This should be cool. We’ll probably be able to see them from the house when they come to LAX, then fly down to the harbor.
Category Archives: Popular Culture
Starship Update
Elon provides a sneak preview of next Saturday’s big reveal.
The Wolverines
I’m watching the game on delay, but what a disaster, on both sides of the ball. In theory, Michigan could still come back and win the Big Ten, and even the national championship, but they’d have to be a lot different team than the one that’s on the field today.
Google And Facebook
They’re entering their toxic endgame.
I try to minimize my engagement with both of them, but with an Android phone, it’s hard to avoid Google. But I’ll never download or use an app for Facebook.
[Saturday-morning update]
The useful idiots of Silicon Valley.
They’re wrecked California, and now there’s a danger that they’ll do the same thing to the rest of the country.
[Bumped]
Trump’s KulturKamph
I continue to believe that he could be even more effective if he were able to turn down the volume of the Trump. He’s his own worst enemy.
What A Difference a Key Makes
Not sure what they mean by “minor” key here, but whatever it is turns an uplifting jingle for a sitcom into a ballad.
Layla
The story of how Clapton created the song. I have to confess I like the slow version on Unplugged better, but then I’m more into acoustic in general.
McCabe And Trump
…and Frodo Baggins.
The Lunar Tardigrades
A good discussion of the legal issues involved.
Dustbury
RIP, Charles G. Hill. This is sad; he just retweeted me the other day. He had been blogging half a decade longer than I’d been. He was a pioneer.