http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/10545/the-long-tail-of-violence/ A bunch of stuff I would have emailed you about. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:34:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/10545/the-long-tail-of-violence/#comment-70169 Missiles Are The New IED « MaisonBisson.com Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:57:41 +0000 /?p=10545#comment-70169 [...] Now that we’ve recognized the long tail of violence and the “open source insurgency” and seen the Hezbollah missile threat, it’s hard not to imagine a growing threat from enemy or terrorist missiles. In short, as technology becomes cheaper, the weapons people can use against us become more complex. [...] [...] Now that we’ve recognized the long tail of violence and the “open source insurgency” and seen the Hezbollah missile threat, it’s hard not to imagine a growing threat from enemy or terrorist missiles. In short, as technology becomes cheaper, the weapons people can use against us become more complex. [...]

]]> http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/10545/the-long-tail-of-violence/#comment-814 MaisonBisson.com » Blog Archive » Network Effects on Violence Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:35:30 +0000 /?p=10545#comment-814 [...] Some time ago I pointed to John Robb’s discussion of the potential for the network to amplify the threat of violence from otherwise un-connected and un-organized individuals. Now Noah Shachtman at DefenseTech is writing about “open source insurgents.” It used to be that a small group of ideological-driven guerilla leaders would spread information, tactics, training, and cash to their followers. No more. Internet-enabled insurgents with only the loosest of real-world connections can now share all of that freely online. These guys don’t have to like each other. They don’t have to agree with one another. They don’t even have to interact, really. All they have to do is post material to the Net. [...] [...] Some time ago I pointed to John Robb’s discussion of the potential for the network to amplify the threat of violence from otherwise un-connected and un-organized individuals. Now Noah Shachtman at DefenseTech is writing about “open source insurgents.” It used to be that a small group of ideological-driven guerilla leaders would spread information, tactics, training, and cash to their followers. No more. Internet-enabled insurgents with only the loosest of real-world connections can now share all of that freely online. These guys don’t have to like each other. They don’t have to agree with one another. They don’t even have to interact, really. All they have to do is post material to the Net. [...]

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