Funny, informative, interesting, or mere distractions. I link, you decide.
Strategypage: Underpowered, Unreliable and Unused -- U.S. Navy recently tested laser weapons which successfully knocked down a UAV. And the U.S.A.F. has had success disabling a ballistic missile while ascending. But the unresolved problem is power. Article conclusion: "To be effective, the airborne laser needs sufficient power to get off several shots. So far, no one has been able to produce such a weapon. That's why these lasers remain 'the weapon of the future,' and will probably remain so for a while."
Scott Adams in WSJ: Betting on the Bad Guys -- He describes his investment technique: Learn to love the companies that everyone else hates and buy their stock. Not a bad contrarian technique told in a humorous way.
Memorial day sale? Genome Sequencing 60% off. Reason.com alerts us that the genome sequencing company Illumina announced a price cut for working up a person's entire genetic makeup. It's $19,500 for one, or bring four friends and get five for $14,500 per person.
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