Behold the Chinese surveillance state: Almost any American would look upon this sort of thing with horror. And yet… I wonder how long it will be before it comes here? Consider this modest conspiracy theory… 1) There are those in government who seek the power to dominate, to impose their will on The Little…
Well, it got off the pad. That’s good. But at least six of the engines didn’t seem to be burning, and the whole stack started tumbling just before stage sep… and then the stages didn’t sep. But it got not just off the pad, but away from the pad, and made it a…
Potatoes are better than human blood for making space concrete bricks, scientists say Potato starch was used to create bricks from simulated Martian soil. 55 kilos of dehydrated taters resulted in about 200 bricks. Many thousands would be needed to make something the size of a house, so that’s a lot of po-tay-toes. Boil ’em,…
1 person killed, multiple injured in NYC parking garage collapse Things in this country have gone from “weird” to “concerning” to “downright embarrassing.” Good thing the mayor of New York has his priorities in the right place:
I haven’t flown in years. The last few experiences were *terrible.* So how’s it going these days? Maybe it’s better… I am not part of the community that believes children/babies shouldn’t fly HOWEVER, I do believe certain communities do not properly manage their children in public and I understand why that might drive someone to…
Something failed on the launch tower and fell the full length of it, sending out a shower of sparks. Seems like the man-carrying elevator suffered a problem and the counterweight plummeted. This is doubtless not great news for the planned Monday launch. So, yeah. Another “infrastructure oopsie.” Hmmm. Here is another angle showing what appears…
Netflix will be releasing a “documentary” about Queen Cleopatra VII. This “documentary” is apparently based on the fictional notion that she was a sub-Saharan African. This is a long-debunked and remarkably silly idea, but welcome to 2023, I guess. Here’s a good takedown: When you race swap enough fictional characters, you start in on race…
WA Democrats push abusive new tax on jobs they say earn too much The so-called “excess compensation tax” comes from SB 5767, sponsored by State Senators Christine Rolfes and Emily Randall. It would pose a 7.5% “excise tax” on hospital administrator jobs that Democrats deem overpaid. The bill defines “excess compensation” as one that exceeds…
Huh. Remind me… how did Russias war on Ukraine start, again? China military rehearses ‘encircling’ Taiwan after US Speaker visit A total of 71 Chinese warplanes crossed over the Taiwan Strait on Saturday. with 45 entering Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, Taiwan’s defense ministry said in a statement. China 🇨🇳 Taiwan 🇹🇼Today China finished encircling…
So there I am minding my own business when a text message comes in from my dad. Nothing unusual there. But the message is long, rambling, kinda stream-of-consciousness, seemingly part of a conversation I wasn’t a part of. I have received messages meant for other people before, but the format of the message, and the…
