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SSD Among Top Military Blogs of 2011

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Yesterday morning, out of the blue, we started to get congratulatory emails from our friends. It seems that the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement had recognized us as a Top Military Blog of 2011. We checked out IDGA’s website to see who made the list and we are in some very impressive company. It’s amazing to us, that a site with such a narrow focus would make the cut.

Our fellow honorees:
Small Wars Journal Blog
Danger Room from Wired.com
The Best Defense from ForeignPolicy.com
Blackfive.net

After further investigation, it turns out that the blogs were selected via online vote and we weren’t even on the ballot. We were write-in candidates. This makes the honor even greater and tells us how far our reach goes. Sure, we see the numbers but its always nice to see the evidence of our efforts.

IDGA is a great organization and we are extremely honored to be recognized in such a way. We’d also like to congratulate our fellow awardees. And finally, a big “Thank You” to all of our readers and advertisers. We wouldn’t be here without your support.

Make sure you read the whole story at www.idga.org

Tags: Institute for Defense and Government Advancement
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Do Patents Hinder Innovation?

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

We’ve seen a lot of Intellectual Property litigation lately. Frugal Dad did some research and prepared an infographic.
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Attn 12 Days Prize Winners

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Contest winners, please understand that organizing all of the prizes is a major task, and in the face of SHOT Show. Most of the prizes are being shipped by the vendors and once we collect everyone’s shipping data, which is still ongoing, they will be in contact with you.

Until then, please show some patience as we sort this out. Much of the speed at which this is dealt with is dependent on all of the winners reporting their shipping information. Until then, we don’t have tracking numbers for anyone.

99% of you have been real troopers.

Thank You

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You’ve Been Warned

Sunday, January 8th, 2012

Today, since it’s a day off for most of you, go to the store and purchase a box of Depends undergarments. Each morning, before you open SSD, put them on. We aren’t going to be responsible if you don’t.

Over the next week we are going to show you several things that are going to make you sh!t your pants. It’s that simple. The Soldier Systems industry needs to be prepared for several bowel shaking paradigm shifts. No hints or other teasers until each shocker is released.

Don’t forget to wear those undergarments and don’t read SSD while you’re driving, operating heavy machinery or in a meeting where sh!tting your pants will result in embarrassment or worse.

You’ve been warned.

Tags: Depends
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Look for SSD at SHOT Show

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

As you know, we’ve never been big on bling. For us, it’s more about substance than symbolism. But, if you see us at SHOT Show, say “Hi” and score a sticker.

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FYI

Sunday, January 1st, 2012

We don’t make or sell anything. We can’t give you a quote for a procurement, we can’t facilitate your return, we can’t answer questions about your order or various products that we don’t sell.

All we do is news. 24/7…365

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Happy New Year

Sunday, January 1st, 2012

SSD runs off of GMT and its 2012 at ZULU. Happy New Year to all of our readers!

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You Can’t Run From The Internet

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Industry Professionals, please go to the link below and read the whole story of a “PR Professional” in the computer gaming industry who went full retard in a series of emails that garnered him the attention of several websites. End result, bad for said “PR Professional.” Once he realized how screwed he was, and begged for it to stop, he was informed that it was too late; the internet had the story.

kotaku.com/5871235/controller-company-berates-customers-penny-arcade-bring-popcorn

This is the age we live in. Think about what you say. I learned this lesson in the military. Once you send that email, it’s in the wild and there’s no calling it back.

Post something really dumb on a forum? Well, you might be able to go back and cover your tracks and get away with it once in awhile. But if you’re a REAL toolbag, you’ve made yourself some enemies and they lie in wait for you to show your ass and then copy it before your brain kicks in. Then, they’ve got you twice. Once for being a jerk and the second time for being a sneaky jerk and deleting it.

I know people who have whole email archives of email from others in industry implicating them in all manner of evils. They sit in wait for when alliances shift.

So, don’t do it. Smile at your detractors. Laugh behind their backs, in person if possible. Backhanded compliments are your friend. Offer them liberally. Tell your off-color jokes on-on-one. But don’t send an email telling a customer that they are a chump for buying your product. You just never know where it will end up and who will pay attention.

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