Random thoughts on politics, current events, popular culture, and whatever else interests me.
Friday, June 12, 2026
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One thing stands out about the moon base that NASA plans to build at the lunar south pole, possibly later than planned because of last month’s New Glenn disaster: It would be nothing like the ones that have been imagined in science fiction.
Saturday, June 06, 2026
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"When Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) first started his war on artificial intelligence and robotics, his excuse was that the technologies would destroy jobs of the working class at the behest of the “oligarchs,” which is to say billionaire entrepreneurs such as Elon Musk and Sam Altman. He wanted to put a stop to the technology, or at least slow it down.
"However, Sanders has now altered course and decided that artificial intelligence can be a good thing, if it is owned and taxed, at least in part, by the government. He has taken to X, the social media platform owned by Musk, to explain his proposal and to link to a New York Times op-ed laying it out.">/P>
Tuesday, June 02, 2026
Monday, June 01, 2026
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4587179/bernie-sanders-war-artificial-intelligence-robotics/
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Upon reading the initial public offering document SpaceX submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission, one reaches two inescapable conclusions.
Saturday, May 30, 2026
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While NASA, along with its international and commercial partners, is going pedal to the metal back to the moon, the space agency is not neglecting Mars. In 2028, if all goes well, NASA plans to test a new technology that could reduce trip times to the Red Planet and open it up to exploration and, perhaps, human settlement.
Saturday, May 23, 2026
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The afterglow of Artemis II’s triumph has barely faded, and NASA is already setting about placing the first footprints on the moon in over 50 years. However, all the things that the space agency and its partners have to do makes sending four human beings around the moon seem like a weekend excursion by comparison.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
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Sunday, May 10, 2026
According to a Federal Communications Commission filing in advance of the SpaceX public offering, the company has set performance targets that CEO Elon Musk must meet before he receives certain compensations. The list is, mildly speaking, breathtaking.