Category Archives: Technology and Society

Dorian

https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/1166728107761569792

With the current track, the Cape is in the bulls eye. If it hits as a Cat 5, it could (finally) take out the VAB, which is only designed for a Cat 3. It might be a sign from God about SLS.

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I have to confess to being relieved, for the first time in a decade and a half, to not owning any property in Florida in hurricane season. Before we sold the house earlier this year, we did upgrade the siding, doors, and added a new window for impact, but the new owners will still have to decide if and how to shutter the old windows.

My Calcium Score

I had a scan done on Monday, and my score came out as a total of 17, most of it in my right coronary artery (my left was zero). This is in the bottom quartile, particularly for my age, but they still say I should get my cholesterol down to 200 (it’s currently about 240, with a good ratio and low tryglycerides, and has been for years) with medication, and cut out the saturated fat from my diet. What BS.

StarHopper

SpaceX’s live feed has started.

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A 57-second flight, that ascended, translated, and landed right on the bulls eye. Best water-tower flight ever.

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An early report from Bob Zimmerman, with pictures.

[Wednesday-morning update]

More from Bob: What Starhopper achieved.

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Here is Mary’s (@BocaChicaGal) video.

Here is Bill Harwood’s story.

[Afternoon update]

A drone’s-eye view.

Health-Care Costs

How to dramatically reduce costs, without “Medicare For All” (which would quickly mean Medicare For None).

One of the infuriating things about the health debate was the false notion that we who don’t want the government to take it over think that the system is fine, or don’t have any ideas how to fix it. The Left just doesn’t like them, and as with climate, it’s not about the policy, it’s about control.