Mastodawn

Zach Weinersmith Jun 5

aburka 🫣May 23

That madman @ZachWeinersmith predicted vibe coding 14 fucking years ago https://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2362

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - 2011-09-08

Zach Weinersmith Apr 15

Ars Technica Apr 14

Should the US prioritize settling Mars?
Should we all just read A City on Mars and call the whole thing off?
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/should-the-us-prioritize-settling-mars/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Should we settle Mars, or is it a dumb idea for humans to live off world?

Should we all just read A City on Mars and call the whole thing off?

Ars Technica

Zach Weinersmith Mar 28

Raymond Francis Mar 22

The authors of this are right on the money: Elon Musk’s stated Mars ambitions are a threat to peace and life on Earth.

https://thebulletin.org/2025/03/mars-attacks-how-elon-musks-plans-to-colonize-mars-threaten-earth/

I would go even farther than they do, and to some extent I do here:

https://cosmicray.ca/writing/masque.html

(And opening with a quote by Cecil Rhodes is perfect)

@ZachWeinersmith #Musk #Mars

Mars Attacks: How Elon Musk's plans to colonize Mars threaten Earth

Elon Musk's quest to colonize Mars could upend international cooperation and the establishment of space as a commons—it's a risk to Earthlings everywhere.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Zach Weinersmith Feb 26

Peter Drake Feb 11

Finished listening to the audiobook of A City on Mars by Kelly and @ZachWeinersmith. It's entertaining and informative, even if it is a cold shower of space realism that makes The Expanse look like The Jetsons.

Brittany Pressley does an excellent job reading it, bringing consistent energy, enunciating clearly, and conveying the authors' saucy sense of humor.

#mars #space #bookstodon

1/2

Zach Weinersmith Feb 26

I've been reading a decent amount of history lately, and it's interesting the extent to which a lot of Trump's behavior feels like a throwback to the colonial era. Not because of colonialism exactly, but just, going to a word that's less liberal international, more quid-pro-quo anarchy. Like if it's 1930, forcing a teetering Republic to give up mineral resources for protection probably doesn't feel so weird. It's just the business of the state.

Zach Weinersmith Feb 21

OK, I'm setting up bridgy by request. Should eventually pop up under @zachweinersmith.bsky.social

Zach Weinersmith Feb 21

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lychee Feb 21

@ZachWeinersmith
Please enable the mastodon bridge?
https://fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky-get-started

Bridgy Fed

Zach Weinersmith Feb 21

Hey all, I have enjoyed mastodon but after a lot of thought I've decided to centralize my twitter-style stuff on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/zachweinersmith.bsky.social

It seems to have the best combination of non-evil and user-friendly for the moment.

Zach Weinersmith (@zachweinersmith.bsky.social)

Author of Bea Wolf, A City on Mars, and the comic SMBC Website: www.smbc-comics.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersmith?ty=h New book: http://www.acityonmars.com/

Bluesky Social

Zach Weinersmith Jan 9

Bruno Nicoletti Jan 6

@ZachWeinersmith Just heard Kelly take apart space settlement fantasies on BBC Inside Science, she was excellent. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0025l2n

BBC Radio 4 - BBC Inside Science, Fact-checking the Bovaer backlash

How is cow feed additive Bovaer tackling methane from burpy cows – and is it safe?

BBC

Zach Weinersmith Dec 10, 2024

Prof. Sam Lawler Dec 10, 2024

Just finished "A City on Mars" and it was SO GOOD. I learned so much and laughed so hard. Thank you for writing it, @ZachWeinersmith!

Required reading for anyone who thinks we're going to live in space anytime soon (especially the biology section, wowza). I kinda wish I had read the hilarious and informative space law section before SpaceX debris fell near my house...

Also fun to see @michael_w_busch (as well as a bunch of other research colleagues) in the acknowledgements