2009
kung fu grippe - Archives: "Death to paper! Viva paper!"
The physicality of paper invites us to stack and tear and tape and fold and occasionally even fashion a missile to hurl at a beloved family pet. Paper is there, and it inarguably represents the purest and most durable instance of the WYSIWYG interface.
MISSILE FLEET
by parmentierf (via)
Made with CAKE, so only works on browsers that have canvas support (Firefox 2 , Safari, Opera 9.5.)
"A Kiss From Tokyo" Theatrical trailer on Vimeo
"A Kiss From Tokyo", Theatrical Trailer (1964) - Yuki 7 dashes around the world in hot pursuit of the tantalizingly tricky Diamond Eye, who is stealing parts and plans and leaving behind a path of murdered scientists in her quest to build a missile inside her volcanic lair.
2008
2007
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Japan mounts missile self-defence
"Japan has deployed a mobile defensive missile system near Tokyo for the first time to try to protect the capital in the event of a missile attack."
*soupir*
Israel testfires anti-missile system in 'message' to Iran - Yahoo! News
by soul1383
1 hour, 51 minutes ago
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel carried out a successful night-time test of its Hetz (Arrow) anti-missile missile system in what public television described as a "message to Iran".
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Muslims Unhappy Over `24' Portrayal
by jasontromm (via)
Two years ago, Muslim groups protested when the plot of the hit Fox drama '24' cast Islamic terrorists as the villains who launched a stolen nuclear missile in an attack on America.
Being portrayed again as the heartless wrongdoers has drawn renewed protests from Muslim groups, including one that had a meeting with Fox executives two years ago over the issue.
"24 is a heightened drama about anti-terrorism," the statement read. "After five seasons, the audience clearly understands this, and realizes that any individual, family, or group (ethnic or otherwise) that engages in violence is not meant to be typical.
()() I think CAIR knows this show hits a little too close to home. How many sleeper cells are actually in this country right now? Nobody knows because the ACLU won't let us monitor their phone calls.
2006
Gadgets, innovations, cadeaux originaux
by al1p
"L'essentiel du superflu"... vente en ligne de produits originaux : cadre photo numérique, lunettes mp3, lance missile USB !
Premier test pour l’«hôtel spatial», Espace
by fredbird (via)
Le projet de station spatiale gonflable, rêvé par l’Américain Robert Bigelow, va se confronter à la réalité technique pour la première fois. Le module gonflable Genesis-I doit être lancé aujourd’hui depuis la Russie par une fusée Dnepr, un ancien missile balistique russe transformé en lanceur spatial.
2005
Wired News: 'Swift Boating' Science
by multilinko
It's not news that the reign of Bush fils has been marked by an antagonism toward science and scientists unlike any since 1954, when Robert Oppenheimer had his security clearance revoked and Linus Pauling had his passport pulled. The many times this administration and its supporters have fudged or even lied about scientists and scientific research are well-known. Global warming, stem cells, cloning, sex, land use, pollution and missile defense come to mind.
2004
Globe and Mail: Canada mulls over missile-defence plan
by tsalon
plans include expanding the “surveillance and counterterrorism” capabilities
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