Thank you DARPA. You've done some... pretty fucked up things.

[wolven7]

'In 1957, the Soviet Union caught the US completely off-guard. Its military launched Sputnik – the world's first artificial satellite – heralding the dawn of the space age.

'President Eisenhower's response was to create the Advance Research Projects Agency (ARPA) with a clear mission: "prevent technological surprise". Eisenhower hoped that the agency would produce revolutionary technologies and thus guarantee that never again would the US military be caught with its technological trousers down.

'Now in its 50th year, the Defence Advance Research Projects Agency has an impressive list of accomplishments behind it.'

Brilliant times.

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[mendori.livejournal.com]

DARPA: We employ these people so they don't become evil mad scientists in their free time.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Damn Right.

[raidingparty.livejournal.com]

We are not amused. They poach our brightest students.

Zachary Anderson,
Dean of Mad Scientist University