RIP.
We continue to lose giants from the early days of PCs.
Category Archives: History
Saving “Our” Democracy
For Climate Alarmists
Chris Martz has ten questions:
Here are TEN questions that I have for any climate alarmists reading, and I hope I can get some honest answers down in the comments:
— Chris Martz (@ChrisMartzWX) July 21, 2026
1️⃣ You have asserted that the planet is dangerously overheating. So, what exactly is the correct globally averaged surface air temperature…
I’d like to see Michael Mann’s answers.
A Golden Oldie
From twenty-one years ago on this date. A lot of comments there from commenters who may no longer be with us.
First Starship V.3 attempt was on the anniversary of the launch; today’s will be on the anniversary of the landing. I’ll be discussing that and Evoloterra on The Space Show at 7 PM PDT.
The Odyssey
Christian Toto reviews it.
I’m still on the fence about going to a theater for it.
[Friday-afternoon update]
Here is Peter Suderman’s review.
[Bumped]
[Saturday-afternoon update]
I just watched Christopher Nolan’s #TheOdyssey and I left the cinema with a deep sense of disappointment.
— Herod Priovolos (@herodpriovolos) July 17, 2026
I entered expecting Homer’s world to breathe: salt in the air, darkness over the sea, gods watching from a distance, and a wounded man struggling to return home. Instead,… pic.twitter.com/qeoryve9b6
[Monday-morning update]
Another review, from John Podhoretz.
[Bumped]
…and another, at Tablet magazine.
Regardless of faithfulness to Homer, it sounds like quite the visual spectacle.
It’s Desperately Needed
The Anti-Communist Film Festival is scheduled for early October (a month before the election).
Be Careful What You Gavel For
Judge Boasberg makes an own goal.
Groundhog Day
Why it continues to resonate:
Groundhog Day is one of the most beloved films ever made. And yes, Andie MacDowell is cute and charming. But that is not why it hits a chord thirty years later with people who can’t quite explain why they keep rewatching it.
— Krzysztof Szczawinski 🇵🇱 (@Kristof_Poland) July 16, 2026
The reason is Aristotle. And almost nobody knows it.… https://t.co/8lBK7PGfzT pic.twitter.com/mfaRCZn8gK
California, The Racialist State
It’s taking the playbook of South Africa.
Carpe Diem
Can the president use the Guarantee clause to ensure election integrity?
I can already hear the screams of the Democrats.