Science and Technology
Cool photography
OK, I’m a sucker for a great photo. Seems nowadays with the ease of digital cameras, motor drives, and all the photographic software out there that amazing picture are a dime a dozen. Which, if you give me a GREAT subjects good SLR, and time to prep, is about the worth of what I […]
Basic lesson
Saw an interesting essay on how the Ukraine War is forcing a rethink of western, specifically US, dedication to perfect, do anything weapons systems. Among the growing number of defense companies recognizing this shift is Robin Radar, a Dutch company that makes drone-detection radar systems used by Ukraine and US allies in the Middle East. […]
2025 Close Call
We all know what a tsunami is, right? Big-a$$ wall of water like what hit several countries December 26, 2004 after an offshore earthquake – that one was 30 meters tall and killed 226,000 and change. Wiki – Tsunami Heck of a Boxing Day present to the world. Now, tsunamis essentially come from a only […]
Panama Alternative?
It’s pretty much an article of faith that there are essentially two routes around South America – all the ‘way down south around the Cape, or via the Panama Canal. I suppose you could argue that around south of Africa is a third, but realistically there are two ways – and one of them […]
Drones, drones
We’ve been using drones for years now – Predators come to mind right off – but our drones are typically multi-skrillion dollar airframes which can seemingly do almost anything – but there’s that skrillion-dollar price tag. Now, if Ukraine has taught the world anything, it’s how useful drones can be on a modern battlefield – […]
Who is Salvatore Pais?
Science fiction has been an abiding interest of mine (witness the plug for Arthur C. Clarke’s book earlier) ever since I started reading The Door Into Summer when I was about seven, and my brother took it away and said it was “too old for me.” In fairness, it was his library book, but telling me […]
Straits, Monster, and ammo
Opening with the Straits of Hormuz. They are a) open b) closed or c) some weird combination of the above. Depends who you talk to. Now, the Iranians say they are open to civilian ships who pay their “toll” but not military ships. The US says we are reclosing them (which makes us different from […]
The Right to Repair
Anyone follow the recent John Deere controversy, in which Big Green/Yellow is supposed to allow folks to fix their own equipment? Buy a Deere, have a problem – and find out it is a factory-only repair, regardless of whether you could make said repair blindfolded and suspended upside down. This one seems to be […]
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