Bill
@twoandseven.bsky.social
You are what you do when it counts.
Micrometeorites, too. But yes, your point remains. Getting stuff there (esp water) is hard & expensive.
Also, moon dust is nasty, nasty stuff.
I would not like to be (at best) a few days away from re-supply w/o some stores. Of, you know, things like water & H2O & and astronaut ice cream.
Also, moon dust is nasty, nasty stuff.
I would not like to be (at best) a few days away from re-supply w/o some stores. Of, you know, things like water & H2O & and astronaut ice cream.
February 10, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Micrometeorites, too. But yes, your point remains. Getting stuff there (esp water) is hard & expensive.
Also, moon dust is nasty, nasty stuff.
I would not like to be (at best) a few days away from re-supply w/o some stores. Of, you know, things like water & H2O & and astronaut ice cream.
Also, moon dust is nasty, nasty stuff.
I would not like to be (at best) a few days away from re-supply w/o some stores. Of, you know, things like water & H2O & and astronaut ice cream.
There have been ideas for a moon base for a *very* long time. NASA had a plan as one of the 5 things given to Nixon to replace the Atlas rockets (space shuttle won, obv).
Japanese idea to use a crater to inflate a balloon in & cover in "mooncrete" then pressurize was my favorite. Lunar half-dome!
Japanese idea to use a crater to inflate a balloon in & cover in "mooncrete" then pressurize was my favorite. Lunar half-dome!
February 10, 2026 at 1:06 AM
There have been ideas for a moon base for a *very* long time. NASA had a plan as one of the 5 things given to Nixon to replace the Atlas rockets (space shuttle won, obv).
Japanese idea to use a crater to inflate a balloon in & cover in "mooncrete" then pressurize was my favorite. Lunar half-dome!
Japanese idea to use a crater to inflate a balloon in & cover in "mooncrete" then pressurize was my favorite. Lunar half-dome!
If I pitch in a little extra, can he get a swirlie, too?
February 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
If I pitch in a little extra, can he get a swirlie, too?
A few months back, I noticed a couple dozen new follows in a short period (and on this tiny account it was noticeable). All had profile pics of younger, white women & many more follows than followers. None have interacted with me. Anecdata for sure, but there it is.
February 9, 2026 at 8:24 PM
A few months back, I noticed a couple dozen new follows in a short period (and on this tiny account it was noticeable). All had profile pics of younger, white women & many more follows than followers. None have interacted with me. Anecdata for sure, but there it is.
In AZ, one year of Spanish class was mandatory. Not sure if it still is, but I think it should be taught all four years in high school.
I did learn some more Spanish doing various construction jobs in college, but most of the vocabulary I learned isn't for polite company.
I did learn some more Spanish doing various construction jobs in college, but most of the vocabulary I learned isn't for polite company.
February 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
In AZ, one year of Spanish class was mandatory. Not sure if it still is, but I think it should be taught all four years in high school.
I did learn some more Spanish doing various construction jobs in college, but most of the vocabulary I learned isn't for polite company.
I did learn some more Spanish doing various construction jobs in college, but most of the vocabulary I learned isn't for polite company.
Self-respect and dignity aren't in Fat Wolverine's wheelhouse.
I keep thinking about Ted Cruz, who fervently backed Texas Republicans' partisan gerrymandering scheme, crying online about how mean it is that Virginia Democrats pulled off a partisan gerrymandering scheme.
I know he has no principles, but Jesus Christ, man, have some self-respect and dignity.
I know he has no principles, but Jesus Christ, man, have some self-respect and dignity.
February 7, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Self-respect and dignity aren't in Fat Wolverine's wheelhouse.
"Target also announced a partnership with OpenAI to let customers shop on Target in ChatGPT."
I mean, they didn't really need to give me another reason to avoid shopping there, yet here we are.
I mean, they didn't really need to give me another reason to avoid shopping there, yet here we are.
February 7, 2026 at 9:52 PM
"Target also announced a partnership with OpenAI to let customers shop on Target in ChatGPT."
I mean, they didn't really need to give me another reason to avoid shopping there, yet here we are.
I mean, they didn't really need to give me another reason to avoid shopping there, yet here we are.
Biggest thing for me is understanding timing. Get everything ready before you start, then hinge everything around what can't sit. Like, do everything else before the pasta hits the water. Once that gets wet, the clock is ticking.
February 7, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Biggest thing for me is understanding timing. Get everything ready before you start, then hinge everything around what can't sit. Like, do everything else before the pasta hits the water. Once that gets wet, the clock is ticking.
I feel no urge to give them any traffic. That's a bit sad since I see some really good writers linking to their stuff there. But I can't support the Nazi bar.
February 7, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I feel no urge to give them any traffic. That's a bit sad since I see some really good writers linking to their stuff there. But I can't support the Nazi bar.
Every time I see his name I think of The Boys, and I'm kinda OK with that.
February 5, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Every time I see his name I think of The Boys, and I'm kinda OK with that.
Is that "Russian interference" Tulsi Gabbard?
February 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Is that "Russian interference" Tulsi Gabbard?
