#pieinthesky — Public Fediverse posts

It's #HobbitDay sunny and bright..

I'm finally making the mushroom flan recipe a friend gave to me!

(Slightly altered, as it's *very* heavy on the milk protein. Much as I love cheese, my body has other ideas..)

#baking #PieInTheSky #foodstodon #ingredients

#democrats are the #pressurevalve #pieinthesky #classwar is the ONLY WAR

Papa Johns Is Getting Into Drone Delivery—but Not for Pizza

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/papa-johns-is-getting-into-drone-delivery-but-its-not-flying-pizza/

Papa Johns Is Getting Into Drone Delivery—but Not for Pizza

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/papa-johns-is-getting-into-drone-delivery-but-its-not-flying-pizza/

I Am Processing My Fears By Playing The Magpie Game

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://aftermath.site/australian-magpie-swooping-video-game/

#usa #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #truce / #uspeaceplan / #pieinthesky

„Conditions on the ground call for immediate #humanitarianrelief, not gauzy #realestatefantasies.“

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/02/trump-gaza-real-estate/685948/?utm_source=feed

Pie in the Sky is out now on Steam — a retro PS2-style magpie chaos game where swooping season never ends. #PieInTheSky #Steam #IndieGame

https://www.fixgamingchannel.com/pie-in-the-sky-is-out-now-on-steam/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Om två timmar startar Folkkök Börsplan i Gävle!
#PieInTheSky
https://www.gnistor.se/event/2025-11-30-folkkok-borsplan/

Om två timmar startar Folkkök Börsplan i Gävle!
#PieInTheSky
https://www.gnistor.se/event/2025-11-30-folkkok-borsplan/

Om två timmar startar Folkkök Börsplan i Gävle!
#PieInTheSky
https://www.gnistor.se/event/2025-11-16-folkkok-borsplan/

Om två timmar startar Folkkök Börsplan i Gävle!
#PieInTheSky
https://www.gnistor.se/event/2025-11-16-folkkok-borsplan/

The Golden Dome: America’s Next Great Gamble in Space?

The Golden Dome: America’s Next Great Gamble in Space?

A citizen-journalism look at the promise and pitfalls of a planetary-scale orbital “dome”: economics, Pentagon and Space Force roles, commercial interests, timelines, costs, feasibility — and the politics that frame it.

By DrWeb, your fearless Editor, and aided on his left hand by ChatGPT. My co-partner has provided the outline, and research, and drafts. I have reviewed and edited the AI. –DrWeb

A shimmering dome high above Earth — not myth but ambition. Defense planners describe layered orbital infrastructure to protect satellites and enable new industries; investors see a catalyst for the next space economy. To the public, the phrase Golden Dome blends awe with skepticism: moonshot or mirage?[1]

The idea traces to defense and commercial studies on satellite resiliency, optical/laser links, and power-beaming. The imagery stuck in politics when “a dome of safety” or “Golden Dome” branding surfaced in speeches and statements — amplifying public attention and investor curiosity.[2]

Economic “Gold Rush” — Promise vs. Speculation

Proponents argue the Dome would ignite new sectors: orbital fabrication, autonomous repair drones, debris remediation, laser/optical relays, and energy transmission. Government demand could accelerate private R&D and high-skill jobs nationwide.[3]

Critics warn of speculative bubbles and cost overruns. Credible comparators show how fast costs scale: NASA’s Artemis campaign ~$93B through FY2012–2025; Apollo ~$257–318B in today’s dollars depending on index. A dome-like mega-constellation could outstrip even those benchmarks depending on scope and governance.[4]

Pentagon & Space Force: Deterrence or Arms Race?

