It’s a lot more than just a broken bridge.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
What Is Space For?
A thoughtful essay at The New Atlantis (in which, in the next issue, I’ll have a review of Zubrin’s new book on Mars).
The Navy Mess
The LCS fiasco is just a symptom of a much larger problem, which probably infects the entire U.S. military, and no one is being held accountable. It’s feeling a lot like 1939, and people are going to die unnecessarily, if we can even win the war.
Near-Future SF
Yes.
Commercial ISR
Various factions of the DoD are fighting over it.
This is great, considering that a few years ago none of them wanted anything to do with it.
Vernor Vinge
RIP.
[Friday-morning update]
Reflections from Noah Smith.
[Monday-morning update]
Glenn Reynolds remembers.
[Bumped]
Space And Success
Thoughts on the various forms of complexity in evaluating it.
The Union Station Debacle
Is there any possibility of reforming NEPA?
Climate, The Movie
It’s out and available for free on line. Spread the word.
The Censorship Industrial Complex
What will it do next?