Ivanhoe

Hunter, before he got on the pipe.

If I'm reading the tea leaves correctly, dual diesels driving a 2-into-1 gearbox driving a single screw. 76mm gun is a bit much for fisheries enforcement!

Profits? It's unmanly to ever sell a gun.

I think we've moved on to the Greater Arctic Co-Prosperity Sphere. Only half-joking, considering the PRC's "friendly" statements and activities in the Arctic region. They've mentioned a "Polar Silk Road" initiative.

aircraft machine gun test stand;

USS Maddox (DD-731), typhoon Cobra, December 17, 1944. I read a blurb that stated that three DDs were lost in that typhoon. The Maddox survived.

p.s. I am digging that boat; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knud_Rasmussen-class_patrol_vessel 200 ft LWL, 76mm main gun, 2 x .50BMGs, SAMs, torps. 3000 nmi range. Unfortunately, only 17 kts cruise speed. Only $82M USD per hull according to Wikipedia. Put some more horses under the hood, it would be an awesome joint Dane/US project.

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/norfolk/secretary-of-the-navy-visits-hampton-roads-to-understand-shipbuilding-delays-workforce-shortages/291-bf79baf6-6764-4b02-bb0e-923db8e4a19a?utm_medium=social His statements, or quotes thereof, are kinda wobbly. That said, he does mention "requirement issues" which are a major part of the problem. The whole pipeline from funding to fleet ops requires repairs at many/most points in the pipeline.

Ungoogled Chromium can be gotten here; https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium

So now there is the possibility that Google will be forced to divest its Chrome browser group from the rest of Google. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/chrome-on-the-chopping-block-as-googles-search-antitrust-trial-moves-forward/ In situations like this, I'm not too comfortable with the courts having essentially dictatorial power over private firms, especially when there are usable alternatives in the market.

It has been bruited before that unis should be forced to cover student loan payments that are in default.

I guess the next episode of this guy's career is head of the DNC. He certainly checks off most of the boxes;

Well, in that case let's save some WWI and WWII ships from the knacker's yard.