Intel's Ronler Acres Plant

Pergelator

Silicon Forest
If the type is too small, Ctrl+ is your friend

Monday, November 27, 2023

Fly from England to Australia


Vickers Vimy flies again after 75 years
OldFliersGroup

Just a little bit of aviation history from the 20th century.

Original Rolls-Royce Eagle Aero Engine

The Rolls-Royce Eagle weighed 900 pounds which might be twice as much as the Chevrolet V8 used in the replica.

Jeremy’s Razors


Jeremy’s Razors: The Greatest Commercial Ever
DailyWire+

Great stuff.


Friday, November 24, 2023

Medical Knowledge

It just occurred to me that if you are going to prepare for a disaster, one of the things you should probably include would be a book of general medicine. If you have a disaster that is bad enough to knock out electronic communications, there are liable to be people who are injured. If the Internet is down, there's no Google. A real, honest to gawd, printed on paper, book of medical knowledge might be a good thing to have. I need to take a look and see if I can find one.


Gaza

Troops from the IDF’s Golani Brigade inside Gaza’s parliament building in Gaza City,  November 13, 2023

From The Times of Israel comes this story about hostage negotiations:

Hostage deal, even if it fails, shows Hamas’s desperation by Haviv Rettig Gur

This line caught my eye:

As any aspiring gangster knows, there’s a tipping point to extortion when the cost of avoiding violence rises past the cost of the violence itself, when the victim’s incentives flip from payment to vengeful defiance.

I hope Israel follows through with their plan to eliminate Hamas.


Reflector Gunsights


Reflector Gunsights: the Fighter Pilot's Friend
Our Own Devices

This guy does a good job of tying all the bits on a complicated subject together. Only problem is I can't figure out how to pronounce his name. Near as I can make out he pronounces it 'Guy Messy' which makes me want to call him the messy guy.

Bart explains Asian languages.


Bart explains Asian languages.
JustKiddingNews

Kind of explains how I can sometimes tell what language is being spoken even though I know none of them.

F-15


Why The F-15 Terrified The Soviets
Mustard

Good video about the F-15, it's so good you want to see the next one, but you have to subscribe to something to see it. The last minute or so of the video is an ad.