ARC Raidin’
I played ARC Raiders for the first time tonight.
Second Satellite in Orbit
I’ve managed to get a second satellite into orbit with a slightly modified launch vehicle.
Evangeline Delgado Portrait
A second portrait of a character from my novel
PU 11: What Happened to UPS Flight 2976?
On 4 November, an MD-11 cargo plane operated by UPS crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, killing fourteen people. We know that the airplane lost its left engine on take-off. But why did that happen?
Boeing Keeps Not Telling Pilots About Jet Design Features
How a well designed safety feature can potentially doom a jetliner
Live Action Zelda Movie
Woke Zelda, here we come…
Beep Beep Beep
Putting a satellite into orbit in Kerbal Space Program
PU 10: The Great Canadian Ostrich Massacre
Canadian officials killed over 300 ostriches, a full year after they recovered from the avian flu they had suffered from. Out of pure bureaucratic spite. And the media did its best to cover it up.
Kitten Space Agency
The first pre-alpha version of what could finally be a worthy successor to Kerbal Space Program has been released by DayZ creator Dean Hall.
Earhart Expedition Postponed
As it turns out, the expedition to locate Amelia Earhart’s plane has been postponed to the coming year.
PU 9: Your Bus is Controlled by China
Norwegian public transport authority Ruter has discovered undocumented cell modems in electric buses built by Chinese company Yutong, which enable the manufacturer to turn the buses off remotely.
Matt Taibbi on Socialism
I love this response by Matt Taibbi to a reader.
Joe Faulkner Portrait
I’ve created this new portrait of Joe Faulkner, the main character from my novel Grim Deep.
Train Hard
They tell you that you haven’t really trained Muay Thai unless you vomited at least once during training. Well. I have now really trained Muay Thai. 😅
Nectaris (1995)
I recently rediscovered one of my favourite DOS games. It holds up very well. They don’t make gems like this anymore.
Thought for the Day Released
Check out my little 40K-inspired clock app. Now for Windows, Linux, the Mac and also available on the web!
PU 8: Robotics Slop
According to the Wall Street Journal, the 1X NEO is a $20,000 robot that does your chores. The problem is that NEO is really bad at it. And the thing actually isn’t a robot, either.
Back from Poland
I’ve just returned from my trip to Poland and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial.
PU 7: Von der Leyen's Paper Maps
The story of how European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s plane was allegedly attacked by GPS jamming is a particularly egregious example of journalists not doing their job properly.















