I dunno… but definitely a change… The Navy is slated to commission its very first Virginia-class submarine designed for a fully gender-integrated crew on Saturday. A submarine designed and built for both genders has been a long time coming. The New Jersey … Continue reading
You’re ‘of an age’, you might remember some of these. Maybe fondly, maybe not…LOL It was amazing how many you could cram in a station wagon back in the day! Woolworths used to have a great diner in their stores… … Continue reading
He’s NOT wrong… I truly hate to hear about the number of family restaurants, long time, restaurants, and historic restaurants that are closing their doors… If you can, support those ‘local’ restaurants that continue to serve up the good, wholesome … Continue reading
Got this from ‘various’ mil and R&D sources… I was in charge of DOD for a day, Georgia Tech would NEVER get a government contract again, and would have to pay back ALL the $$ sent them!!! Dr. Emmanouil “Manos” … Continue reading
Is just flat weird… I haven’t followed baseball since the strike in 1994, but this one is apparently a first EVER event. Weather and the MLB trade deadline led veteran catcher Danny Jansen to one of the most bizarre pieces of league … Continue reading
Had my every other month poke in the eye with a sharp stick… Back to blog tomorrow. … Continue reading
Now we know how long an EV semi fire will burn and close a road… EMIGRANT GAP, Calif. — Eastbound Interstate 80 is reopening nearly 16 hours after a Tesla Semi caught fire east of Nyack early Monday, Cal Fire said. Drivers … Continue reading
This from the continent… Germany’s leading car parts supplier ZF has recently been forced to cut one-fifth to one-quarter of its workforce, owing in part to Chinese competition and in part to “weak demand for electric vehicles.” Other firms like Bosch, Continental, … Continue reading
Obviously, us peons don’t have this stuff… Few things appear to soothe the existential anxieties of the super-rich like a bunker designed to withstand anything short of total nuclear Armageddon. Yet it’s no longer enough for the security-conscious billionaire to … Continue reading
George Orwell — mastermind of dystopian fiction or enlightened prophet? It seems the latter may be the truer answer. If you haven’t read the classic “1984,” the novel is a cautionary tale that follows a futuristic society dominated by a … Continue reading