RIP.
I have several of his books on my shelf.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
A Question For The Climate Crazies
What evidence would it require for you to change your mind, and for you to realize that it is not a crisis, and that we don’t have to destroy the economy in the name of climate?
This is a (semi)serious question, but mostly a note to write a longer essay about science and falsifiability, that I didn’t have time or gumption to write tonight.
Space-Based Solar Power
For the first time since the 70s, Congress takes an interest.
It’s not a sufficient step, but it’s a necessary one, even if small.
The Wuhan Institute Of Virology
Do their scientists often fall from the building’s roof?
Lunacy
No, Secretary General, fossil fuels are not “incompatible with human survival” — they’re indispensable to human survival.
“Smart” Homes
Why it’s stupid to have one.
I wouldn’t mind them if they weren’t controlled by the cloud, though.
Budget Cuts And NASA
Bob Zimmerman says don’t sweat it.
Is There An Aerodynamicist In The House?
I need someone familiar with both CFD and Method of Characteristics for a NIAC proposal due at the end of the month. This is aviation related, though it could potentially apply to space as well.
[Update on June 14th]
Still looking for one, now with some level of desperation, given that the proposal is due in two weeks.
[Bumped]
Why Disney Fails
A rant on how much they hate geekdom.
Engineered White Blood Cells
…can wipe out tumors. Faster, please.