We bought a Vizio a few years ago when the price came down below $1000 for a 65″, for the Superbowl. But I’ve never given it my wifi password; it’s just a monitor fed by my other devices. This is why.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
Recognition
Gwynne is on the cover of Time (which of course isn’t as big a deal as it used to be). With the largest IPO in history, we may have reached a cultural point at which, like Cher, she’s just “Gwynne.”
SPACEX: Condensed Gwynne Shotwell TIME interview. The full interview is really good. I suggest you read it. But if you do not have time, here you go:
— S.E. Robinson, Jr. (@SERobinsonJr) March 26, 2026
– Merger with xAI: Happened quickly; xAI will largely operate as its own entity with integration over time. Shotwell’s role will… https://t.co/dCRKZ0oY0Q pic.twitter.com/xjIugaNZ5P
The Four Boxes Of Freedom
…are out of balance.
Almost weekly, we’re seeing increasing evidence of widespread voter fraud. It seems pretty clear in Georgia, and the California Attorney General seems to be panicking to prevent Riverside County from investigating tens of thousands of suspect ballots.
The New Direction In Space Policy
Thoughts from Eric Berger:
It’s interesting to read critiques of the Moon base proposal, which seems like the smart path forward and could fit within NASA’s budget. The gist I’m hearing from critics is that this Isaacman priority is happy talk, will all fade away, and not happen. Then you realize these…
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) March 25, 2026
I wonder if SLS supporters understand the degree to which, if successful, this is the death knell for that program. As well as Orion.
X Troubles?
Having a weird issue. I can’t get to X.com on my computers. I just get a “This page is down” message. I’ve tried multiple browsers and multiple OSs (Fedora and Windows). I’ve also tried both wired and wireless networks. I can get to it on my phone, but Grok is down. Is anyone else seeing this?
[Update a few minutes later]
Well, it just started working again. Weird.
Project Hail Mary
Peter Suderman likes it.
[Afternoon update]
You're watching a $248 million film and not a single green or blue screen was used. The alien is a handmade puppet. The cockpit physically rotates to simulate gravity. I looked at the production tech behind this 95% score, and the engineering is wild.
— Anish Moonka (@AnishA_Moonka) March 20, 2026
Phil Lord and Chris Miller,… https://t.co/dNqGFCikE3
[Late-afternoon update]
Most movies, I leave going “yes, but.”
— Stephen Fleming (@StephenFleming) March 20, 2026
“Yes, but the lighting was too dim.”
“Yes, but the sound mix was terrible.”
“Yes, but they skipped this major plot point.” (If based on a book.)
“Yes, but they completely miscast this character.”
Not “Project Hail Mary.” It hits all the…
The Program Of Record
…continues to crumble:
In other words, they're no longer pretending that SLS can (or ever could) deliver Orion to the Moon. https://t.co/qhs9iCVcPm
— Rand Simberg (@Simberg_Space) March 19, 2026
Paul Ehrlich
Given a chance, he would have been a greater mass murderer than Mao.
Is Artemis Flirting With Disaster?
Thoughts from Glenn Reynolds.
I think it’s unlikely that they’ll lose astronauts, but it’s not a good look. But then, nothing about this program has been a good look.
“Because It’s Wrong”
The hard but essential life of the error corrector. I’m that kind of person.