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Science Daily News Feed New Scientist News on KurzweilAI.net BGG’s Pandora America’s Finest News SourceMillimeter-wave weapon certified for use in Iraq. Seen on slashdot and Nuke.
The ADS is a millimeter-wave weapon that uses a reportedly non-lethal energy beam to inflict short-term pain on its targets, encouraging them to leave an area.
Yes, it’s very encouraging. Test videos show volunteers hopping around quite enthusiastically. (Original article at [...]
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That’s why you gotta love America, we’ll make a buck out of even the bad stuff.
h/t BoingBoing:
When you pour hot liquid into the mug that has the Bill of Rights printed on it, the amendments that have been invalidated by Bush, Clinton, Bush, and Reagan disappear.
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