James Marinero
Bio
I live on a boat and write as I sail slowly around the world. Follow me for a varied story diet: true stories, humor, tech, AI, travel, geopolitics and more. I also write techno thrillers, with six to my name. More of my stories on Medium
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Refuelling Electric Scooters and Rickshaws
Months ago I wrote about refuelling electric cars by swapping batteries. Then, China took up my idea… And now India is on course to do the same with electric scooters, motorcycles and rickshaws. It’s starting from the top down there, driven by law.
By James Marineroabout a year ago in 01
Refuelling Electric Cars - An Alternative Approach?
The anger trigger for writing I just got excited — angry actually — by a BBC story I just read. So now I’m writing. Why? Well, I’m a big motor-racing fan, not a buff exactly, but I’ve followed Formula 1 since I was a boy (I even rebuilt an engine in my college room).
By James Marineroabout a year ago in Wheel
I Was One Handshake from Castro
It’s a commonly held perception that anyone is only six or less social links (degrees of separation) away from any other living person on this planet, whether it’s the President of Russia or one of the Kardashians, perish the thought. It’s also known as the six handshakes rule, although ‘rule’ seems a rather strange word in the context.
By James Marineroabout a year ago in Journal
Is There a Mirror World?
In case you are already puzzled, the above image is a logarithmic representation of the observable universe. Notable astronomical objects are annotated. Distance from Earth increases exponentially from center to edge. Celestial bodies were enlarged to appreciate their shapes. Rendered specially for Wikipedia.org by Pablo Carlos Budassi.
By James Marineroabout a year ago in Futurism
Could One Weapon Change Geopolitics?
A new Chinese weapon has just been uncovered at the 2022 Zhuhai Air Show. Two missiles marked “2PZD-21” were seen mounted on pylons beneath the wings of an Xian H-6K strategic bomber that landed at Jinwan airport in Zhuhai, the southern coastal city where the biennial Air Show China was being held.
By James Marineroabout a year ago in The Swamp
Ukraine: Leopard Tanks on the Way?
The news is that Poland is very close to sending German-built Leopard 2 main battle tanks ('MBT') to Ukraine. They require Germany's permission to do so, and there are signs that German resistance to the idea is weakening.
By James Marineroabout a year ago in The Swamp
How Spanish Infants Dominate the World's Weather
Yes, it's an Alpine Weather House which functions as a hygrometer embellished by folk art. The male and female figures ride on a balance bar, which is suspended by a piece of catgut or hair. The gut relaxes or shrinks based on the humidity in the surrounding air, relaxing when the air is wet and tensing when the air is dry. This action swings one figure or the other out of the house depending on the humidity. Some variants function as a barometer: low pressure indicates bad (rainy) weather, high pressure good (sunny) weather.
By James Marineroabout a year ago in Earth
Could Prigozhin Oust Putin?
Reading a recent story in the Washington Post, I was struck by the opinions it reported about Putin’s shrinking circle of trusted advisers and his apparent lack of a strategy for the Ukraine war after 300 days of failure. This is an extract of what the Post reported:
By James Marineroabout a year ago in The Swamp