Meet the foodie censors.
I wish we could make this more of a mainstream story.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
The Orion Fantasy
Bob Zimmerman has some thoughts.
How Falcon 9 Learned To Land
A nice video of the history.
My Global Access Application
You may recall that I signed up for it, instead of TSA Pre-check, because it included expedited customs (though I don’t travel that much internationally), and only costs $15 more. I’ve been provisionally approved after only two or three weeks, but I can’t get an interview until JUNE 27th. So a) I have to make sure I’m in town that day and b) I have to continue to hope for random TSA Pre-check until then.
Sigh.
[Friday update]
Woo hoo!
Someone sent me a Python script to go out and look for appointments opening up. I used it to snag an appointment for Monday.
Locovorism
I think worshiping local foods is stupid; our ancestors were all locovores, of necessity (unless you call hauling a mammoth carcass miles an import). Their diet generally sucked.
But I’m amused to see how rife with fraud the movement is.
More Junk Nutrition Science
How many lives would have been saved over the past four decades if this study had been interpreted properly?
The Future Of Space Construction
Is the ISS the last aluminum spacecraft?
Maybe for spacecraft launched from earth, but I think it partly depends on sources of materials. There’s a lot of aluminum on the moon, and not much carbon.
The Space Renaissance Act
Bridenstine has introduced his bill. It has its own domain. Haven’t read yet, but will have thoughts when I have.
Space Exploration’s Impact On Society
The NASA History Office has issued a new book, that is quite long, but has some interesting-looking essays in it.
Nuclear Power
Why it’s time to dispel the myths about it.
Long past time, I’d say. The Guardian has had surprisingly good science and technology coverage lately.