Monthly Archives: February 2012

Detailed Glide Slope

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

This article from Real Clear Politics breaks down the delegate count and state-by-state projections for the GOP nomination fight. My bet (and the author’s) is still on a narrow majority for Romney, but this article does a very detailed analysis … Continue reading →

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Human Costs of Piracy

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

A reminder today about the human costs of piracy: The Danish navy has intercepted a cargo vessel that Somali pirates had hijacked in the Indian Ocean, freeing 16 of its crew members but two others died during the operation, an … Continue reading →

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Ship’s Anchor Cuts off Internet to 6 Countries

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

When a nautical chart says something like “Do not anchor here – underwater cables!”, it’s really saying “Do not anchor here, or you will cut an underwater cable” – they’re not just being paranoid, as East Africa just found out: … Continue reading →

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Navy Tests Weaponized Railgun

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Very cool video of the Navy’s new railgun: Some good anaylsis of the program over at the Danger Room.

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Two Black Balls: Piracy and Paranoia

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Predictably, a lot of the coverage of the Costa Allegra has focused on the “pirate infested” waters of the Indian Ocean. Just about the only thing that news organizations KNOW about that part of the world is that there are … Continue reading →

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Happiness costs $107,550

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

They say you can’t buy happiness, but looks like someone has cracked it – having this original Calvin and Hobbes water color would be amazing. This past Wednesday, a 13″ x 10″ watercolor and ink illustration was auctioned. It featured Calvin … Continue reading →

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Glide Slope: Caveats

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

I blogged last week about what would need to happen over the next two weeks for a brokered GOP convention to even remain in the realm of possibility. I argued that Santorum would need to win either Michigan or Arizona … Continue reading →

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Two Black Balls: Costa Allegra adrift in Indian Ocean

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

This will probably turn out to be no big deal, but since the crash of the Costa Concordia, there’s more bad news for the Costa Cruise lines: The Costa Allegra is adrift in the dark more than 200 miles southwest … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a hedgehog

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

From a 2009 CNN interview with this blog’s inspiration, Philip Tetlock: How do you know whether a talking head is a fox or a hedgehog? Count how often they press the brakes on trains of thought. Foxes often qualify their … Continue reading →

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The Day Job

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

A big day at the Fox’s day job: Some background on the program: Description: Mobile User Object System (MUOS) is a narrowband Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) system that supports a worldwide, multi-Service population of mobile and fixed-site terminal users in … Continue reading →

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