Advocates inside the Department of Defense frame a dome-style architecture as layered deterrence: hardening comms, navigation, missile warning/tracking, and cislunar awareness. The U.S. Space Force would likely run command-and-control with AI-assisted monitoring and autonomous servicing.[5]

Concerns persist: dual-use ambiguity, debris proliferation, power-beaming safety, and treaty friction (Outer Space Treaty/OST; Liability Convention). Detractors warn rivals could read the Dome as de facto weaponization, accelerating a new space arms race.[6]

Commercial Interests: Who Builds, Who Owns?

Prime contractors and “new space” firms pitch enabling pieces: mass launch, optical interlinks, mesh networking, refueling depots, debris capture. The Space Development Agency’s proliferated architecture (data transport + missile warning/tracking) shows how government constellations are already scaling with industry partnerships.[7]

Governance knot: The OST forbids national appropriation of space, yet licensing and IP regimes can confer de facto control. If public funds seed the Dome, what’s the public’s guaranteed access and price discipline?[8]

Timeline & Cost Estimates

1. Concept & Demos (2025–2030): prototype nodes; autonomy/mesh tests; optical cross-links; initial power-beaming trials.[9]
2. Scaled Deployment (2031–2038): multi-nodal arrays bridging civil/commercial/DoD networks; cislunar tracking.
3. Operations (post-2040): autonomous repair fleets; governance charters; international coordination.

Budget brackets: treat any $0.5T–$2T figure as scenario planning, not a commitment; the only well-audited analogs (Artemis, Apollo) already sit in the tens/hundreds of billions and highlight compounding schedule/cost risk for megaprojects.[10]

Feasibility Check: Technology, Debris, and Policy

Independent assessments flag four choke points: (1) power generation/transmission (SSP progress is real but early), (2) debris avoidance and remediation at constellation scale, (3) cyber-resilience of orbital meshes, (4) sustained bipartisan funding and crisis stability. Expert studies recommend pacing advances while strengthening space safety, governance, and deterrence frameworks before attempting megastructures.[11]

Trump’s Position: “Shield of Peace” Framing

Donald Trump has described a protective “dome” for the United States — variously dubbed an “impenetrable” or “Golden” dome — and linked it rhetorically to Space Force and strategic dominance. Supporters view this as vision-setting for accelerated resiliency; critics say the branding outpaces formal doctrine and line-item plans.[12]

Bridge: Pattern Recognition — Vision or Mirage?

Context, not slant: several high-profile Trump ventures (e.g., Trump University, Trump Airlines, Truth Social, segments of border-wall contracting) launched with bold imagery but uneven execution. Analysts see echoes in a Golden Dome pitch: spectacle catalyzes attention, but engineering, governance, and financing determine survival. Counterpoint: the same showman’s pressure sometimes moves institutions — Space Force did materialize. The open question is whether this concept is a strategic leap or a mirage glittering beyond reach.[13]

Closing Reflection: Gold or Gilded?

The Golden Dome concentrates America’s oldest tension — dream vs. discipline. If it rises, it will rest not only on launch vehicles and laser links, but on public trust: transparent costs, enforceable oversight, and international guardrails. Until those foundations harden, the Dome remains a brilliant possibility suspended in the thin air between aspiration and proof.

