I liked this bit: "As Reid explained it, the dispatches were written in “party speak”—“a secret language of Chinese officialdom”—which he was able to decode but which even native speakers of Man… (View Post)

That's excellent. Bot you and the Appeal Judge. It reminds me of some of the early convictions on computer evidence that were on very shaky ground when properly scrutinised. Or indeed the early … (View Post)

I'm actually quite shaken by that report. And not just the salvage op costing about 3% of the price of the plane. Just two of a number of points. It's actually possible to have the intake b… (View Post)

So it is - thanks for the warning. Potted Exsumm: https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/f-35b-lightning-crash-inquiry-reveals-factors-involved/ Thing itself: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/serv… (View Post)

More to go wrong, more to stick out and appear on radart, I expect. One would think F/Lt Prune would notice something funny when he tried the throttle, but perhaps doing the equivalent of a mag drop … (View Post)