Cheap, simple solutions were possible. A light cannon with a radar would kill most drones reliably. But that’s not sexy or rewarding for big defence contractors. (View Post)

That was because the very large crews spent most of their time maintaining their ships. If your ship is a pile of timber and rope, you can practically rebuild it by hand. While it floats. (View Post)

As I understand it, the Usual Suspects were very resistant to specifying a cheaper, simpler drone defence system. So they put all their chips on the laser systems that are beginning to trickle in. Ra… (View Post)

I’m an enthusiast for having - simple regulations - actually enforcing them It’s already fairly simple to find out someone’s employment status. I help do the paperwork for my relatives business. The … (View Post)

That is exactly what this would do. It would aim to close a large number of loopholes as well. The scam where care home owners would invent fake jobs and sell visas for them was just part of what is … (View Post)