Science and Technology
Saturday twofer
First up – ever wanted something like magic glasses that told you where your pistol or rifle was aimed? Not with a red-dot sight, not with a here-I-am laser, but just showed you where you were aiming regardless of cheek weld, sights, anything? Just a dot on your glasses that you could put on the […]
Right to Repair
We have talked about this – how many manufacturers basically call dibs on repairing their own products. You may recall the recent case of Big Green and Yellow, John Deere, who claimed much of their equipment repair was proprietary – users were disgruntled, repairs backed up, and not too long back it was reported […]
Thursday various
The Frontier pedestrian sucking incident in Denver last week? They’re already on it. Not Frontier or the airport – Austin law firms DJC and Rojas law firms are suing Frontier for $10,000,000 on behalf of some of the passengers. Dunno if that is a speed record, but has to be close. Authorities identified the […]
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 – […]
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