Category Archives: video

Russia’s Decline And Existential Crisis

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Lawrence Person

The Russian May Day parade has come and gone without Putin announcing either and end to the invasion of Ukraine, or a mass mobilization. So expect more of the same for the immediate future. Lots of people have speculated on … Continue reading →

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Update: 6.8 x 51mm Yes, TVCM No

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Lawrence Person

In a previous post, I made the assumption that the army’s decision to go with 6.8 x 51mm for its Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) program meant they had selected the True Velocity 6.8 x 51mm TVCM round. That appears … Continue reading →

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Observing 2022 Victims of Communism Day

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Today is May 1st, which means that once again it’s time to observe Victims of Communism Day, remembering that a false, brutal ideology killed over 100 million people. Here’s a list of memorials to the victims of communism. With Ukraine … Continue reading →

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Tucker Carlson: Black Lives Matter Resulted In More Black Deaths

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Tucker Carlson digs into traffic death statistics and discovers that a huge jump in deaths occurred in 2020, despite the lockdowns. Turns out the deaths were among black Americans, because police stopped making traffic stops on black Americans in the … Continue reading →

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Switchbladeapalooza

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Sometimes serendipity writes your blog post for you. I literally had just finished watching this video about U.S. Switchblade drones being sent to Ukraine when an NRO article on the same topic showed up in my in-box. It’s an interesting … Continue reading →

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Why Are Russia’s Arms Sucking So Badly?

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Lawrence Person

So why is Russian miltech performing so badly in Ukraine? In addition to some of the reasons we’ve already covered, this video provides additional answers (skip to 1:35 in to avoid the sponsor blather). Russia has 2.5 to 3 million … Continue reading →

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Our Stupid World: Fake Cop Home Invader Edition

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Another “Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes” entry, but with a twist. A man killed home invader who was pretending to be a cop. A man with a badge around his neck didn’t fool a Pa. resident with a gun … Continue reading →

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Q: Can You Double-Pattern Rather Than Use EUV? A: You Don’t Want To

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Lawrence Person

This is going to be pretty esoteric for many of my readers, but in previous semiconductor posts covering ASML, some commenters have suggested that fabs can do multi-patterning for smaller nodes rather than having to use ASML’s extreme ultraviolet stepper. … Continue reading →

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Russia Reorients

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Just because Russia is obviously retreating from Kiev due to getting mauled doesn’t mean there isn’t some truth in the argument that their biggest aims lie in eastern Ukraine. This video suggest three main remaining goals for Russian forces: Restore … Continue reading →

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Is The Army Finally Ready To Pull The Trigger On 6.8mm TVCM?

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Lawrence Person

The light recoil of the 5.56 NATO round has helped make AR-pattern rifles a favorite of the civilian market, but the military has been looking for a rifle round with more punch for a while. Now they’re evidently moving forward … Continue reading →

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