John D. Bell

Website: blog.systemsartisans.com

Recent Actions
Comment Threads

Recent Actions

Commented on Houston: what are the long-term consequences?
> a single PIRA bombing (Baltic Exchange) killed one person, injured forty, but caused £800 million of damage. Wikipedia says 3 dead, 91 injured, and £800 million worth of damage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Exchange_(building)#Bombing_of_the_exchange_building...
Commented on The End of the British nuclear deterrent?
> That story holds no water if you know about Bletchley Park. Yeahbut.... During WWII, there was a great patriotic effort to not upset the War Effort - "Loose Lips Sink Ships". And all that. Also the efforts of the...
Commented on The End of the British nuclear deterrent?
Why not? Classic keeping-of-secrets theory. Alternate launcher implies staff, physical infrastructure, training, yadda yadda.... None of which would be easy to hide. If it existed, somebody would have mentioned something to a mate over a pint, and someone else would...
Commented on What else can you do with a Big Dumb Booster?
> Of course, it would still be ridiculously expensive, but think of the resolution, and the light collecting power. Resolution, yes; light gathering power, NO. The gathering power is directly proportional to the actual area of the mirrors, nevermind their...
Commented on What else can you do with a Big Dumb Booster?
As early as STS (Shuttle) mission 47 there have been married couples in space together. I am aware of no reports of any kind of "extracurricular" activities, however........
Commented on Sad Trombone Exoplanet Reality Check
I'm sorry for the misattribution....
Commented on Sad Trombone Exoplanet Reality Check
> As far as I know, being able to survive freezing to near absolute zero and thawing (the only plausible technology) is limited to single-celled organisms and some plant material. The arctic wooly bear caterpillar freezes solid every year, thawing...
Commented on Thoughtcrime
Our Host: "(See if you can figure out who I cribbed the declaration from?)" Umkhonto we Sizwe?...

Recent Actions from John D. Bell

Comment Threads

whitroth commented on Houston: what are the long-term consequences?
Re: Dragon harness, boots, chain-mail bikini and two-handed sword I effortlessly use one handed. PICS!...
Elderly Cynic commented on Houston: what are the long-term consequences?
"At the time the U.S. had no idea how fragile the economy of the USSR really was" That, I am afraid, is complete nonsense. Not merely did they know, the whole world knew, and it was regularly reported in British newspapers. Whether the USA politicians actually thought, or merely reacted out of traditional commie-bashing hysteria, I can't say....
allynh commented on Houston: what are the long-term consequences?
This is interesting This is the Steve Bannon interview sequence. This is the 60 Minute preview by Stephen Colbert. Once I saw the whole interview, I was disturbed by what Colbert said. The Worst Part Of Steve Bannon's First Interview: Steve Bannon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajFmgmUSYAc This is the chopped up version of the interview. They make Charlie look functional when he's not. 60 Minutes - Steve Bannon https://www.cbsnews.com/videos/steve-bannon/ These are the complete recordings of the interview. Watch Charlie fake outrage and also get steamrolled. Watch the three parts and you will see that Bannon makes sense. Look back at the 60 Minutes...
allynh commented on Houston: what are the long-term consequences?
I thought that they were done with the sequence. Here is part four. Steve Bannon part 4 https://charlierose.com/videos/30969...
allynh commented on Houston: what are the long-term consequences?
Wow, this is a gift that keeps on giving. This is the final part. Steve Bannon part 5 https://charlierose.com/videos/30974 After watching over 2.5 hours I am deeply disturbed by Charlie's questions and behavior. They used maybe ten minutes from the whole 2.5 hours to generate the 60 Minutes piece. Based on what I watched, I begin to question all of the negative press about Bannon that I have seen the past year. Enjoy the video....

Responses to Comments from John D. Bell

Common Misconceptions About Publishing—a series of essays about the industry I work in.
How I Got Here In The End —my non-writing autobiography, or what I did before becoming a full-time writer.
Unwirer—an experiment in weblog mediated collaborative fiction.
Shaping the Future—a talk I gave on the social implications of Moore's Law.
Japan: first impressions — or, what I did on my holidays
Inside the MIT Media Lab—what it’s like to spend a day wandering around the Media Lab.
The High Frontier, Redux — space colonization: feasible or futile?
“Nothing like this will be built again”—inside a nuclear reactor complex.
Old blog—2003-2006 (RIP)

John D. Bell

Recent Actions

Comment Threads

Following

Buy my Books

Quick Stuff

Specials

Merchandise

About This Page

Search this blog

Propaganda

Categories

Monthly Archives