…afflicts America. And it’s coming for the kids.
[Update a while later]
Possibly related: Soylent Green was prophetic.
Anti-DeSantis Imbecility
Yes, let’s move Disney from Florida to Puerto Rico.
I’d like to say that I’m disappointed that Trump and Trumpsters have signed on to this stupidity, for no other reason than that he’s mindlessly bashing De Santis as a rival, but I’m not really, nor am I surprised.
Ariane 6
This was perfectly predictable, and I (and others) predicted it. It was obsolete from its inception.
Starship Is Still Not Understood
I missed this the first time around, about a year and a half ago, but it parallels many of the points that I made in my piece at The New Atlantis about the same time.
[Update late morning]
Airbus seems to be getting serious about space. I don’t see how the centrifuge helps all that much, though. The radius is too small for significant gravity, though it would help a lot to put the plumbing in it.
Mocking The Trans Cult
This is great.
How To Watch Starship
Some tips, and commentary from Bob Zimmerman.
[Monday-morning update]
OK, the guaranteed excitement didn’t happen today. But to be fair, the guarantee only applied if they actually got to T-0. Anyway, they should be able to resolve the pressurization issue for the next attempt.
The Babylon Bee
…is suing the state of California for the First Amendment.
I wonder if this will end up in the Supreme Court?
Journalism
Time to defund NPR. The the taxpayers should have to pay for this nonsense.
We Are So Screwed
Make Your Flight-Test Predictions
[Late-afternoon update]
Go for Monday. SpaceX has gotten their launch license.
That means I have to get up at an ungodly hour to see the launch (window opens at 0500 PDT).