Notes & Sources

1. Background on “orbital shield”/resiliency concepts and public framing. Space Force Doctrine Document 1 (2025) ↩︎
2. Trump “dome” rhetoric and Golden Dome announcement. Oval Office remarks transcript (May 20, 2025) · American Rhetoric transcript ↩︎
3. Economic upside cases (industrial policy, jobs, dual-use tech). Space Development Agency (program overviews) · CNAS: Space Force progress & industry interface (2024) ↩︎
4. Comparators and cost scale. NASA OIG on Artemis ~$93B (2012–2025) · NASA OIG (2021) Artemis cost baseline · Planetary Society: Apollo ~$257B (2020 $) · Tax Foundation estimate ~$318B (2023 $) ↩︎
5. Doctrine and resilient constellations. USSF Mission Command Doctrine (2024/25) · GAO: SDA optical mesh/laser comms (2025) ↩︎
6. Treaty context; arms-race concerns. UN: Outer Space Treaty overview · UN treaties compilation (PDF) · Politico: UNSC WMD-in-space resolution veto (2024) · AP News: debate over banning weapons in space (2024) ↩︎
7. Government-industry scaling example. Space Development Agency · GAO on SDA architecture & timelines ↩︎
8. Ownership/licensing/IP debates; public-interest guarantees. UNOOSA: Treaties & Principles (compendium) ↩︎
9. Demo-phase technologies: power-beaming & deployables. Caltech SSPP MAPLE demo (June 2023) · Caltech mission wrap (Jan 2024) · Space.com coverage ↩︎
10. Scenario budgets & sensitivities; schedule risk example. Reuters: Artemis delays & $93B context (Dec 2024) · NASA OIG (2023/24) ↩︎
11. Feasibility constraints: debris, governance, deterrence. Aerospace Corp: Space Safety Compendium (2024) · IEEE Spectrum: collision-avoidance surge (2025) · RAND: Space Strategic Stability (2024) · RAND: Space & Critical Infrastructure (2025) ↩︎
12. Trump statements on a U.S. “dome” & rhetoric vs. doctrine. Transcript: Golden Dome announcement · American Rhetoric · USSF doctrine (for contrast) ↩︎
13. Pattern context & policy implications. RAND Perspective: Space enterprise & deterrence (2024) ↩︎

#AnotherTrumpGamble #Bubble #CommercialInterests #Costs #Feasibility #GoldenDome #Mirage #OribalMechanics #Pentagon #PieInTheSky #PlanetaryScale #Politics #ProtectEarth #Science #Space #SpaceForce #Timelines #Trump

@AlexanderKingsbury

From 1971 Joe Hill film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hruSHRsZ1JU

#Capitalism #iww #joehill #migrantworkers #pieinthesky #starvationarmy #workingpoor

From 1971 Joe Hill film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hruSHRsZ1JU

#Capitalism #iww #joehill #pieinthesky #starvationarmy #workingpoor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYCYJA5DIp8&list=RDLYCYJA5DIp8

#Capitalism #iww #joehill #pieinthesky #starvationarmy #workingpoor

Sorry for going radio silent for so long, I've been busy making a game!
Wishlist on Steam! -https://store.steampowered.com/app/2941360/Pie_in_the_Sky/
Donate to the Developer! - https://ko-fi.com/monstershopgames
Have a yarn on Discord! - https://discord.gg/6RtrSbD38v

#australia #magpie #game #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #solodev #gamedev #PieInTheSky #straya #indiegames #unity #unity3d

When it’s all gone weird, it’s time for #PieInTheSky with #RichardGriffiths

Who better to provide the sounds for the magpie in Pie in the Sky?

Wishlist now - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2941360/Pie_in_the_Sky/
Check out The Magpie Man - https://linktr.ee/magpieman
Join the Discord - https://discord.gg/6RtrSbD38v

#australia #magpie #game #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #solodev #gamedev #PieInTheSky #straya #indiegames #unity #unity3d

New level in development for Pie in the Sky!

Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2941360/Pie_in_the_Sky/

#australia #magpie #game #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #solodev #gamedev #PieInTheSky #straya #indiegames #unity #unity3d

@RadicalGraffiti

Long-haired preacher and the slave
- #JoeHill for 1910 Portland Oregon Free Speech Fight.

CHORUS:
You will eat, bye and bye
In that glorious land above the sky
Work and pray, live on hay
You’ll get #pieinthesky when you die (that’s a lie)

And the #starvationarmy they play
And they sing and they clap and they pray

http://joehillslc.org/joe-hill/joe-hill-songs/the-preacher-and-the-slave/

Video of song at 52 minutes into this 1971 film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0EcDdo1lR8

#iww

#NextFest starts in a few hours!
Be sure to check out #PieInTheSky as well as a lot of other fantastic #indiegame demos!

