Glenn RocessinPredictColonizing Space, Issue 5: Colonizing the Moon, Mars, or The Other Planets Is ImpossibleThe Chinese are gearing up to establish a long-term inhabited research station near the south pole of the Moon. Elon Musk claims he’s going…·6 min read·Mar 7, 2024--2--2
Glenn RocessThe CDC and USDA: “Don’t Wash the Meat!” Me: “That Meat Is NOT Clean!”For the past several years, the CDC and USDA have both been advising the American people that we should not wash meat before we cook it…·4 min read·Jan 11, 2024----
Glenn RocessOvercoming Frustration and Misery in Humanity’s Age of Wonders“If it bleeds, it leads.” It means the most horrifying stuff goes on the front page of papers and dominates the first ten minutes of any…·8 min read·Jan 9, 2024----
Glenn RocessHamas’ War Crimes: An Inexcusable Response To The Ongoing Israeli Crime Against HumanityBy now we’ve all seen the reports of Hamas’ surprise attack against Israel (which they may have been warned about), seen the wanton…·6 min read·Oct 9, 2023--8--8
Glenn RocessIMEC and TAC: Diplomatic Masterstrokes by the US and the EU, Bad News for BeijingOn September 9th, two announcements were made that were tectonic shifts in global economics: the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor…·5 min read·Sep 17, 2023--2--2
Glenn RocessA Russian Navy Ship Visited Pearl Harbor and Taught Me Why They Hate UsPicture this: you’re a American sailor in uniform on duty at Naval Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and over the loudspeakers come the haunting…·5 min read·Aug 28, 2023--55--55
Glenn RocessinPredictColonizing Space, Issue 4: Hubris, Greed, and Naked Ambition Are EssentialThe first three issues of Colonizing Space were nuts-and-bolts discussions of what is required for true long-term habitation in space. But…·5 min read·Aug 25, 2023--3--3
Glenn RocessinPredictColonizing Space, Issue 3: Fun And Games With Differential Gravity. Wait, What?In Issue #1, we discussed why spin gravity is essential for long-term space habitation. It turns out that in order to achieve sufficient…·3 min read·Aug 15, 2023--3--3
Glenn RocessinPredictColonizing Space, Issue #2: Spin Gravity Demands BalanceHere’s a test for your mechanical engineering skills: how many apparent design flaws can you detect in the illustration of the proposed…·5 min read·Aug 12, 2023--6--6
Glenn RocessinPredictColonizing Space, Issue #1: Spin Gravity Is Essential and Non-NegotiableConsider the space station. Not just any ol’ spaceborne habitat like the International Space Station or China’s Tiangong space station, but…·3 min read·Aug 8, 2023--5--5