early 21st century

  1. Graham1973

    Numbers Stations

    A YouTube series covering 'Numbers Stations' quasi-mysterious shortwave stations, which are widely suspected to be used by various intelligence agencies to contact agents in the field. This series is covering the stations one at a time. When they were more common (In the 1970 - 2000s) time...
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    • cold war cold war ii early 21st century eastern bloc elint espionage late 20th century north atlantic treaty organisation post-cold war sigint signals intelligence warsaw pact western europe
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  2. GTX

    World's first propeller with 11 blades completes first test flight

    https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/worlds-first-propeller-with-11-blades
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    • 2022 aerospace aerospace industry early 21st century mad science
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  3. bercr

    RIP Bernard CHABBERT

    Well-known French journalist, author, pilot, THE voice of aerial meetings in France (La Ferté-Alais air show, Salon du Bourget air show, Paris Villaroche Air Legend and so on). He was 78 y.o.
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    • 2022 aerospace cold war early 21st century france late 20th century post-cold war
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  4. Grey Havoc

    FORM (computer algebra system)

    Via Slashdot: https://www.quantamagazine.org/crucial-computer-program-for-particle-physics-at-risk-of-obsolescence-20221201/
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1980s 1990s cold war computing early 21st century kingdom of the netherlands late 20th century national institute for subatomic physics nikhef post-cold war
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  5. Grey Havoc

    Greg Bear RIP

    https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/11/20/1558240/hard-science-fiction-master-greg-bear-dies-at-age-71 Rest In Peace. :(
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    • association of science fiction artists cold war cyberpunk early 21st century famous authors late 20th century popular culture san diego comic-con science fiction science fiction and fantasy writers association
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  6. Grey Havoc

    Regulated Liability Network (New York Fed Digital Dollar simulation project)

    https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/11/15/1815231/banking-giants-and-new-york-fed-start-12-week-digital-dollar-pilot https://u.today/us-banking-giants-start-digital-dollar-pilot...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2022 digital dollar digital tokens early 21st century interesting times the federal reserve bank of new york united states
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  7. RavenOne

    RIP Frank Robinson - the man, the legend behind Robinson Helicopters

    RIP Frank https://robinsonheli.com/press-releases/helicopter-pioneer-frank-robinson-passes/?fbclid=IwAR1gXT23VVaZLR6XC3yQtWiI81tx8VaQFeU5S6iPIvUdbItPQI_dEpP0W1I As it is i fly R44 and 66 …was in Cologne for European Rotors this week so here my pics below All the best
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    • aerospace ahs / vfs american helicopter society (ahs) international cold war early 21st century late 20th century post-cold war united states
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  8. Grey Havoc

    Inspiration for the 2004 movie, 'The Terminal', passes away

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63612017 :( RIP.
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    • 2022 cold war early 21st century france french fifth republic imperial state of iran islamic republic of iran late 20th century paris charles de gaulle airport popular culture post-cold war roissy airport
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. archipeppe

    The Untold Stories of the Space Shuttle Program: Unfulfilled Dreams and Missions that Never Flew (Springer Praxis Books) 1st ed. 2022

    The latest work of my friend Davide Sivolella an aeronautical engineer and a skilled author, who lives in England. If you want to learn about never realized Space Shuttle versions, this is the right book...
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    • cold war early 21st century late 20th century nasa post-cold war space race space shuttle space station space transportation system united states air force
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  10. Grey Havoc

    The man who tried to fake an element (BobbyBroccoli Youtube channel)

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5WT22-AO8
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    • cold war early 21st century elemental table late 20th century nuclear post-cold war pre-world war ii the hunt for elements victor ninov world war ii
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  11. Grey Havoc

    Some of the World's Most Bizarre Construction Projects (Sideprojects Youtube channel)

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnMkGZJ9DnE
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    • 20th century early 21st century
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  12. Michel Van

    What kind Wind Turbine is this ?

    I need your Help in 1970s this kind Wind Turbine was proposed (here illustrated by Roger Leloup in 1976) has some one more information about this ?
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    • 1970s 2010s cold war early 21st century energy crisis late 20th century post-cold war
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  13. Forest Green

    Meteor Missile: Origins, Development and News

    Nice origin story for the Meteor missile. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S225XR
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    • cold war early 21st century great britain kingdom of sweden late 20th century post-cold war
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  14. Grey Havoc

    'How California's Bullet Train Went Off the Rails' (New York Times)

    Via Slashdot: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/09/us/california-high-speed-rail-politics.html (Registration or subscription may be required)
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2010s bullet trains cahsr california high-speed rail california high-speed rail authority early 2020s early 21st century high speed rail / high speed railway late 2000s united states
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  15. Grey Havoc

    China ‘began stockpiling PPE months before notifying the world about Covid outbreak’ (The Daily Telegraph)

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/08/china-began-stockpiling-ppe-months-covid-outbreak/
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2019 covid-19 early 21st century people's republic of china personal protective equipment wuhan coronavirus
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  16. Grey Havoc

    China upgrades its Great Firewall

    Via Slashdot: https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/06/great_firewall_of_china_upgrades/
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    • 2022 censorship computing cyberwar early 21st century golden shield project history of the internet information warfare ministry of public security people's republic of china
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    • Forum: Military
  17. World B4

    ERA on lightly armored vehicles

    During tests run by the USSR, it was determined that putting ERA on lightly armored vehicles was a bad idea, as it would break the hull. I see lots of people talking about "it's a vbied now lol" every time a photo shows ERA on a vehicle with less than BMP-3 levels of armor. But the thing is, we...
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    • armoured fighting vehicles cold war early 21st century explosive reactive armor late 20th century light vehicles post-cold war
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Military
  18. Grey Havoc

    JCII Camera Museum

    https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14724794 A few photos at the link.
  19. E

    Micron Unveils Plans For $15 Billion Chip Manufacturing Plant In Idaho

    First Ohio, and now this. Don't they realize that Idaho is known for growing potatoes? :) https://www.thestreet.com/markets/micron-unveils-plans-for-15-billion-chip-manufacturing-plant-in-idaho
    • edwest4
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    • 2020s cold war ii early 21st century united states
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: The Bar
  20. Flyaway

    Defense Support Program (DSP)

    https://thespacereview.com/article/4440/1
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    • aerojet general aerospace defense command air force space command air force systems command cold war early 21st century international telephone & telegraph late 20th century martin marietta north american aerospace defense command post-cold war raytheon space and missile systems organization (usaf) space systems division spacecom trw united states air force united states space force
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
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