Why are antennas popping up all over the foothills? Salt Lake City seeks to solve mystery It seems that someone is building devices consisting of locked boxes with electronics, powered by solar panels and attached to sizable antennae, and are putting the atop various hills around Salt Lake City. Their purpose remains unknown, but unlicensed…
The title of this YouTube video claims that “Chrome Lords” was a 1988 movie that ripped off “RoboCop” and “Terminator.” But in fact “Chrome Lords” never existed. The video is ten minutes of “stills” from a movie that never was… all the images were produced by an AI. And other than places where it looks…
A lot of people think that the US is simply throwing money away. These people are wrong. The majority of the weapons that the US is giving to the Ukrainians are old stock, stuff that would have gone to the incinerator or the scrap heap pretty soon anyway. If you expend a million-dollar weapon…
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…
The last ten years or so have seen massive denigration of long-established fandoms. Star Trek, Star Wars, LotR, etc. These fandoms have deep and beloved lore, and many of the modern producers simply don’t care. Why respect the canon, when there is a message to deliver? Fortunately, this is not always the case. Sam…
Something like 15-20 years ago I bought a 1/18 scale P-47D “Ultimate Soldier” toy. This line of large scale accurate fighter planes was sort of peak Golden Age Of Toys For Adults, even though they sold for a reasonable price at WalMart. They make great display pieces even without structural modifications or repainting, but they…
