Business, Economics, Education, Health, Media Criticism, Political Commentary

The Covid “Emergency”

May 6, 2021 Rand Simberg 12 Comments

…did not justify the lockdowns.

There was no science involved here at all.

[Wednesday-morning update]

Even The Atlantic is noticing the science denial by the left.

[Thursday-morning update]

Two weeks, and the madness of experts.

[Bumped]

Business, Economics, Mathematics, Science And Society, Technology and Society

Autonomous Cars

May 5, 2021 Rand Simberg 19 Comments

When they teach themselves to be better drivers than humans.

Business, Space, Technology and Society

SN15

May 5, 2021 Rand Simberg 31 Comments

Looks like it could happen today.

That scrub yesterday resulted in their making history on the 60th anniversary of Shepard's flight. Just like the scrub of the first Shuttle flight resulted in it happening exactly two decades after Gagarin's flight.
— SafeNotAnOption (@SafeNotAnOption) May 5, 2021

Business, Economics, Media Criticism, Space, Technology and Society

NASA Has Selected Its Lunar Lander

May 5, 2021 Rand Simberg 22 Comments

Now comes the fun part.

I’m writing a piece similar to this for The New Atlantis. It’s hard for people who are still thinking in Apollo mode to get their head around just how revolutionary this is.

Political Commentary, Space, Technology and Society, War Commentary

Look Out Below

May 5, 2021 Rand Simberg 2 Comments

First they loose a pandemic on us, and now the Chinese may be about to drop a used rocket on us.

Business, Humor, Technology and Society

Melinda Gates

May 5, 2021 Rand Simberg 2 Comments

It’s a Covid miracle!

Biting Commentary about Infinity…and Beyond!