Sam

Oh nice! More than I. How was the Med?

Exactly!

Always think it is interesting to see where exactly the ship went and what little odd turns they do.

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Just updated my Cruise Globe to cover my last one.

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Woz on Apple's 50th: We didn't predict the computing future, but took the first step Instead of predicting the future, Apple was forward-thinking from the outset and took the first steps toward global computing for everybody, co-founder Steve Wozniak has said as part of a series of interviews marking the company's 50th anniversary.

Instead of predicting the future, Apple was forward-thinking from the outset and took the first steps toward global computing for everybody, co-founder Steve Wozniak has said as part of a series of interviews marking the company's 50th anniversary.

Ariane 6 rocket launch seen from cockpit of French fighter jet | VOA News YouTube video by Voice of America

Here is a stunning video of the Ariane 6 launch on March 6, 2025 at Kourou, French Guiana, by the pilot of one of the three Dassault Rafale fighter jets patrolling the launch area and showing off their flying and photography skills.
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‘Age Verification’ could force trans people to out themselves to use the internet Automated online ID checking systems add new potential dangers to having a mismatching ID.

New for @theverge.com: i wrote about how Kansas' trans ID law and the "age verification" systems popping up everywhere tie into larger efforts to force trans people to out themselves both IRL and online

Panorama of Lyttelton and the harbor

Christchurch from the gondola ride

Weather is a bit nicer today.

A Minnesota pilot whose aircraft was impounded after an emergency landing on the Red Lake Reservation last October has declined a settlement proposal offered by Red Lake Nation. vist.ly/4uc8q

Today, Anthropic challenged its supply chain risk designation in court. If you want to know the inside story on how we got here ⬇️

Again fantastic work

NEWS: White House spokesperson says Inman was fired because of “highly concerning reports” of alcohol use, staff abuse:

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First Starship V3 launch slips SpaceX is pushing back the first launch of the latest version of Starship even as NASA is asking it to accelerate work on a lunar lander version of the vehicle.

First Starship V3 launch slips

SpaceX is pushing back the first launch of the latest version of Starship even as NASA is asking it to accelerate work on a lunar lander version of the vehicle.

Inside the Automats Where Coin-Operated Machines Created a Modern, Democratic Dining Experience Alfred Hitchcock to the television viewers of America on March 25, 1959. 'Tonight I'm dining at my favorite club. There are many advantages here. As you can see, informality is the rule. There is also...

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Since people are rediscovering "clobbering" of cruise missiles, let me explain: Tomahawks use "terrain contour matching" (TERCOM) to find their way to targets. For reasons, about 1-2% of Tomahawks "clobber" -- get lost and fly into the ground -- en route to target.

Got to Epcot and pulled up to a table

Can’t wait for all the 47 loving pilots to start bitching about higher 100LL starting this week.

NTSB board member Inman says he was fired by White House A Republican member of the National Transportation Safety ​Board said on Sunday he ‌was fired on Friday by the White House without any explanation.

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3 day war?

Where in the World Are the Remaining Concorde Aircraft? Few aircraft in the history of aviation have captured the human imagination quite like Concorde. Born from an ambitious Franco-British partnership between BAC (British Aircraft Corporation) and Sud Aviation in the 1960s, Concorde was nothing short of a miracle of engineering. She could carry up to 100 passengers at over twice the speed of sound — cruising at Mach 2.04 and soaring at altitudes of up to 60,000 feet, where the curvature of the Earth was visible from the cabin windows.

Where in the World Are the Remaining Concorde Aircraft?

It's Friday...here's a plane

Congress extends ISS and tells NASA to get moving on private space stations We were happy to see the renewed commitment to transition from the ISS."

The move comes as several private companies—including Axiom Space, Blue Origin, Vast, and Voyager—are finalizing designs for space stations and seeking clarity from the space agency.

The Hunt for the White Bird Begins A new Miles Ahead podcast series revisits aviation’s greatest unsolved mystery

First of a special three-part series investigating the most important unsolved aviation mystery of all time. open.substack.com/pub/milesobr...

Jared Isaacman on rebuilding, Artemis and what he’s learned during his first months as NASA administrator When Jared Isaacman was sworn in as NASA administrator Dec. 18, he hit the ground running — or, perhaps more accurately, hit the air flying. At a town hall the next day, he said he would visit all the agency’s field centers, a task he completed by late January. In some cases he showed up on one of his own fighter jets, bedecked in a patriotic livery featuring logos for NASA and the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Jared Isaacman on rebuilding, Artemis and what he’s learned during his first months as NASA administrator

When Jared Isaacman was sworn in as NASA administrator Dec. 18, he hit the ground running — or, perhaps more accurately, hit the air flying. At a town hall the next day, he said he would visit…

LH100Y flight path to Frankfurt.

D-ABYN in special 100th anniversary livery

D-ABYN departing SBD for Frankfurt in its special anniversary livery.

The Lufthansa 100th anniversary fleet continues to grow. The airline’s freshly painted 747-8I is on its way home to Frankfurt. We'll be airside to catch the arrival. Stay tuned! www.flightradar24.com/DLH100Y/3e99...

A U.S. Navy Nuclear Attack Submarine Just Torpedoed Iran's Navy First SSN kill in history. Sebastien Roblin breaks down the sinking of the Iranian frigate Dena and the return of heavyweight torpedo warfare in 2026.

For the first time, a U.S. nuclear-powered attack submarine torpedoed a ship in combat, the Iranian frigate Dena in Indian Ocean. Read on for what we know about the incident, background on Iran's Moudge-class frigates, history of post-WW2 sub kills, and political context.

Tragic Friendly-Fire Incidents Are Nothing New In Modern Air Warfare The loss of three F-15Es to friendly fire today is far from the first time similar combat accidents have happened in the post Cold War era. The loss of three F-15Es to friendly fire today is far from ...

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Iranian Kamikaze Drone Boat Makes First Successful Strike Of War Iran, a pioneer in lower-end uncrewed surface vessel technology, used at least one to attack the oil tanker MKD VYOM in the Gulf of Oman.

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Bon voyage