Month: June 2016

“The untold story of the rescue mission that could have been NASA’s finest hour. ” – My Comments : Very thorough article…

“Speaking in Russian-occupied Crimea, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko on Friday gave the clearest sign yet that the Kremlin plans to expand its efforts to mobilize Russians and Russian speakers in the former Soviet republics and Baltic states, people she says are loyal to their new countries but remain Russian compatriots. Russia does not want any longer to “sit quietly by and watch” as ethnic Russians and Russian speakers “in certain former republics of the USSR” are subject to become objects of “oppression and persecution” regarding their education and language rights, she insists. ” – My Comments : Preemptive justifications for further invasions? Not that there need to be any rationalizations for the actions of a deluded tyrant, as seen in Crimea and many other instances already.

“The folks over at the Photoshopbattles subreddit have been having a field day today coming up with all sorts of creative shots based on the above photo of Harrison Ford — in his full Indiana … ” – My Comments : Check out the original reddit link [http://ift.tt/1TyaGV0] for the good stuff…

“ ” – My Comments : xkcd FTW again: “Guide to Figuring Out the Age of an Undated World Map.”

“Konkordski – Documentary – Tupolev TU-144 A documentary describing the history behind the Tupolev TU-144 Subscribe for more Videos from this incredible aircr… ” – My Comments : Looking forward to watching this when I get some time; added to my Plex queue…