Category Archives: Technology and Society
Mobile Users
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Charlie Bolden
He’s thrown in the towel on SLS.
[Update a while later]
From January (I didn’t see it at the time): The SLS is an irredeemable mistake.
A Market For Moon Rocks
NASA is creating one. This is a great idea.
Losing The Edge
We may not have air superiority in the future.
A Fit Of Sanity In CA
The PUC has voted to keep gas plants open for a few more years.
California
…is now a Third World country.
Yes, it’s insane. We’ve weathered the weather pretty well. Sunday was miserable hot even at the beach; it hit the mid nineties in the middle of the afternoon, and it was too hot to work in the yard. Fortunately, sea breeze started to cool things down, and the temperature had dropped considerably by early evening. We haven’t had any problem sleeping. I’m hoping that the worst is over, but September is the worst month here. I vastly prefer winter in southern California.
Unintended Consequences
Extensive thoughts on speed governors in trucks. This kind of thing would drive me nuts if I were a truck driver.
A Presidential Upgrade
That would be good in terms of travel time, but a huge downgrade from the 747 in terms of comfort and ability to take large entourages of press and staff. Anyway, it seems unlikely to happen within Trump’s term of office.
Gaming The System
What to do when an AI is grading your assignments.