Eli Dourado linked to this old Pop Mechanics piece I wrote over thirteen years ago that holds up pretty well.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
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?
Team Players And Groupthink
An interesting discussion that has great explanatory power (including perhaps the most recent election results).
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
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]