This is a problem that has been concerning me for some time. We have a lot of people who plain don’t understand how things work, from cars to economies and businesses.
A Creation Myth
…without a creator. I agree that many people are too eager to attempt to use evolution as a proof for their atheism (i.e., a belief that there is no God, as opposed to skepticism on the matter). I agree with Derb’s comment, though.
Space Interview Tonight
Alan Boyle of MSNBC will be interviewing me in Second Life tonight on Virtually Speaking Science at 6 PM SL time (PDT). Here’s the SLURL for SLers: http://slurl.com/secondlife/StellaNova/228/226/38
This is the promo:
Alan Boyle talks with Rand Simberg
As MSNBC.com’s science editor, Alan runs a virtual curiosity shop of the physical sciences and space exploration, paleontology, archaeology and other ologies that strike his fancy. Alan is the author of “The Case for Pluto,” a contributor to “A Field Guide for Science Writers,” and the blogger behind Cosmic Log, the 2008 recipient of the National Academies
Communication Award.Rand Simberg describes himself as ‘just a recovering aerospace engineer.’ The Competitive Enterprise Institute describes him as ‘an expert on space technology and policy, particularly with regard to NASA and commercial human spaceflight.’ He writes widely about the politics and economics of space exploration. Read him in Popular Mechanics and Transterrestrial Musings – Biting Commentary about Infinity and Beyond! Watch him on YouTube. | Listen live and later on BTR
And yes, it will probably conflict with the Republican debate.
NASA’s Costly Risk Aversion
I have some further thoughts on the ISS situation today over at Open Market.
Fedora Bleg
I haven’t updated my laptop for a while, and when I attempt to do so, after conflict resolution, and download request, I get the following message: Continue reading Fedora Bleg
Operation Gunwalker
…explodes into the heartland:
what Codrea has dubbed as “Gangwalker” appears to be another attempt to provide guns to criminals in order to generate more gun crime and then more calls for gun control.
The biggest difference between the two operations at this early date only seems to be that Gangwalker is a purposeful attempt to create the deaths of American citizens in order to pursue the administration’s fanatical anti-gun agenda.
American deaths, for political gain.
Think about that claim for a minute, and what that would mean.
Operation Fast and Furious (and the suspected operations in Texas and Florida) was reprehensible and more than likely calculated to raise the level of violence in Mexico, sacrificing the lives of law enforcement officers, soldiers, and civilians in order to pursue a policy goal. It wasn’t until an American agent died that whistleblowers finally arose and cried out. It was as if Mexican lives meant less than American lives … and in this sick political calculus, maybe that was exactly the mindset.
But if Gangwalker is what it appears to be, then we are staring down a president, attorney general, secretary of Homeland Security, and key members of the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security gone entirely rogue.
If Gangwalker and Gunwalker are two sides of the same insidious coin, we’re looking at the very definition of “high crimes and misdemeanors.”
Yeah, but then I would have thought that perjury and subornation of perjury via threats and bribes by someone who swore to see that the laws were faithfully executed were as well…
On The Road Again
We’re driving down to Missouri tomorrow from Michigan. I’ll check in on Wednesday.
Will NASA Abandon Ship?
My latest space policy piece is up at Pajamas Media.
Mike Griffin’s Credibility
Will McLean wonders why he has any.
Relatively Dry, And Unelectrocuted
Those of you who follow college football may be interested to know that we attended the game today in Ann Arbor. We actually had good seats, up high under the roof line, out of the sun, so the weather was tolerable. We didn’t actually get wet until we evacuated the stadium the second time. It was a memorable game. And despite the score, the team still has a lot to work on.