What happens when you send a philosopher to Congress. Morons like Barbara Boxer are shown to be morons.
Fat Chance Of A Debate
Meet the foodie censors.
I wish we could make this more of a mainstream story.
The Orion Fantasy
Bob Zimmerman has some thoughts.
How Falcon 9 Learned To Land
A nice video of the history.
My Global Access Application
You may recall that I signed up for it, instead of TSA Pre-check, because it included expedited customs (though I don’t travel that much internationally), and only costs $15 more. I’ve been provisionally approved after only two or three weeks, but I can’t get an interview until JUNE 27th. So a) I have to make sure I’m in town that day and b) I have to continue to hope for random TSA Pre-check until then.
Sigh.
[Friday update]
Woo hoo!
Someone sent me a Python script to go out and look for appointments opening up. I used it to snag an appointment for Monday.
Locovorism
I think worshiping local foods is stupid; our ancestors were all locovores, of necessity (unless you call hauling a mammoth carcass miles an import). Their diet generally sucked.
But I’m amused to see how rife with fraud the movement is.
More Junk Nutrition Science
How many lives would have been saved over the past four decades if this study had been interpreted properly?
The Future Of Space Construction
Is the ISS the last aluminum spacecraft?
Maybe for spacecraft launched from earth, but I think it partly depends on sources of materials. There’s a lot of aluminum on the moon, and not much carbon.
Donald Trump Versus Howard Roark
If Trump really is an Ayn Rand fan, I suspect it’s because (like other Democrats) he views The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged as how-to manuals, rather than cautionary tales.
The Space Renaissance Act
Bridenstine has introduced his bill. It has its own domain. Haven’t read yet, but will have thoughts when I have.