Is Fusion The Energy Of The Future?
Photo courtesy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory The frequency, duration, and strength of storms, flooding, and forest fires are increasing, as we see every day in the news. Experts are predicting things will get worse, a lot worse, unless the countries of the world take aggressive action. Even previous conservative naysayers are changing their views on […]
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Space SpaceX is getting to send cargo to the ISS with its Falcon 9 rocket. Boeing troubles getting worse. Its Starliner has had serious engineering problems. Could be months to resolve. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, also CEO of Tesla said this week Tesla will have a humanoid robot ready to show off next year. Meanwhile, […]
Do We Need the Interstate Highway System?
Do We Need the Interstate Highway System? Written: 2002-07-01Edited: 2021-08-12 America’s roads are critical for moving a growing number of goods and people. However, these vital lifelines have been underfunded for years. More than 40% of the system is in poor or mediocre condition. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), which gave overall […]
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Space Not much to say this week about space or on the way to space. Boeing continues to have trouble to launch its Starliner to the ISS. Wall Street The MAGFA stocks were mostly flat. Coinbase up a little based on the rise of crypto. Roblox had a nice gain but I believe it will […]
Olympic Advertising
Olympic Advertising Written: 2016-08-10 Edited: 2021-08-06 It was a privilege to be able to attend the Olympics, from opening ceremony to closing ceremony, in Atlanta (1996), Nagano (1998), and Sydney (2000). The ceremonies get more extravagant each year and you have to wonder how they are going to top it the following year. The 2021 […]