…are starting to realize their entire industry is worthless.
There are certainly some things of value, but they may be offset by all of the negative value.
Category Archives: Business
A Massive Civil Rights Victory
Looks like we’re on the verge.
NEW: Marc Andreessen reveals how Trump's DOJ appointee, Harmeet Dhillon, is poised to demolish corporate DEI policies.
— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) December 28, 2024
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Dhillon, a fierce critic of woke corporate culture, is now leading the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.
"The Justice Department's Civil… pic.twitter.com/mqMAJg1Ybb
Tech, And Immigration
Thoughts from Eric Raymond:
Today's big beef is between tech-success maximizers like @elonmusk and MAGA nationalists who think the US job market is being flooded by low-skill immigrants because employers don't want to pay competitive wages to Americans.
— Eric S. Raymond (@esrtweet) December 26, 2024
To be honest, I think both sides are making some…
Climate Research
The “climate crisis” fanatics continue to ignore the evidence.
The Year In Review
Is there any chance that next year will be less crazy? Or are we still in the middle of Heinlein’s Crazy Years?
A Golden Oldie On SLS
Eli Dourado linked to this old Pop Mechanics piece I wrote over thirteen years ago that holds up pretty well.
The latest NASA Rumors
Eric Berger describes potential changes in policy in a Trump administration. Not sure why they would consolidate Goddard and Ames in Huntsville. This would also make it inconvenient for Goddard to work with APL at Johns Hopkins.
X Defeats Congress
Maybe it’s a new world, politically.
[Update a few minutes later]
Congress Proposes New Law Banning Anyone From Reading Spending Bill Until It's Passed https://t.co/zuL1kRxSoN pic.twitter.com/bWFVfXIcGt
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) December 19, 2024
[Update a while later]
This seems somewhat related: Rapid-Onset Political Enlightenment.
I said the day after the election that I had a great feeling of relief, and this sort of explains it. It’s almost like when Saruman’s spell over Théoden was broken.
TP-Link
We just bought a Deco mesh system a few months ago, when the Orbi died. I wonder if it’s compromised?
The Years Of Madness
Are they (finally) ending? Many seem to think so.