The Electric Speakeasy

Both Russia and China have been weaponizing space for quite a while now. In the vernacular, space is the apex high ground. With defense dependence on satellites for intelligence gathering, communications, navigation, weapon guidance, and weather information it would be nearly impossible to conduct ...

I recall enjoying Columbo, but I never saw the series. I saw I think a made-for-TV-movie or something as a kid. I have a couple friends that run Plex servers and through them I've watched the entire Barney Miller series and am slowly working my way through The Wild Wild West. Some of those still pla...

Those are some ominous looking skies my friend. Stay safe! I remember the tornado that hit western Massachusetts back in 2011.

As I was given to understand, and Pilot can correct me if I'm wrong as he understands these things much better than I do, the clearance is not revoked until something happens to warrant it or a certain amount of time has passed, but the access is when they leave the position. For example, when I was...

I'm actually cautiously optimistic about this one for a true Steampunk movie:
Mortal Engines

I apologize for the link, I've forgotten how to embed the video in phpBB. I'll remember eventually.

I do plan on going to the Superstition Mountains, but not until after the Grand Canyon.

While the goal of stripping away Brennan's clearance may well be to punish him the fact is that as a former government official his continued clearance and access is a matter of courtesy. Much of access to classified information is based on the "Need to know". There is actually a definition of "Nee...

Sky Captain had a wealth of issues, all them related to the writing. Polly's existence as a 'romantic interest' was completely unbelievable, even more so when they introduced Frankie. If I were Sky Captain, Polly would've never left NYC and if she 'stowed away' on my suddenly two-seater plane, I'd h...

This would not be surprising. "Infinity" is a hard thing for us to comprehend. We are used to there being a beginning and an ending to everything. We see things dying and being born all around us so the very concept of something always existing is more difficult for the modern mind. Our ancestors se...

Gobekli Tepe is a fascinating site. If I remember correctly, it's something of a hot-button issue in anthropological archaeology circles. Some people flat-out doubt the dating while others seem to think this could re-write our understanding of history. Personally, I like the idea that mankind is far...