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Monday, July 13, 2020

U.S. Conference of Mayors Adopts Resolution in Favor of Reparations

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The U.S. Conference of Mayors released a letter backing a Democratic plan to form a reparations commission to come up with a payment for ...
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Saturday, July 11, 2020

A Ham Radio Series 7 - Bigger is Better (Antenna Version)

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Back when I posted my semi-serious three laws of antennas, I ended up with my third law saying: whatever you can put up won't be as good...
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Friday, July 10, 2020

Mars 2020 Rover Mounted on Launch Vehicle

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The Mars 2020 mission Perseverance rover was mounted to the top of its United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral Tuesda...
Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Less Like "Shock Poll", More Like "Well, Duh!"

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You may have seen the story of the “ Shock Poll ” from Rasmussen about 50% of Americans agreeing with the statement that it’s at least somew...
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

The “That's Funny” Story in Iran Comes More Into Focus

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Back when I posted the original story last week , I deliberately avoided speculation that it was an Israeli operation.  That was when there ...
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Monday, July 6, 2020

Rocket Lab Loses A Mission

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Rocket Lab , the company I keep wanting to refer to as the plucky New Zealand startup, had its first inflight failure for a paying customer ...
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Sunday, July 5, 2020

When It Rains All Day, Barbecue All Night

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Like millions of folks, I like to barbecue on the 4th - or any day of the week that ends in -y.  We've been having several days of after...
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Friday, July 3, 2020

Happy Independence Day - 2020

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Just a note that a check of the archives shows that I've run this exact post all but one July 4th over the 10 year life of this blog. ...
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Thursday, July 2, 2020

I Kinda Like This Kid

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According to a story linked at FEE - the Foundation for Economic Education - an NBA player tweeted out a great idea on what to put on his j...
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

A Ten Year Old Post Relevant Today

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While doing some searches for something I knew I had written here, I stumbled across this post, almost 10 years old to the day.  I had a sur...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

NASA's Next Mars Rover Slips - Has Burned Half The Launch Window

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I haven't posted much about it, but NASA had scheduled the launch of its next rover, named Perseverance in a national contest, for the b...
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Monday, June 29, 2020

One of Those “That's Funny” Stories

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Every so often you see stories in the news that make you say, “that's funny” and then disappear.  You wonder what's really going on ...
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Sunday, June 28, 2020

June Won't Be a Four Launch Month for SpaceX

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A few weeks ago, I reported that SpaceX watchers were commenting that there were four launches scheduled for the month of June , which woul...
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Saturday, June 27, 2020

A Ham Radio Series 6 – Choosing an Antenna

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So far in this series, I’ve mostly talked about HF and low VHF propagation and some antenna overview topics.  My slightly snarky three laws ...
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Friday, June 26, 2020

The Continuing Chronicle of the Cam, CNC and CAM

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My last shop update post, a week ago , mentioned that one my next parts for my Webster engine was to be the exhaust cam.  I mentioned that t...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Yesterday's SpaceX Tank Popping Was Deliberate

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For the second time, SpaceX Starship test article Serial Number 7 was tested until the new steel structure failed .  This was a deliberate t...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Got Time for a Podcast?

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To follow on to Bayou Renaissance Man's post about blogger Small Dead Animals . Go to Glenn Beck Program Podcasts and at the top of t...
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