Links for 28 April 2008
Galileo May Require OST Amendment, Aviation Week – the European Union might have to seek an amendment to the Outer Space Treaty to allow it to meet liability issues with respect to its Galileo satellite network on behalf of its member states. Essentially because it is not a sovereign state, rather a collection of same.
Regulating Complex Terrain in Counterinsurgency, Complex Terrain Lab – thanks to Michael Innes for sending me this. Two abstracts for conference papers worth reading and on which Mike is soliciting comments and responses.
A taxonomy of “coded domestic objects” – more thinking on the ‘internet of things’ by Nicolas Nova at Pasta and Vinegar.
Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing to Have Widespread Impact on Multiple Areas, Business Wire – EU funds research into ubicomp with diverse applications, including aerospace and security.
Technology from the social with a common sense, Colombia Passport – democratisation of technology and the digital divide.
How a label can influence a perception, Kablam! – technology, metaphors and ‘information ecology’.
The Society of the Virtual Spectacle, Not Bored (via Baudrillard’s Bastard) – going beyond Debord in the virtual world.
Egypt: Chaos, war and traffic, LA Times Babylon and Beyond – Egypt’s infrastructure at war with its own people?
Cellphones and Development, Enterprise Resilience Management Blog – cellphones, connectivity, development and Iraq.
Lockheed tests new space plane, Danger Room – er, pretty self-explanatory …
Reading and Writing Virtual Communities: call for papers, Bangor University – thanks to Ortho for alerting me to this.
