Science and Technology
Manipulated, part II
Well, I knew the CDC article wasn’t terribly surprising. But it just gets better and better. The NY Post has the story on how both of the last two administrations pressured Twitter to censor data they found inconvenient. The Biden White House pressured Twitter to both “elevate” and “suppress” users based on their stances on […]
EVs saving us gas
Well, now we touch on one of the most polarizing issues around: electric cars. They cost a bunch more than comparable internal combustion cars, some are incredibly ugly, and in the eyes of many, their limited range is a deal killer. But they save the planet, require no gas to run, and give conservation-minded folks […]
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Originally written Sunday: NASA is going to crash a satellite into a 175 yard asteroid at 14,000 miles an hour Monday in an attempt to change its orbit by a centimeter. The satellite, which weighs in at 360-570 kg depending on the source, is hopefully going to slow the asteroid by a centimeter a […]
And you thought Iron Man and Starship Troopers were just movies
There are multiple articles out about the new Rostec body armor, which they say “will stop .50 BMG bullets”! They mean .50 BMG from our beloved Ma Deuce, the longest serving machine gun in history, designed late in WWI, adopted in 1933, and still in enthusiastic use today. While Rostec’s official release was vague regarding […]
Not enough Lithium to meet targets – Mining CEO
Keith Phillips, CEO of Piedmont Lithium, as an interesting view: Essentially, will we have enough lithium to meet our transportation needs? Sure. Eventually. Will we have it by the time all these ambitious goals like California’s “no-internal-combustion engines (ICE) by 2035” ? Uh, no. “Yes, we’ll [eventually] have enough, but not by that time,” […]
A military staple is coming to an end
Back in the ancient days, when dinosaurs stalked the Earth, daily orders were posted on stone tablets, and the Russians acted like they wanted to conquer Europe (waitaholdit…) probably one of the most common sights around any military installation was the hordes of junior enlisted folks toting SLRs. No, not the legendary Self-Loading Rifle […]
The shine isn’t even worn off yet
LGBTQ scientists and activists want to rename the James Webb telescope (named after a NASA administrator, not the author/Silver Star winner/Senator) now, since he was in government when they didn’t like the government. Think that’s what this means. The excitement around unprecedented new images of far-off galaxies has reignited calls from some within the […]
US Army has new COVID vaccine that works against all variants, researchers say
Poetrooper sends in that the Army has now developed a COVID vaccine. For those who trust experimental Army vaccines over experimental private sector vaccines, this could be revolutionary. From American Military News; The United States Army has created a revolutionary single-dose COVID-19 vaccine that researchers say will be revealed within weeks. According to a new […]
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