We have a dangerous resilience gap.
Gen Z Students
…are functionally illiterate.
This won’t end well.
The Remaking Of Alex Pretti
Martyrs of the left must be made into saints, even if falsely.
Lawrence Of Arabia
An interesting new look at the history from Bob Zimmerman.
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise
Who knew that liquid hydrogen could have leak issues?
Notice the subtle shade from Jared: ““With more than three years between SLS [Space Launch System] launches, we fully anticipated encountering challenges.”
[Update a few minutes later]
[Late-morning update]
The Artemis vision began with President Trump, but the SLS architecture and its components long predate his administration, with much of the heritage clearly traced back to the Shuttle era. As I stated during my hearings, and will say again, this is the fastest path to return… https://t.co/bu0SvThwS9
— NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (@NASAAdmin) February 3, 2026
It’s not even the fastest path, but it is probably the one with lowest risk. We could get back to the Moon faster and at lower cost, but we’d have to accept more risk than NASA and Congress have demonstrated the ability to do.
No, LA Times
Highway One is not being damaged by fossil fuels.
Catherine O’Hara
There will never be another Moira Rose.
I thought she was great in the Christopher Guest flicks as well.
Ameliamentum
The anime style is not my cup of tea, but this could rouse the British lads.
Stop what you're doing and give this a watch 👀
— Amelia (@AmeliajakSolana) January 31, 2026
This is the BEST Amelia video I've seen. @Skyebrows has outdone themselves – the quality, the detail, the easter eggs.
Amelia is more than a meme now. She's a movement 💜pic.twitter.com/l37BeQuNk6
The Second Amendment
…at protests and demonstrations.
I’m back from Orlando, but catching up.
40 Years On
I’ve been busy with the conference, compounded by the fact that I brought the wrong mouse with me for the laptop, so light posting. But it’s worth noting the anniversary of the loss of Challenger. Which is also (as always) my birthday.