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…
As of this posting, it’s still on for tomorrow (Monday). Launch window opens a bit after 7AM Central Time. (Note: the other blog is acting up again. Seems to happen every weekend. Shrug.) https://youtu.be/L5QXreqOrTA
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…
They’ve got FAA approval: Green light go: SpaceX receives a launch license from the FAA for Starship If it goes to plan, as soon as 7AM Texas time on Monday Starship/Superheavy will launch. The booster will splash down 30+ kilometers from the Texas coast in the Gulf of Mexico; Starship will climb to 235 kilometers,…
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…
Season One of HBO’s “True Detective” was *spectacular* television. Seasons 2 and 3… not so much (hell, I barely remember them… not sure I finished either season). But Season 4 looks promising again:
Remember the “Fyre Festival?” Remember how it was s shit show of historic and utterly hilarious proportions, never to be repeated in this lifetime? Guess what… Billy McFarland Announces Fyre Festival II Is ‘Finally Happening’
When you need a lot of racism, but society just isn’t producing it anymore… you manufacture it. Former Florida State Professor Pushed Doctored Data to Create False Sense of Racism Several studies conducted by Eric Stewart, a former professor at Florida State University, were found to have been doctored to create the impression that the…
