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Just an odd story.... Saw notice of new book Girls of Flight City concerning R.A.F. pilots that were trained in the U.S.A. during WWII. Quite the opposite of the usual yank soldiers in England story that's been told too much, e.g. in film. Turns out

Odd recommendation:  Dead Eyes podcast. I think this started with a reddit post but I've gotten lost on a rabbit-trail.  Apparently, way back in 2000 when Tom Hanks was casting Band of Brothers, erstwhile actor Connor Ratliff got the job of a an aide to then-Captain Dick Winters -- except

Watched Amundsen (2019) on AmazonPrime - good standard biopic with just a bit of confusing flashback timelines. Fun, old-fashioned special effects and fine Ennio Morricone score. As always, the real-life story (at least according to Wikipedia) is much more convoluted, involved, and obsessive. But the interesting part of the wikipedia

Price vs Resolution vs TimeMy first home computer monitor was a 13" black and white RCA TV which needed a special radio-frequency modulator card to get connected to my Digial Group Z-80-based system. It showed 24 lines of 80 ASCII characters. It cost $90. Of course, it also could get

(note... 👍👍 must see... 👍 recommended...  👎 skip it...  if there's no indication, meh, take it or leave it)using Reelgood to confirm where to watchMisc Fiction👍 The Flight Attendant (HBO Max) - just started watching; quirky, murder mystery starring Kaley Cuoco, a.k.a. Penny from The Big Bang Theory. Recycled plot

Everything old is new again....You may know that decades ago I worked on AFS -- the Andrew File System -- while at the Center for Information Technology Integration office at The University of Michigan. I later introduced AFS to Morgan Stanley and thereafter wrote "Managing AFS" the book for

Grandad's CarsThere's a guy on twitter who will identify olde-type autos in family photos, so I asked him for some help. The first picture is of my Grandad and Grandma in rumble seat somewhere in Florida (Miami?): And here's a picture of my Grandad's four brothers and three cars. Not

(n.b. a couple Skywalker spoilers below) Ford v FerrariSome of the most fun I've had at the movies in a long time, a long time. Bigger than life and action packed, the story of how Ford and Carrol Shelby took on Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans is terrific.

See, they don't know what a "Martini" is, all they know is the Martini brand vermouth which comes dry (white) or sweet (red). Now I don't mind at all that they prefer their local Martini brand over the cocktail - but the thing is they don't even know that such