Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds

LESSONS LEARNED: Lost at Sea. Replace your lithium batteries! Also, the importance of Starlink.

Plus: “Whatever the cause, the final journey of Magic Bus proves that things don’t have to happen suddenly to develop into an emergency. The crew had plenty of time – right up until the point when they didn’t. And then it was down to good preparation, good seamanship, and great rescue services that got them safely home.”

21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Send Me A Car: New NYC dating demand has men and women at war: ‘No ride, no date.’ “’One of my rules is, if a man doesn’t at least offer to send you a car for the date, whether you take it or not, no date!’ said Savannah Pagnozzi, a Big Apple lifestyle influencer, in a viral vid. ‘No. Absolutely not. We don’t do that.'” Her picture doesn’t suggest that she’s well-positioned to be so demanding.

My favorite response: “Send you a car? What are you, Princess Diana?”

THE MOST UNFORGIVABLE TRUMP TRAIT IS SUCCESS:

OPEN THREAD: Book me on the next flight to Tracy Island — on Aurora Air!

FINALLY: Going supersonic! NASA’s X-59 jet breaks sound barrier for the 1st time. “The X-59, a long-nosed demonstrator designed to help develop the tech required for ‘quiet’ supersonic flight, notched the milestone on Friday (June 5), more than six months after getting off the ground for the first time.”

This image from the Retrofuture Vault on Facebook captures the 21st Century I was expecting:

STACY MCCAIN: The Unexpected Heroine Lyndsey Fifield. “After Lyndsey became suddenly famous Thursday, I checked my archives and found those pictures in my April 11, 2010, post, “Breitbart Party Voodoo.” (Breitbart was telling us, ‘I don’t believe in voodoo anywhere else, but in New Orleans? It’s real!’) Did I have any clue at the time that 24-year-old Lyndsey Fifield would one day make headlines? No way. She was just some silly girl fresh out of college, but I have to admit that I’m getting a bit choked up while writing this. She has shown such courage and, Lyndsey, if you’re reading this, please just know: Andrew would be so proud of you!”

SECURITY & CIGARS: A D-Day Story.