6/21/26:
There's another idea along this line. Place a mini-quonset on top of the van. The mini-quonset could be used as a sleeper in order to camp out.
Yep, it might be feasible to turn the van and trailer into something that could allow a stay of a few days on the land from time-to-time.
Jan 22, 2025: The orginal post follows:
Still got that 5'x8' trailer, which I could possibly use on a trip way out to yonder and back. The idea is to make it portable. There would be some welds of attach points for some boards to install at the destination. Putting it all together on site and then taking it back down when
departing.
Making it portable would also make it easier to move around. I don't like the idea of putting a trailer together and then finding out that it can't take the trip.
Besides, a trailer like this needs some welding done to it anyway. Just never got around to it. Besides, I never did welding before, so I wonder what kind of job I'd do. Probably not the best, as this tends to be the pattern.
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Good lively discussion
6/20/26:
What hath 15 years wrought? A couple of SLS flights for the government, using 50 year old tech. On the private side, SpaceX is making getting to orbit CHEAP.
Most of the benefits of the government spending went to bureaucrats.
Most of the benefits of private space goes to the people! Folks don't see it yet, but it is coming soon... Most anybody who wants to go to orbit will be able to...
Feb 15, 2011: The original post follows:
Reactions to NASA budget at SpacePolitics.
What hath 15 years wrought? A couple of SLS flights for the government, using 50 year old tech. On the private side, SpaceX is making getting to orbit CHEAP.
Most of the benefits of the government spending went to bureaucrats.
Most of the benefits of private space goes to the people! Folks don't see it yet, but it is coming soon... Most anybody who wants to go to orbit will be able to...
Feb 15, 2011: The original post follows:
Reactions to NASA budget at SpacePolitics.
Friday, June 19, 2026
Going back over old steps
Just about forgotten Canva. Went back into it yesterday, and found some useful ways to incorporate my videos into my web pages.
So now there's a video that was all but unusable because of the file format, and now it is on my calendar in the calendar portion of the Version 3 blog.
Version 3? Look for the link on the right sidebar.
Canva sent me an email as a reminder. Good thing I went there. It's a big help.
I got an idea to add the link to the Canva post I made. It all connects together, so all my blogs are a big, happy family.
Monday, June 15, 2026
Morning Summary, 7/3
6/15/26:
Note: Sitemeter is not used here anymore. It hasn't been used for quite a long time.
Does bot traffic count as well as human traffic? It seems that there was some news that bot traffic is now greater than human traffic on the web!
Do the bots love this blog? People probably not so much. But bot traffic seems to be healthy. How healthy? It's hard to say. I could ask a bot, I suppose. Maybe I'd get an honest answer. Certainly not from people.
This commentary upon the human race is a bit on the pessimisstic side. Maybe the bots can tell me if I spelled that p word right. It is a long word. It taxes my brain, main.
July 3, 2011:
Several hours late this morning. I've been a bit busy doing the usual Sunday chores, but that isn't enough to cause this. Sure, my enthusiasm is waning. There was somebody who contacted me on email about possibly advertising on this site, but the timing is not so good. Now is not a good time. The best time would have been when readership was increasing. It is going down now, and the ecat is the only thing keeping it going.
Hopefully, the ecat can come through and this blog can be on the forefront of that news. That would be a miracle. You know how it goes. The big guys will swoop down and take all the oxygen from a little blog like this as soon as this thing becomes a real media sensation. Nobody will come here or to any other blog that is supporting the idea even though it isn't mainstream. As soon as it goes mainstream, they will got the mainstream blogs, even though none of them are supporting this now. But one can always hope.
Note: Sitemeter is not used here anymore. It hasn't been used for quite a long time.
Does bot traffic count as well as human traffic? It seems that there was some news that bot traffic is now greater than human traffic on the web!
Do the bots love this blog? People probably not so much. But bot traffic seems to be healthy. How healthy? It's hard to say. I could ask a bot, I suppose. Maybe I'd get an honest answer. Certainly not from people.
This commentary upon the human race is a bit on the pessimisstic side. Maybe the bots can tell me if I spelled that p word right. It is a long word. It taxes my brain, main.
July 3, 2011:
Several hours late this morning. I've been a bit busy doing the usual Sunday chores, but that isn't enough to cause this. Sure, my enthusiasm is waning. There was somebody who contacted me on email about possibly advertising on this site, but the timing is not so good. Now is not a good time. The best time would have been when readership was increasing. It is going down now, and the ecat is the only thing keeping it going.
Hopefully, the ecat can come through and this blog can be on the forefront of that news. That would be a miracle. You know how it goes. The big guys will swoop down and take all the oxygen from a little blog like this as soon as this thing becomes a real media sensation. Nobody will come here or to any other blog that is supporting the idea even though it isn't mainstream. As soon as it goes mainstream, they will got the mainstream blogs, even though none of them are supporting this now. But one can always hope.
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Type III Dyson Sphere of Highly Advanced Civilizations Around a Super Massive Black Hole
6/13/26:
Forget about all that. Look at this! Nobody can relate to highly advanced civilizations around a super massive black hole, but they sure can relate to massive amounts of money. Show me the money??? Yeah, lots and lots of it.
Jan 20, 2012:
Type III Dyson Sphere of Highly Advanced Civilizations Around a Super Massive Black Hole
Forget about all that. Look at this! Nobody can relate to highly advanced civilizations around a super massive black hole, but they sure can relate to massive amounts of money. Show me the money??? Yeah, lots and lots of it.
Jan 20, 2012:
Type III Dyson Sphere of Highly Advanced Civilizations Around a Super Massive Black Hole
Thursday, June 11, 2026
SpaceX video
Yours truly has not watched this video. It is no longer possible for me to access X because I deactivated the account there.
Perhaps that was an unwise move, but it sure seemed like it is pretty limited to what you can do there unless you want to have a paid account. Since I have no intention of doing that, I chose to deactivate.
But this video was worth watching, so I'll embed it here so as to be able to watch it later at my leisure.
After watching it:
Actually about 3/4ths of it. Anyway, it is a 2025 video, so it isn't completely up to date. He spoke of heat shields, which I had a chance to hold one in my hands at Raptor Ranch. Very durable looking tile, imo. He wants to land vertical with his Starship on the Moon, to which I have severe doubts about the feasibility of this. As always, we shall see.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 11, 2026
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Fascinating home-made electrochemistry
This may be feasible to do yourself, but as he says, take care if you do.
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Nuclear engineer reacts to molten-salt reactor concept
The one thing I got out of this was the need for lithium enrichment. This isn't necessarily a show-stopper because there seems to be a way to do this. The engineer seems skeptical, but not dismissive.
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
How 19 Beavers Turned Utah’s Dying Desert River Into a Thriving Oasis
6/3/26:
Beavers and buffalo---two critters that could help transform that area into productive land. Or so I think.
Trouble is, getting them there.
Mar 23, 2026:
There are plenty of these beaver videos. A glance of the comments shows some negativity about this particular video. Nevertheless, it will be embedded here as an example of what may be possible out in West Texas. The video mentioned some studies of how to use beavers in other areas. Which opens up the question of whether or not any such study for West Texas.
There are a lot of stock tanks out there. What if a small colony were to be set up around these stock tanks? Would they survive? Would it improve the area?
Beavers and buffalo---two critters that could help transform that area into productive land. Or so I think.
Trouble is, getting them there.
Mar 23, 2026:
There are plenty of these beaver videos. A glance of the comments shows some negativity about this particular video. Nevertheless, it will be embedded here as an example of what may be possible out in West Texas. The video mentioned some studies of how to use beavers in other areas. Which opens up the question of whether or not any such study for West Texas.
There are a lot of stock tanks out there. What if a small colony were to be set up around these stock tanks? Would they survive? Would it improve the area?
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