This one came over the transom from the mil email… The question- “Why does a mile have 5280 feet, that doesn’t make any sense? Everything should just be decimal metric” The answer- Actually it makes perfect sense when you know … Continue reading
Category Archives: Random stuff
Looks like another east coast wind farm is biting the dust… BP and Equinor have decided to cancel their power contract for a major offshore wind project in New York, citing “changed economic circumstances on an industry-wide scale.” “Equinor and … Continue reading
I got nothing… Go read the folks on the sidebar, I’ll be back tomorrow! Sorry.
Seems Daihatsu has been a bunch of bad boys… for over 30 years… The underlines are links to other articles on the subject. A Japanese tiny-car manufacturer has halted production of its vehicles after admitting it had been forging safety … Continue reading
Looks like ‘some’ of the car dealers are wising up to the EV boondoggle… Ford has admitted that around 1,550 dealerships – representing half the Ford dealers in the country – have decided not to sell any electric vehicles in … Continue reading
One of the U.S. Navy’s program executive offices is a few months into a pilot program aimed at enabling rapid acquisition, which could pave the way for a larger change in how the military branches develop and buy weapons systems. … Continue reading
Whole bunch of time sinks here if you start following the links- fair warning! My wife and I have been considering buying a property on the Hawaiian island of Kauai to escape the chill, rainy Vancouver winters. One can imagine … Continue reading
Virginia put one over on DC… Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) and other Virginia leaders proudly touted a plan alongside Washington Capitals and Wizards owner Ted Leonsis to bring both teams to a new arena in Alexandria, Virginia, leaving Washington, D.C., leaders scrambling to prevent the move. … Continue reading
May get somebody’s attention… Or they simply may not care, in the case of Harvard! Influential Harvard alum Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, has been vocal in calling for the resignations of the three heads of Harvard, … Continue reading
We’re in the WRONG business… When he was just 12 years old, Gabriel Feitosa, now 31, started a dog-grooming venture on the streets of Sae Paulo, Brazil — washing and trimming animals for extra money. Finding the job “amazing,” he … Continue reading