An interesting discussion that has great explanatory power (including perhaps the most recent election results).
All posts by Rand Simberg
Orion Anniversary
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a decade since it flew on Delta IV.
Where does the time go?
What Are They, and Whose?
Four possible drone explanations.
Related thoughts from Roger Kimball.
Well, Now We Know
Someone asked AI how the Great Pyramids were builtpic.twitter.com/iFbUTyG5Hb
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 16, 2024
Christopher Wray
Miranda Devine says good riddance. I would have told Trump not to appoint him at the time.
Irish Anti-Semitism
Sadly, it’s not a new thing.
If you re interested in why Ireland is so weirdly, unreasonably antisemitic and antiIsrael, here is some of the answer….
— S Sebag Montefiore (@simonmontefiore) December 16, 2024
In 1997, I made a tv series @Channel4 about Ireland, Irish nationalism and antisemitism. It happened that my own family were Jewish immigrants to…
Voter Fraud In 2020
I wonder if Bondi will assign some people to look into this?
The American University
…is rotting from within. And it’s been doing so for decades, and the stench is starting to get overwhelming.
Space Infrastructure Thoughts
Bob Zimmerman says the the emphasis should be on doing the Moon best, not on doing it first. I think we could do both, if we can end our risk aversion.
Well, That’s…Different
President-elect Trump has nominated Shift4 founder and SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) as the next NASA Administrator. pic.twitter.com/r3ibIFzcWa
— A. Pettit (@PettitFrontier) December 4, 2024
[Update a few minutes later[
Thoughts from Bob Zimmerman.
[Tuesday update]
Peter Hague wishes him luck, but fears that he won’t be able to shift the agency trajectory.
[Bumped]