I believe that the technical term for this would be “ghetto.”

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  March 30th at 02:38 PM  | 

Or, if you’re a Jerry Pournelle fan – and why aren’t you? – a “Welfare Island.” Via AoSHQ: Brazil builds walls around Rio de Janeiro slums RIO DE JANEIRO, March 28 (Reuters) – The government of Rio de Janeiro is building concrete walls to prevent sprawling slums from spreading farther into the picturesque hills of this world-famous tourist destination, an official said on Saturday. This | Read More »

What the ban on Yucca Mountain reminds us.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  March 5th at 11:30 PM  | 

I do like what Francis wrote, but I want to really drive it home to my people – which is to say, science fiction geeks. Let me strip this down for you. There was a quote that Jerry Pournelle likes to repeat, from one of the anti-nuclear power people: “The only physics I ever took was Ex-Lax.“ Remember that one? Remember how it made you | Read More »