I've been through a few mergers. IT people are usually the 1st target. They get paid a lot, and email always works, so why do we need 3 people to handle the email servers? And then they scramble later on when email doesn't always work.
February 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I've been through a few mergers. IT people are usually the 1st target. They get paid a lot, and email always works, so why do we need 3 people to handle the email servers? And then they scramble later on when email doesn't always work.
Very early in my IT career, I was told that I would be fired if I took time off to attend my sister's funeral. It was my first job out of college, with a Fortune 100 company, in a town where everyone in IT knew everyone else. The "be a team player" vibe was strong. I learned a lot from that.
February 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Very early in my IT career, I was told that I would be fired if I took time off to attend my sister's funeral. It was my first job out of college, with a Fortune 100 company, in a town where everyone in IT knew everyone else. The "be a team player" vibe was strong. I learned a lot from that.
I think it's a little out of favor these days, but there was a time when someone self-applying the term "eclectic" was top-level human aposematism.
February 4, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I think it's a little out of favor these days, but there was a time when someone self-applying the term "eclectic" was top-level human aposematism.
Jeez, have his people start looking in the sofa cushions at all his houses or something.
February 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Jeez, have his people start looking in the sofa cushions at all his houses or something.
No. That happened around 2.1 years ago according to my internal clock.
February 4, 2026 at 8:17 PM
No. That happened around 2.1 years ago according to my internal clock.
I always seem to attract them when I'm buying stuff like razor blades. Takes 5 minutes to find the right one (if they have it) & you eventually see the person sidle on into the isle casually not looking at you. I never mind it. Keeps prices down if nothing else.
February 4, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I always seem to attract them when I'm buying stuff like razor blades. Takes 5 minutes to find the right one (if they have it) & you eventually see the person sidle on into the isle casually not looking at you. I never mind it. Keeps prices down if nothing else.
Anyway, this is all arm-waving from someone with purely terrestrial experience w/ IT issues. But it's fun to think about! Space present all kinds of cool challenges. Like hardened chips and such, & everything that comes with that.
We're used to backhoes, now we get to think about space debris!
We're used to backhoes, now we get to think about space debris!
February 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Anyway, this is all arm-waving from someone with purely terrestrial experience w/ IT issues. But it's fun to think about! Space present all kinds of cool challenges. Like hardened chips and such, & everything that comes with that.
We're used to backhoes, now we get to think about space debris!
We're used to backhoes, now we get to think about space debris!
That's a bit out of my area but the speed of light is still there, ex any weather, interference, solar storms, etc. Having separate DCs up there mirroring or whatever (setting aside the traditional problems with that) means DCs are still kinda far away -- depending on orbits, etc.
February 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
That's a bit out of my area but the speed of light is still there, ex any weather, interference, solar storms, etc. Having separate DCs up there mirroring or whatever (setting aside the traditional problems with that) means DCs are still kinda far away -- depending on orbits, etc.
Anyway, after looking at the back of the envelope I'm drawing on with a crayon, they'd likely have to have compute + storage both up there, then ship result sets (or whatever) back down. That's more hardware, more power, more cooling. I think diminishing returns on cooling kicks in fast there.
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Anyway, after looking at the back of the envelope I'm drawing on with a crayon, they'd likely have to have compute + storage both up there, then ship result sets (or whatever) back down. That's more hardware, more power, more cooling. I think diminishing returns on cooling kicks in fast there.
Anyone who has been in a datacenter knows to bring a jacket. They're cold & breezy.
But I have spent a not insignificant part of my time in IT trying to reduce latency, esp w/ regard to things like DBs. Overall bandwidth wouldn't be too much of an issue, probably. Depending. And so on.
But I have spent a not insignificant part of my time in IT trying to reduce latency, esp w/ regard to things like DBs. Overall bandwidth wouldn't be too much of an issue, probably. Depending. And so on.
February 4, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Anyone who has been in a datacenter knows to bring a jacket. They're cold & breezy.
But I have spent a not insignificant part of my time in IT trying to reduce latency, esp w/ regard to things like DBs. Overall bandwidth wouldn't be too much of an issue, probably. Depending. And so on.
But I have spent a not insignificant part of my time in IT trying to reduce latency, esp w/ regard to things like DBs. Overall bandwidth wouldn't be too much of an issue, probably. Depending. And so on.
I suspect this was implemented by people who don't know how dev works. I worked at a place where the MBA in charge decided we had too many bugs, so he gave bonuses on # of bugs fixed. Guess if the overall # of bugs went up or down after that.
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I suspect this was implemented by people who don't know how dev works. I worked at a place where the MBA in charge decided we had too many bugs, so he gave bonuses on # of bugs fixed. Guess if the overall # of bugs went up or down after that.
A huge pile of money is also a very good life insulator. At some point, you don't ever have to deal with real life issues like everyone else. That's got to mess with your head at least a little bit.
February 3, 2026 at 7:56 PM
A huge pile of money is also a very good life insulator. At some point, you don't ever have to deal with real life issues like everyone else. That's got to mess with your head at least a little bit.