This is a pretty funny commentary on the Senate confirmation process.
[Via NASA Watch]
Eternal Sunshine Of The…
…well, not the spotless mind, but actually the lunar north pole.
This is very interesting, for two reasons. Most plans for lunar bases assume a need for a nuclear power plant, because of the two-week-long night there. Discovering regions where the sun always shines means that we can get by with solar power. From a design standpoint, it will also be a lot easier to design equipment for a single temperature (-50 C) than for an environment with huge temperature swings, which is the case between lunar day and night.
The real question now is whether or not there’s ice in the craters, where the sun never shines, as seems to be the case at the south pole.
Save Frodo From John McCain
Dive
Anyone who thinks that private spaceships are a pipedream should check out this private submarine, which is for sale for a cool eighty million bucks. This is the next big thing in yachts. I think that we’ll have the space equivalent within twenty years.
Here Comes The Future
Ten cool emerging technologies.
I like the silicon lasers and the universal memory, but a $0.25 malaria treatment is going to have huge effects on the developing world. The next step after that will be to get rid of the sickle-cell gene (though if malaria is artificially conquered, it should disappear naturally in a few generations).
[Via Geek Press]
Fast Action
People Who Don’t Like HXeCCH Haven’t Tried HXeCCH
I read information about Prof. Robert Benny Gerber and his coauthors
People Who Don’t Like HXeCCH Haven’t Tried HXeCCH
I read information about Prof. Robert Benny Gerber and his coauthors
People Who Don’t Like HXeCCH Haven’t Tried HXeCCH
I read information about Prof. Robert Benny Gerber and his coauthors
The National Debt Is Too Small
Borrowing to build physical and human capital is a way to finance growth. Can you imagine the quality of education and the number of college educated people if there were no student loans? Can you imagine the house you could get without a mortgage? They would not be nearly so nice as if you get a generous loan at a low interest rate. The same is true of our nation’s capital investments. Can someone tell me if we are carrying on our books assets such as the following: the nation