James Marinero
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I live on a boat and write as I sail slowly around the world. Follow me for a varied story diet: true stories, humor, tech, AI, travel, geopolitics and more. I also write techno thrillers, with six to my name. More of my stories on Medium
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6th Generation Jet Fighters - the Race is On
What is a sixth generation jet fighter? The definition of jet fighter 'generations' is not clear and still argued over by experts and manufacturers, but we can take this as an approximate classification structure and build on that:
By James Marinero3 years ago in The Swamp
GLSDB On The Way To Ukraine
Reuters reported in late November 2022 that the Pentagon was considering sending Ukraine the GLSDB weapon. Then on 20 January 2023 the Telegram channel Ukraine War — Intel News included GLSDB on the extensive list of weapons Ukraine was expecting over the coming weeks.
By James Marinero3 years ago in The Swamp
The Early History of Jet Fighters
My stories are often triggered by books, and a novel I read recently sent me off into the early world of jet fighters. The book is 'Angel, Archangel' by Nick Cook, who was a heavyweight aviation defence journalist in his early career.
By James Marinero3 years ago in FYI
Stratospheric Airships for Elint - And a Stray Chinese Balloon or Two
Latest: China has apologised for the illegal drifting of one of its balloons into US airspace. It resulted in the US Secretary of State cancelling a visit to Beijing citing 'violation of our sovereignty' at a time when diplomatic relations between the countries are arguably at an all time low. It's clearly a major embarrassment for China.
By James Marinero3 years ago in Futurism
China's Coal Role in Global Warming
Hot and humid I’m in Indonesia as I write this and yesterday the first mate and I visited a school so that the pupils could get some experience of listening to native English speakers (although I have a Welsh accent and as the World Cup is about to start they all knew who Gareth Bale is).
By James Marinero3 years ago in Earth
AI Facial Recognition - of Rats?
AI Facial Recognition - of Rats! It's an important step forward in the ongoing battle against this unpleasant pest. It's said that most people are never more than 6 feet away from a rat. No, I don't meant an errant spouse. I mean rattus norvegicus, the brown rat.
By James Marinero3 years ago in Futurism
Jump-Starting Your Heart
I live on a boat and the First Mate and I cross oceans. Should we carry an AED (automated external defibrillator) on our boat? We cannot cater for all emergencies, so how much medical kit should we carry? These are practical questions we have to deal with when planning an ocean voyage. Our medical kit is extensive and we even carry a neck brace.
By James Marinero3 years ago in Lifehack
The Battle of the River Plate
Why this story? I've had an interest in this battle for many years as I knew a man called Jack Lewis, who had served on HMS Exeter as a humble stoker during the battle. Jack was a larger-than-life character whose later careers included being a farmer, a milkman, a scrap merchant and pig-breeder. He always wore wellington boots when I knew him. I had hoped to visit the River Plate one day in my boat, but it looks like the Covid pandemic has now put paid to that plan.
By James Marinero3 years ago in FYI
