I remember reading many years ago someone describing what would happen if a modern anti-ship missile was launched against a World War 2 battleship: after the explosion, a sailor would have to go out on deck and sweep up all the bits of the missile and dump them overboard and probably slap on another coat…
Twenty copies of the new book have finally arrived, fortunately entirely intact. They took two days to cross an ocean, one day to cross half a continent… and two weeks to cross the customs office. Shrug. Anyway, here’s what I’m gonna do: signed, numbered and dated copies will be $20 plus postage (media mail). These…
That time was before beloved franchises like Star Trek and Star Wars and Lord of the Rings were converted into garbage message mechanisms for garbage ideologies. Now… anything that *might* be good is now viewed initially with skepticism, and more often than not finally with contempt. So will “Indiana Jones and the Dial of…
For probably a quarter of a million years, the natural response to teenagers being moody, weird and uncomfortable in their bodies has been “Get over it, kid, it’s just a normal part of growing up.” Today, of course, we are now being informed in no uncertain terms that the proper response includes pharmaceuticals, hormones, massive…
What has been seen… https://i.imgur.com/DxnOT7m.mp4 … cannot be unseen. What in the actual F *is* this? Are those critters, or portions of critters? And how can I make sure that nothing like this ever comes within a hundred yards of my plate?
The Bell 214ST (“Super Transport”) first flew in 1977. Derived from the Bell 214, itself derived from the UH-1 “Huey,” the 214ST was substantially bigger and more powerful than the original design. Bell had great hopes for the type, but in the end less than one hundred were produced. A not-inconsiderable part of the problem…
Ukraine’s World War II-Vintage Howitzers Still Work Just Fine Ukraine was given M101 towed 105 mm artillery pieces by Lithuania. The 105 mm hell is still a standard round used by NATO, so the ammo is new. The cannon are apparently still in good shape and work just fine. Like the M1911, the M101 is…
Now this is odd, to say the least: 5 cars Joe Biden’s Secret Service rented in Nantucket burst into flames a day after they were returned: report Not a whole lot of info yet. Airport open following vehicle fire in car rental overflow area. @InkyM @ACKCurrent pic.twitter.com/3o048KtJRY — Nantucket Airport (@AirportACK) November 28,…
