The Book of the Shadows

I always try to provide useful information and perspective to the various topics which I have some knowledge and interest in. I don't always have the time to cover everything. And sometimes there are more developments on stuff I've talked about already. Today I'll hit up some of those topics.

Space travel is mindboggling to think about. Space is so utterly massive, the distances so unfathomably enormous, that our perception of speed is rendered stunted. Things we consider fast here on Earth become laughable when measured against the distances between stars.

There are a copious number of possibilities awaiting humanity in space. Unfortunately, when most people look at space, the space program, they only see nothingness. They look up at the stars and say, “it looks nice, and it’s interesting, but that’s about it. No need to put too much effort for that”. That’s where space mining comes in.

I can’t say that I like Newt Gingrich. His politics and mine do not align. I think he holds a lot of responsibility for the corrosive strain of conservatism that dominates the Republican Party right now. But during the 2012 Republican primaries, I think he got a bad rap for an actual decent idea.