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Category Archives: Technology and Society
Linux Problem
I changed my hostname. Upon reboot, neither Brave or Chrome will open. There is no obvious change to my /home directory. Any ideas?
[Update a while later]
After browsing on my laptop, I found the problem (that others have had). After deleting the lockfile in my .config directory that was pointing to the old hostname, they fired right up (Brave uses the Chrome codebase).
The “Crisis In Cosmology”
The Webb telescope may have solved it.
I think it was actually more interesting when it was a clear disparity, because that might have been an opportunity to learn some new physics (and new physics will be required if we’re to venture beyond the solar system).
The Invasion Of Russia
I like the Star Trek reference. And the Ukrainian tank playing rap.
Should it be broken up?
I think so. It’s much worse than Bell was.
Starliner
Jeff Foust has the latest at The Space Review.
An idle thought: If Boeing bails, is it possible that some other entity could pick up where it left off with Starliner and make money?
More On Israel And Space
I just ran across this interview from a month or so ago, in which my name is liberally taken in vain.
Nostr
Is this the future of the Internet? I’ll have to check it out.
Kursk
Laughing Wolf has thoughts.
And yes, the historical irony is immense.
Putin’s Embarrassment
What the hell is going on in Kursk?
I’m guessing that part of the idea was to force the Russians to redeploy troops away from the lines in Ukraine.