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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...

Petra, the third and last day

6 Nov 2025 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Petra dzień trzeci i ostatni Petra Day: The same kilometers as yesterday, but the walking time was shorter. The effort was greater, as after the walk, there was a quick trip to Aqaba, and some decent relaxation. Kilometrów tyle co wczoraj, ale kró...

Exploring Espionage: The IBM Selectric

5 Nov 2025 6 minute read 2 comments Investigator515

We live in an age of information, and as such, we have the world at our fingertips. The evolution of the smartphone has meant that knowledge on pretty much any niche or obscure topics is more often than not easily available. However, this wasn’t alwa...

What The Tech?! Shipping Containers

1 Nov 2025 6 minute read 5 comments Investigator515

In this previous article, we took a look at the evolution of the container ship and explored why it’s been so influential to the modern world. After receiving some great feedback, there was plenty of discussion on the future of the shipping container...