Day: May 21, 2017

Sunday!

Jaybird May 21, 2017

Explaining "Heat" and using that to explain The Rundown.

An Economist Nitpicks Sci-Fi: Employment in The Expanse Astounding Stories of Super-Science, (January 1930)

An Economist Nitpicks Sci-Fi: Employment in The Expanse

James K May 21, 2017

Many scientists like to nitpick science fiction, but why should they have all the fun?

Burt Likko in reply to InMD on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaWhich is a great shame upon the nation of El Salvador.
InMD in reply to Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025This has to be unprecedented in modern US history in terms of being totally self inflicted. It's goi…
Slade the Leveller in reply to InMD on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaYep. At some point (hopefully) someone's going to have to say, "You have done enough. Have you no se…
Slade the Leveller in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Lovely. Just in time for my UK vacation. I wonder if the people who voted for Trump because they wan…
InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Dollar down 10% since inauguration day as investors abandoning it due to tariff chaos. Yikes. https:…
InMD in reply to Slade the Leveller on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaTo be clear I'm really talking about taking the L and conceding the issue for the near future, with…
bobtuse in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025"We" need only to declare a national emergency. That should speed things up bigly.
Slade the Leveller in reply to InMD on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaThat assumes there was a compromise to be had. Hell's bells, Republicans scuttled their own bill las…
Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025The law firm agreements are exactly what you expect: "One reason we know they’re not legally enforce…
Michael Cain in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025It's not an either-or situation. Well, I guess it is if you start from the position, "I want REEs mi…