A delightful essay, from Supersonic Redhead:
It Changes the Light First https://t.co/JBNYdsFCUf
— Supersonic RedheadđŤ (@Supersonic_Red) September 22, 2026
It makes me miss Michigan.
All posts by Rand Simberg
The Houthis Are The Last Horcrux
After that, the Iranians are alone.
A round up of the current state of play in the war that you won’t get from the MSM.
[Update a while later]
If youâd told me a few years ago this is where weâd be on Iran, Iâd have said you were high:
— Mark Dubowitz (@mdubowitz) April 24, 2026
1. Nuke program set back years. Enrichment and reprocessing gutted, weaponization sites destroyed, Fordow inoperable, Natanz in ruins, a generation of senior nuclear scientistsâŚ
The Anti-Communist Film Festival
The Delusional State Of The Launch Industry
This article is hilarious with a whole bunch of launch companies in SERIOUS denial.https://t.co/vFrwFOhCAc
— Artificial Gravity Space Stations (@space_stations) September 20, 2026
I used to think maybe I should go to or pay attention to these industry conferences & panels. This is literally anti-signal. Youâre dumber if you listen to them than if you donât. They are afraid to even MENTION SpaceX, which absolutely dominates their industry! https://t.co/elzxdXSlIW
— Robotbeatđ˝ â (@Robotbeat) September 20, 2026
[Early-afternoon update]
Loosely translated: âNow that SpaceX has gone off to found a solar system wide civilization we can chop our prices just a bit and people still will prefer our horses and buggies.â https://t.co/zG1TKmtOlS
— Charles A. Lurio (@TheLurioReport) September 20, 2026
Solar Events
Documenting the first time one affected technology.
AI Doom
Eric Raymond makes the case against it.
This is the case against AI doom. Pass it on
— Eric S. Raymond (@esrtweet) September 17, 2026
First we recaptulate standard x-risk argument: we build AI substantially smarter than humans â it becomes an autonomous optimizing agent â its goals are misaligned â instrumental convergence makes it seek power and resistâŚ
Getting Used To Tyranny
Do Californians really choose to be governed by such low-IQ anal orifices, or is just a sign of how rampant the voter fraud is here?https://t.co/DwQRhHQNkV
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) September 16, 2026
The Attention It Deserves
Researchers have (finally) made a neurological map of the clit.
Leftists’ Masks Come All The Way Off
It continues to remain convenient that these people continue to remind Republicans and independents that the Democrats want them dead, less than two months before the election.
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) September 11, 2026
Light Posting
I’m crashing to do my corporate taxes, due today, because I’m a procrastinator.