Paul In Houston

Reports of Rick Perry's demise, over his memory lapse in Tuesday's debate, are greatly exaggerated. Dr. Jerry Pournelle's take...

( I pronounce it " key -so".  Yes, I made it up:  I'll tell you what it means down below). This is not a review of the new...

... seen this afternoon on the tailgate of a contractor's pickup:    GOVERNMENT PHILOSOPHY         If  it  ain't  broke,         f...

11 Dec 2011 - Update at end - Not in Houston yet, but coming soon (I hope). 26 Dec 2011 - Another update at end - Finally have a date of ...

I was really looking forward to this movie.  But... Harry Knowles saw a preview screening several months ago. Harry says THE THING preq...

... as evidenced by this from Jerry Pournelle's Steve Jobs RIP; education, space, proscription, and debt. Lots of debt.    On that page...

The University of Wisconsin-Stout is bravely defending us against the perils of free speech and that awful 1st amendment. See Brad Kozak...

... supported by Blogger. Some parts of Blogger will not work and you may experience problems. For a couple of days now, I've been una...

... Not that mind-numbing bureaucratese of "One World Trade Center" . (Originally published 1404 CDT 10 SEP 2011 - Updated belo...

,,, Astronomy Picture of the Day ... and bookmark it (or set it as one of your "favorites" (or however your particular browser l...

... I had planned on posting about it. But, this post ain't gonna amount to much, because I didn't see any game changers there. ...

-Yeah;  it really is "Rocket Science". I've heard from more than a few commenters telling me of writing a long, involved co...

(On 16 Apr 2011, 15:46, I originally posted this as "There is a REASON why ..." ) ... I'll very likely check out the new Apo...

Revised Monday 29 Aug 2011 - In the science-fiction magazine Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact of January 1974 , Robert A. Heinlein wr...