Pie in the Sky - Demo out now!

Available for October only! --> https://tinyurl.com/PieInTheSkyDemo

#australia #magpie #game #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #solodev #gamedev #PieInTheSky #straya #indiegames #unity #unity3d

You can now upgrade your stats by finding hidden stat points in each level!

Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2941360/Pie_in_the_Sky/

#australia #magpie #game #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #solodev #gamedev #PieInTheSky #straya #indiegames #unity #unity3d

Pie in the Sky - Join the Alpha Test Now!

Join the discord to gain access: https://discord.gg/6RtrSbD38v

Wishlist now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2941360/Pie_in_the_Sky/

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #magpie #game #PieInTheSky #australia #straya #solodev #IndieGameDev

Adding crowd audio to the Footy Level in Pie in the Sky

Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2941360/Pie_in_the_Sky/

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #PieInTheSky #australia #straya #magpie #game

Adding objectives to the footy level in Pie in the Sky!

#indiedev #games #gamedev #australia #straya #magpie #indiegamedev #PieInTheSky

This could be the best pie place in Sydney!

On a special edition of Monday Munchies, we checked out Ben’s all time favourite pie place - ‘Pie in the Sky’ in Cowan NSW just off the Pacific Hwy. Swing by this place next time you’re in the area, you won’t regret it!

How do you eat your meat pies?? ⬇️

#mondaymunchies #sydneyfoodie #pieinthesky https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9_u-YMP_Pc/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Pie in the Sky - Magpies at the MCG!

#indiegame #indiedev #Unity #gamedev #solodev #magpie #australia #PieInTheSky #straya #pies

[DEVLOG] Pie in the Sky - Enemy Projectiles

Wishlist on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2941360/Pie_in_the_Sky/
Donate to the Developer!
https://ko-fi.com/monstershopgames
Have a yarn on Discord!
https://discord.gg/6RtrSbD38v

#indiegame #indiedev #PieInTheSky #solodev #straya #australia #magpie #game #gamedev

With Plano looking to lower its contribution to the already underfunded DART, their city leaders are falling for an old trick.

Op-Ed: North Texas needs real transportation solutions, not fancy gondolas

Elevated cars are slow and inefficient, & likely pie in the sky.

🆓🔗:
https://archive.is/KpUR3

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2024/07/09/north-texas-needs-real-transportation-solutions-not-fancy-gondolas/

#Monorail #PieInTheSky #Dallas #DFW #Texas #Transportation #MassTransit #DART #SwyftCities #TheSimpsons @dallasnews

Pie in the Sky! The game where you play as an Australian Magpie - coming to Steam 2025.
Wishlist now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2941360/Pie_in_the_Sky/

#australia #straya #indie #games #PieInTheSky #FrenzalRhomb #BirdAttack #magpie #unity #unity3d

I long for a grand merger of dozens of ANTI-GENOCIDE PEACE PARTIES in the US.

Then we could start ONE restitution party for all the survivors of many hundreds of years of greed, blood and hate.

It would cost us about 1 Boeing.

#Hope #SocialJustice #Society #Justice #Restitution #PieInTheSky

Have to say Michael O'Leary's instant reaction was graceful, even though he didn't take the point - but then surely it's up to governments to tax the bejasus out of the jet industry, and especially private jets https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/ryanair-boss-michael-oleary-hit-in-the-face-by-cream-pie-during-attack-by-climate-activists/a1596471415.html #Ryanair #PieInTheSky

Back at @MBLScience Woods Hole for our 🐙 🐟 🐸 ❤️ project
with @greetv1
First day breakfast = #PieInTheSky
https://www.instagram.com/pieintheskywoodshole/

@bookishbrews hi :) I feel like #mastodon is like a different trellis for a plant to grow upon. Don’t know what the potential for change as result might be, but without social media fueled by rage algos, maybe something better will emerge. #PieInTheSky