Well that weirdo is the richest man on the planet, gained by products that have changed the very world we live in. He's sending spaceships up for fun, the whole communications satellite industry depends on his brilliance. Did you see his last space flight? Where the rocket returned to earth and was captured by the very tower that launched it? Next time his team are not only attempting to capture the booster but  the starship itself. He's established a team that has revolutionised the space industry. He's shaved billions off the cost of space flight. America is one lucky country getting him, I wish we had captured him first. Genius is an overused term these days but if anybody deserves the title, it's Elon Musk

Perhaps eccentric if a better fit? It is used quite often describing the gifted. 

Elon is a genius. Space X has developed the technology to catch the rocket.

The Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for October 23, 2024 is at

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241023.html .This is a short video, 

that shows it. This technology will save millions of dollars.

It is a shame that no government develop it.  

"I felt exactly how you would feel if you were getting ready to launch & knew you were sitting on top of 2 million parts.....all built by the lowest bidder" John Glenn

This is very true. Rockets, star ships, etc. should be built with the best materials. 

May I ask members to indulge me in a little experiment? Search, either on the web or in books, for the name of the first US citizen killed in World War I. My expectation is that you'll come up with one of two names. See if it matches mine.

Remember this from July? Well, I can now reveal that I'm about to rewrite history. I've come across an American from Texas who joined the British Merchant Navy in 1914 and who disappeared when his ship was lost without trace in the North Sea in February 1915. As far as I can see he was the first US citizen to be killed in the war, seven weeks before Leon Thrasher who is the person most accounts name and two weeks before Edward Stone who is the other more obscure person some accounts give.

I've been in touch with a genealogical society in Hopkins County, Texas and sent them what I know, they've published it in their quarterly online magazine in the hope that members can fill in the missing details of his life before he left for England aged 25. He came from a tiny obscure place - Miller Grove which I have now put on the map, I expect to be carried in triumph through the streets of Miller Grove (there is more than one street, right?) should I ever go there, no need for me to be made an honorary Texan as I'm one already.

The magazine is only available to members of the Society or contributors, but I can send my piece to your personal email if anyone would like to see it.

We can delete him from the history books, it was Guy Harry Taylor of Miller Grove, Texas. 

Again, something I'll put on for no reason. Two children's TV presenters in the Arctic, the fact that Konnie is gorgeous in a bikini has nothing to do with it. 

HM The King is 76 today.

HM The King is 76 today.

His picture is very beautiful. 

I agree with Grey. At his age he's entitled to be a stuffy old fart if he wishes, I'm one already.

It's rather concerning that he seems to be picking devoted "yes men and women" to his Cabinet, people who won't question or challenge him on anything, not good politics if you ask me. Loyalty over talent.

It's rather concerning that he seems to be picking devoted "yes men and women" to his Cabinet, people who won't question or challenge him on anything, not good politics if you ask me. Loyalty over talent.

Yes men? You mean like minded people? Since when did any leader ever choose people that did not agree with their direction and policies? Because I can't recall any

Kennedy, another weirdo. I suppose it makes sense, don't employ talent so if they leave you're not losing anything vital. 

Spike Milligan's gravestone .... See, I told you I was ill.