# Latest **URL:** https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/latest.md?page=4 [Latest](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/latest.md) · [Categories](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/categories.md) · [Tags](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/tags.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [Subsea Mining](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/subsea-mining/6437)
**Author:** [@Gavin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Gavin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 August 2026 00:18 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/subsea-mining/6437 "2026-08-28T00:18:35Z")
A fascinating article – well worth reading. Non-Grok summary – Mother Nature has created enormous resources of valuable metals on the deep sea-bed – multiples of terrestrial reserves. Half a century of data collection … --- ## [Weekly Space Report: China's Landspace Success](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-chinas-landspace-success/6431)
**Author:** [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 August 2026 00:58 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-chinas-landspace-success/6431 "2026-08-24T00:58:37Z")
Highlights: Ship 40 reaches Christmas Island. Cool photos. Held up relatively well. Will attempt to return Ship 40 to Starbase via semi-submersible “Forte”. Forecast 43-48 day trip. Ship 41 heade… --- ## [Clarkson’s Farm](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/clarkson-s-farm/6430)
**Author:** [@civilwestman](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/civilwestman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [23 August 2026 15:17 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/clarkson-s-farm/6430 "2026-08-23T15:17:42Z")
Along with various family members, I’ve been watching the Prime Video series, Clarkson’s Farm. At one level, it is quite entertaining. Jeremy Clarkson, the protagonist, owns and runs a 1000 acre farm on Oxfordshire, UK. … --- ## [This Week’s Book Review - Captain Drew's World](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/this-week-s-book-review-captain-drews-world/6432)
**Author:** [@Seawriter](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Seawriter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 August 2026 12:19 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/this-week-s-book-review-captain-drews-world/6432 "2026-08-23T12:19:01Z")
Looking for a good read? Here is a recommendation. I have an unusual approach to reviewing books. I review books I feel merit a review. Each review is an opportunity to recommend a book. If I do not think a book is wo… --- ## [Agility Robotics “Digit” Human-Centric Robot](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/agility-robotics-digit-human-centric-robot/3016)
**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [23 August 2026 01:17 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/agility-robotics-digit-human-centric-robot/3016 "2026-08-23T01:17:59Z")
Agility Robotics describes its “Digit” robot as “human-centric”—designed to work in human environments alongside humans—but not humanoid: any resemblance to the human form is due to functional requirements. The legs, fo… --- ## [Everyone Has Problems - Real Estate Edition](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/everyone-has-problems-real-estate-edition/6429)
**Author:** [@Gavin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Gavin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [22 August 2026 14:33 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/everyone-has-problems-real-estate-edition/6429 "2026-08-22T14:33:08Z")
Flood of discounted auction homes deepens China’s property slump - Asia Times One wonders what will be the longer-term ramifications of this decline in property prices – in a country that has a declining population and … --- ## [Weekly Space Report: SpaceX IPO!](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-spacex-ipo/6371)
**Author:** [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [21 August 2026 04:32 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-spacex-ipo/6371 "2026-08-21T04:32:41Z")
Highlights: Booster 20 Cryo Testing at Massey’s, now back for engine install Massey’s small test fire stand cleaned up. Ship hot fires expected soon. Booster 21 spotted nearing completion Gigas… --- ## [Long March Competition for Spacex](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/long-march-competition-for-spacex/6398)
**Author:** [@Gavin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Gavin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [19 August 2026 13:50 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/long-march-competition-for-spacex/6398 "2026-08-19T13:50:56Z")
Earlier today, first Chinese successful recovery of a reusable Long March 10B rocket – using a “net”-type capture mechanism rather than Spacex’s very precise engine control on Falcon or the capture arms for Starship. St… --- ## [An Experiment to Form a Radio Communication Channel in a Marine Environment](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/an-experiment-to-form-a-radio-communication-channel-in-a-marine-environment/2208)
**Author:** [@jabowery](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/jabowery)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [16 August 2026 15:47 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/an-experiment-to-form-a-radio-communication-channel-in-a-marine-environment/2208 "2026-08-16T15:47:19Z")
The 2021 paper, An Experiment to Form a Radio Communication Channel in a Marine Environment will, of course, strike most as crackpot physics since not only is it from a Russian institute (Tomsk Polytechnic University) it… --- ## [This Week’s Book Review - Tomato Wyrm](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/this-week-s-book-review-tomato-wyrm/6428)
