JosiasJessop

A postal anecdote: Many decades ago, my dad got a pre-Christmas call from the owner of a haulage company he used. "You haven't paid the money you owed," the man said, "and I need to pa… (View Post)

SpaceX is very dependent on the US government. Not just for contracts; but permissions and permits for a whole host of things, not just launches. Musk's falling out with Trump - and his brain-dead th… (View Post)

That's a good summary. I have two major feelings about the scandal: exasperation at the whole awful mess, and a weariness that we've seen it all before, and no doubt we'll see it all again. Lessons w… (View Post)

I'm actually optimistic about the world's future, though not blindly so. A couple of decades ago, overpopulation was seen as being a massive problem for humanity, promising famine and conflict. Now w… (View Post)

The same thing's been done with the MML: no grand announcements; just getting on with the work according to (what seems like) a reasonable workplan. If the government cancel these, they've got f-all … (View Post)