The tug Hero towing the sailing ship Pamir, 1947 by Max Dupain

Occasionally I remember coming across an area of Durham woodland with fading nuclear warning signs. Turns out the boffins had unwisely tried to map squirrel territories by feeding them radioactive nuts. The sixties was wild.

I mean, there's a reason my wife is still alive for me to vex her...

DKchronicleflask.katday.comSep 28, 2024 6:34pm

This graph is astonishing. The people that bang on about “natural birth” and “women have been doing this forever without help” need to be forced to stare at this until their eyes water.

Occasionally I remember coming across an area of Durham woodland with fading nuclear warning signs. Turns out the boffins had unwisely tried to map squirrel territories by feeding them radioactive nuts. The sixties was wild.

Barges are generally not very cool. However... www.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/starlin...

This is Dutch Traditional Values. RETVRN! More fluyt, more cargo. SIX GUNS!

JSjschmeling.bsky.socialSep 27, 2024 11:22pm

Quite an article and decision taken by the Dutch. Armed merchant vessels respond to new threat environments. gcaptain.com/armed-mercha...

Armed Merchant Supply Ships: Did The Dutch Navy Just Redefine Naval Warfare?

Explore the Dutch Navy’s groundbreaking decision to arm support vessels with modular weapons systems. This bold move raises ethical concerns and could potentially ignite an arms race among merchant sh...

Barges are generally not very cool. However... www.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/starlin...

Got that @dreadships.bsky.social follow! Let’s all say nice things about the Kamchatka.

Engineering is always more fun when nobody yet knows what a stupid idea looks like

"Moist" has never been one of my favourite words, but it should never be the answer to "How do you like your Boeing Rudder Actuators":