Category Archives: defence

Something is rotten in the state of Illinois

Posted on March 18, 2024 by daryan12
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The downfall of Boeing

Posted on January 27, 2024 by daryan12

The fallout from the blow out of a door on a Boeing 737-Max plane is a bit more serious than I think many realise. Firstly, it appears that the fault was down to poor build quality by Boeing and its … Continue reading →

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News Roundup

Posted on October 25, 2023 by daryan12

Been ill the last few days (possibly covid, who knows!). So I thought I might do a quick update. Tory cult prepares to go into hibernation The message we’ve been getting from the Tory client media is that we can’t … Continue reading →

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Rocket plane roulette and rich thrill seekers

Posted on June 23, 2023 by daryan12

Amid the search for this submarine over the last week or so two things occurred to me. Firstly, why is the media hyper fixating on a couple of lost rich people when over the same period a boat full of … Continue reading →

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Nuclear hatchet job

Posted on May 24, 2023 by daryan12

A issue with working in the energy field is we get approached by people, who know nothing about the topic, trying to propose (on the basis of 5 minutes of google research) some cheap, easy solution that solves everything once … Continue reading →

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The wrong stuff – Musk and the 4/20 rocket drill

Posted on April 30, 2023 by daryan12

So on the 20th of April (4/20, so at least we know what he was smoking), chief twit Elon Musk launched his ego rocket to cheering crowds, which was deemed a success. …despite blowing itself to bits and scattering debris … Continue reading →

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More expensive flotsam

Posted on September 11, 2022 by daryan12

As I’ve discussed in a previous post, the US has developed something of a habit for embarking on wasteful military development projects. And how the mantra of “support the troops” is frequently used as an excuse to squander vast sums … Continue reading →

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Holiday Catchup – the calm before the storm

Posted on August 30, 2022 by daryan12

I’ve been on my holidays back in Ireland. It was nice to get away from the mad house that was the UK for a wee while. A lot seems to have happened since then. Zombie government and the looming winter … Continue reading →

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Debunking right wing myths – The good old days

Posted on July 24, 2022 by daryan12

A few weeks back Johnson, under pressure from a no confidence vote, made a bizarre announcement. That the UK would be re-introducing imperial units of measure. Now that we are out of the EU, we can buy beer and milk … Continue reading →

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When populists go to war: Russia’s failure in Ukraine

Posted on March 30, 2022 by daryan12

So Putin’s war in Ukraine doesn’t appear to be going according to plan. Rather than a swift race to victory, instead his army is getting bogged down in bitter street fighting. And they are facing increasingly bold counter attacks from … Continue reading →

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