James Marinero
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I live on a boat and write as I sail slowly around the world. Follow me for a varied story diet: true stories, humor, tech, AI, travel, geopolitics and more. I also write techno thrillers, with six to my name. More of my stories on Medium
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Stop the World Wide Web with a Bucket and Spade
Here’s a story about how vulnerable the internet really is. It started this morning with an email problem. eMail problem? This morning my email would not download. I was getting a ‘server refused connection’ error. So, I used webmail and got in another way. Literally.
By James Marinero3 years ago in 01
U2S Dragonlady - a Solid Elint Workhorse
The U-2 Dragon Lady is a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that was developed by Lockheed Martin in the 1950s. It was designed to fly at altitudes of up to 70,000 feet, making it difficult to detect by radar and air defenses. The U-2 has played a vital role in the U.S. military’s intelligence-gathering efforts for over six decades, and it remains an important part of the U.S. Air Force’s fleet even today.
By James Marinero3 years ago in 01
Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough with a Tokamak: 17 Minutes
The only way to solve the world’s power problems I’m a great supporter of the proposition that nuclear fusion energy should be a critical component of the world’s future power generation strategy. Recent advances bring the realisation closer.
By James Marinero3 years ago in Futurism
6th Generation Jet Fighters - the Race is On
What is a sixth generation jet fighter? The definition of jet fighter 'generations' is not clear and still argued over by experts and manufacturers, but we can take this as an approximate classification structure and build on that:
By James Marinero3 years ago in The Swamp
GLSDB On The Way To Ukraine
Reuters reported in late November 2022 that the Pentagon was considering sending Ukraine the GLSDB weapon. Then on 20 January 2023 the Telegram channel Ukraine War — Intel News included GLSDB on the extensive list of weapons Ukraine was expecting over the coming weeks.
By James Marinero3 years ago in The Swamp
The Early History of Jet Fighters
My stories are often triggered by books, and a novel I read recently sent me off into the early world of jet fighters. The book is 'Angel, Archangel' by Nick Cook, who was a heavyweight aviation defence journalist in his early career.
By James Marinero3 years ago in FYI
Stratospheric Airships for Elint - And a Stray Chinese Balloon or Two
Latest: China has apologised for the illegal drifting of one of its balloons into US airspace. It resulted in the US Secretary of State cancelling a visit to Beijing citing 'violation of our sovereignty' at a time when diplomatic relations between the countries are arguably at an all time low. It's clearly a major embarrassment for China.
By James Marinero3 years ago in Futurism
