2020

Somehow missed or forgot about this at the time. From back in August 2020: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/6/21355674/human-genes-rename-microsoft-excel-misreading-dates

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2022/09/13/an-f-16-pilot-died-when-his-ejection-seat-failed-was-it-counterfeit/ Lovely.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58200891

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/uss-bonhomme-richard.30940/post-402978 Some good news: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/04/naval-group-started-transplanting-a-damaged-ssn-with-a-decomissioned-submarine/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_submarine_Perle_(S606)

From last October: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2020/10/07/mystery-deepens-around-unmanned-spy-boat-washed-up-in-scotland/?sh=c25f756541f3 https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/unmanned-spy-vessel-washes-up-in-scotland/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/04/15/second-world-war-veteran-thanks-generous-public-raising-75million/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-52303859

Introduction of Space Industry Bill shows UK’s commitment to commercial spaceflight From: Department for Transport, UK Space Agency, and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Published: 28 June 2017 The Space Industry Bill has been introduced into the House of Lords, marking...

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55497353 https://games.slashdot.org/story/21/01/01/029259/its-game-over-for-farmville-as-flash-also-buys-the-farm https://tech.slashdot.org/story/20/12/31/0217256/adobe-now-shows-alerts-in-windows-10-to-uninstall-flash-player

http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=45038 https://www.tor.com/2020/11/30/legendary-science-fiction-author-ben-bova-has-passed-at-the-age-of-88/ The hits still just keep coming as 2020 draws to a close. Rest In Peace. :(

2020:what a nefarious year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Prowse

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8986163/Mysterious-monolith-Utah-desert-2016-Google-satellite-images-show.html https://gizmodo.com/utahs-mystery-monolith-appeared-around-2016-near-site-o-1845753839...

2020, the year that just keeps giving: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/11/25/diego-maradona-dead-aged-60-according-reports-argentina/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/11/25/diego-maradona-one-greatest-footballers-game-has-ever-seen/...

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2020/11/20/five-european-allies-sign-on-to-build-natos-next-medium-lift-helicopter/

Though with the way things are going in Germany at the moment, this might ultimately end up in the Army Projects section! https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2020/09/14/breaking-c-g-haenel-wins-tender-for-the-german-g36-successor/...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/11/nyregion/9-11-ceremony-September-11th.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54123146 https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-to-mark-19th-anniversary-of-9-11-with-intimate-event-11599817368...

Only noticed these recently, ‘Mad Max’ style road wars have broken out in the last few months between US and Russian forces in Syria. Pretty harmless so far, bumping these massive armoured vehicles against one another. I’m sure others here will also find them interesting and (with a proper...

Scott Manley video: View: https://youtu.be/4V3VCt24tkE

I presume this must have defence applications as well. https://phys.org/news/2020-07-miniature-telescope-focuses-sharpening-view.html

https://thetakeout.com/sturddlefish-scientists-accidentally-create-new-specie-1844466716 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/7/753/htm

Well, unless Biden gets into the Oval Office that is. https://www.defensenews.com/air/2020/07/16/the-air-force-cancels-its-open-skies-recapitalization-program-after-us-pulls-out-from-treaty/