appeals court won’t order public release of Google-NSA communications following cyberattack
A federal appeals court has turned down a Freedom of Information Act request to disclose National Security Agency records about the 2010 cyberattack on Google users in China.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center, which focuses on privacy and civil liberties, sought communications between Google and the NSA, which conducts worldwide electronic surveillance and protects the U.S. government from such spying. But the NSA refused to confirm or deny whether it had any relationship with Google. The NSA argued that doing so could make U.S. government information systems vulnerable to attack.
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Topic: NASA - on May 14, 2012 at 10:59:00 AM CEST
This 121-Megapixel Photo of Earth Will Make Your Jaw Drop
Need something to put things into perspective on a Monday morning? Our suggestion: The largest single-shot photo of Earth ever taken.
Eclipsing NASA’s updated “Blue Marble” shot, which is a composite of many satellite images, this image is a single-shot taken from 22,369 miles away by Russian weather satellite Elektro-L No.1.
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