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Category Archives: Technology and Society
The Future Of Violence
This is worry-making stuff, and the kind of thing that Bill Joy was worried about. We’re going to have to come up with personal defenses for it. It will be an arms race. It’s also a reason to get space opened up ASAP.
Solar Electric Is Advancing
…for deep-space propulsion.
We need to be shifting funds from new unneeded NASA rockets to things like this, if we really want to get beyond earth orbit.
A 3D Printed Exoskeleton
…gives a little girl the use of her arms.
My Former Technical Difficulties
For anyone wondering what happened yesterday, my server died (MB or PS, not sure which). Just so you didn’t think you went back in time a couple weeks overnight. I’ve been running on a new machine since yesterday, but we didn’t update the databases until just a few minutes ago. Normal blogging and commenting can recommence.
The Energy Revolution
…approaches. And it’s not “green.”
In a few years, people are going to look back on this era and marvel at how clueless and loopy the Obama energy policies were.
Paul Ryan’s Office Phone
…is totally slammed. Nothing but a voice mail message saying to leave a message, and then a message that the mailbox is full…
Manned Mars Plans
Over at Wired, Adam Mann has a history of them, from von Braun to present. None of them are going to come to fruition until we get costs down, and stop wasting money on big rockets.
Deep Sea Mining
It’s about to start. Note that this is not being done under the auspices of the socialist seabed authority under the Law of the Sea Treaty.
The Lost Decade
If these stories are true, it explains a lot.