This is not the diatribe you’re looking for I’m fairly new to Medium and still learning my way. But one thing I have noticed is the popularity of doom. Specifically the end of the world, extinction of humanity, tipping point passed, this is it, doom saying/doom mongering. Articles like that…

Okay. You asked. Of course the nearest G-type star is Alpha Centauri A (4 light years) but you did specify singlet so that takes us a bit further to Tau Ceti (12 light years). Not sure where you got that 80 light year number. As to how many tons that…

Are you familiar with the parodies done by Ryan George? This is his take on google search. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT7_SxJ3oSI

Title in the email: "NASA's Mars Rover finds Samples Containing Proof of Ancient Life on Mars." Actual article title: "NASA's Mars Rover COULD find Proof of Ancient Life on Mars." Click Bait. Hard Pass.

Which would make them....static. A static culture as I said. But I don't believe that. I believe they're a dead culture and what we're seeing are advanced machines following old programming and delivering reports to no one.

Their tech is more advanced. It also appears to be quite static. Think how much our tech changed over the last 500 years, Theirs doesn't seem to have changed at all. The same craft doing the same things. No sign of innovation or creativity. Very strange.

I believe the military's reluctance comes from their wanting to avoid the humiliating admission that they have zero ability to shoot these things down. An object that can move the way David Fravor described the "tic tac" is quite untouchable. Sometimes a balloon is just a balloon.

Huh? Oh, that comment I left five months ago. Way to stay on top of things, Dash. In any case what you're saying is misogyny is a terrible thing unless the woman in question is your political opponent and then you can be as bitchy as you please. Your mean girl nick name is Double Standard Dash.

Fascinating. I always look forward to your articles. Also, I did stand up for five years once upon a time. It was the most amazing part of my life.