…fights off masked men to save a masked man. I noted on Twitter the other day that this must really piss off Antifa and bank robbers, because they no longer stand out in a crowd.
All posts by Rand Simberg
COBOL
Want to make money? Brush up on it, or learn it.
Boeing
Will it still be able to charge a premium for its vaunted “spaceflight expertise”?
Boeing had been riding on its laurels for too long a time. As I noted in the book, companies don’t have experience; people do. With Gerst gone, there’s a new sheriff in town at NASA.
Goodbye, Meritocracy
..Hello…what?
We certainly aren’t well served by the current college-admissions process, but there is also too much pressure to get a subpar (at best) education for the actual purpose of getting a credential.
BoJo’s Government
…gives the Times a thorough fisking.
I agree with Glenn. Trump should have someone do this with the American media, instead of just tweeting; as an official government document (as opposed to blogs) it would be much harder for them to rebut or ignore.
Regulations, Post-Virus
The burden of proof should be on those who want to reimpose them.
Lexington And Concord
Two and a quarter centuries ago, it was where the rubber met the road. And it was the cause of the Second Amendment, which never had anything to do with hunting.
Not Only No…
But hell, no. Illinois Dems are demanding a pension bailout from the rest of the country.
Actually, $10B would be cheap to force them to revert to territory status. They could come back in in pieces; upstate and down.
Why No One Trusts The Media
It Begins
Germany just sent a £130B bill for ‘coronavirus damages’ – sparks fury in Beijing.
[Monday-morning update]
I don’t know if that original story is valid, but apparently Israel and U.S. law firms are suing the CCP for trillions. Even if they have no mechanism to force payment, this will certainly diminish China in the eyes of the world, and it could provide a legitimate excuse for defaulting on the money we owe them.