I think he had unrealistic expectations. He probably thought he’d see stars. He should try to do an orbital trip, and see the universe from orbit on the dark side of the planet.
Category Archives: Popular Culture
The Coal-Miner’s Daughter
RIP, Loretta Lynn. She was a ground breaker.
The Onion
…files an amicus brief in support of parody, and it’s exactly what you’d expect.
Movie Dialogue
Why it’s gotten hard to understand. A long, but interesting (at least to me, who in a former life was an audio engineer) read.
[Afternoon update]
This story reminded me of this spoof of The Dark Knight.
Environmentalism
…is a fundamentalist religion.
Yup.
What We’ve All Been Waiting For
How The Middle Class Views Their Current Rulers
…with well-earned disdain.
[Update a few minutes later]
This would seem related.
I don’t think this is going to help the Democrats in November.
Trust The AI
…Part 2.
The Manual Transmission
A eulogy.
I’ve driven a stick all my life. I’ve never bought a car with an automatic transmission, and I hope my next car will be a stick as well, because the BMW is getting long in the tooth. Beyond the aesthetics described here, it’s good theft insurance, because most young people don’t know how to drive them.
The Latest California Craziness
I’ve been saying for decades that I’d never raise a kid in California; they should be raised someplace with weather and culture that will make them tougher, and then be allowed to move there. But now the state has provided another reason.