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OK, not really. As noted, the actual concern should be underpopulation, not overpopulation.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
Space Superiority
What does it really mean, and how do we achieve it? A useful essay by Courney Stadd.
The Human Settlement Of The Solar System
Bob Zimmerman says that it’s now inevitable, unless we vote wrong.
When The Interceptors Run Out
When the Interceptors Run Out: The Limits of Technological Superiority Supersonic Redhead | October 11, 2026 https://t.co/d5FfnSEBSq
— Supersonic Redhead🛫 (@Supersonic_Red) October 11, 2026
Are The Houthis Finding Out?
SAUDI ARABIA AND THE HOUTHIS: THE WAR IS EXPANDING October 8, 2026 | Middle East Security Assessment https://t.co/kqbitV7qUf
— Supersonic Redhead🛫 (@Supersonic_Red) October 8, 2026
Physics
What is it good for?
The Nuclear Problem With Britain
https://t.co/soX2PRRhRg
— Rob Maness (@RobManess) October 7, 2026
@Supersonic_Red I’m starting to question if they (and Canada!) can even be trusted in Five Eyes any more.
— Rand Simberg (@Simberg_Space) October 7, 2026
[Early-afternoon update]
The Systems Are Holding. The Question Is for How Long. https://t.co/u2YVlStVSn
— Supersonic Redhead🛫 (@Supersonic_Red) October 7, 2026
Sudden-Wealth Syndrome
I cannot imagine having this problem. I wouldn’t change my lifestyle much; I’d put the money into my or others’ space ventures, and life extension. But this is one of the reasons that lottery winners often end up blowing the money; they have no apparent purpose in life.
Does NASA Want A Space Economy?
There is still a large contingent that wants to go back to the old cost-plus ways.
I could see giving this as a sop to Boeing in exchange for accepting an end to SLS. It won’t last that long, because Starship will be flying people before most people realize.
An Historic Flight
Congrats to SpaceX on the first orbital flight of Starship, and its deployment of operational Starlink satellites. The vehicle still has testing to demonstrate reusability, but as an expendable vehicle, it is now the most capable operational rocket, with more payload capability…
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) September 28, 2026