Is it going to arrive sooner than we think?
Well, that would be different.
Category Archives: Economics
Solargraphy
Bob Werb has some advice on how to reach the non space enthusiasts.
The Democrats’ Debt-Ceiling Position
To be fair, most of their policy positions don’t make sense, at least from the standpoint of the well being of Americans.
Jet Fuel From Air
This is potentially interesting, but there is no mention of how the cost of this compares with JP-1 refined from fossil fuels.
Eat Meat
Yes, I noticed that article about lab-grown meat the other day, too. Which is kind of too bad, because I’d actually prefer to not have to slaughter pigs for pork. In any event, as he notes, this does seem to be an effort by the “elites” to make themselves more elite by making the rest of us more miserable.
Chevron Deference
What ending it could do for gun rights.
You Are Not Destined
…to live in quiet times.
Thoughts on the acceleration of progress, by Walter Russell Mead.
I wonder how space will play into all of this?
[Afternoon update]
There is no turning back from AI.
If Something Cannot Go On Forever
Sobering thoughts.
The Question On Climate
…that we’d all like the answer to.
This is economic insanity. There is no amount of money that Americans can spend that will have any effect on the climate in any predictable way, because China and India are going to continue to use fossil fuels, and the Third World is going to industrialize.
AI And The Screwfly Succession
Will sexy robots cause human depopulation?