Trump's July 4th speech

Here's your chance to watch President Trump's speech on the 4th of July in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Drag the video ball forward to the 32 minute point to skip the preamble.  The crowd was huge, standing in the rain. The speech was not political: a tribute to the heroes who served this country and honoring each military organization individually with the band playing their theme and flyovers. Stick around for the ending music.

As a sound man I was pretty impressed with the sound crew. To mike a choir standing behind a band for the National Anthem and get the right mix of voices and instruments is just about impossible. And to be able to hear that soldier sing "God Bless the USA" with the Blue Angels flying overhead was amazing.

The media and some liberals predicted a tiny crowd at Trump's speech. Boy were they wrong.

The Seekers performed at this sporting event in Australia. Judith Durham has the voice of an angel.  I Am Australian has become the unofficial national anthem. The lyrics are here. Be sure and stick around for Waltzing Matilda.

Many things are full of software, and the complexity is leading to mistakes.  A software problem in the Notre Dame reported the wrong location for the fire, so it was initially ignored. A software bug led to the recall of airbags. And of course the Boeing 737 Max is full of software bugs. Read about how outsourcing the software is creating multiple hazards.

Take a look at this clever old lock.

For you pilots, and non-pilots, watch this video of the approach to the Queenstown, New Zealand airport.

The 30-year anniversary of the UN's climate warning that we had just 10 years to save the planet.

Everyone knows that wind and solar are cheaper than other forms of energy, but how the economics change when they lose their subsidies.

Here's a video of an amazing chunk of granite. How would you like that on your kitchen counters?

As you know, progressives don't actually care if the poor get poorer, as long as the progressives gain power.

More on progressives. The New York Times says they have blind spots.

Popeye was right! There's a chemical in spinach that makes you stronger. The Olympics don't even test for it.

You've heard of "beer goggles", the effect that beer has on your perception of ladies attractiveness. Turns out it's real.

Here's an essay on what it's like when your husband goes through a gender change.