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What The Tech?! The UART

30 Nov 2025 4 minute read 4 comments Investigator515

In just a few decades, we went from magnetic tape to the cassette, before moving to the Compact Disc and eventually, fully digital and streamable media. And while these iterations provide huge benefits around things like storage capacity or quality,...

Exploring Espionage: The Hollow Nickel

30 Nov 2025 5 minute read 0 comments Investigator515

A single coin paid to a 14-year-old boy would expose a Soviet spy. In the aftermath of WW2, the stage had been set for some serious spying. In a world still reeling from the social and economic aftermath of total war, the presence of nuclear weapons...

The Chill Hits Your Body Instantly

29 Nov 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Melina Mehr

Some days are good, some not so much, and some make up for all the pain of the bad ones. This time, I decided to write about a good day.   When we were kids, the essay topic  called “How did you spend your summer?” always gave me a headache. My famil...

The Story of Thanksgiving

27 Nov 2025 3 minute read 1 comment Learn With Hatty

Most of us grow up with the idea that Thanksgiving started with one perfect meal in Plymouth in 1621, but the real story is much wider and messier. Long before the Pilgrims, Europeans in North America were already holding religious “thanksgivings” to...

Our World Gets Weirder

23 Nov 2025 1 minute read 6 comments Melina Mehr

Hey guys After all this time, I’m back. I’d love to say I’m absolutely bursting with excitement for life, but let’s be real, that would be stretching it. Still, there’s hope in me, at least enough to keep pedaling. If I ever lost that, tell me why I...

Inferno in the Heart of One of World Oldest Forests

21 Nov 2025 1 minute read 2 comments Melina Mehr

  The Flames Devouring Forest Once more, This time in the Hyrcanian Forests, one of the oldest forest in the world.   A video has been shared showing the forests around Elit village in northern Iran on fire. It really looks like a complete hell.I fir...

MEDIUM.COM: Exploring New Grounds

18 Nov 2025 1 minute read 2 comments YouveBeenGreeked

Quick mini-post just to let you guys know: Yes I'm alive. Been busy with work, money, and now, trying out a programming course to try and get some better work, AND: I'm now posting my blogs onto a new site as well: medium.com. For clarity: these are...

Exploring Esionage: The RC-135 Rivet Joint

16 Nov 2025 4 minute read 0 comments Investigator515

As the saying goes, “if it ain’t broke, then don’t fix it” sometimes, things turn out that way with intelligence gathering aircraft as well. While some platforms are destined for a short life with an enduring legacy, some that have been featured have...

What The Tech?! Computer Aided Design

15 Nov 2025 6 minute read 5 comments Investigator515

If you’ve been reading for a while, you’ve probably realised that this particular author has a giant soft spot for high-performance aircraft. And while there’s been plenty of writing done in the past regarding these platforms, one thing that hasn’t b...

Coin Couture: Aksum, Alexander the Great and Augmented Reality

8 Nov 2025 2 minute read 0 comments mildandred

In a fascinating article titled "The Evolution of Coin Design: Tracing History from Ancient to Modern Times", coins are elevated from being mere currency to being conversations that weave together "our past, present and dreams for tomorrow". Taking t...