~ David Gerrold
Pardon the swears. We're all still getting our heads into Transparency and a 24/7 attention cycle. Read something about a company on Friday and if there is nothing on their blog by Saturday you wonder if they've got a clue. Call this a place holder then; we are operating on 24/7 attention cycle but people need sleep, time to digest bad news, make plans, coordinate.
If you follow space elevator news you will have already read this, or will soon read it.
A condensed transcript is here.But today, roughly two hours before the panel, an obstacle was placed in Michael and Liftport’s path. Zealot that he is, even his belief and passion could not hold against this reality of finance. They lost their office space. The money ran out. And on Monday they will announce this fact.
I almost cried in sympathy as Michael described how this would impact not only Liftport but his personal life. He had no home, no place for his animals, no job, no source of income, and no place for his staff. A three million dollar building that held the hopes and dreams of more than just a few space crazies was taken away from a project that for better or worse is attempting to bring about a future I was weaned on. And a future I don’t often get to remember in a day to day way and now perhaps will not see even in dreams anymore.
Our thanks to Julie Fredrickson and Erik of Pikamac for their kind words.
So what is going on? See above. What are we going to do about it? We don't know enough at this point to lay out a plan - information gathering lags behind the event like thunder lags behind lightning. We'll let you know as soon as we can.
Respectfully Submitted,
Brian Dunbar
