News from the Northwoods

This blog posts about aviation, automobiles, electronics, programming, politics and such other subjects as catch my interest. The blog is based in northern New Hampshire, USA

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

F35 production trundles forward

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Aviation Week reports that Lockheed claims it will get the price of F35s down to a mere $80 million apiece, by 2019. They didn't say wh...

Monday, June 29, 2015

Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico is making Greeky noises about not being able to pay off a massive debt. I think $72 billion was mentioned. They ought to just ...

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Beware of Greeks bearing Debts

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The current EU-Greece deal expires on the 30th of June, this coming Tuesday. The EU wants reforms in Greece leading to a balanced budget. ...

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Can Education pull young men up from the Ghetto?

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I have certainly heard and read plenty about the sad state of US public schools, particularly in poorer areas. I have not personally experie...

Friday, June 26, 2015

Linux Rising

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For the last week this blog has enjoyed more hits from Linux systems (57%) than Windows systems (21%). And vastly more hits from the Chrom...

Limitations on Free Speech, Funerals

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I heard that Charleston and some other South Carolina town were passing municipal ordinances forbidding demonstrations at the up coming fune...

Thursday, June 25, 2015

The Supremes vote for Obamacare

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The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to uphold Obamacare, not as written, but as interpreted by the Obama adminstration, i.e. it stays in place, as i...

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