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Musk trashes his own AI after it chose a liberal worldview. RobVG June 23, 2025 9:56 am (CurrentEvents)

Psyche keeps its date with an asteroid BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 5:21 pm (Space/Science)

Just for the record... ER June 22, 2025 8:59 am (CurrentEvents)

The Three Unknowns After the U.S. Strike on Iran BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:58 am (CurrentEvents)

There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy. BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:29 am (Flame)

Not ready for prime time BuckGalaxy June 19, 2025 12:18 pm (Space/Science)

hypocrisy ER June 15, 2025 2:30 pm (Flame)

NSIDC offline? ER June 12, 2025 12:19 pm (Space/Science)

Wouldn't it be nice BuckGalaxy June 11, 2025 3:13 pm (Off-Topic)

Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin BuckGalaxy June 9, 2025 1:35 pm (Off-Topic)

So, it is official RL June 6, 2025 5:39 pm (Space/Science)

"Remember, what the dormouse said, ER June 5, 2025 4:14 pm (Space/Science)

American income inequality in perspective April 28, 2011 9:52 am TB

Chart, and explanation, here.

“Debate over the data aside, the most striking point on this chart is that even the poorest 5 percent of Americans are among the richest people in the world — richer than nearly 70 percent of the world’s population.”

  • Gee, I feel better already. http://www.boingboing.net/bagg-rand.jpg by ER 2011-04-28 12:12:42
    • That's Peter Bagge, who (among other things) does cartoons for Reason magazine. The rest of that cartoon can be found here. You ... by TB 2011-04-28 12:28:07
      • It's to her credit she never advocated violence, but she did glorify a worker sabotaging property belonging to an ... by ER 2011-04-28 13:09:01
        • Oh, yeah, I read it. I've read many like it. The Left hates her with the virulence they reserve for ... by TB 2011-04-28 13:37:40
          • Never mind. You just answered my question. by ER 2011-04-28 14:07:07
            • What question? It's this article, right? http://www.slate.com/id/2233966/ I have no idea why the formatting keeps coming out crap on "view." ... by TB 2011-04-28 15:04:25
    • Could be looked at like "let's lower our expectations". by RobVG 2011-04-28 10:37:44

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