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Living On The Moon: The Challenges

This ilmenite is abundant on the Moon, first having been found in moon rocks ... which sit in the perpetual sunlight. When will you be ready to move? What would you do differently? We haven’t even tou... read more

James Gorman To Morgan Stanley Employees: STFU Or GTFO

“No. 2, if you put your compensation in a one-year context to define your overall level of happiness, you have a problem which is much bigger than the job. And No. 3, if you’re really unhappy, just le... read more

Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, how did it go?

I seem to read so many comments on discussion threads in which individuals encourage others to "Quit your job! Travel the world!", which often comes across as shallow and even flippant to me ... What ... read more

Congress puts NASA and JWST on the chopping block

I’m not sure it’s cost-effective to cancel it at this point; better to put a hold on it, audit the whole thing top to bottom ... with your own Congresscritter only this way; emailing or a phone call i... read more

Fight, flight or fright for Qantas?

Alan Joyce said last week that his international business should ... last year I put to Geoff Dixon, never far away from the action as Chairman of Australian Tourism, ...there's been some discreet buy... read more

Death spiral for cars. By 2030, you probably won’t own one

And he warns that the car you buy now may well be your last. “This is a global technology disruption. So yes, this applies to Australia,” Seba tells RenewEconomy ... considering Australian-based busin... read more

U.S. Pilots Say New Chinese Stealth Fighter Could Become Equal of F-22, F-35

“They’re still in the glossy brochure phase of development, so they still look ten feet tall and bulletproof,” one senior ... about sheer number of jets the Chinese might be able to put into the air v... read more

Iran sanctions and wishful thinking

All it needs is a great American leader who uses sanctions to break the Iranian economy so badly that popular discontent ... Firms that continued dealing with Iran would be banned from doing business ... read more

We’re Not in Lake Wobegon Anymore

the attacks of 9/11 in which 19 men with box cutters put this nation into a tailspin, a failure the details of which the White House fought to keep secret even as it ran the country into hock up to th... read more

On the Origin of Science Writers

who you are and what you do. If there are multiple links, it’ll be diverted to my spam folder, but just email or tweet me and tell me to rescue it. Alternatively, feel free to email your story and I’l... read more

Why CNN reported 'Slavery's Last Stronghold'

(CNN) - On Sunday, CNN Digital released a special report called "Slavery's Last Stronghold." It focuses on current-day slavery in Mauritania, a West African country where an estimated 10% to 20% of pe... read more

The Most Plausible Apollo Moon Landing Conspiracy Ever Devised

Even in the face of substantial evidence, many of us will disregard anything called a ‘moon landing conspiracy’. This post is an introduction to the most plausible Apollo moon landing conspiracy ever ... read more