Expect A Gentler Valleywag In 2015

Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto via Getty) “Join Your Local Militia or III% Patriot Group,” a post urged the more than 650 members of a Facebook group called the Free American Army. Accompanied by the logo for the Three Percenters militia network and an image of a man in tactical gear holding a long rifle, the post continues: “Now more than ever.

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Beata Zawrzel) No car company in recent years has been able to generate more news headlines than Tesla. Its original founders were among the very first to realize that lithium-ion laptop cells were just about good enough to power a car, assuming you put enough of them in a pack, and with critical funding from current CEO Elon Musk, the company was able to kick-start an electric vehicle revolution.

For one West Texas rancher, the rampant orphaned wells have become both a mission and an existential threat. Dressed in a dark plaid button down and jeans with a rodeo belt buckle, Schuyler Wight arrived in Austin once again to ride herd on the Railroad Commission of Texas, the agency that regulates the state’s vast oil and gas industry.

Enlarge / Are you enticed by this kind of orderly madness with a clean graphical layout? Then I suggest you… settle in. (credit: Goblinz Studio) You can't buy Mini Settlers right now, but I think you should play the free "Prologue" demo and wishlist the full game if you dig it.

Enlarge / This image captured by Astroscale's ADRAS-J satellite shows the discarded upper stage from a Japanese H-IIA rocket. (credit: Astroscale) Welcome to Edition 6.42 of the Rocket Report! Several major missions are set for launch in the next few months. These include the first crew flight on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, set for liftoff on May 6, and the next test flight of SpaceX's Starship rocket, which could happen before the end of May.

You’ve got enough on your plate as a new leader, says this executive coach. Here’s how to manage your Imposter syndrome and gain the confidence you need. Too many first-time CEOs are obsessed by their own, somewhat paranoid, perception that stops them from being able to do the job well: lack of experience, knowledge, credibility, etc.