Monday, June 1, 2026

Memes that made me laugh 314

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  Gathered from around the Internet over the past week.  Click any image for a larger view.
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Sunday, May 31, 2026

Sunday morning music

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  What sort of album do you think would attract this praise? "a musical event that could be compared to the Benny Goodman Band's pe...
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Friday, May 29, 2026

Late blogging today

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  I have to make an early start with some bits and pieces today, so I won't be able to put up an early blog post as I usually do.  I...
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Thursday, May 28, 2026

It's always that last critical step...

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  From Stephan Pastis.  Click the image to see a larger version of the cartoon at the "Pearls Before Swine" Web page. Peter
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Wednesday, May 27, 2026

A military procurement nightmare: Britain's Typhoon fighter and its successor

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  In a long and very detailed article, Lewis Page argues that " Britain’s next-generation fighter jet is a disaster in the making ...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Why we're getting poorer, and they're getting richer, all the time

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  That's the essence of a lengthy and very informative essay by Quoth The Raven.  Here are some extended excerpts.  They may look daunt...
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Monday, May 25, 2026

Memes that made me laugh 313

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  Gathered from around the Internet over the past week.  Click any image for a larger view.
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Sunday, May 24, 2026

Sunday morning music

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  Ever heard of Imad Fares?  I hadn't either, until I came across one of his video clips while surfing the Net.  On his YouTube channel ...
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Friday, May 22, 2026

Not your average pizza joint

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  Foxes In Love strikes again!  Click the image to be taken to a larger version at the cartoon's Web page. In my younger days ( much yo...
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Thursday, May 21, 2026

Technology restrictions: a strategic move that's falling short

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  Joseph Assad explains the conundrum . There is a moment from my time living in Abu Dhabi that I have never forgotten. During a tense negot...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Third version lucky?

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  As I write these words, SpaceX is planning to launch the 12th Starship mission today. SpaceX's Starship Version 3 is finally about to...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Tab clearing

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  I've come across several very interesting stories and reports over the past week or two, but haven't had time or space to give eac...
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Monday, May 18, 2026

Memes that made me laugh 312

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  Gathered from around the Internet over the past week.  Click any image for a larger view.
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Sunday, May 17, 2026

Sunday morning music

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  Let's have something restful and refreshing.  Here's baroque composer Tomaso Albinoni 's Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op.9, No.2....
Friday, May 15, 2026

Too cute!

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  I laughed out loud when my wife showed me this video clip on X.com .  It's a lady calling her bobcat kitten (named "Murder",...
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Thursday, May 14, 2026

The lower the cost, the easier the proliferation

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  I was struck today by the title of an article: 10,000 Low-Cost Cruise Missiles In Three Years Procurement Plan Laid Out By Pentagon You ca...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

The economic consequences of the Iran war begin to make themselves felt

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  I hasten to note that the United States is likely to experience rather less severe economic consequences from the Iran war than most other...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

The early days of drone warfare

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  CDR Salamander noted yesterday that the Iranian Shahed-136 drone was based, at least in part, on a joint US-West German development from...
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Monday, May 11, 2026

Memes that made me laugh 311

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  Gathered from around the Internet over the past week.  Click any image for a larger view.
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Friday, May 8, 2026

On the road again

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  My wife and I are headed to Amarillo, where Alma Boykin has invited me to scare terrify enlighten her class about what Africa is really...
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