The SpaceX S-1 was finally released late on Wednesday, and I managed to skim all 300+ pages of it. Here’s a link to the document, if you dare (if nothing else, there are some really nice photos of spaceships!)
The Final Frontier
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
The Good Book
I grew up going to the Broadmoor United Methodist Church. I did the whole thing – – Sunday school (religiously!), Summer Bible Camp, church choir, acolyte, and so forth. Since apparently the nation is into Bible reading at the moment, I’d like to offer some selections this evening:
Psalm 37:1–2
“Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.”
Psalm 37:7
“Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.”
Psalm 73:16–17
“When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood their end.”
Stanford Gets Gross
We are going to start with this picture of one Lucas Duplan, about whom I last wrote nearly a full decade ago. The post is worthy of a re-read, since it’s especially sassy, even for me.
Free $50 Book: Here’s Why…..
I have written dozens of books, but the one I’m most proud of is my novel Solid State.
It is a very well-reviewed book (4.8 stars!) but I’d love to bump this up to 100 reviews to help get the word out more. For this reason, I am taking brand new copies of my $50 book and giving them away for nothing except the promise that, if you really like it, you’ll leave a positive review.
Apple Book Review
A little over a week ago, I received a treasure trove of goodies from a very nice Sloper in Ireland. Among this bounty was this book, which I hadn’t heard about but was delighted to receive (and precisely on Apple’s 50th birthday, no less).