**Author:** [@Seawriter](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Seawriter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 August 2026 13:20 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/this-week-s-book-review-tomato-wyrm/6428 "2026-08-16T13:20:50Z")
Looking for a good read? Here is a recommendation. I have an unusual approach to reviewing books. I review books I feel merit a review. Each review is an opportunity to recommend a book. If I do not think a book is wo… --- ## [Weekly Space Report: Ship 40 Still Floating!](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-ship-40-still-floating/6427)
**Author:** [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 August 2026 14:33 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-ship-40-still-floating/6427 "2026-08-15T14:33:53Z")
Highlights: Ship 40 recovery mixed progress Static fire delayed? Pad 2 refurbishment may be the reason. Pad servicing “jig” constructed to replace scaffold each time. Tower cladding being added,… --- ## [The Two Front War](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-two-front-war/6426)
**Author:** [@Gavin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Gavin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [14 August 2026 18:58 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-two-front-war/6426 "2026-08-14T18:58:07Z")
The things we forget! I vaguely remember once learning that the USSR and Japan never signed a peace treaty at the end of WWII. In a sense, WWII never ended. Now Russia may find itself facing a re-militarizing Japan in… --- ## [Aviation Safety Open Thread](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/aviation-safety-open-thread/5718)
**Author:** [@CTLaw](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/CTLaw)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [14 August 2026 17:01 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/aviation-safety-open-thread/5718 "2026-08-14T17:01:05Z")
Docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106517 --- ## [The "Fauci Diary" EXPOSES His Dangerous Hubris](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-fauci-diary-exposes-his-dangerous-hubris/6410)
**Author:** [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [13 August 2026 05:17 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-fauci-diary-exposes-his-dangerous-hubris/6410 "2026-08-13T05:17:43Z")
--- ## [Possible juror misconduct jeopardizes Maxwell conviction](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/possible-juror-misconduct-jeopardizes-maxwell-conviction/686)
**Author:** [@CTLaw](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/CTLaw)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [11 August 2026 19:44 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/possible-juror-misconduct-jeopardizes-maxwell-conviction/686 "2026-08-11T19:44:27Z")
--- ## [My interview Kanyuk, a foreign volunteer soldier for Ukraine \\ stacker news](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/my-interview-kanyuk-a-foreign-volunteer-soldier-for-ukraine-stacker-news/6425)
**Author:** [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 August 2026 04:21 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/my-interview-kanyuk-a-foreign-volunteer-soldier-for-ukraine-stacker-news/6425 "2026-08-11T04:21:25Z")
I apologize for a new thread on Ukraine Peter Todd is one of the smartest men in the world of bitcoin, especially cyber security and open source development --- ## [Let Apollo Astronaut Ed White's Youthful Sacrifice Be a Lesson To Us All](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/let-apollo-astronaut-ed-whites-youthful-sacrifice-be-a-lesson-to-us-all/6422)
**Author:** [@jabowery](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/jabowery)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [10 August 2026 14:25 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/let-apollo-astronaut-ed-whites-youthful-sacrifice-be-a-lesson-to-us-all/6422 "2026-08-10T14:25:37Z")
Exercise is nature’s own heart bypass surgery. The autopsy of Apollo 1 astronaut Ed White, killed in a capsule fire, showed severe arteriosclerosis that would have killed others. What saved him? A lifetime of exercise… --- ## [This Week’s Book Review - Dead Man's Ridge](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/this-week-s-book-review-dead-mans-ridge/6420)
**Author:** [@Seawriter](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Seawriter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [9 August 2026 12:22 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/this-week-s-book-review-dead-mans-ridge/6420 "2026-08-09T12:22:21Z")
Looking for a good read? Here is a recommendation. I have an unusual approach to reviewing books. I review books I feel merit a review. Each review is an opportunity to recommend a book. If I do not think a book is wo… --- ## [The Cheap Seats: SCANALYST at the Movies](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-cheap-seats-scanalyst-at-the-movies/4211)
**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [9 August 2026 01:56 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-cheap-seats-scanalyst-at-the-movies/4211 "2026-08-09T01:56:18Z")
If you enjoy classic movies and find yourself bored with the endless series of sequels and reboots from present-day Hollywood, each striving to be more woke, transgressive, and aligned with the momentary obsessions of th… --- ## [The Costs of Democracy](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-costs-of-democracy/6417)
**Author:** [@Gavin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Gavin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [9 August 2026 00:20 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-costs-of-democracy/6417 "2026-08-09T00:20:45Z")
An article worth reading, written from an Indian perspective, with implications that go far beyond education. China’s bamboo growth model vs. India’s eucalyptus growth model - Asia Times … India, freed from British rul… --- ## [Upcoming $101,000,000 Age-reversal X-Prize](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/upcoming-101-000-000-age-reversal-x-prize/2614)
