At the National Museum of the USAF:
Also: a fly-around of the SR-71. A bit zippier than I’d like, and it’d be nice if the drone would look *down* from time to time…
Dec 302021
Dec 302021
All I have is this single page. This would be from the 1980’s, probably before or concurrent with the X-30 NASP program. The range of possibilities for hypersonic cruise airbreathing vehicles is pretty remarkable.
Dec 302021
It’s never good to steal stuff from people. It’s especially bad and stupid to steal from a popular YouTuber who knows how to use modern techmonologicamal equipment… like cameras and tracking devices.
I see no logical reason to not lay a legal smackdown on someone who steals that easily. Such a person has clearly stolen before, will do so again. They are a burden on society.
A suggestion for other tech-savvy types who think their stuff might be stolen: install tracking devices on something you’re reasonably sure will be stolen. That’s easy and obvious. But something else to add: a cell phone with a good loud speaker. A cell phone that you can call when the cops are nearby. A cell phone that will start screaming “help, help, I need the police.” Then all of a sudden you don’t need a search warrant and all the time that that takes.
Dec 292021
What would the news look like in the Marvel universe? It would be a lot of people going “WTF???”
Dec 282021
I recently stumbled across an old turbojet maintenance manual. Included within the manual was a rather nice cutaway illustration, colored in the way that only early 1950’s technical manuals were.
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Dec 282021
Dec 282021
Hardest I laughed all day.
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She talks like someone who votes a certain way. See if you can guess which way.
Dec 272021
So, you’re a Finnish guy with a 2013 Tesla Model S with a bad battery. Tesla tells you replacing the battery will cost $22,000. What do? Well, wire that sucker up with dynamite and turn it into confetti, that’s what.
Dec 272021
Maybe Patriot Dirt would like to sponsor my blog?
Dec 272021
This looks like just the thing for home defense: