Steely Dan--- Do It Again

Did you ever do something that evoked a memory of a song? That happened today, and it was this song that popped into my head.

I've heard it many a time on the radio, but why this song? Actually, I didn't know the lyrics that well, so I went online and saw an analysis of it which made sense.

The song is about the compulsion to do things. You cannot help yourself regarding something, and so you go "Back Jack, and Do It Again." It may not be like kicking the Coke machine, but it ain't rational. We don't live in a rational world, after all.

Kicking the Coke Machine

 

An interesting idea on Bongino's show today. He said that the Democrats were engaging in counter-productive behavior all in a reaction to Trump. He compares it to what happens when you put your money in a Coke machine, and the thing doesn't give you a Coke.

What happens after that is generally automatic, Bongino says. People will yell at the machine, or they will tip it over, or kick it. All of that in response to something that cannot respond back. It is counter-productive, Bongino explains.

So the Democrats are doing things that hurt their brand. Bongino connects it together with their frustrations with Trump. All previous GOP types just caved in when Democrats accused them of something. But Trump fought back. The Democrats are used to getting their way with GOP types, so when Trump didn't respond like their accustomed to, Dems acted like they didn't get their Coke.

It's all counter-productive for them, but they cannot "help themselves", or so goes the theory. Maybe there's something to that, but if you notice, they are not the only ones kicking the Coke machine.

Starting a third party isn't very productive, but it sure would feel good to kick that Coke machine. Maybe it is time to recognize that kicking the Coke machine won't get you your Coke. But I want one anyway, dammit.

Space Station Company

 orbital assembly voyager space station artificial gravity thingie 

Comment:

Looks like it could be a good idea.  Surprisingly little launch resources needed or so it says.  

No screwing the pooch this time

 

SN-10, Spacex's latest test article for a re-usable spacecraft, made a perfect landing just a few minutes ago in Boca Chica Texas.

It was the second launch attempt today, as the first attempt aborted immediately upon starting of the main engines. The rapid turnaround was achieved in but a few hours, as Elon Musk said that the thrust tolerances were too strict, and so nothing was really wrong enough to scrub for the day.

The rocket rose slowly after launch and proceeded gradually towards its destination altitude, then began its descent downward towards the landing pad. The rocket fired up all three engines, as opposed to just two in previous attempts to land. Nothing appeared to go wrong at all. The rocket shut down one engine at a time until it made the soft landing.

A small fire appeared shortly after landing, but it appeared to be nothing serious. All in all, a perfect test for the new Spacecraft, which is being developed and tested at an unheard-of pace.

Musk hopes for a Mars landing as early as 2024. He has yet to get his new rocket to orbit, and the booster has yet to fly. But this test brings him one step closer to his goal of putting humans on another world to stay.

Oops!  It blew up later.  But the landing was good, but maybe not quite good enough.

After the Leftist Reign of Terror, the Deluge

It seems like a well-reasoned proposition.

However, you cannot count on the other sides' mistakes to save you.