Sorry this is long, but it felt good to write. We'll see who muscles through reading it :-)

Yeah, he wants to build them, and then does. PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX... what did you build today?

I'd love to live in a world where vactrains were commonplace.

Libertarianism is not Utopian. That's called Socialism and is the indictment is a typical conflation by those that don't understand it and those that fear it.

In light of recent events, I would have to agree that 1984 best describes America today. The NSA spying, The internet, and the media are three big pointers. Also, the persecution of anyone who tries to show the world what is going on could be akin to Winston's peresecution.

Great choice.

The difference is that private citizens don't get to take the law in to their own hands. Self defense is one thing: every state recognizes the right of the individual to protect his person, his family, and his property. However, when you walk off your property and use force in enforcing the law, you become a…

SS has no authority to enforce international law. And they are doing it in the most unprofessional and dangerous manner possible.

This video felt so personal, so unedited compared to the normal spaceflight videos. We belong up there, even if it takes centuries for humanity to understand that. We already have the next frontier, we're just afraid to fully cross it.