So, I’m paying twenty bucks a month to Verizon to be able to tether to my phone. Does this ruling apply to me? Or is it only for 4G users? Guess I’ll have to read it to see, and even then I still may not know (particularly since they may appeal it).
“The Goal Is Mars”
An interview with Elon Musk. I’ll be talking about private space and Mars in Pasadena on Friday at 2 PM. By the way, here’s an IO9 article on the topic from a couple months ago.
Suborbital Markets
There’s a House subcommittee hearing on the topic this morning (afternoon on the east coast), with some interesting witnesses.
Commenting Problems
A few people have told me that they’ve been having problems commenting lately. I finally figured out the problem. I get notified of moderated comments that WordPress is holding, but not for Akismet. So I just went into Akismet and found several comments by regulars that it had thought (for whatever reason) was spam. I’ve released them all, and will now start checking that regularly i.e. at least daily). If you are trying to post and it’s not accepting it, let me know.
Milton Friedman
Happy one hundredth birthday! It’s a shame he’s not around to see it. Of course, if he were, he’d be pretty appalled by this administration (not to mention many Republicans).
[Update a few minutes later]
More from Thomas Sowell, and Kevin Williamson on the “economics of love.”
The Farm Bill
Could it die in the House?
I hope so. In fact, I hope there is never another one.
[Update a while later]
Link was broken — should be fixed now.
The New Black Panthers
A DOJ official may have lied about the case.
You don’t say.
Rahm Emanuel, Chick-Fil-A
…and the easy slide into fascism.
To be fair to Rahm, he was already mostly there.
“Bin Laden Is Dead And GM Is Alive”
But GM is on life support.
I think this has the makings of a good Romney campaign ad.
[Update a while later]
Obama touts GM success as its market share declines along with its stock price.
Back Home
We got in last night (did some hiking in Yosemite on Monday). Yes, I’m aware of the site issues. The problem seems to be intermittent, which makes it harder to troubleshoot (and I’m not that much of a PHP maven to do such troubleshooting). I suspect it has something to do with the template update I did a few weeks ago. Any suggestions are appreciated. But I’m also pretty busy getting a talk prepared for the Mars Society conference on Friday, and getting caught up from being gone for a week.