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...out word salads like an old demented uncle. His mis-management of the Covid epidemic probably doubled the death toll. Shows you can sell anything to these morons. All these greedy old grifters need to p*ss off and let younger people have a turn. That applies to both sides and all over the world.

Yes, it was a decade of grey zone before it went red. Even then Mr P didn't admit he'd invaded and started the worst war in Europe since WWII. All backed up by long term influence operations in many countries encouraging dissent, social division, spreading misinformation while helping folks who...

GreyCrow posted a video about Trump by PoliticsJoe, who also did this one about UK conservatives.

Sad that so many Americans will vote for a Fascist. Fascism is never been far away from the American right. They had a lot of support pre WWII, same punchline 'make America great', more or less the same policies. If those polls turn out to be correct, this time the Yanks will choose the dark...

That's a cracker. Thanks for posting but I wish I wasn't drinking a coffee at the time because the line "She got sensitive info, it looks like Toad from Mario" made me splutter over the keyboard. Those wobbly AI mouths and teeth just don't cut the mustard though.

Rocket Labs have succesfully launched an experimental NASA spacecraft that uses a 9m solar sail for propulsion. Solar sails use the pressure of sunlight to push the spacecraft forward. Solar sails may be the means to power our 1st interstellar probes, albeit tiny ones. The article made a comment...

Gizmodo have put together a 'greatest hits' collection from the Juno spacecraft images of Jupiter and their moons. Fantastic imagery. https://gizmodo.com/nasa-juno-best-images-jupiter-moons-io-europa-1851427089/slides/11

Let the cat out of the bag (box)! The famous Schrödinger's cat paradox might have been solved. Italian physicist, Matteo Carlesso and his team have tweaked the Schrödinger's equation and perhaps found an explanation why macroscopic objects don't show the same 'quantum uncertainty' as tiny...

This is really exciting, personalised mRNA vaccines for melanoma entering phase III trials. In the earlier phase II trials the vaccines dramatically reduced the risk of melanoma recurrence. A sample of melanoma is taken and an mRNA vaccine tailored to stimulate an immune response against the...

He's a nasty piece of work. Unfortunately Emma Bates autopsy didn't show a clear cause of death so he has been charged with lesser charges. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/assault-accused-gives-the-middle-finger-to-court-after-death-of-emma-bates-20240425-p5fmlt.html

Enough noise has been made to make the he SA government review it's terrible plans for the SA museum. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-27/sa-museum-head-acknowledges-room-for-compromise-in-review/103772806 Hopefully it will change it's plans and allow continued access to researchers which it...

Article from the Strategist discussing the US lead in submarine technology over the PRC, why it's liable to stay that way and some of the tactical problems facing the PRC submarine fleet. The authors do suggest Oz obtaining US nuclear subs really pissed off the PRC because their sea lines of...

Article discussing the use of tablets in old soviet era Ukrainian aircraft. The tablet appears to cover the normal displays suggesting they are pulling data from the aircraft, not only using the tablets GPS and as a means to integrate with western weapons...

Great post Brian. I'm glad you escaped Videodrome. All hail the new flesh.

I think you need to remove the asterisks from the URL.

Toyota have been laggards with EVs, while being one of the leaders with hybrids. I just saw this about an ammonia powered ice engine developed by Toyota. Ammonium engines have had a few problems with low combustion efficiency, ammonia escape, and high N2O emissions. Perhaps Toyota may have...

Dull the senses.

Another robot, this time an F16, the RoboFalcon or RoboViper, you take your choice. Some very impressive footage of the beasty flying in formation, pretty close to the manned jets. Looks good in the orange, white a blue. They do cheat a bit, because the RoboViper doesn't have enough of a sensor...

Japans moon lander that did a bit of a face plant, has survived it's 3rd lunar night. Just to remind folks the lunar night is 14 days long and the lander wasn't designed to last a single night clearly built with Toyota reliability. Oh what a feeling...

I don't think it's a freedom of speech issue, I think it's been framed as such when it really isn't. You can after all, talk about the event as much as you like, as we are doing here. So there is no limitation to our freedom of speech. I think it fits more into the conversation about government...

Merci beaucoup.

This fossil is a beauty, a one in a trillion. Look at the soft tissue preservation. Meet Ptychodos, a 75 myo mackerel shark, from the same family that includes the extinct gigantic shark megalodon and our current great white shark. Note - Other than their teeth, sharks preserve poorly because...

Only the very best coups in France, they have a specific phrase to describe it, 'Merci beau coup', which in 'Stralian means a I'll have a nice coup, thanks. The fact they are disorganised idiots is irrelevant, the aim was to stop certification of a legitimate election. The whole Trump...

Article from the Lowy suggesting the PRC grey zone activities around Taiwan are going to worsen. They already have been pretty intimidating. So more 'peace and harmony' by the PRC directed toward Taiwan. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/three-factors-hardening-china-s-stance-taiwan

Had a chuckle at this - Auto brewery syndrome https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-23/belgian-man-acquitted-of-drunk-driving-auto-brewery-syndrome/103757582

Yes, it is expensive. You forget one part of the economic equation, to count the damage, death and injury they would have caused if they hadn't been intercepted. Probably many billions of dollars damage. Then add the human cost. Also that was a significant heft of 100+ missiles by Iran, even...

Robots, robots and more robots. The first article is about the successful completion of the robot Patrol Boat for the RAN. https://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/news/austal-completes-patrol-boat-autonomy-trial-sea-trials The second is about a minigun armed drone. Really only a demo. There...

Ah, the wonderfully named Mr Pecker, I hope his first name is Richard. Parents need to be mindful of the first name they give children, I went to school with a Richard Head, who was taunted mercilessly by his classmates. Not by me, of course.

NASA's Juno probe is sending back some impressive imagery from Io, including some with volcanoes erupting. Frequent happening on poor old Io, constantly being pulled asunder by gravity. https://mashable.com/article/nasa-io-images-volcanoes

If Lewis and Day are fit, you already have to drop 2, then need to find a third to fit Breust in. Not often a team drops 3 players after a win. Also, I'm not sure it's going to work well with 2 oldies in the forward line.