Wow. China’s high-tech economy just took a major boot to the knackers…

  A recent move by the Biden administration has really put the boot into China’s high-tech industries.  In a series of tweets, Jordan Schneider sums up the situation.  Here’s part of Threadreader’s condensed version. The US government’s new export controls are wreaking havoc on China’s chip industry. New rules around “US persons” are driving an… Continue reading Wow. China’s high-tech economy just took a major boot to the knackers…

The “smart money” nightmare – when the government can track and control every cent you spend

  Here’s a short (15-minute) video clip outlining what the introduction of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) will mean.  The video speaks about the British banking system, but exactly the same thing would happen in the US banking system if CBDC’s are introduced, and cash is outlawed. THIS VIDEO IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.  Please don’t… Continue reading The “smart money” nightmare – when the government can track and control every cent you spend

No Snippet this morning

  I had a very late night, sorting through various bits and pieces at home and reorganizing storage.  I’ve only just woken up (with catly assistance – she hadn’t had her usual morning milk, and was highly indignant at this untoward turn of events!). Therefore, I’ve had no time to prepare the usual Saturday Snippet. … Continue reading No Snippet this morning

If it’s not safe, it doesn’t matter how nice a place may be

  Jeffrey Carter puts his finger on a universal truth – one that the current administration and its hangers-on don’t seem to recognize. No one is truly safe anywhere in the urban jungle these days given the way violence against people has been randomized. A lot of wealthy people I know in NYC, Chicago, and… Continue reading If it’s not safe, it doesn’t matter how nice a place may be

An excellent perspective on the breakdown of our society

  (This article will deal with matters of religious faith, so if you’re not into that, you might want to skip it.) Fellow author and Christian John C. Wright has penned a magnificent essay, one of the best I’ve ever read about our modern world and the society in which we live.  It’s Christian in… Continue reading An excellent perspective on the breakdown of our society

Farewell to a little-known aircraft that turned into a scientific wonder

  NASA has retired its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), after eight years of operations.  Data from its missions will continue to be analyzed for years to come. From the start of its development in 1996, SOFIA required engineering ingenuity. A Boeing 747SP jetliner had to be modified to carry the 38,000-pound, 100-inch (more… Continue reading Farewell to a little-known aircraft that turned into a scientific wonder

“A wide swath of past and ongoing scandals, corruption, crime, treason and bioterrorism”

  That’s what consulting firm Edify claims to have uncovered in a recent report.  (A tip o’ the hat to the anonymous contributor who brought it to my attention.). I have no way to verify all of the claims made in that report, and the conclusions derived from them, but much of it is in… Continue reading “A wide swath of past and ongoing scandals, corruption, crime, treason and bioterrorism”