History, Politics And Current Affairs

I’ve watched it now and I enjoyed it. Yes, there were certainly a dew oddities but overall it did a good job of portraying a realistic response to a nuclear challenge in a modern setting. The old movies we got in the past are good but they are dated in a lot of ways, and it helps with immersion to g...

Previous plans called for fully operational satellites in orbit by 2030. Announced now that the timetable has been accelerated, and there’ll be operational satellites in service sometime before that year. They don’t want to say exactly when, and neither how many. Only in the ”reasonably near future”.

This scenario has been proposed earlier during the war. I wouldn’t call it unrealistic, but I’m not sure that it’s a given that it would occur either.

Waiting for the Nemesis adherents to claim it... Speaking of claims, that Prof Loeb is at it again, claiming current interstellar comet is yet-another alien space-ship. Traditionally, unicorn horns were supposed to reveal poisons. These extra-solar passes seem an excellent way of identifying the fo...

The UK has loads of country houses that would have been suitable. Depends on how remote they wanted to be, however. There’s been some unconfirmed reports in the past that it was somewhere in the general vicinity of Northwood. If a priority was easy access to the general NATO command structure, as i...

In Germany, there is a neuter pronoun, but it is used for things. So that one simply isn‘t used for persons. Think "It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again." There have been attempts to introduce the Swedish "hen" for nonbinary persons but so far it hasn‘t ...

Interesting, and a very different perspective from someone from the US during the cold war. Actually rubbing shoulders with the USSR would have sucked, and thats putting it mildly. I can't pretend I can fully understand what Sweden went through. I did have family in Switzerland during WW2, and got ...

This is a bit of a teaser for a book that only becomes available in English in September of 2026. This article gives an outline of what it’s about. I would note that the book cover one of the stay behind structures that were active in Sweden, as I’ve noted in the past there are other pieces to the o...

It is with great sadness I must tell you that one of the forum members, of many years, passed last year. I just found this out a moment ago. Richard Hunt, who went by 1BigRich, has preceded us across the waters. Link to obituary below. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/richard-hunt-obituary...

Hey! It’s been a while hasn’t it? Welcome back!

Similar thoughts here. I give it a passing grade overall, worth watching but not a show of the year candidate.

Nothing by E.E. Smith, Heinlein, or Asimov. It must be an attempt by a wannabe literati to put together a list of 'value'. Either that, or the old thing of putting up something wrong in order to get the right answer. This was exactly my thinking. Yeah, it seems to be a very haphazardly put together...

Congressman Seth Magaziner fell in the same trap.

I felt this one in my soul.

15. Make your family qualify to operate all the appliances in your home (i.e., Dishwasher operator, blender technician, etc.).

The US Airforce apparently operates Gripens now, according to Nancy Mace.

Very unsurprising to me. I think it is highly probable that microbial life has existed on Mars at some point in time. NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year Jessica Taveau SEP 10, 2025 RELEASE 25-061 NASA This animation depicts water disappearing over time in the Martian ri...

I've seen parts of Wednesday, and it is very good. The thing I have a real issue with is the casting and characterization of Gomez Addams. Luis Guzman is nowhere near what John Astin and Raul Julia did with the role. Agreed, but I don’t think it has a major impact on the show as his role is a minor...

Okay, I actually had time to binge through the rest today. Very good season, if you liked the first season definitely watch this too. Best new addition is Evie Templeton as Agnes. Superb character and portrayal by Evie (who was only 15 when they shot this!). There’s a definite highlight in the form ...

It is a natural development, but may come with some consequences perhaps not given enough consideration. In Sweden the drying out of wetlands (in combination with better living conditions and access to medical treatment) led to the local eradication of malaria in the 1930’s. Once again expanding th...

It is a natural development, but may come with some consequences perhaps not given enough consideration. In Sweden the drying out of wetlands (in combination with better living conditions and access to medical treatment) led to the local eradication of malaria in the 1930’s. Once again expanding th...