Our discussion from Sunday afternoon is now on line.
Ed McCullough
Just heard via Dennis Wingo that my former colleague at Rockwell has died. He, Bob Waldron and I were working lunar ISRU in the early 90s, during the SEI scare. Condolences to his other friends and family. We’re losing a lot of visionary people, just as we’re finally on the verge of breaking out.
Here is an interview with Ed on lunar settlements.
Russian Election Interference
It was Obama’s failure alone. Surprised to see this at CNN.
Hong Kong
Things are about to get ugly.
This may be like Budapest in 1956, or Prague in 1968. How will we, and Britain, respond?
The Glaciers Of Mars
The latest from Bob Zimmerman.
Trump’s “Racist” Tweet
Was it malice, or ignorance? Given the level of his ignorance on so many subjects, I’m going to go with the latter.
Boris Johnson
Will he soon be the most popular leader in the world?
I had lunch with Iain Murray in DC a few weeks ago, who went to school with him. It will be interesting, if nothing else. I asked Iain if May was the worst PM since Chamberlain. “Lord North,” he replied.
[Update Tuesday morning]
With him seeming to be the next PM, the New York Sun is waiting for Boris Johnson.
[Update a couple minutes later]
From the third link:
When it comes to rhetoric and eloquence, he is the anti-Trump.
[Bumped]
[Late-morning update]
Cometh the hour, cometh the man.
[Bumped again]
“We Don’t Need Space Colonies”
I don’t know where to start with this ignorant burning of a field of strawmen.
Title IX Insanity
Just wow.
You have to read to see what these insane grifters did to this moron and his innocent wife and kids. It really does read like Fatal Attraction meets a transgender Bonfire of the Vanities. Golden quote: “I just really hate the patriarchy, that’s it.”
Almost all of these people are bonkers.
A Quiet Air Conditioner
I’m going to look into this, despite the fact that it’s “smart.” I hate things that are smart. My A/C does not need to talk to the cloud. It would be nice if they’d make a dumb one that was cheaper, but probably smarts don’t cost much.