History, Politics And Current Affairs

I'm getting the check and a "select all images" occasionally. Noticed I've started getting the checks on several forums lately (especially NSF).

Demon Lord Razgriz wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2026 10:34 pm We're barreling towards Armageddon, and no one in power, left or right, wants to stop it cause they want that $$$...

"We can stop whenever we want!"

I know I've read it (it's been a while), but my brain keeps conflating Neuromancer and Snow Crash

Maybe if I ever had time to watch stuff it might be worth a subscription for a little while...

warshipadmin wrote: ↑Mon Jul 27, 2026 10:45 pm the price of cinema tickets, inspired by $60 ($40) Imax tickets.

And that is one of the (many) reasons I don't go to the movies any more.

Once again I'm reminded of our own Nik's story...

The savings from going electric aren't huge and vary by location and geopolitics. But there's the convenience factor (of how many stops at the gas station I don't have to make)... When we bought our first Tesla I had a spreadsheet that detailed out all the costs as best I could manage for a variety ...

The vast majority of Pickup trucks and large SUVs are more lifestyle choice than legitimate needs. If you only need a pickup a handful of times a year, it would be MUCH cheaper to rent or Uber a truck for that day and get a normal sedan. There have been multiple studies done on this. The vast major...

It could be they have reduced piston ring contact pressure to get less friction That is my understanding. They're also using super-thin oil which I don't think bodes well for long-term wear protection. IMVHO auto companies are pushing so hard for squeezing out ever better mileage (with turbos, dire...

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/ford-rehires-gray-beard-engineers-190539658.html Ford executives said they have hired 350 veteran engineers — some of them were former employees, while others had been working at suppliers — after artificial intelligence and automated systems failed t...

So my dad was notoriously cheap when he was younger, to the point that he never used the AC in his old 82 Camaro and so it just didn't work any more. Well, we moved south when he got hired by the airlines and eventually (years later around 1997 IIRC) he got tired of driving to work in the summer wit...

Based on previous discussions, it would be somewhere between very difficult to impossible. Conventional uninformed "wisdom" says that as long as someone somewhere still has The Tooling!!! restarting production is "just" a matter of flipping the lights back on and dragging The To...

LFP Batteries are awesome. Recently built a 48V battery for my Golf Cart that I use on my property out of 16 3V LFP cells. Each 3V cell is 308AH and only cost me a little more than 4x12V batteries and I will probably never have to replace the batteries in my golf cart again. I put an LFP battery in...

I think I read the first one a few years ago.

I think the most memorable part had to do with American logistics. Everyone else tried to "save" a broken down trucksl. The Americans just pushed it off the road so the 100 behind it could get through.

jemhouston wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2026 11:02 am Kid sums up the event.

Damn right kid...

Was excellent to watch it all happen live. Outstanding. God speed to the crew for a fully successful mission. I felt like a kid again. Only thing that bothered me was the NASA video quality. I mean, I realize money was tight, but they could have done better than Dollar Store security cams. I don't ...

Belushi TD wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2026 12:25 pm You mean that Armageddon was not a historical document?

You've a book? No, I have an idea for a book :oops: Been wanting to write a young adult science fiction novel (kinda like Heinlein's juveniles) for years but family, work, and other stuff eat up the time I'd have to write. I told myself I'd at least have a plot outline by the end of 2025, and inste...

People can find what they are looking for and are not being stifled by the mainstream publishing companies. Even with the downside of obvious bullshit ending up in print, the benefit of availability of good stuff far outweighs the bad stuff. Do their stats include e-books? (Disregard, I read it aga...

About 50% of the time mine tries to dive out of the exit lane for work at the last second. Your car is trying to protect you. :lol: Even the car knows this job sucks and there's no point in sitting in this [expletive deleted] office to attend Teams meetings and write memos. Got an interview Friday ...

I told my wife the other day that quilts were better than duvets.

She replied that I should be careful making blanket statements.