In an attempt to secure a blurb from Elon Musk about the upcoming book STEP FURTHER OUT due in May from the Jerry Pournelle Estate at ChaosManor, we are…
Continue Reading“The pledge drive continues. If you haven’t subscribed, consider doing it now. It won’t take long. This site operates on the public radio model. It is free, but it can…
Continue ReadingThe pledge drive continues. If you haven’t subscribed, consider doing it now. It won’t take long. This site operates on the public radio model. It is free, but it can only…
Continue ReadingThe Pournelle Political Axis The Pournelle chart, developed by Jerry Pournelle in his 1963 political science Ph.D. dissertation, is a two-dimensional coordinate system which can be used to distinguish political ideologies. It is similar to the political…
Continue ReadingThe pledge drive continues. If you haven’t subscribed, consider doing it now. It won’t take long. This site operates on the public radio model. It is free, but it can only…
Continue ReadingA CHAOSMANOR STORY You might not remember Lucy. Not Lucy Van Pelt, the “fussbudget” IBM PC. No, Lucy our abuelita; Mom and Dad’s housekeeper, Lucy. Lucy, the only person keeping Roberta from…
Continue ReadingFebruary 24, 2020 We lost Freeman Dyson today. Bummer. FEB 19, 2020 For some reason, subscriptions fall off every year in February and early March. Please support ChaosManor today! FEB…
Continue ReadingThis article is not for you. It’s for you to impress your grandkids, neices and nephews at their next birthday party. Microgravity Magic However, if we’re all going to go…
Continue ReadingORIGINALLY FROM THE DAILY BEAST — by David Auerbach, which first appeared on the Daily Beast website on 9/17/2017 “All publicity is good publicity…as long as they spell your name…
Continue Reading20th Century-Fox’s sci-fi adventure Escape from the Planet of the Apes is adapted into a novel by award winning author Jerry Pournelle. The story follows intelligent chimpanzees Cornelius and Zira who are…
Continue Reading