Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a political commentator and science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. I'm still between jobs. Feel free to hit the tip jar if you're so inclined.

India’s Semiconductor Push: More Smoke Than Fire

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Lawrence Person

India has been trying to get into semiconductor fabrication for a while now, and after announcing a $10 billion investment fund, and with China locked out of so much semiconductor technology, there have been a lot of news bubbling up, … Continue reading →

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24,000 Austin Area Residents Still Without Power

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Lawrence Person

My own power has stayed on continuously since Saturday morning, but a lot of Austin-area residents are not so fortunate. There are still 24,000 Austinites still without power as of Monday morning, with a projected point of resolution still six … Continue reading →

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Follow-Up on Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Given that the original video generated doubts as to its veracity, I thought I would post this followup that goes into more detail about Ukraine’s low-cost suicide drone/loitering munition. These look considerably less jury-rigged than the previous drones. “These are … Continue reading →

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Two Videos About Velma

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Velma, if you haven’t heard, is HBO Max’s “re-imagining” of the animated Scooby-Doo TV show. And by “reimagined” I mean “mangled and mutilated to fit the angry, narrow confines of social justice warrior ideology.” Since I don’t have cable, I … Continue reading →

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Power Back On After 60 Hours

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Lawrence Person

The power came on back here about 6:30 AM. Now I need to take a long hot shower after giving the water time to warm up, then go through the fridge and freezer to determine what gets thrown out. Expect … Continue reading →

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Power Out Day 2

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Day 2 of being without power. I was recharging my iPhone on different laptops, but that stopped working. I have been able to recharge it using my car charger, so I drove around the neighborhood looking at the damage. Almost … Continue reading →

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Power Out Here

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Since 6:08 yesterday evening. Much of Austin is also so afflicted. Expect slow blogging and much shivering… Update: The forecast brings additional risks of power outages and downed trees, which plagued the city yesterday and still impacts over 155,000 Austin … Continue reading →

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The Flying Yeet of Death

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Lawrence Person

I’ve previously covered suicide drones and drones dropping RPGs. Now Ukraine is evidently cutting out the middleman and passing the savings on to Ivan by just strapping RPGs to light drones and guiding them in. Here’s a screen-grab of this … Continue reading →

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Japan, The Netherlands Join China Semiconductor Ban

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Japan and The Netherlands have evidently decided to sign onto the Chinese semiconductor ban. The talks between the US, Japan, and the Netherlands over wider bans on exports of semiconductor technology to China have reportedly seen the three agree to … Continue reading →

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Jordan Peterson on Joe Rogan: 2023 Edition

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Jordan Peterson always makes a great Joe Rogan guest, and the new interview they did last week is no exception. Discussing the Twitter files, Critical Race Theory and Marxism, victimhood identity politics, postmodern theory, and falseness of reducing everything to … Continue reading →

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