People don’t want to be squelched by Big Tech or Big Government.
And they particularly don’t want it done by collusion between the two.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
The Russian Space Program
As he notes, it’s very unlikely that both spacecraft suffered from MMOD. It looks like QC issue.
Stoke
The Static Fire
Biden’s “Assault Weapons” Ban
…is unconstitutional, unlikely, and ineffectual.
I wish all of his policies were ineffectual.
What Russia Got Wrong
Almost everything.
Good News You Won’t Hear In The Media
Sea-level rise remains stable, and no signs of catastrophe.
The Deep State
…is it the Derp State?
[Update a few minutes later]
NORAD “wasn’t sure” it was hostile?
Really? Call me crazy, but the default assumption is that it’s hostile, until proven otherwise.
Impressionism
Was it a result of air pollution? Interesting.
An Angry Astronaut
Does NASA still have safety problems?
Yes, but as I wrote in my book, many of them are in fact a result of risk aversion.