On the PBS show "Nova" tonight...

Great. Just great. We've now gone from powersats to "we must forsake
liberalism." Next we'll here about how, no, it's the conservatives
that screw everything up. Then we'll hear about how wonderful
everything would be if we didn't have government. Then we'll hear
that life just isn't possible without government.

And all the time, we won't be saying a whole lot about the economics
of power beaming, or about whether or not a habitat should have
rotating mirrors with skylights or should bring the light in with
fiber optics (my own favored method).

Makes our discussion of AI look like the most on-topic words ever
typed anywhere. To tell you the truth, I have very strong political
opinions, about Bush, Clinton, feminism, pornography, and what
happened to the Indians/Amerinds/Native Americans. But you know what?
On this particular list I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANY OF THAT!

Bush is a saint.
Bush is the Anti-Christ.

Communists.
Socialists.
Libertarians.
Conservatives.
Liberals.
Democrats.
Republicans.
Greens.

I DON'T CARE!!

Can we talk about space?