In general you want your opponent to be dumber and less capable than you. In matters of war and serious geopolitics, you want them to believe things that just ain’t so, to be generally gullible. But at a certain point, those who oppose you can start to believe in false stories that are *so* dumb…
Big bomb laid to rest An article by Sandia Labs discussing the disposition of an old, old, OLD Mk 17 nuclear bomb “trainer.” Obviously this isn’t, never was, an actual thermonuclear weapon, but a training device; as such, it doubtless included a lot of the same parts as the actual bomb. The Mk 17 was…
Second batch of classified Biden docs found at new location: report Both batches were discovered *before* the mid term elections. The media said nothing. The FBI raided nobody.
On the one hand, earlier today the FAA ordered a “ground stop” to all domestic flights, basically shutting down the aviation economy: Buttigieg responds to latest transportation crisis as he faces continued criticism On the other hand, eggs are becoming a luxury good, unavailable to regular folks. Egg Shortage: What’s Behind Soaring Prices – and…
Virgin Orbit is Richard Bransons space launch company. Their launch system, LauncherOne, uses a 747 to haul a more or less conventional expendable rocket into the air for launch to orbit. yesterday they flew a launch attempt, the first orbital launch attempt from the UK. Note “attempt.” It got close, but something went wring and…
The President of the United States has at least one absolute power: the power to declassify secret documents. There is some discussion about the process, but is *seems* that all he needs to do is say “this document is declassified,” and that’s that. The Vice President does *not* have that power. Biden and his…
Here’s your new “zombie apocalypse writing prompt:” Study using mosquitoes to deliver vaccines has Chinese researchers buzzing In an article published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications on December 16, researchers said they had developed new technology that can turn a mosquito into a flying vaccine carrier to immunise animals in the wild. Oh, goodie.…
This is from a while back, but the video is *damned* entertaining if you are into spectacular engineering failures. Mexico City: newly opened Artz Pedregal shopping mall collapses In short: Cantilever has it’s issues. Especially when, seemingly, you’re using glass window panels as compression members.
A couple of tweets showing the spectacular state of American cities today… Someone needs a tazin’… https://twitter.com/ClownWorld_/status/1610427328823455745 And New York City? Don’t go there. https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1610367040249790464 Here’s a fun related article: Remote Work Is Poised to Devastate America’s Cities People no longer *need* to live in big cities quite as much as they used to. The…
