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  1. CD Xbow

    Europe War in Ukraine - Thread 4 - thread rules updated

    Article from The Conversation discusses the effects of Russification of Crimea. https://theconversation.com/ten-years-since-its-annexation-crimea-serves-as-a-grim-warning-to-any-ukrainian-lands-that-fall-under-russian-occupation-226270
  2. CD Xbow

    Current General Crime Chat: disturbing killers, other crimes and miscellaneous stuff

    A man who was abused by Father Lloyd Reynolds in the 1960's has had his settlement overturned and can now claim more compensation. As part of a $100,000 settlement he signed an agreement not to pursue any further liability, but the court found his dyslexia and literacy skills were so poor he...
  3. CD Xbow

    Astronomy General Space Discussion

    A real fusion drive! Expected to be launched in July. Lets go space cadets, Pluto here we come......... https://newatlas.com/space/fusion-drive-space-engine/ No, it's not strictly a nuclear fusion drive, it's uses aneutronic nuclear fusion making it a nuclear fusion-enhanced pulsed plasma...
  4. CD Xbow

    The Nuclear debate

    I wasn't sure where to post this, there was no thread that really suited it. Hydrogen resources are a factor in the nuclear debate so here it is. A number of Australian firms are starting to drill for 'natural' hydrogen both here and the US...
  5. CD Xbow

    Politics Fascist takeover US 2025.

    Good post, but I disagree about Mr T not being a fascist. Prior to the Jan 6th insurrection he ticked most of the boxes for classic mid 20th C Fascism but not quite all. He was a right wing, autocratic popularist who ran with many ethno-nationalistic themes similar to the Fascists of last...
  6. CD Xbow

    Current General Crime Chat: disturbing killers, other crimes and miscellaneous stuff

    ABC has an article about a poor bloke who lost nearly half a million dollars of savings due to a complex scam, fake online girlfriend and crypto. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-29/ing-macquarie-crypto-romance-scam/103640562 I don't really know if he has any chance of redress from the...
  7. CD Xbow

    Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn - Mabior Chol

    ....and the midfield, they need to turn up, too.
  8. CD Xbow

    Europe War in Ukraine - Thread 4 - thread rules updated

    Apparently the Russians P-800 Oniks antiship missiles are not resistant to EW and have been jammed/decoyed by the Ukrainians during the war. Bet there are a few western Navy's paying attention to that. Unfortunately the article doesn't say how...
  9. CD Xbow

    Mod. Notice Technological advances in weaponry

    It has been announced that a production facility for the MQ28 Ghost Bat is being built in Toowoomba. This article from the Warzone talks about it in some detail. https://www.twz.com/air/boeings-mq-28-ghost-bat-getting-facility-to-ramp-up-production-in-australia More interesting to me was the...
  10. CD Xbow

    The Nuclear debate

    California, the sixth largest economy in the world has managed 100% renewables for 17 out of the last 18 days. https://reneweconomy.com.au/california-extends-100-pct-renewables-streak-to-17-out-of-last-18-days/ We simply don't need nuclear energy here. It is very expensive, has terrible risks...
  11. CD Xbow

    Europe War in Ukraine - Thread 4 - thread rules updated

    It's not that it's outside the narrative, the ISIS attack raises issues of competence and direction. Blaming Ukraine/the west is much more acceptable than the Russians failed to stop an attack they were warned specifically about. It looks a pretty poor response by the Russian security forces. I...
  12. CD Xbow

    Asia China's growing influence

    Yes, we did neglect them a bit but things have changed. Mind you, benign neglect may be better for them than becoming a subject of geopolitical interest and strategic competition. Time will tell. Mr Sogavare, the autocratic PM of the Solomon Is has gone all in with the PRC, he's not hedging. It...
  13. CD Xbow

    USA Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

    Comedy gold 'the ships been towed outside the environment'
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    USA Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

    The bridge did have protection. Described below. 'And indeed, there were two layers of protection: a so-called “dolphin” structure made from concrete, and a fender. The dolphins are in the water about 100 metres upstream and downstream of the piers. They are intended to be sacrificed in the...
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    Asia China's growing influence

    A couple of follow up links related to the PRC fingers in Fiji's pie. Double life of China’s man in Suva could help Australia in the Pacific (archive.is) The Lowy has an article about how the video was found, written by one of the finders who was working for ASPI* Where did that Chinese police...
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    USA Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

