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I had thought that the X-Files did the 'no resetting world' a bit earlier, and it is quite possible there were others before then. Interesting to find out in any case. This fellow looked very much like that singer from The Monkeys when he was younger, by the look of it. It is sometimes said to be o...

General Haig above

Admiral Leyton below

He was excellent on ST, but absolutely f-terrifying on B5. Played latter straight as a laser, over-qualified for my Convention's Sanku 'Prayer for Fanatics': "May the next die harmlessly, also." Be interesting to have had him and Elim Garak have a conversation over a cup of tea.........

And then there is his portrayal of Bester in Babylon 5......

https://www.navylookout.com/babcock-pitches-type-31-for-us-navy-frigate-programme/?fbclid=IwY2xjawVMBn9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4WlF1h06_u2PQJNcstq6b55lzarVKgYNHOfZFlLCZroufh6FQW2_1J0xqoDA_aem_jVRbvg_YwZ29k7XEntNoDQ Babcock is preparing to offer its Arrowhead 14...

Is there adequate mention of how combination of lost weather-ships and severe U-Boot attrition left the Germans almost blind to incoming Atlantic weather ?? IIRC, the few weather-ships were meticulously hunted, sunk, while U-Boots were routinely 'HuffDuffed', partly due to their routine weather rep...

OK so we now have an 'After the Last War' so what is the situation with regards to the oil and gas installations and cable network in the North Sea? I assume the rigs were evacuated but they are still likely targets for Soviet missiles and the pipelines targets for undersea attack. How badly have th...

https://interestingengineering.com/military/trump-andruril-maryland-submarine-shipyard Trump announces largest US submarine shipyard since WWII, spanning 2M square feet Anduril’s Arsenal-2 will build Virginia-class submarine components and large assemblies from 2030. Untitled-Design-2026-10-07T02581...

Is there adequate mention of how combination of lost weather-ships and severe U-Boot attrition left the Germans almost blind to incoming Atlantic weather ?? IIRC, the few weather-ships were meticulously hunted, sunk, while U-Boots were routinely 'HuffDuffed', partly due to their routine weather rep...

Posted on the Secret Projects website Its a fairly long article so will only post the summary. Apparently work has stopped, at the Fincantieri/Marinette-Marine shipyard, on the two Constellation class frigates. Fincantieri/M-M has sent an offer to the USN to build FREMM EVOs, at the shipyard. https:...

Interesting Read from Space Review https://www.thespacereview.com/article/5325/1 Its a fairly long article but this is the bit that caught my attention Satellite bomb disposal Because the satellites would have a mean lifetime of only one year, they would have to be replaced on a regular basis. But e...

Interesting read from Space Review https://www.thespacereview.com/article/5321/1 by Christopher Stone Monday, September 28, 2026 The ancient Chinese stratagem “Cross the Sea by Deceiving the Sky,” the first of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, rests on a simple principle: conceal a real objective in plain ...

For those in the UK, though the outage will have had knock on effects

jemhouston wrote: ↑Sat Sep 19, 2026 9:48 am

OK, saw this Tuesday and 'not bad'.... Compresses some timelines such as Stagg's appointment as Chief Meteorological Officer, SHAEF, but it does have to get it all into the film. Eisenhower getting very very angry with Stagg at the time he did....didn't happen then, if it ever did, but again have to...

They seem to be moving forward with this. https://interestingengineering.com/energy/deep-fission-tests-underground-nuclear-reactor-canister?utm_campaign=13508169-The%20Blueprint%20Daily%20Subscription&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--e6rctulwHiigQEY_v32GHK1JNdWqLXs1baZHkRahequlWcD9li1c-VpQKn...

An update https://cleantechnica.com/2026/09/04/donut-lab-reveals-amazing-performance-tests/ Donut Lab revealed its solid-state battery to the world at CES 2026, to the amazement of many and to the dismay of others shocked by their achievement and performance claims. No other company has a practical ...

David Newton wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2026 8:26 pm Shut OpenAI down. They have repeatedly shown they cannot be trusted with the dangerous technology they are working on.

End of discussion.

Pdf27 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2026 2:17 pm

Bob Dedmon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2026 10:54 amyeah, Kieth Richards seems to defy the rules/odds.

I was assuming the reference was to another famous Home Alone 2 actor in his 80s?
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Indeed....