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Radar gaps threaten millions as severe weather season ramps up in U.S. All, Many of you know that I am a bit incensed that the entirety of our amateur radio coverage area is massively under-served by weather radar. I have griped and opined on the matter in a number of places and a number of ways. Then, I read a Washington Post story on the topic....
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Could the Shingles Vaccine Help Reduce Dementia Risk? All, Here is an interesting health story that caught my attention, particularly because it involves a vaccine many of us either have already received or are old enough to be thinking about. A new study has found an association between the Shingrix shingles vaccine and a substanti...
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The Only Plan After a Biological Attack Is Survival. That Means Devolution. All, A few days ago I posted the Wall Street Journal article AI Chatbots Know How to Make Deadly Biological Weapons. Some Will Teach You. That article examined how artificial intelligence may be lowering the technical barrier for people seeking to create biological weapons. T...
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AI Chatbots Know How to Make Deadly Biological Weapons. Some Will Teach You. All, This morning I read this interesting, if not somewhat disturbing, Wall Street Journal piece: AI Chatbots Know How to Make Deadly Biological Weapons. Some Will Teach You. and I thought some others in the Club would find it interesting as well. That link is to a free "gift" v...
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Will Anyone Buy This Cheap EV Truck With Hand-Crank Windows and No Radio? All, I spotted the video to the right in my X feed and listened to it while driving the other day. I had never heard of the truck before then, but listening to the clip I learned it was kind of done on the lowdown. Jeff Bezos underwrote it and I have to say, the thing is pret...
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After new drug’s ‘unprecedented’ results for pancreatic cancer, doctors… All, I try to be careful to only post news here that I think has widespread appeal. I know some of the members of the Club do not initially think to look here, but hopefully the occasional piece I post will get someone's attention. I always hope someone finds them to be someth...
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North Texas tornado hunters: Inside the art (and science) of storm chasing All, Some of our Club members are quite active as storm chasers up in our area. I was fascinated that Jesse Hawila of WFAA TV in Dallas actually takes time off from his job as the #2 meteorologist at WFAA TV in Dallas in order to indulge his hobby as a storm chaser. Too bad he...
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Buc-ee’s rival ramps up Texas takeover with $1.65M expansion plans All, I spotted this April 28, 2026 headline - Buc-ee's rival ramps up Texas takeover with $1.65M expansion plans - and thought it might spark some interest with Club members. From the article "Buc-ee's rivals may be popping up left and right in the Lone Star State, but one of t...
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Officer-involved shooting leaves suspect dead, DPS Trooper injured All, I have carried a firearm just about daily since being victimized by a knife attack in my late teens. I lived in the "big city" then, so rural America some might not see the same daily threat suggesting the need to always go armed. I am here to tell you that evil can happe...
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44-YEARS: Paris remembers deadly 1982 tornado All, Last week MyParisNews.com ran a bit of a fluffy piece - 44-YEARS: Paris remembers deadly 1982 tornado - that I am linking to because it was on April 2, 1982 and I wanted everyone to have the reminder. Forty-four years ago, 1982, I was a year out of high school, in college,...
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FCC Bans Routers All, I just made a post in Digital Knowledge (FCC Bans Foreign Routers), saying it didn't neatly fit into the Announcements or News areas. But these two articles - US regulator bans imports of new foreign-made routers, citing security concerns and FCC Bans Wireless Router Impor...
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US used powerful mystery weapon that brought Venezuelan soldiers to their knees All, It isn't directly related to ham radio, but you have to wonder if the technology used to create this - US used powerful mystery weapon that brought Venezuelan soldiers to their knees during Maduro raid: witness account - would cause amateur radio any issues. For reading th...
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What Time Should You Wake Up? Probably Not 5 a.m. All, The airline industry regularly has us take a class that teaches many of the tips of the Wall Street Journal article What Time Should You Wake Up? Probably Not 5 a.m. (That is a free "Gift" link. Please let me know if you have any issues opening and reading it.) Why? Bec...
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U.S. Bans New China-Made Drones, Sparking Outrage Among Pilots All, Reading news over coffee this morning I spotted a headline that might affect all of us going forward. This Wall Street Journal article U.S. Bans New China-Made Drones, Sparking Outrage Among Pilots (free link) was informative, but unclear on one point - When does the ban t...
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First death reported from meat allergy caused by tick bite (November 13, 2025) All, I recently read First death reported from meat allergy caused by tick bite (November 13, 2025) and passed it along to Kathy. Wow...unreal. After making the previous post Ticks & Lyme Disease, two Wall Street Journal articles on the topic back in July I had planned to ...
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