Because of the high profile nature of the mission and the diplomatic tensions surrounding it, it’s reported that Defense Secretary …
Continue reading Malfunctioning US Satellite Hit by Well-functioning US Missile
from The Washington Post Researchers in New York reported this month that they have created a paper-thin material that absorbs …
In yet another move that underscores the ongoing, bipartisan lack of anything resembling representative government in the U.S., the Senate …
Continue reading US Senate approves FISA rewrite, with retroactive immunity
I’ve been fondly accused of chronic paranoia in the past, and I’m sure that’ll continue. In my defense, I spend …
No one among the ’08 presidential hopefuls has asked for my advice on campaign strategy, and that’s probably for the …
Continue reading The Spirit of ’08: Cut the crap, candidates.
One of the key barriers to miniaturization in UAVs lies in the propulsion system. As things get smaller, it gets …
Continue reading DARPA research promises sub-micro aerial vehicles
Well, what do you know? This is going to be a little more difficult for the MSM to ignore. Oh, …
Dear Reader, It’s common in modern book shopping to get a preview of a chapter or two, but that’s never …
If you were alive in the late 60s & early 1970s, you didn’t even have to be interested in chess …
from the Wall Street Journal Online Corruption is an endemic problem in bank projects, swallowing unknown but significant chunks from …
Continue reading 90% of World Bank Aid Money Consumed By Corruption
The paperback edition of Circumference of Darkness is now available. Bantam is running ads on the radio in support of …
from Tom Chivers, for the Telegraph Threats to US ships in the Strait of Hormuz heard at the end of …
Continue reading ‘Iran threats’ may have been work of a heckler