**Author:** [@jabowery](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/jabowery)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [8 August 2026 18:53 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/upcoming-101-000-000-age-reversal-x-prize/2614 "2026-08-08T18:53:40Z")
I’ve previously discussed the tragic fall from objective-judging-criterion grace by both the Methuselah Mouse Prize (which inspired my approach to the Hutter Prize) and the X-Prize Foundation, after their i… --- ## [Toroidal Mass Flow Aerodynamic EHD Thrust for "UFOs"](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/toroidal-mass-flow-aerodynamic-ehd-thrust-for-ufos/4406)
**Author:** [@jabowery](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/jabowery)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [8 August 2026 17:37 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/toroidal-mass-flow-aerodynamic-ehd-thrust-for-ufos/4406 "2026-08-08T17:37:40Z")
Begging the indulgence of esteemed colleagues, whose critique of my prior post about UFO technology, brought a quick and merciful death to that line of inquiry, below will be another line of inquiry; but first a brief di… --- ## [Weekly Space Report: Recovering Ship 40](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-recovering-ship-40/6419)
**Author:** [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 August 2026 12:49 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-recovering-ship-40/6419 "2026-08-08T12:49:26Z")
No highlights today. Traveling home. --- ## [Demographic Collapse around the World](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/demographic-collapse-around-the-world/3833)
**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [7 August 2026 17:47 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/demographic-collapse-around-the-world/3833 "2026-08-07T17:47:43Z")
--- ## [SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy Thirteenth Flight Test](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/spacex-starship-super-heavy-thirteenth-flight-test/6400)
**Author:** [@CTLaw](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/CTLaw)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [6 August 2026 11:49 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/spacex-starship-super-heavy-thirteenth-flight-test/6400 "2026-08-06T11:49:21Z")
This topic discusses the forthcoming SpaceX thirteenth flight test of the integrated Starship (#40) and Super Heavy booster (#20), currently scheduled for launch no earlier than 2026-07-16 22:45 UTC with a … --- ## [The Problems of the Wealthy ... and Governments](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-problems-of-the-wealthy-and-governments/6416)
**Author:** [@Gavin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Gavin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [5 August 2026 15:11 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-problems-of-the-wealthy-and-governments/6416 "2026-08-05T15:11:51Z")
One of these little items that directly concerns only a tiny minority of the human race, and tends to fly under the radar. However, it may be a very important harbinger in today’s over-indebted world. Bottom line is th… --- ## [Job-Less Utopia Macroeconomics in the Age of AGI by Marcus Hutter](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/job-less-utopia-macroeconomics-in-the-age-of-agi-by-marcus-hutter/6412)
**Author:** [@jabowery](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/jabowery)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [4 August 2026 14:25 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/job-less-utopia-macroeconomics-in-the-age-of-agi-by-marcus-hutter/6412 "2026-08-04T14:25:35Z")
Marcus Hutter is now weighing into the AGI political economy fray with his first book in 25 years: PS: I have never discussed macrosocial issues with Marcus and I only mentioned macrosocial dynamics model selection … --- ## [Dr. Fauci’s Diary](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/dr-fauci-s-diary/6415)
**Author:** [@Hypatia](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Hypatia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [2 August 2026 17:27 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/dr-fauci-s-diary/6415 "2026-08-02T17:27:26Z")
I’m glad he kept one! Never mind the :heart: and :cherry\_blossom::tulip: about his secret passion (for himself.) The fact is, Covid and our government’s response was SO traumatic we’ve all kinda turned way from it. … --- ## [This Week’s Book Review - A Death In Good Society](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/this-week-s-book-review-a-death-in-good-society/6414)
**Author:** [@Seawriter](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Seawriter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [2 August 2026 12:18 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/this-week-s-book-review-a-death-in-good-society/6414 "2026-08-02T12:18:06Z")
Looking for a good read? Here is a recommendation. I have an unusual approach to reviewing books. I review books I feel merit a review. Each review is an opportunity to recommend a book. If I do not think a book is wo… --- ## [Weekly Space Report: More Starship TF13 Followup](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-more-starship-tf13-followup/6413)
**Author:** [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [1 August 2026 13:40 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/weekly-space-report-more-starship-tf13-followup/6413 "2026-08-01T13:40:47Z")
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