This is cool: blogger observes the cyclical growth and collapse of an Argentine glacier. Apparently ice cubes hacked from it have the property of making Argentine-produced whisky drinkable. I liked this bit: Someone has inevitably hung up a “LAS MALVINAS SON ARGENTINAS” banner on the side of the hill, but this just seems to provoke…
Read More Glaciology and WhiskyAnd, it would seem, phone tappers..After the Vodafone Greece hack of their Ericsson AXE switches led to the Greek elite’s phones being monitored by persons unknown, a new phobia has spread through the Greek meme-pool: surveillance phobia. The afflicted show all the signs of a classic phobia,’ said Dr Dimitris Souras, an Athenian psychotherapist. ‘I…
Read More Nothing to fear..but fear itselfDoes anyone else feel that General Jackson really shouldn’t be sending out press releases to demand more fawning from a hostage his soldiers have rescued? Isn’t it part of the tradition that you do your duty not because you expect adulation but because it’s your duty? I remember Jacko being interviewed by the BBC just…
Read More Who’s Bad?I’m absolutely delighted to see that, after the chap responsible for the Tebay rail accident that killed four workers got nine years, the employers of the 21 Chinese cockle pickers drowned in Morecambe Bay have been convicted. Now come on…let’s see a proper sentence.
Read More Another Killer Boss Sent DownFor some reason, otherwise sensible people go flappy around the edges about the UK nuclear deterrent. Critics of the force often like to talk about how independent, or otherwise it is. This is a good point: after all, the rockets are leased from the US. But for some reason, from this starting point they rapidly…
Read More How Not to Write About the UK Nuclear DeterrentIf this post worried or angered you, fear not. Our best man is on the case. Defence Procurement Minister Lord Drayson, no less, is heading the negotiations on F-35 technology transfer and RR workshare. That’s the Lord Drayson who gave Labour £100,000 and got a huge government contract, then a peerage, and then gave Labour…
Read More VAACing hell!A Saab Viggen-shaped dinosaur.
Read More Incredible..The comments spammers are backarooni! After the last time I did this they disappeared for several weeks, so maybe time for another dose. The links point to http://2ee.us/shitetheyreadvertising.html, so let’s play WHOIS whack-a-mole! Domain Name: 2EE.USDomain ID: D9234416-USSponsoring Registrar: MONIKER ONLINE SERVICES, LLCDomain Status: clientDeleteProhibitedDomain Status: clientTransferProhibitedDomain Status: clientUpdateProhibitedRegistrant ID: MONIKER190258Registrant Name: DARVA DEGEN DEGENRegistrant…
Read More Moniker Privacy Online ServicesThe European Commission has issued a new blacklist of dubious airlines. You can get the document here (pdf). Notable on it is that a number of frequently-mentioned Viktor Bout-related operators are now on the list. Specifically, Phoenix Aviation, GST Aero, Reem Air and Jetline are all there, as are Butembo and Great Lakes Business Co.…
Read More Firedumped!Whilst checking in on latest Kenyan Armenian Czech Indian mercenary news, I stumbled on this. Italy has a space research and rocket launch site in Kenya. Who knew?
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