Wednesday’s Child

… as the Scribe will get his “in the end”… as it were…

… as the Scribe will get his “in the end”… as it were…
…and now for something a little different…
H/T Xformed
Is it just YHS or does it seem since the intrusion of CAD and other automated design devices that aesthetics have taken a back seat in aircraft design? There was a day when an aircraft both funcitoned well and looked, well, pleasing, was easy on the eyes and sprang from the worn pencil and…
Maybe it was this… or this …. perhaps some few noses got out of joint over this …. but the end result is this: … except some animals seem to be more equal than others… So are we feeling chastened? Regretful perhaps? Naw, blogging means never having to say you’re sorry Oh yeah, and to…
Today, without delay, you need to read these articles. Why? Beyond being the quality writing that these blogs are noted for, the indicated articles provide compelling reads for the issues that face us today. Take this one for example. Fullbore Friday is always a great trip down the halls of naval history and usually revolves…
No, not this one – more like this… Item: Navy ship $840 million over budget and still unfinished (h/t Phibian) — The highly touted nerve center of the new, $1.8 billion amphibious ship San Antonio is fraught with computer hardware crashes that could cripple operations. The ship lacks basic safety equipment, such as hand rails and…