Now there’s a knife.
*That’s* Not A Knife…
Now there’s a knife.
The War On Science
Contra Chris Mooney’s thesis
More than anything else, even the misrepresentations themselves, the collective willingness to overlook bad policy arguments unsupported (or even contradicted) by the current state of science while at the same time trumpeting the importance of scientific consensus is evidence of the comprehensive and pathological politicization of science in the policy debate over global warming. If climate scientists ever wonder why they are looked upon with suspicion among some people in society, they need look no further in their willingness to compromise their own intellectual standards in policy debate on the issue of disasters and climate change.
Save Centennial Challenges
Rick Tumlinson challenges the space activist community:
The most disappointing thing about the state of the Centennial Challenges is that the pro-frontier/pro-NewSpace community hasn’t made Congress change its position.
Given the importance we have all attached to prizes and new ways of NASA/USG doing things in space, the tepid response of this community and its inability to raise enough pressure to get the prizes funded shows we are either too weak to effect significant change, too disorganized to do so, or we simply don’t care or aren’t willing to put our muscle where our mouth is.
We have a few weeks to put that pressure on and bring one home for the cause. The leaders of this community, including many of the great bloggers out there, need to wake up and make this happen. We need to both focus attention on the committee(s) involved and on NASA to fight for one of the brightest spots in its otherwise dark future. This isn’t about who does the prizes or competes for them, or even how soon anyone wins, it is about the concept of trying something new with hundreds of years of proven track record, changing how we do space, supporting the fledgling NewSpace industries and movement, and showing that those of us who care about humanity’s future in space is worth fighting for.
I noticed someone posted links to the Appropriations committee and its staffers. Those in the know as to how the machine operates should enlighten their readers, and we all should step up to this one.
I saw Pixel (Armadillo
This Is How It’s Done, Senator Kerry
Charlie Rangel has apologized for his slur against Mississippi:
There is no excuse for my having said that. I am fully aware that every American loves their respective state and city, and I’m afraid that my love and affection for New York got in the way of my common sense and judgment, and for that I sincerely apologize.
Well done.
It’s a good think that he didn’t get advice from Kerry. It probably would have come out something like this:
I’m sorry that the people of Mississippi are too stupid and crazy to realize the inherent and nuanced truth of my statement, when I asked who would want to live there. Of course, it hadn’t occurred to me, or any other well-bred, educated people, that the place is full of ignorant inbred rednecks who probably love the place.
This Is How It’s Done, Senator Kerry
Charlie Rangel has apologized for his slur against Mississippi:
There is no excuse for my having said that. I am fully aware that every American loves their respective state and city, and I’m afraid that my love and affection for New York got in the way of my common sense and judgment, and for that I sincerely apologize.
Well done.
It’s a good think that he didn’t get advice from Kerry. It probably would have come out something like this:
I’m sorry that the people of Mississippi are too stupid and crazy to realize the inherent and nuanced truth of my statement, when I asked who would want to live there. Of course, it hadn’t occurred to me, or any other well-bred, educated people, that the place is full of ignorant inbred rednecks who probably love the place.
This Is How It’s Done, Senator Kerry
Charlie Rangel has apologized for his slur against Mississippi:
There is no excuse for my having said that. I am fully aware that every American loves their respective state and city, and I’m afraid that my love and affection for New York got in the way of my common sense and judgment, and for that I sincerely apologize.
Well done.
It’s a good think that he didn’t get advice from Kerry. It probably would have come out something like this:
I’m sorry that the people of Mississippi are too stupid and crazy to realize the inherent and nuanced truth of my statement, when I asked who would want to live there. Of course, it hadn’t occurred to me, or any other well-bred, educated people, that the place is full of ignorant inbred rednecks who probably love the place.
Dissension In The Ranks
Keith gathers up internal criticism of The Shaft, and of its management. I hope that NASA folks feel free to do that here as well–as our troll(s) demonstrate almost daily, it is possible to post anonymously.
Slip
I’d been hearing rumors about this for a few days, and I’ve even had an email exchange or two with Elon in the last couple days on other subjects, but Clark apparently asked him what I didn’t. Falcon 1 first launch has been delayed until early next year.
Inevitable?
Iranian newspapers continue to beat the war drums against Israel. Will this be the first move in their hoped-for Armageddon?
And the so-called “realists” from the first Bush administration continue to make plans to appease them.