In working on the Nuclear Pulse Propulsion book, I decided it would be appropriate to have some scale comparison drawings of the Orion pulse units along with some other nuclear explosives. In working on these drawings, I found that they’re pretty interesting apart from the Orion angle Just wondering if others might be interested in an expanded version of this… a chart showing all US nukes to scale, perhaps.
Marvin is scheduled to go to the vet on Feb. 14 for a dual operation: to get spayed, and to remove her boob-tumors. Boy won’t that be fun…
She is starting to come out of her shell and display both personality and initiative. She has determined that she is not to be restrained from going where she wants to go, and will climb over obstacles such as baby-gates. And while she’s not as violently opposed to the presence of the other cats as she was initially, she still has a personal space boundary where feline intruders will get hissed, growled and swatted at if they come too close. Of course, she has decided that the best places to hang out are the middles of hallways, forcing confrontations with any cat trying to get from A to B.
As always, donations for the Feline Fund appreciated…
Seems the Northeast is about to get as much snow as the Midwest tends to shrug off. Therefore: panic time! Massachussetts governor Patrick has told the people of his state to get off the streets, else they’ll be frozen solid and will be eaten like raw corn on the cob by the starving cannibalistic survivors. At least, that’s what I get from the sign language translation.
A piece of artwork from North American illustrating a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. This was clearly intended for high speed… not only does it have four turbojet engines for forward thrust, if also have variable sweep wings. The complexity here is that the wings have embedded lift fans, probably driven be high pressure exhaust gas from two or more of the main turbojets. The ductwork would be impressive.
Role is unclear, but it appears to be a fighter or strike-fighter. Indications of weapons bays on the fuselage underside; at least one forward-firing gun. No other data available.
The “manifesto” of Christopher Dorner, who has killed three people and is still on the loose, last I heard:
If you had a well regulated AWB, this would not happen. The time is now to reinstitute a ban that will save lives. Why does any sportsman need a 30 round magazine for hunting? Why does anyone need a suppressor? Why does anyone need a AR15 rifle? This is the same small arms weapons system utilized in eradicating Al Qaeda, Taliban, and every enemy combatant since the Vietnam war. Don’t give me that crap that its not a select fire or full auto rifle like the DoD uses. That’s bullshit because troops who carry the M-4/M-16 weapon system for combat ops outside the wire rarely utilize the select fire function when in contact with enemy combatants. The use of select fire probably isn’t even 1% in combat. So in essence, the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle is the same as the M-4/M-16. These do not need to be purchased as easily as walking to your local Walmart or striking the enter key on your keyboard to “add to cart”. All the firearms utilized in my activities are registered to me and were legally purchased at gun stores and private party transfers. All concealable weapons (pistols) were also legally register in my name at police stations or FFL’s. Unfortunately, are you aware that I obtained class III weapons (suppressors) without a background check thru NICS or DROS completely LEGALLY several times? I was able to use a trust account that I created on quicken will maker and a $10 notary charge at a mailbox etc. to obtain them legally. Granted, I am not a felon, nor have a DV misdemeanor conviction or active TRO against me on a NCIC file. I can buy any firearm I want, but should I be able to purchase these class III weapons (SBR’s, and suppressors) without a background check and just a $10 notary signature on a quicken will maker program? The answer is NO. I’m not even a resident of the state i purchased them in. Lock n Load just wanted money so they allow you to purchase class III weapons with just a notarized trust, military ID. Shame on you, Lock n Load. NFA and ATF need new laws and policies that do not allow loopholes such as this. In the end, I hope that you will realize that the small arms I utilize should not be accessed with the ease that I obtained them. Who in there right mind needs a fucking silencer!!! who needs a freaking SBR AR15? No one. No more Virginia Tech, Columbine HS, Wisconsin temple, Aurora theatre, Portland malls, Tucson rally, Newtown Sandy Hook. Whether by executive order or thru a bi-partisan congress an assault weapons ban needs to be re-instituted. Period!!!
Mia Farrow said it best. “Gun control is no longer debatable, it’s not a conversation, its a moral mandate.”
