(Why'd you delete the bit about "best HN pitch ever" -- that was hilarious).

On your point about Military / Govt applications. This Larry biography:

"The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: *God Doesn't Think He's Larry Ellison"

This book is an insanely amazing read. Apparently, the CIA was one of their first clients, and Oracle was named after a failed CIA project (the book hints that Larry might actually be CIA)