Technology
Matt Drudge: World’s Most Powerful Journalist
Published by Rod D. Martin February 29th, 2008 filed under Technology, Media, Rod D. Martin, TheVanguard.Org
London’s Daily Telegraph dubs Matt Drudge the “world’s most powerful journalist” in yet another testament to how the internet is sweeping the old world away.
Automated Killer Robots “a Threat to Humanity”?
Published by Rod D. Martin February 27th, 2008 filed under Technology, Defense Policy, Rod D. Martin, TheVanguard.Org
Interesting article on the rapidly advancing technologies our military (as well as South Korea’s, Israel’s, and others) are deploying on the battlefield, and the potential ethical implications as they become more and more like the Terminator.
We Know We Buy All Ours There…
Published by Rod D. Martin February 26th, 2008 filed under Technology, Apple, Culture, Media, Rod D. Martin, TheVanguard.Org
Apple’s iTunes store is now the number 2 music retailer in America, behind only Wal-Mart. 50 million customers and they sold 20 million songs on Christmas Day alone. Impressive.
Fly Commercial to Space: Coming, June 2009
Published by Rod D. Martin January 23rd, 2008 filed under Space, Future, Technology, Economics, Rod D. Martin, Conservatism, TheVanguard.Org
From London’s Evening Standard: Sir Richard Branson does it again.
The Virgin Galactic spacecraft, which was being unveiled in New York today, is already under construction. Test flights are expected to begin in June, with commercial flights starting 12 months later.
The New (Private) Space Race
Published by Rod D. Martin September 17th, 2007 filed under Future, Space, Technology, Rod D. Martin, TheVanguard.Org
Nothing against Orion or the wonderful things government is doing to advance scramjets (and NASA’s cool new technology to eliminate sonic booms), but the real action is in the private sector. As usual.
Ethanol Produces More Polution Than Gasoline
Published by Rod D. Martin April 18th, 2007 filed under Technology, Environment, Energy, George W. Bush, Rod D. Martin, Iran, TheVanguard.Org
So says a new study from Stanford: it projects that ethanol, if used in every U.S. vehicle, would actually produce more ground-level ozone and cause more respiratory-related health problems than gas.
I’m a Prophet
Published by Rod D. Martin March 29th, 2007 filed under Future, Space, Technology, Rod D. Martin, TheVanguard.Org
On the very day my Examiner piece runs, we come across this story announcing Virgin Galactic’s plans to go forward with scramjet-based passenger liners.
Martin in the Examiner: “Trends to Watch as We Invent the Future, Again”
Published by Rod D. Martin March 29th, 2007 filed under Space, Health Care, Future, Technology, Energy, Rod D. Martin, Announcements, TheVanguard.Org
My Examiner piece is out today, and I hope you enjoy it.
Part Two of the Tech Series in the Examiner
Published by Rod D. Martin March 28th, 2007 filed under Health Care, Future, Technology, Announcements, Rod D. Martin, Media, TheVanguard.Org
As I wrote yesterday, I am being featured this week in the Examiner papers as part of a four-part series by technology people on the near-future changes that will remake the world over the next decade.
Today’s piece (part two) is online here.
And here’s my original post describing the series, which also includes Glenn Reynolds (Instapundit) and Craig Newmark (Craigslist). Way cool! (continue reading post »)
Rod Martin Featured in The Examiner
Published by Rod D. Martin March 27th, 2007 filed under Health Care, Future, Technology, Energy, Rod D. Martin, Announcements, TheVanguard.Org
This just in, from Mark Tapscott, Editorial Page Editor of The Washington Examiner.