Interesting blog post from Chris Stelter over at Goff’s site.
If methalox in LEO is less than $5/lbm, that means it can be less than $10 in EML-1, which makes lunar trips very cheap.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
The New Iran “Deal”
Yes, Donald, stop talking about a deal with Iran. Just defeat them.
[Update a couple minutes later[
Win or lose, the old Iranian regime’s fate is sealed.
And yes, it should be viewed as an opportunity for UN reform.
[Update a while later]
The shadow cabinet of Soros (which lies at the root of a lot of this mess). DataRepublican follows the money.
Cowboy
Aetherflux has rebranded from a space power company to a launch company, dedicated to its own satellites.
The Persuasion Of Spencer Pratt
— Jeff Callahan (@thejeffcallahan) May 11, 2026
It would be almost literally a breath of fresh air if he wins.
Engineering Lessons From Elon
Elon explains how to build anything with first principles pic.twitter.com/DTBuEfazi7
— TaraBull (@TaraBull) May 9, 2026
I’m working on a lunar skycrane project, and doing a trade on how/when to unreel/reel the tether, but I’m thinking about simplifying by simply making it fixed length.
The Bronze Age
What was the most important transition in human history, the thing that most drastically altered our species' way of life? David Reich's lab has found evidence pointing to a new answer.
— Dwarkesh Patel (@dwarkesh_sp) May 9, 2026
There are two standard candidates:
1. The shift from hunting and gathering to farming, around… pic.twitter.com/649RdS9Bl4
Interesting. I would think that the recent explosion of tech would be a similar driver, but it’s happening too fast to affect natural selection.
Falcon 9
It was an historic rocket, but its successor will be much more so.
Seductive AI
Growing New Teeth?
I’ve been waiting for this for years. I’m about to do an implant, but I’m wondering if I should just wait. I wonder how much it will cost. It sounds like it shouldn’t cost much.
The Good News Just Keeps Coming
Trump has broken OPEC.
Breaking news..
— Ahmed Khalifa (@_A_khalifa) April 28, 2026
The UAE has announced its
decision to withdraw from OPEC
And OPEC+ effective May 1, 2026
THIS IS BIG !! pic.twitter.com/530V03coRV
After leaving OPEC
— Ahmed Khalifa (@_A_khalifa) April 28, 2026
With its Fujairah pipeline bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, UAE can now ramp up freely potentially adding around 2 million extra barrels a day and helping break the high-price grip..
Game changer for markets😎 pic.twitter.com/TAwnkam5Rh