I read and take advice from a wide array of sources. I am, for example, a subscriber to Jerry Pournelle. Jerry is a Goldwater Republican (literally, he campaigned for the guy), and worked for Reagan on Strategic Defense (AKA "Star Wars"). He's not convinced that global warming is being accelerated by man's CO2 emissions, which is not my position ( Read more... )

Two days ago, I bitched about how this "economic stimulus" package was a crock, and getting serious about alternative energy would be a better use of money.

One Mr. JLawson of www.rustedsky.net posted a reply, the gist of which was that "the Democrats had blocked action" on this and would continue to do so. My immediate reply was that I was ( Read more... )

First up, the August - September issue of Jim Baen's Universe is now up for your reading pleasure. I haven't had a chance to do much more then glance at the table of contents and skim Mike Resnik's article on slush piles, but I suspect that much goodness resides there ( Read more... )

I’ve been in a few controversial online debates recently, and something became apparent to me. For any debate topic, there are really three sides, or three groups of people, in the debate. Failure to recognize this fact results in a dysfunctional debate. I think the best way to explain this is to use an example ( Read more... )

I drove downstate to visit the parents this weekend. Driving on I-57, I passed "Lake Arrowhead" in Onarga, IL ( Read more... )