One afternoon in 1990 as I rode in a dusty, bumpy bus over the Himalayas an elderly man told me extracts from his life story. He had rented a scooter in the early 1950s and rode the 10,000 km from India to England, through the Middle East. In England he went to medical school and … Continue reading “Only the one who dies, truly lives”
I should have called this post the risks of German power, but alas…here is an interesting look at the risks from harnessing the unlimited yet variable input of wind: In 2006, when wind farms were few and far between, coal, gas and nuclear power plants produced just the amount of energy needed in eastern Germany … Continue reading Risks of (Wind) Power Overproduction
The prosperity of cities and countryside of the late 1940s England, France, Italy, etc. benefited significantly from inexpensive and “off-grid” two-wheeled technology — these economies all were rebuilt on bicycles. When I lived in London in the 1990s and studied post-WWII History, I regularly noticed this kind of footnote (pun not intended) on two-wheeled transportation … Continue reading Bicycle Sales Climb After Disasters
Bruce has posted several stories about Stuxnet lately. Four days ago, for example, he pointed to a story in the news: This long New York Times article includes some interesting revelations. Buried in the comments you will find my short history of the CIA’s Operation Ajax in 1953: I’d say this is all well documented … Continue reading Mossad Accused of Slowing Iranian Nuclear Program