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tom's Hardware reports that the Royal Navy will start equipping its  Type 45 destroyers with this new laser weapon in 2027. The weapon  can target hit a coin-sized target travelling 400 mph from one kilometer away. DragonFire is a 50 kW-class fiber-combined laser developed  by a consortium of UK defense companies. Each shot uses about $13 in energy. That makes it less expensive to shoot the little bugger than a fancy cocktail costs in most bars. It can be used to obliterate incoming drones before they hit the destroyer. DragonFire blasting a speck of dust a half-mile away Just kidding, it hit a flying target bigger than dust As we would expect,  DragonFire uses a spectral beam-combining architecture that merges multiple glass-fiber laser sources into a single beam with near diffraction-limited quality. Yikes!! That's really good!! It has a stabilized turret that houses the beam director, electro-optical sensors, and a secondary tracking laser for continuous target i...

 You are on a galactic cruise, and your ship decides to visit an out of the way place called Earth.  Pretty much an isolated  place.  “Damn, these people are strange.  You won’t believe what they do in order to reproduce.”   “Watching motorized vehicles go around in circles for hours  and hours fascinates them.” What are the weird things that the Earthers do that surprise you? J. P. Bunny

  Time to revisit this again.  When Bunny cleans the park, sometimes the mothers with acknowledge Bunny and say thank you.  Today, a mother and her kid were walking by, and she made sure the kid said thank you as well.  Brightened up Bunny’s day.     What little things brighten your day? J.P. Bunny

 Geri is in Minnesota with her daughter and my son is traveling through Australia. My brother is at home in Minnesota with his family as well. I have my ex here, but she won't want to see me (for obvious reasons) and friends who in past years have opened up their homes to myself (if I am on my own) or the both of us. I still live in a senior's building and last year one welcomed us to their family gathering in the building. Good time had by all. This year I might accept an invite or two but intend to stick to myself. No, not for any sad reason. I just want to enjoy the 4 days off work, the relaxation, and the chance to listen to the kind of music I can't play when Geri is here. I might also take a break from politics, news, world affairs, and watch some "me" movies.  I might pop in here on occasion if anyone posts a thread or leaves a comment, otherwise taking a break. So, what are YOUR plans, if you care to share? Family? Christian or secular celebrations? Lots o...

  Grill with AI thanks to Traeger One of the things I get excited about when April arrives is that it's not long until the summer. And that means we can break out some of the  best grills  and get cooking!  The company has got in touch to pitch us "MEAT-AI Grilling Glasses" with the following features: Heads-Up Display (HUD):  Key cooking data like temperature and time projected directly into your field of vision, no more checking your phone Doneness Detection:  Utilizing thermal imaging allows cooks to see heat zones and cooking progress  “Meat Vision” : Correct cuts technology guides every slice from the first to the last  Recipe Radar:  Take a look through your fridge and cabinets, and let your glasses create a meal  Sear in the Dark:  Day or night, see your meats perfectly with night vision technology Capture Your Cooks:  Built-in capability to document and share your BBQ moments with friends (Image credit: Traeger)

  Judge admonished for making racially insensitive remarks to Black defendant and being snarky with public defenders. A  Florida  judge is facing a public reprimand after he made racially insensitive remarks when he asked a Black man if he ever "chopped cotton before." According to the commission's  findings , Jordan was presiding over a plea hearing for a 33-year-old Black woman in a felony battery case in July 2025. The state was asking Jordan to impose 30 hours of community service. Jordan asked the defendant's great-uncle if he owned any farm land. "All my family's farming," Jordan said, according to the commission. "They'd love me out there. You ever chopped cotton before? You know what that is? You take a hoe and you knock out the weeds. That'll straighten you up real quick doing that stuff." The judge has been on the bench since 2005, per his  biography  page. The Florida Supreme Court will hand down the punishment for Jordan bas...