Shouldn’t we solve poverty first?
No.
Category Archives: Business
To Fix Higher Education
It’s absurd that they come close to outnumbering faculty, let alone when it actually happens.
The Case Against Science
“Much of it, perhaps half, is untrue.”
The incentives are quite screwed up.
Corruption In The Russian Space Industry
Bob Zimmerman says that it seems to be returning to the Soviet era. The Russians never learned how markets and competition actually work. As he notes, it’s not clear that this will help with their endemic quality issues.
[Update a few minutes later]
“Mind boggling financial irregularities at Roscosmos.”
Bachelors’ Degrees
America must end its addiction to them.
That one’s easy. End the federal student-loan program, and let employers use aptitude tests.
A Question About Evolution
No, not the scientific theory, the email client.
It’s sending mail, but none of the sent mail for today is showing up in the “Sent” folder. Anyone know what’s going on, or how to trouble shoot?
[Saturday-afternoon update]
OK, mystery solved. The “Sent” folder I’ve been looking at is the one that mirrors the server, and I’m seeing older message there from this week that I was sending from the server, via Roundcube, because I was on my laptop on which I’ve not set up or synched Evolution. The new ones were sent from Evolution, and were stored in the generic “Sent” folder. So I haven’t lost them, but they’re in a different place.
A Pill Of Superheavy Protective Fat
Could it prolong youth?
I’d take it, but I want one that reverses the process. Within limits, of course.
The Media
Forty-eight reasons to despise and distrust it.
Seems like a low number to me.
Space Tech Expo
I’m heading down to Long Beach. I’ll have my laptop, but blogging may be light.
The House SPACE Act
Some interesting proposed amendments. Dana wants to extend the learning period indefinitely. So do I. Hope this one passes, but it would still have to be reconciled with the Senate’s five years.