Today I led a discussion seminar at Command College on technology issues such as broadband, communications applications, privacy, security, intellectual property, nanotech, robotics, and biotech. The officers in the program were engaging and thoughtful — a good sign for the future of law enforcement in California.
Here is a list of some of the links we visited during our discussion:
Communications infrastructure:
Broadband over power lines
Photo of a Stratellite
Chart on broadband access
Using communications tech:
My blog started the same day as former FCC Chairman Michael Powell
Technorati search engine for blogs
Army Spc. Colby Buzzell’s blog
Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Steven Kiel of Alexandria
A female soldier about to go to war, reflecting on the husband and children she will leave behind
Delta Airlines photo and story
A New York National Guardsman was demoted from sergeant to specialist for blogging. Note archives are offline
EFF blog guidelines
Data collection
Story surrounding me, Rush Limbaugh, and a Pentagon data-mining unit.
Graph of TIA
Graph of Carnivore
David Brin’s Transparent Society
Friendster
Enhancing security
Voice detector software
Document fingerprint
NUVO walking humanoid robot
3D printers
Printing circuits
Printing sushi
More 3D printing photos