FPT: The United States has often used two insect names for warships, Hornet and Wasp. The two most famous with those names were WW II carriers -- and both were lost in Pacific campaigns. https://en.w… (View Post)

Some years ago, an Israeli firm was experimenting with interchangeable batteries for electric cars. You would pull up to a charging store, they would remove your old battery, and replace it with a fu… (View Post)

Foxy - For several years now, my local King County library has had a charging station in its basement parking garage. And recently I have seen cars actually being charged there. (For a while, I was b… (View Post)

Report: As I hoped, the Canadian flag was flying at the condominium on Lake Washington, where I have seen it, on so many Canada Days before. (On a serious point: NAFTA has proved to be an economic su… (View Post)

Off topic, but timely: Happy Canada Day to our northern neighbors! And I don't think they will mind if I mention this story: A few years ago, Canadians were coming down into US shopping malls ne… (View Post)