- One big part of contemporary urban operations is counter-sniper technology (C-Sniper) that allows troops to more quickly verify the source of a shot. Now, it looks like the same technology--albeit greatly expanded--is being utilized in counter-gang operations in the US (h/t John Robb).
- Hybrid Reality Institute--not your usual futurist/transhumanist think-tank.
- If you're in California, check out Milken Institute's annual "State of the State" conference. I still have the forlorn hope (even though I'm in DC now) that CA can be salvaged.
- Crispin Burke on challenges of decentralized command.
- They might be as cute as buttons, but they're also serious about survival. Smart Mobs on self-organizing meerkat groups.
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