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Just contemplating what would happen if a Russian military aircraft, either in distress or inadvertently, entered airspace over neighbouring countries? Would it be "helped" to land in a NATO country by an escort? Shot down? And would this be different if it was done as a defection? (Not sure...

Quite a number of their more recent aircraft are some sort of co-production and not entirely Russian. I certainly don't underestimate their capabilities. Not least their space technologies: Russian rocket to launch OneWeb satellites Friday despite Ukraine invasion By Mike Wall published...

There is an awful lot of flying within the borders of the Russian Federation and Belarus. The Russians, along with all countries, have some extremely capable people. But it might not be straightforward to produce a substitute for some fancy parts. And they don't have that high a reputation for...

And now they have stopped parts and support: Airbus and Boeing to halt supply of aircraft parts to Russian airlines Aerospace firms suspend services to Russian aviation industry in wake of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine . Western leasing firms will also attempt to repossess jets operated...

*** that. :)

I'm finding the Logitech M350 Pebble works well for me. And is at the inexpensive end of the scale.

I keep thinking how difficult it must be for the Ukraine negotiators to meet with the Russians. The emotional charge must be almost unbearable. And the other day there was a photo of Putin at one end of a huge table - and a group of underlings of whatever sort at the extreme other end. Is he...

Not a problem - just source of mild amusement. Afraid, I've never got on with trackballs. A small mouse - with quite high acceleration - is my choice. And a bit of plywood as a mousemat when on sofa. Got an excellent trackpad on this laptop - and I rarely touch it!

Ah - you've deleted the duplicate post.

Shouldn't that now be your fourth?

One reason I like the Guardian is that it regularly identifies mistakes and will add a correction to an article. Including identifying that they have done so.

The Register has another interesting issue: Ukraine asks ICANN to delete all Russian domains Plus: Namecheap tells customers in Russia they are no longer welcome, citing 'war crimes' Thomas Claburn in San Francisco Tue 1 Mar 2022...

Before the invasion started, it was clear that there were logistics difficulties in maintaining 150,00 (or whatever the real number) military fed and sheltered, in cold weather, in their assembly areas. Must be even more difficult now. And back in WW2, many Germans died of starvation/freezing...

In the tik-toks.

I have seen some impact of the internet in the realm of health. Where once each patient was an island who typically wouldn't know any others with the same issue (unless there was a hereditable factor when others of the same family might be similarly afflicted), we now have possibly 10 or 20%...

It looks like the approach to blowing up cities - including accommodation - is getting even nastier. From where we are, it looks as if a series of secret, hidden and well-protected emplacements could be picking off the enormously extended Russian convoys. And ways of destroying bridges, tunnels...

The Ukraine situation gets to feel ever so close: Russian vessels will be banned from British ports, transport secretary Grant Shapps said on Monday, in an effort to ensure the Kremlin isn’t funding its war effort in Ukraine with sales of oil and gas in the UK. The pledge came as multiple...

Was surprised to see this: Switzerland, a favourite destination for Russian oligarchs, has set aside its tradition of neutrality and announced that it will adopt all the sanctions already imposed by the European Union on Russia. Following a government meeting on Monday, Switzerland’s...

If Russia is going to retain Crimea, the best answer might have been a tunnel to Russia - not through Ukraine. A bridge is too susceptible to being blown up. I have been wondering if anyone in Ukraine sees blowing the bridge as useful thing to do?

The Berlin corridors included three autobahn, three air, as well as two rail and two water corridors.