I watched the webcast last night, but I was tired from building a fence, and then I had an early flight to DC this morning.
[Tuesday-afternoon update]
Thoughts from Bob Zimmerman on Elon’s design philosophy.
Category Archives: Business
Mid-Air Refueling
…of drones, with flying swappable batteries.
Space Nuclear Reactors
I’m not sure this is as big a proliferation concern as some say, but I have no idea where they get this “20% of all launches have failures” thing. That’s not true in general, and its far from true for U.S. systems.
Hospital Emergency Rooms
If only there were some sort of field of study that could have predicted this.
Elizabeth Warren
…and her anti-corporate fixation.
She reminds me of Woodrow Wilson, without the virulent racism.
The fact that Wall Street is saying that they won’t support her, and might even support Trump, is amusing in the context of the popular myth that the rich are Republicans.
Greta Thunberg
Lawsuit Update
We thought we were going to hear next week if SCOTUS would grant our petition for certiori, but just heard that they’ve delayed it to the next conference on October 11. Apparently at least one justice is interested, but we can’t know if that’s because they want to move it to a less-crowded conference than next week’s for fuller discussion, or because they know they’ll turn it down, but want to write a dissent.
Gwynne Shotwell
She’s briefly profiled in an article on many notable women.
Climate Hysteria
…is harming our kids.
Yes, she should be in school, but not in a school that has deranged her to this degree. And not only are not “all” of us coming to her for hope, but I doubt that many are. This is another example of government schools being a vicious form of child abuse.
[Mid-morning update]
An unrolled Twitter thread from a mother with an autistic child on why what her handlers are doing to her is so cruel and abusive.
[Update early afternoon]
She hasn’t cured her mental issues; she’s simply found a different outlet for them. But her adult enablers are doing her no favors.
[Update a few minutes later]
Fox News cuts ties with Michael Knowles over calling Thunberg “mentally ill.”
I saw that segment, and the outrage (probably faux) from the Democrat. Well, he wasn’t wrong; she is clearly having problems, and shouldn’t be used as a prop for socialism.
[Update a few minutes later]
The apotheosis of Saint Greta.
I’m glad Trump didn’t bow to her. I wouldn’t have, either.
[Update a while later]
The media is very protective of teenagers, unless they’re wearing MAGA hats.
[Wednesday-morning update]
Experts agree that restructuring the global economy is the best way to treat a child’s anxiety.
The Pork Barrel Rolls On
NASA has awarded Lockmart a long-term Orion production contract. Cost plus, natch.
This isn’t really a commitment. I’m sure the contract has a cancellation clause with a generous penalty. It’s primarily theater for Bridenstine to buy off the Colorado and Texas delegations, particularly after he pissed the latter off with his award of the lander to Marshall.
[Evening update]
Link fixed, sorry.