Sen. Feinstein, you are doing the right thing in leading the re-institution of a national AWB. Never again should any public official state that their prayers and thoughts are with the family. That has become cliche’ and meaningless. Its time for action. Let this be your legacy that you bestow to America. Do not be swayed by obstacles, antagaonist, and naysayers. Remember the innocent children at Austin, Kent, Stockton, Fullerton, San Diego, Iowa City, Jonesboro, Columbine, Nickel Mines, Blacksburg, Springfield, Red Lake, Chardon, Aurora, and Newtown. Make sure this never happens again!!!
In my cache you will find several small arms. In the cache, Bushmaster firearms, Remington precision rifles, and AAC Suppressors (silencers). All of these small arms are manufactured by Cerberus/Freedom Group. The same company responsible for the Portland mall shooting, Webster , NY, and Sandy Hook massacre.
He then goes on to praise President Obama.
Let there be no mistake: an intentional choice was made here to use murder for political purposes.
Mr. Vice President, do your due diligence when formulating a concise and permanent national AWB plan. Future generations of Americans depend on your plan and advisement to the president. I’ve always been a fan of yours and consider you one of the few genuine and charismatic politicians. Damn, sounds like an oxymoron calling you an honest politician. It’s the truth.
Hillary Clinton. You’ll make one hell of a president in 2016. Much like your husband, Bill, you will be one of the greatest. Look at Castro in San Antonio as a running mate or possible secretary of state. He’s (good people) and I have faith and confidence in him. Look after Bill. He was always my favorite President. Chelsea grew up to be one hell of an attractive woman. No disrespect to her husband.
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…give Piers Morgan an indefinite resident alien and Visa card. Mr. Morgan, the problem that many American gun owners have with you and your continuous discussion of gun control is that you are not an American citizen and have an accent that is distinct and clarifies that you are a foreigner. I want you to know that I agree with you 100% on enacting stricter firearm laws …
Do not let it be forgotten that this murderous sack’o’crap is a big, big fan of Feinstein, Obama and disarming the populace.
The US Army website posted back in 2007 a number of renderings of Japan in the immediate p0st-war period, made by Allied artists:
http://www.army.mil/article/4685/Images_of_Post_World_War_II_Japan/
They contain courtroom sketches of Japanese war criminals, street scenes of daily life in bombed-out Tokyo, an odd one inside a latrine and, most creeptacularly, “Atomic Landscape (Japanese Burial Detail)” by Robert M. Graham. A much higher rez version is available at the link.
Just… dayum.
The WordPress “Dashboard” has been incredibly slow… so slow that small images take so long to upload that the system gives up in disgust. So this may make blog posts a bit fewer and further in between for a little bit.
Problem seems to be resolved.
The Apollo Command, Service and Lunar modules, from 1963. The CSM is largely recognizable, but the lunar module is quite different from what actually got built. The ascent stage, for instance, still features very large – and very heavy – windows for the crew to look out of. This was due to the fact that the crew at this time were seated during landing, putting them well back from the windows.
A few days back a blizzard came through and dumped a foot or so of snow. Not newsworthy, but I did find one thing odd: yellow snow. Normally, the presence of such indicates nothing more than a now-empty critter-bladder. But this snow was yellow with no evidence of footprints, and went yards overhead. Clearly, the snow must have leeched the yellow color out of the wood poles… but I’ve no idea what or how.
When confronted with a problem, the usual drive among most people is to fix it. But often the fix is not a fix of the root cause, but just of a symptom, with the result that the problem gets worse. For example: both education and health care in the US are expensive and getting more so. Many people see this problem and leap to an immediate, easy, and entirely wrong conclusion: if education or health care are too expensive… the government should pay for it. This is an incredibly popular idea among the unthinking, but the flaws are many and readily apparent to those who wish to examine the issue honestly. Most importantly, if a disinterested moneybags (such as, say, government) pays for an expensive commodity like education, there is no incentive to lower the cost. If the disinterested moneybags actually benefits from the high cost (as government does… the more expensive education/healthcare are, the more people have to rely of government, and the more power the government accrues), then there is incentive for costs to *increase.* And as we’ve seen, as government digs deeper and deeper into education and healthcare, the more expensive they get.
So this was somewhat of a pleasant surprise:
A number of state governments are looking into programs that will reduce the cost of a four-year degree to $10,000… a fraction of the normal cost. There will be performance requirements for the students – maintain certain GPA, take a substantial number of credit hours per semester, increase use of online courses. Perhaps most surprising, the degrees are not for lib-arts, but for actually meaningful subjects… such as biology, mathematics and chemistry.