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DailyDirt: Defend Yourself! (Or Give Peace A Chance…)

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John Lennon’s “Happy Christmas (War is over)” song used to be routinely played on the radio towards the end of the year, but it seems that folks either “like” or “really hate” holiday songs (and that Baby Boomers are still in control of popular holiday music). In any case, if you received a shiny new “Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle” last weekend, here are some other advanced weapons that you might shoot your eye out with.

• Automated attack drones might sound like science fiction, but lethal autonomy is becoming more practical as technology provide better sensors and recognition software. Landmines already kill indiscriminately, so “smarter landmines” are better, right? [url]
• Build your own laser pistol at home, you scruffy-looking nerf-herder! Remember: Do not look at laser with remaining eye. [url]
• If you think Tasers are effective non-lethal weapons for police officers, then check out Photonic Security Systems’ SMU 100 laser rifle which is designed to (temporarily) blind people from up to 500m away. Just watch out for rioters carrying around big mirrors…. [url]
• To discover more interesting tech-related content, check out what’s currently floating around the StumbleUpon universe. [url]

By the way, StumbleUpon can recommend some good Techdirt articles, too.

Filed Under: autonomous, diy, drones, lasers, non-lethal weapons
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