The inaugural launch of Long March 7 failed. This is pretty significant.
All posts by Rand Simberg
Biden’s Running Mate
I didn’t listen to the deranged old coot, but when he committed to picking a woman, did he define what that was?
Seattle
Things are looking very grim there. Like northern Italy.
Working From Home
I’ve been doing it for years: Some tips.
The Coronavirus, And Space
How the industry is being affected so far.
Intelligent Voluntary Cooperation
More from Allison Duettmann, who is co-writing what looks to be an interesting new book with Mark Miller (who I haven’t seen in years).
If you have the time, the next in the playlist is a salon with her and Aubrey De Grey on the value of life extension, but it’s a little over an hour. Foresight has put a lot of videos on line recently from its Vision Weekend last year.
The Fight Against Socialism
…is not over.
It will never be. It is too seductive an argument, and appeals to human nature in the ignorance of it.
California
As a resident, I can attest. Not sure how much longer we’ll stay here, though there are signs that perhaps the Democrats have overreached.
What they don’t tell you, of course, is that while the state is technically in surplus currently, it has unfunded liabilities of hundreds of billions in pensions. California is a poster child for what happens when you let uninformed innumerate idiots vote.
The Biden Campaign’s Biggest Technical Difficulty
…is Joe Biden.
DIY Ventilators
Just out of curiosity, I did a search, and came across this page. It’s not obvious what its vintage is, but it’s likely easier to build one now, electronically. Seems like it wouldn’t take that long to set up some production lines. We could even make it an export.
[Update a while later]
There’s a Slack channel for the project.