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  1. Grey Havoc

    Ben Bova passes away

    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. :(
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    • 2020 20th century 21st century covid-19 famous authors greats sci-fi wuhan coronavirus
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    Gracias Diego

    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/...
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    • 2020 20th century 21st century sport
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  3. Grey Havoc

    The return of Vinyl records

    Thought we already had a thread touching on this general subject, but could not find it for the life of me. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54904756
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    • 20th century 21st century acetate discs cool lacquers lp record master discs phonograph record
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  4. Grey Havoc

    The smallest active duty vessel in the USN?

    https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a33766522/tiny-boat-smallest-ship-us-navy/ View: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/ifa0ns/the_smallest_activeduty_vessel_mini_tug_of_the/
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    • 21st century boomin beaver chuck's boat and drive mini tug security tug tugboat united states navy
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    • Forum: Military
  5. Grey Havoc

    Bundeswehr G36 rifle replacement

    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/...
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    • 2017 2020 21st century haenel mk556 heckler & koch hk416 hk433
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  6. Grey Havoc

    McKinley Climatic Laboratory

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eavbt2GLRLg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKinley_Climatic_Laboratory
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    • 20th century 21st century building 440 cold war eglin air force base us army air force usaf world war ii
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  7. Grey Havoc

    Sino-Russian new generation SSK project (2020)

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton/2020/08/27/china-and-russia-in-mysterious-new-submarine-project/#6706d54f1629
  8. Mr London 24/7

    ‘Mad Max’ (US/RUS) Road Wars in Syria

    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...
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    • 2020 21st century cold war ii late 2010s syrian civil war
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  9. Grey Havoc

    Reactive Stiffening Armor System

    In other words bulletproof vests utilising what is in effect ERA. o_O http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6474213.html https://www.wired.com/2009/03/extreme-protect/ Might work with armored NBC suits and even infantry exoskeleton systems. But tactical vests?! I think I might have heard about...
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    • 2002 21st century cyberpunk explosive reactive armor mad science next-generation body armor reactive vests southwest research institute united states army war on terror
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  10. Grey Havoc

    Sturddlefish

    https://thetakeout.com/sturddlefish-scientists-accidentally-create-new-specie-1844466716 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/7/753/htm
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    • 2010s 2020 21st century genetic engineering genetic modification gmos
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  11. Grey Havoc

    Narco-antennas

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-telecoms-cartels-specialreport/special-report-drug-cartel-narco-antennas-make-life-dangerous-for-mexicos-cell-tower-repairmen-idUSKCN24G1DN?il=0
  12. covert_shores

    Narco Submarines: Covert Shores Recognition Guide - H I Sutton, March 2020

    Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Narco-Submarines-Covert-Shores-Recognition/dp/B086G11WMM My third book, this time attempting to make sense of the many and varied 'narco submarines' used by drug smugglers. Mostly between Colombia and Mexico, but also in the Atlantic. As well as piecing together...
  13. Grey Havoc

    Turns out that today's date is a palindrome (02/02/2020)

    https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-the-papers-51345055
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    • 2020 21st century 22nd century bbc leap year palindromes sunday the 2nd of february 2020 sunday times
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  14. Grey Havoc

    An alternative to Soylent Green?

    ;) https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51019798
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  15. Grey Havoc

    The United States Territory of Greenland?

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-eyes-a-new-real-estate-purchase-greenland-11565904223 https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSS3N23B02I https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/us/politics/trump-greenland.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49367792
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    • 21st century alaska purchase expansion interesting times louisiana purchase united states
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