A “commercial” Chinese rocket company is copying Starship.
Seems appropriate, though, for a Chinese company to use chopsticks.
All posts by Rand Simberg
America’s Versailles
Walter Russell Mead on the failure of leadership.
[Late-morning update]
From “clingers” to garbage: Why sixteen years of vilification of the American people?
Safety Insanity
Blowing Up the Longhouse
— Dr_Insensitive_Jerk (@DrInsensitive) November 1, 2024
By law, this heater is equipped with a thermal switch that shuts off the gas if the flame goes out. It is marketed as a safety feature, but it is something else entirely.
This post will not attract engagements, because our culture has been successfully… pic.twitter.com/kdDnAiOtII
DEI at Boeing
Bob Zimmerman has some (rare) good news from the company.
Thoughts On Social Trust
Whether or not one agrees with him, Vance is by far the most impressive of the 4 candidates. https://t.co/9MZVRWJZVS
— Randy Barnett (@RandyEBarnett) November 1, 2024
After The Election
Blake Powers is very concerned.
Jazz Shaw
I didn’t know him, but I read a lot of stuff by him.
The Starliner Business Case
A discussion of potential buyers.
Movie Recommendation
I do not say this lightly or with any exaggeration: "Hundreds of Beavers" is easily the funniest movie I have seen in 30 years, and it may be the single greatest film in human history. Half Charlie Chaplin's "Gold Rush," half extremely violent Tex Avery cartoon, 100% laff riot pic.twitter.com/dPxhrefWR2
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 31, 2024