Puke Something Out
Sep. 24th, 2014 10:07 amYesterday was consumed by locusts, and if I don't puke something out today will be as well.
A) From Slate, an interesting history of Liberia and how the founding thereof was messed up.
B) Also from Slate, a quick note that India put a spacecraft in orbit around Mars for less than it cost to make the movie Gravity. As space travel becomes cheaper, more people will do it.
C) An interesting analysis of the American Civil War, which David Brin thinks is still going on.
D) A bit of humor for those who've read any of John Norman's Gor books Houseplants of Gor.
A) From Slate, an interesting history of Liberia and how the founding thereof was messed up.
B) Also from Slate, a quick note that India put a spacecraft in orbit around Mars for less than it cost to make the movie Gravity. As space travel becomes cheaper, more people will do it.
C) An interesting analysis of the American Civil War, which David Brin thinks is still going on.
D) A bit of humor for those who've read any of John Norman's Gor books Houseplants of Gor.