Bamf pic.twitter.com/6I6IbvKCjm
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 11, 2026
Need to figure out how to integrate that onto an ocean platform.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
The Race For Last Place
Thoughts on launch economics from Lux Ascent (that’s a pseudonym — I know who it is, but don’t know if that person wants to remain pseudonymous).
A New Space Substack
..at the Mercatus Center. With people like Tyler Cowen, it should be interesting.
Coding And AI
An interesting X thread of diverse experiences:
This is a certain kind of talk around LLMs that I find increasingly puzzling. That is all of the people bitching that LLMs constantly generate crap code and hallucinate solutions, and are worthless for programming.
— Eric S. Raymond (@esrtweet) July 8, 2026
This has almost never happened to me, and never during the last…
My own experience is that it can be useful in providing first drafts for things like business plans, requirements documents, etc., but I have to edit, and many wouldn’t have the knowledge to do it properly or recognize issues. It can be a multiplier of both good and bad.
[Update a while ago]
The wages of AI: Professor bans take-home exams after rampant cheating.
What would terrify me about this if I were a student again would be having to go back to handwriting papers and essays. If I didn’t have a keyboard, I’d have hardly written anything in my life.
The Value Of Civilization
Yes, space will be viewed as a waste of money until the looters understand its value, and will then try to take control.
There Is No Path
Thoughts on uncertainty and risk, from Sarah Hoyt. Who is also doing a fundraiser.
Nuclear Weapons In Space
The Revolution
This is much more accurate than the 1619 Project.
Everything they taught you about July 4th, 1776 is a lie.
— PJ Ace (@PJaccetturo) July 3, 2026
The Redcoats weren't soldiers. They were something else.
We recovered the real footage using Utopai 🧵👇 pic.twitter.com/v2GFLGQqpW
Russia Is Losing
They’re running out of gasoline, and their air defenses have become worthless.
Or (and hear me out), they could withdraw from Ukraine. https://t.co/Diu8XPhIQa
— Rand Simberg (@Simberg_Space) June 30, 2026
What Capitalism Will Look Like
…in space.