Monthly Archives: March 2024

I don’t care to return to the old days. But, I do want to remember the good times, and the lessons they taught and shared. To the future!

First, the night vision recording illustrates the phenomenal advances in night vision, compared to even ten years ago. Second, you don’t need to have the military options for good night target shooting. So, ho-hum civilians — like merchants visiting exotic … Continue reading →

Quora: When do you think Russia will surrender in Ukraine and what has to happen first? Anna Magdalena W. · read a bit in life and observed —<Quote begins>— NEVER. Russia is not going to surrender UNLESS it is inflicted with a disgraceful and profound … Continue reading →

At the time this movie was made – 1987 – it was still a reasonable assumption that we would get a few permanent moon bases and space station settlements by 2020. The dawn of a new era, a mighty step … Continue reading →

Sixteen-man raids is a bit big for a Traveller-sized unit: assuming four players, you (the Referee) will be giving each player four characters to use for the operation. Not a bad idea, actually…. @williamspeck1198Small unit engagements like this have always … Continue reading →

Guarding Your Brother From Trees and Thorns: Studies in the First Four Chapters of Genesis by James B. JordanChapter 30: THE EXPULSION OF CAIN Genesis 4:9–15 The Brother’s Guardian and the Divine Right of Kings —<Quote begins>— And Yahweh said … Continue reading →

The Referee can just go ahead and start placing bets. FormalMangoSome humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying … Continue reading →

Reddit, r/todayilearned TIL KFC founder Colonel Sanders and his wife, Claudia had grown unhappy with recipe changes at KFC after selling the company. So in 1968, they opened Claudia Sanders Dinner House. It was later subject to a lawsuit by … Continue reading →

“All censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions.” – George Bernard Shaw You should also ask how those current conceptions benefit existing institutions. It’s mildly amusing to see Carl Sagan, a stout Progressive of his … Continue reading →