…is dead even. Of course, that was from last week, before all of the Manafort/Cohen/etc. craziness.
Tesla And Elon
Time to let go of the reins?
He has Gwynne to run SpaceX for him, but there doesn’t seem to be anyone like that at Tesla. And his behavior has been quite erratic of late.
Rocket Report
Eric Berger has this week’s round up.
I will say that I’ve never been very concerned about competition from China, but now that they’ve allowed commercial companies to engage, we may start to see a lot of innovation there.
Trouble With The Concept
There is a Greek myth, which may or not be true, that @n@l sex is called “Greek” because the ancient Greeks used it for birth control. Well, a clueless couple in China failed to get pregnant for four years because they were doing it wrong. At least for that purpose. Hopefully they were at least having a good time.
Lunar Water Ice
An interview with Phil Metzger, including the most recent findings, on how to utilize it.
From Reality TV To Reality Politics
Thoughts from Matthew Continetti on Trump’s media skills, and his vulnerability to others who share them.
As I noted on twitter, it’s stupid to think that the hush money was a campaign contribution, because for many Trump supporters, the notion that he was shtooping porn stars and playmates was part of the appeal.
Homer Hickam
This is just nuts. I hope he’ll come back to Twitter.
[Update a few minutes later]
More PC stupidity: The sins of the father shall be visited on the child.
Deep-Fried Fair Food
A lot of nutrition mythology in this.
No, you won’t get a coronary from eating fried food, or if you do, it’s not because it’s fried, or has saturated fat. Probably the least unhealthy of these is the fried cheesecake, because at least it has additional sat fat in it, along with protein. The others are basically fried sugar and flour. And at least adding the fat mediates to some degree. Also, counting calories is stupid.
Flipping Witnesses
Ken White: Yes, it does corrupt justice, but not (just, or even) because they’re “rats.”
Yes. Trump is wrong about why flipping is bad, but he's not wrong about flipping is bad. Prosecutors have far too much power, with too little accountability. It's a travesty of the justice system. https://t.co/2p0anto9d5
— Rand Simberg (@Rand_Simberg) August 24, 2018
Mike Pence’s Space Gospel
Marina Koren has a nice history of religious allusions in space speeches.