Brian Wang is unimpressed with the new cost-plus gift to Boeing.
More thoughts from Bob Zimmerman.
Elijah Cummings
Politician dies, Trump acts with respect and decency, “journalist” goes nuts.
Going Off The Air
I’m flying to DC this afternoon for eight days of space stuff, culminating with a brief talk on space property rights at the International Astronautical Conference a week from tomorrow. I’ll have my laptop, but not sure how much time I’ll have to post. But be good in comments.
Bridging The Cultural Divide
A long, but interesting essay.
NASA And The Media
Bob Zimmerman isn’t impressed with the coverage, to say the least.
The Methuselah Foundation
They have a new newsletter. Lots of interesting life-extension things going on. It’s worth noting that one of the principals of Oisín Biotechnologies is Gary Hudson, who is currently more focused on this topic than space.
Ad Astra
A friend of mine, who saw it a couple weeks ago with the class she was teaching at SpaceX, roundly panned it to me. Jeff Foust says don’t bother seeing it, either.
Hollywood seems to have a hard time getting space movies right.
Sergei Brin
An open letter from Dennis Prager to him, on freedom of speech.
The IG Report
It will reportedly be out on Friday, and cover a lot more than just FISA abuse.
As it happens, I’ll be in DC for the potential fireworks, at the Space Law Conference.
Our Moral Betters In The NBA
But I’m dubious about this: “The thing is, LeBron, we’ve come to expect more of you. You’re obviously an intelligent person, a compassionate person and a socially conscious person. At this point in your life and career, it’s part of your brand.”
I don’t have much experience with Mr. James, hating the sport that he plays as I do, but it is not at all obvious to me that he’s an intelligent person. I don’t think he’s getting the big bucks for his brain.
[Update a while later]
[Mid-morning update]
[Afternoon update]
Yes, Mr. James, all you had to say was that “America is a free country.” But you’re a dumb ass.
[Update a while later]
Treacher: Why should I care what he thinks about China, or anything?