The Ukrainian unmanned ground vehicles
I am very interested in the rapid technological development the Ukrainians have brought to the defense of their country. Out numbered, out gunned, and out financed through a smaller GDP than Russia, Ukraine is really fighting an uphill battle. Where Ukraine is excelling is innovation of technology, and military tactics. The Ukrainians are really taking…
The end of Old Spice in Australia
It took me ages to realise, Old Spice aftershave was discontinued in Australia in November 2021. I still have a bottle stashed away, I do not recall when I purchased it, so that was some time ago. Even Old Spice deodorant is no longer available at the major supermarkets so I don’t think they have…
The Nomos Tetra
The Nomos Tetra is an interesting square timepiece, this is certainly a timepiece that is needed to be tried on in a boutique to see if it works for you. The square timepiece is not a new design, the first square timepieces were introduced in 1904 and square case sales are relatively modest compared to…
The negotiated end of the Iran war
I am still trying to get my head around this latest Donald Trump fiasco, only the dumbest MAGA devotee cannot see this ceasefire for what it is, a victory to Iran. The centrepiece of the negotiations is the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, wow, that is to take the gulf back to the pre-war…
Mocking Trump – the Belgium football team comes through
What a match it turned out to be, I do not follow soccer, I do have a basic grasp of the rules and I certainly know the difference between a yellow card and a red card. What I do not understand is how a US President can phone the head of FIFA and get a…
The road to nowhere and the the mid-range drone
With Ukrainian mid-range drones targeting Russian resupply through occupied Ukraine, sometimes described as the land-bridge connecting Russia to Crimea, Russian forces are facing severe logistics issues. What we are observing is the Russian summer offensive crawling along, it is getting mauled. Ukraine had already set a target of destroying 50,000 Russian troops a month. What…
Is Crimea an island now?
From what we are learning, I think it is increasingly unlikely Ukraine will mount an invasion of Crimea anytime soon. This is because they don’t need to, instead they are cutting supply to Crimea, effectively starving the peninsula from effective resupply. There are a couple of routes into Crimea, firstly there is the Kerch Bridge…
Hitting Moscow with drones
The Russian attack on Kyiv saw the historic 17th-century Kyiv Pechersk Lavra damaged, the Russians are targeting not just military assets, they go after the population, they hit schools, they hit hospitals, they hit personal residences. When Russia is losing momentum on the battlefield, they launch attacks on the population of Ukraine with the intention…
Russian oil headed to India
When I first read about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepting Russian oil, I viewed this as an opportunistic economic abuse that is letting down fellow Quad members. But what if there is an actual cohesive strategy here? What if India is supported by western nations allowing Russian oil to flow at prices that do…
Pauline Hanson and the ‘Fire the Liar’ campaign
I will begin this post by stating that I have never been a fan of Pauline Hanson, and I am not a supporter of her political party One Nation. I do not endorse her popularist views and I do not particularly like how she presents herself. That being said, what I am witnessing is the…
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Observations in an undemocratic world 