Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Blue Origin to fly AI-powered space surveillance sensor on 1st flight of Blue Ring spacecraft.

Big news: “The spacecraft will launch on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, which lifted off for the first time in January 2025. That mission reached orbit with a pathfinder version of Blue Ring meant to validate the spacecraft’s mechanics and avionics. The upcoming Owl sensor integration will be the platform’s first operational flight.”

TRUTH:

WAIT, THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR:

Ah, yes:

NOT A VERY TASTY MORSEL, BUT BREAKFAST NONETHELESS:

UPDATE: Heh.

I THINK I’D STILL BANK SOME SPERM IF I WENT ON IT: Birth control pill for men that temporarily stops sperm — without hormones — passes safety trial. “Unlike traditional birth control pills that disrupt hormones, this experimental pill from YourChoice Therapeutics temporarily halts sperm production without affecting testosterone levels. It works by blocking a protein called retinoic acid receptor alpha, which plays a key role in the sperm making process. The best part: Early evidence suggests it’s totally reversible.”

THINK OF THEM AS ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE AND YOU WON’T GO FAR WRONG: The Sly Media Assault on Everything America Loves. “You know how you can tell how the media hates us? Because they’ll take any side against something we love, no matter how farcical, unfair or flat out untrue. They will deftly shade what we love to be villainous and evil at its core.”

A GOOD MOTTO:

Art of the Deal.

Trump is constantly doing the “impossible” by simply doing the things people said can’t be done. “Our political establishment at some level wants things to be complicated and intractable: It boosts their influence.”

UPDATE: Trump’s Tariff Strategy is Working.

ANOTHER UPDATE:

THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST:

HE’S NOT WRONG:

HE’S NOT WRONG: