03
Jan
A look back at 2021
My statistical year in review
3 min read
Nick Roberts
30
Dec
A walk through the Titan II Missile Complex
Ruminations from inside the steel sphere.
1 min read
07
Dec
December links: Web3 and the third law of motion
Interesting stuff from Early December 2021
7 min read
18
Nov
More November links: Blockfi, Flying the Pitts S-2B, US-China Tensions
Interesting stuff from Mid-November 2021
6 min read
12
Nov
On learning to fly, part II
Part Two: Strategy and tactics for student pilots
9 min read
12
Nov
First aerobatics in a Pitts S-2B
Flew the Pitts Special out of Livermore, CA.
02
Nov
On learning to fly, part I
Part One: Aviation as craft and continuous improvement
6 min read
01
Nov
November links: US-China War Fiction, Drones, Far Cry 6
Interesting stuff from November 2021
4 min read
06
Jun
First solo flight
First solo flight in a Cessna 172 out of San Carlos, CA.
28
Apr
A piece of the mosaic
Jack Scrivener and the Second World War in the Pacific
24 min read
30
Dec
Quick take: F-15E pilot on the new F-15EX
Why is the US buying another fourth generation fighter?
1 min read
29
Dec
A look back at 2020
My statistical year in review
2 min read
28
Dec
Machine minds, human minds
Automatic speech recognition, mental health, and more
1 min read
16
Dec
Around the world with "Guru"
Stories from the C-130, C-17, HJT-16, and more
2 min read
11
Dec
No instruments landing challenge
Cessna 172 based out of San Carlos (SQL).
01
Dec
November links: The fall of the Soviet Union, Ghost Wars, Dan Carlin
Interesting stuff from November 2020
2 min read
01
Dec
Who killed the Soviet Union?
What became of the great nemesis of western capitalism
10 min read
30
Nov
A day at Hill AFB
A private airshow featuring the F-16, F-22, F-35 and KC-135
06
Oct
July-October links: New podcasts, more than you wanted to know about the Cold War
Interesting stuff from July-October 2020
2 min read
08
Aug
From AH-1W SuperCobra pilot to Google product manager
A backyard convo with Mike Christman
1 min read
31
Jul
B-1B and B-52H: Stories from the nuclear mission
A chat with Lieutenant Colonel Ken Peterson
1 min read
28
Jul
The vagabond data scientist
Machine learning on the road
1 min read
05
Jul
Shot down over hostile country
A discussion of Scott O'Grady's ejection and survival in Bosnia, 1995
1 min read
27
Jun
From 0 to Delta First Officer in Three Years
From building intercontinental ballistic missiles to the pilot seat
1 min read
13
Jun
F-15E Fighter Pilot Interview: My Dad
From the RF-4 Phantom II to the F-15E Strike Eagle
1 min read
19
Apr
The machinations of the Federal Reserve in the Coronavirus economy
An explainer on the arcane ecosystem of US banks and the Fed
4 min read
13
Mar
Broken Arrows and Almost-Annihilations
A brief history of nuclear escalation and its nail-biting byproducts.
15 min read
02
Mar
A beginner's startup guide to DCS World in VR
Questions and answers from hardware to tactics
17 min read
26
Dec
A look back at 2019
My statistical year in review
3 min read
24
Aug
Overnight to Emigrant Lake, El Dorado National Forest
A very pretty back-up plan
3 min read
