Sunday, November 20, 2016
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Film: Arrival directed by Denis Villeneuve
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543164/
Just about worth all the hype. A thought provoking film about an encounter with aliens visiting earth and a linguist trying to communicate with them. All this is interwoven with sub plots concerning time and personal relationships.
Just about worth all the hype. A thought provoking film about an encounter with aliens visiting earth and a linguist trying to communicate with them. All this is interwoven with sub plots concerning time and personal relationships.
Royal Navy retire Harpoon
Interesting article on the retirement of Harpoon from the Navy.
http://arstechnica.co.uk/cars/2016/11/royal-navy-retiring-anti-ship-missiles/
And covered by The Register:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/16/royal_navy_harpoon_missile_2018_withdrawal_no_replacement/
http://arstechnica.co.uk/cars/2016/11/royal-navy-retiring-anti-ship-missiles/
And covered by The Register:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/16/royal_navy_harpoon_missile_2018_withdrawal_no_replacement/
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Book read: The Battle of the Atlantic by Jonathan Dimbleby
An excellent book that put the battle of the Atlantic in historical perspective with the rest of the war.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Royal Yacht II
There is a lot of talk about spending 100 million to replace the royal yacht as a vehicle for signing trade deals and diplomacy.
This feels like a terrible idea. It is another case of Britain framing its thinking in the past. Probably a past that is mis-remembered somewhat.
It is interesting how we think we can afford such a project. What we should be thinking of is how we modernise from here. We're about to give powers back to a Parliament that is in desperate need of reform.
This feels like a terrible idea. It is another case of Britain framing its thinking in the past. Probably a past that is mis-remembered somewhat.
It is interesting how we think we can afford such a project. What we should be thinking of is how we modernise from here. We're about to give powers back to a Parliament that is in desperate need of reform.
The Queen longest serving monarch
A fairly crassly reported story after the death of the Thai king yesterday that now make QEII the longest serving
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/13/queen-grins-as-divers-salute-her-arrival-at-military-barracks-fr/
The ridiculous sight of divers saluting the queen, what a stupidly subservient thing to be put up to do. The royal family must just laugh each time they go to events like this realising just how well their bread is buttered.
How about like Thailand we use the death of a monarch to rethink and reshape how the nation is setup and use it as a opportunity to modernise ourselves. I always feel our ancestors would be horrified to know how we've clung onto the past just for the sake of preserving tradition.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/13/queen-grins-as-divers-salute-her-arrival-at-military-barracks-fr/
The ridiculous sight of divers saluting the queen, what a stupidly subservient thing to be put up to do. The royal family must just laugh each time they go to events like this realising just how well their bread is buttered.
How about like Thailand we use the death of a monarch to rethink and reshape how the nation is setup and use it as a opportunity to modernise ourselves. I always feel our ancestors would be horrified to know how we've clung onto the past just for the sake of preserving tradition.
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