Air Combat U | Military Aviation | Air & Space Magazine
At the USAF Fighter Weapons School in 1957, the instructors were mean, but the aircraft were meaner. One of the most colorful of that crowd eventually became the driving force for the development of the F-16 lightweight fighter and played an important role in the development of the F-15 as well was Captain John Boyd.
Sidewinder | Military Aviation | Air & Space Magazine
When thinking out of the box, a dedicated group of engineers and technicians put together the best short-range air-to-air missile ever produced and since copied. This is their story.
SWAT callout: The lone, barricaded, suicidal gunman
There are few situations that scream out, “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” like the case of the lone, barricaded, suicidal gunman
Maxwell/Gunter Dispatch
When is a loop more than a loop? When it’s the OODA Loop.
The OODA Loop that’s less than a loop is a named driveway that runs behind the B-52 on display near the Judge Advocate General School and the Air Force Research Institute. The driveway was named in honor of Col. John Boyd’s OODA Loop, an acronym for an air combat strategy developed by Colonel Boyd that has larger applicability in military strategy and competitive private-sector strategic thinking.
Dynamic entry versus deliberate entry
For some time now the SWAT community has experienced a debate about the use of dynamic entries and is it a legitimate option for high risk warrant service. Some would argue that the dynamic entry is flat out getting cops shot and the use of the tactic lends to carelessness.
The tactical commander’s options include the dynamic entry or deliberate entry, and each has its merits.
This controversy — from what I can determine — has no merit. It’s my experience that the dynamic entry is very effective. I also believe that the deliberate entry is also effective. The problem seems to be that there is a need for some SWAT trainers to replace one with the other. The question is, why? They are two different applications that can be used best when faced with different tactical challenges.
Beloit College Mindset List
Each August since 1998, Beloit College has released the Beloit College Mindset List. It provides a look at the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of students entering college this fall. The creation of Beloit’s Keefer Professor of the Humanities Tom McBride and former Public Affairs Director Ron Nief, it was originally created as a reminder to faculty to be aware of dated references, and quickly became a catalog of the rapidly changing worldview of each new generation. The Mindset List website at http://www.beloit.edu/mindset, the Mediasite webcast and its Facebook page receive more than 400,000 hits annually.
Can a Mere Product Design Win a $250,000 Art Prize? | Co.Design
Can a Mere Product Design Win a $250,000 Art Prize?
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Iris Scanners Create the Most Secure City in the World. Welcome, Big Brother | Fast Company
This vision of the future eerily matches Minority Report, and GRI knows it. “Minority Report is one possible outcome,” admits Carter. “I don’t think that’s our company’s aim, but I think what we’re going to see is an enviroment well beyond what you see in that movie–minus the precogs, of course.”
via Iris Scanners Create the Most Secure City in the World. Welcome, Big Brother | Fast Company.
Top 10 TEDTalks | Video channel on TED.com
TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design.
These are the 10 talks that have proven most popular during our first two years of publishing TED talks free to the world. Each has been watched more than a million times. For a quick overview, watch the highlights video. Or just dive in to the talks, using the links at right.
Of course, these are simply the most popular — not necessarily the best. And we’re always curious to hear about your own favorite TED talks — and the hidden gems you’ve found in the archives.
MILLENNIALS A Portrait of Generation Next
This report represents the Pew Research Center’s most ambitious examination to date of America’s newest generation, the Millennials, many of whom have now crossed into adulthood.
The report sets out to compare the values, attitudes and behaviors of Millennials with those of today’s older adults. And to an extent older adults back when they were the age that Millennials are now.
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