Smoking The Pentagon's Crack

It’s unclear whether E-Meme will succeed where other programs have floundered. But McCormack and co. certainly have high hopes for the software’s abilities. Eventually, they’d like to analyze “sentiments” and “the perceptions of groups” to determine “what the online discussion will actually turn into.” Egypt’s relative peace, for example, compared to Libya’s rampant violence. Of course, McCormack notes, that kind of analysis remains “incredibly difficult to do.”

Cairo Contagion: Military Tracks Uprising’s ‘Infectious’ Ideas

Maybe NATO had a little somethin'-somethin' to do with the difference. It's how we make "omletes."