Hello friends! This is a special newsletter just to let everyone know about an exciting new thing I'm announcing today. For a long time, I had a dream about chronicling the history of personal computing, which is a special passion of mine. I'm happy to finally announce that I've launched a brand new YouTube channel AND a new website called Micro History, to do just that. And the first episode is live right now! If I look confused in this screenshot, it's hopefully intentional Don't worry, I'm...
9 months ago • 1 min read
Hello friends! I didn’t quite get this one out in time for January, for reasons that will become clear by the end of this newsletter. But that only means that there is a lot of space and sci fi news to get to, so buckle up! Spaaaaaaaace News! The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) landed their “Smart Lander for Investigating Moon” (SLIM) on target on January 19, but… it was a little bumpy. It hit the lunar surface on its side, bending its solar panels out of position and forcing the...
11 months ago • 3 min read
Hello friends! It’s the last day of 2023! So I thought I’d go over all the news from Space and Sci Fi, and look back at some of my favorite moments from this year. Top moments in Space News! There were many cool announcements and discoveries this year, but my personal favorite was the announcement of Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen as one of the crew for Artemis II, the round-the-moon-and-back mission scheduled for late 2024. (Artemis I, which had no crew but made the same trip, happened in...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
Hello friends, and welcome new subscribers! I’m back! I took a break over the summer from publishing this newsletter, and after that I had a wonderful vacation in Japan for three weeks. But here we are in November, so I decided it was time to get back to business. There’s a lot to talk about! Space News The JWST space telescope has been busy. In August, it discovered the most distant star ever. Nicknamed “Earendel”, it’s over 13 billion light years away, and the light we’re seeing comes from...
about 1 year ago • 4 min read
