DARPA Tests Sub-Orbital Candy Corn
Forbidden deliciousness.
On Tuesday the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) tested a new design, the HTV-2. The HTV-2 is classified as a hypersonic glider. To get it up to its extreme target speed of Mach 20, it is first launched to the edge of space aboard a Minotaur IV Lite solid fuel rocket.
via DailyTech – U.S. Hypersonic Glider Sets a World Record of Mach 20, Then Crashes.
Jon Stewart on Apple
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WhiteHouse.gov Releases Open Source Code
White House contributes to Drupal CMS.
By releasing some of our code, we get the benefit of more people reviewing and improving it. In fact, the majority of the code for WhiteHouse.gov is already open source as part of the Drupal project.
via WhiteHouse.gov Releases Open Source Code | The White House.
Has Anyone Seen My Next Gen iPhone Prototype?
Engadget has got its hands on what appears to be photographs of a 4G iPhone.
The story goes that someone left this device in a bar in San Jose and it was sporting a 3G case.
Reverse Engineering Shows iPad Really is Just Embiggened iPod Touch
Only one to two times per year does a device so much capture the minds of the market that it warrants braving planes, trains, automobiles, sleet, snow, and dead of night to get our hands on it.
Is iPad Stress Driving Factory Workers to Suicide? – Apple – Gawker
In one month, four workers have attempted suicide at the Chinese factory Apple hires to make products like the iPad. Why? It’s a mystery, but it’s also easy to make some educated guesses about what’s got workers going nuts.
via Is iPad Stress Driving Factory Workers to Suicide? – Apple – Gawker.
Secret Military Space Plane Primed For Test Launch
The 29-foot-long, 15-foot-wide Orbital Test Vehicle arrived in Cape Canaveral, Fla., last month according to the Air Force. The OTV spaceplane was built at a Boeing Phantom Works facility in Southern California.
via SPACE.com — Secret Military Space Plane Primed For Test Launch.
DARPA’s Voltron
“Form of — an aircraft carrier!”
US Navy plans self-building floating fortresses • The Register.