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Category Archives: Technology and Society
Sad Woodworking News
Norton Rockler has died, at the age of 98.
I’ve bought a lot of stuff there, over the years. It’s indispensable for a lot of DIY projects (I recently replaced a hinge on a kitchen cabinet that now allows the door to open 170 degrees, with a soft closer).
He had a good run, though. RIP.
“Landing” A Super Heavy
Elon issued a crazy tweet yesterday.
And someone has already come up with a render.
A Nuclear Space Tug
…from Russia?
Covid Life In LA
Our experience has been quite similar to Virginia Postrel’s, and we feel very fortunate. I can’t imagine how terrible it must be to be cramped in an apartment with too many people, or what a nightmare this has been for parents with children. I haven’t seen divorce statistics for the year, but I’m sure they must be record level.
Space Solar Power
AFRL is planning to launch a demonstrator in a few years.
[Update a while later]
More from CleanTechnica.
The Space Show
David Livingston is having his year-end fundraiser, if you can help out.
Joe Biden’s Climate Idiocy
Mike Shellenberger fact checks it.
Happy New Year From Boston Dynamics
This is terrifying, or should be.
Origins Of Life
A new theory that could have useful medical implications.