History, Politics And Current Affairs

Micael, are you thinking that long term the Swedish navy would benefit from developing the infrastructure for nuclear propulsion, regardless of the difficulties in the short term? I can see the need for that, with the USN no longer looking like a reliable ally and the security situation with Russia ...

Bernard Woolley wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 3:12 pm I enjoyed it.

Well see how this goes. TNG was borderline unwatchable at first and got better, same with Picard.

Nicholas Moran has a interview, walkaround and some basic thoughts on the new Abrams tank.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnd9fcgEuaw

Seen on x

Well episode 1 is available, (on youtube for free surprisingly). Honestly I find it...meh. At least they set it in the future so hopefully it wont cause tons of continuity snafu. Not as bad as I feared, but being meh is arguably worse then being horrible from a entertainment perspective.

I dont know, seems like a decent zombie apocalypse vehicle.

If it scales and is as good as indicated, it will be fantastic. IF

Craiglxviii wrote: ↑Sat Jan 03, 2026 6:33 pm Sad news. I knew he had cancer but wasn’t aware it was pancreatic. Poor guy. I always enjoyed his work.

Actually, I got that wrong, it's prostate cancer that spread. Not sure where I got that crossed up. it's still termibal

I've been following Scott Adams (Maker of Dilbert, among other things, some of his self help books are pretty good) for years on Twitter/X, and his pancreatic cancer (correction, it's metastasized prostate cancer) is entering its last stages. I suspect he has a couple weeks left at this point. Its a...

I've now owned my 2023 Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD for two full years, TL;DR I really like it. I live in Colorado, I've put it through daily commutes, mountain drives, and longer trips across the Western Slope. Here's my honest take after clocking 33000 miles. Performance: Fantastic The acceleratio...

Created by Grok.

Hysterical, he hasn't missed a beat.

Isn't Jaguar owned by TTM? I cant imagine them letting the iconic brand die at the minimum

I never had a Amiga but always wanted one....maybe that's next.

Merry Christmas everyone, have a great time with your families.

Wow. Irresistible force usually beats immovable object.

Drunknsubmrnr wrote: ↑Mon Dec 15, 2025 5:10 pm We had beers and cigars a couple of weeks ago. He’s doing fine.

Good to hear thanks

Anyone heard from Senior Chief? He hasn't posted in a few months.

Craiglxviii wrote: ↑Sat Dec 13, 2025 8:44 am Concorde?

That’s FIREFOX!!!

But this time the telepathic commands are in the Queens English rather then Russian....