    Yes they do, but it's to stop smaller boats according to folks who know about these things. Nothing is going to stop a loaded 100,000 ton container ship.
  17. CD Xbow

    Europe War in Ukraine - Thread 4 - thread rules updated

    That's bloody brilliant - acoustic sensor network, each node can be a cheap phone. I'd be interested in knowing what range each phone covers but have not seen any of that sort of detail.
  18. CD Xbow

    USA Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

    Apparently it was losing power prior to the collision and allegedly has a checkered history. https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/maryland/cargo-ship-that-caused-baltimore-bridge-collapse-has-history-of-issues/
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    USA Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

    The ship just ploughed straight into one of the main pylons at a reasonable speed. Don't think there was a problem with the bridge or the infrastructure, the navigation of the ship on the other hand.....
  20. CD Xbow

    Europe War in Ukraine - Thread 4 - thread rules updated

    There have been 3 reputed recoveries of debris that may have come from the Russian Zircon missiles that Ukraine may have shot down. Looking at the debris, much of it looks like delaminated composite like carbon fibre. Hypersonic missiles that spend significant time in the lower atmosphere...
  21. CD Xbow

    Current Islamic State attack at Moscow rock concert

    Yes, it is unbelievable. Even here, I have heard of criminal hits being done for < $10,000. Often when you read of folks who engage in treason it's often only modest amounts of money involved, although there are other factors - revenge, ideology and Pussy Galore.
  22. CD Xbow

    Europe War in Ukraine - Thread 4 - thread rules updated

    Yes, Mr P was a bit dismissive at the time. That along with ISIS releasing video from the body cam of an attacker means he won't be able to spin this as Ukraine's doing. He is trying though. Will everyday Russian believe it?
  23. CD Xbow

    Random Science news and articles

    A private company, interestingly named Boom, have flown a small scale prototype of their planned future supersonic airliner, the Overture which is planned to cruise at mach 1.7. Nice digital image of a 3D model of the craft below: The model prototype that flew looked like this, with a bit of...
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    Asia China's growing influence

    Podcast from the ABC talking to Rana Mitter, China expert and PhD supervisor of one Mr K. Rudd. One interesting hazard coming up for the PRC is the national pension fund, which has vastly too little money in it. Rana starts at about the 6 min mark. Worth a listen...
  25. CD Xbow

    Human Movement The early Homo Sapiens

    The Toba super-eruption (now Lake Toba in Indonesia) has been thought to be a factor in driving modern humans out of Africa 74,000 years ago. This is about the time the ancestors of our indigenous folks left Africa. Toba super-eruption is one of the largest known explosive eruptions in the...
  26. CD Xbow

    Society/Culture Elon Musk - Takeover of Twitter?

    The Ketamine Kid. He's done some moon walking. Musk is rich enough he doesn't even need to know a friendly vet. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-23/elon-musk-ketamine-negative-state-of-mind-research-say/103619394
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    Biology Ancient Australia (Extinct Megafauna, Dinosaurs etc)

    Not an Australian find, Garzapelta muelleriould, a new armoured crocodile (aetosaur) from the Triassic. Another case of finding some old specimens in a draw. It's an ankylosaur body design 100 million years before ankylosaurs. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-tanks-triassic-crocodile-ancestor.html...
  28. CD Xbow

    Play Nice 45th President of the United States: Donald Trump - Part 18: Insert your ideas here!

    A serious article by a comedian about why we won't have a Trump here. https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-will-never-elect-a-donald-trump-and-it-s-due-to-one-national-trait-20240318-p5fdbo.html If those pesky paywalls are a problem, try here. Many decades ago, in a different life, I had...
  29. CD Xbow

    Europe War in Ukraine - Thread 4 - thread rules updated

    Article from the Conversation about that Zombie myth - the West forced Putin to invade. https://theconversation.com/no-the-west-is-not-to-blame-for-russias-war-in-ukraine-why-this-myth-and-others-are-so-difficult-to-dispel-226306
  30. CD Xbow

    Samantha Murphy Ballarat * Patrick Orren Stephenson Charged With Murder

    If it is profound enough all that remains looks like the site of an old campfire. Millions are lost every year this way.
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