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The Ballad of Tom Bombadude by ER September 21, 2013 11:29 am

It's important to have people with the mind of a poet in a society. by TB 2013-09-21 12:37:44
- Yeah, but to really screw things up properly requires the hubris of an engineer. by ER 2013-09-21 13:09:31
  - For the metaphor to be accurate... by TB 2013-09-21 13:19:37
    - No, but engineers presume they are capable of designing societies. by ER 2013-09-21 14:00:42
      - Yeah? Point to one. by TB 2013-09-21 14:16:34
        
        Tom, you're the one around here who knows exactly how economies and governments should be organized. by ER 2013-09-21 14:46:58
        
        Heh. by TB 2013-09-21 14:55:28
        
        You answered my post before I was done editing it. Go back and re-read it. by ER 2013-09-21 15:14:58
        
        Actually... by TB 2013-09-21 16:23:43
        
        Einsteins's letter cooroborates my observations precisely. by ER 2013-09-21 17:04:39
        
        Just FYI, by TB 2013-09-21 19:15:54
        
        Not bad, considering I read that passage about a half century ago. by ER 2013-09-21 20:12:38
        
        Your views would make sense... by TB 2013-09-21 18:55:55
        
        Rubbish. by ER 2013-09-21 20:38:15
        
        ...and more rubbish by ER 2013-09-22 05:44:12
        
        "Really annoying" by TB 2013-09-22 08:49:19
        
        P.S. the ballad was pretty damn good. by TB 2013-09-21 16:39:11
        
        It should have been. I spent all damn morning working on it. by ER 2013-09-21 17:07:50

Sasquatch sightings by TB September 21, 2013 8:11 pm

These GIS weenies are getting uppity. by ER 2013-09-22 07:51:54

Venezuela "nationalizes" toilet paper company by TB September 21, 2013 1:55 pm

Guatemala has the opposite strategy in place. by alcaray 2013-09-21 18:21:35

Terror attack in Kenya mall by TB September 21, 2013 4:33 pm

The Sons of Martha by Jody September 21, 2013 3:04 pm

Photos from our past by Jody September 20, 2013 5:57 pm

Yes, quite interesting. Re picture 12, Ham the chimp - - - by bowser 2013-09-20 19:09:22
- I can't stand animal cruelty... by FrankC 2013-09-21 10:46:33
  - You can find all the details of the project... by TB 2013-09-21 12:42:41
- That fucking figures. by Jody 2013-09-20 19:17:33
  - Ham the Chimp by TB 2013-09-20 20:04:27
    - You are right. It was Enos, the second chimp, who was tortured. by bowser 2013-09-20 22:42:25
  - Doesn't the host of pictures sorta give you the creeps? by Jody 2013-09-20 19:20:40

Where the money is by TB September 14, 2013 12:24 pm

Well, it's not here. I just looked around. by bowser 2013-09-20 22:49:24
Interesting thread by SteveS 2013-09-16 07:40:34
- Objection: assumes facts not in evidence. by alcaray 2013-09-16 17:37:34
  - Did you read all the links? by SteveS 2013-09-17 04:49:28
    - I scanned that piece. It does not establish what you claim is established in this thread. by alcaray 2013-09-17 08:36:35
      - Sure it does by SteveS 2013-09-18 06:20:07
        
        I'm glad I'm a Liberal. by ER 2013-09-18 12:06:36
        
        Liberal policy isn't working to well by SteveS 2013-09-19 06:03:01
        
        75 percent of registered voters in DC are Democrats. by TB 2013-09-19 10:39:47
        
        That's a particularly, even deliberately , misleading statistic. by ER 2013-09-19 11:42:17
        
        The point: by TB 2013-09-19 11:55:11
        
        Isn't that just the opposite of what you map was supposed to tell us? by ER 2013-09-19 12:11:13
        
        Not really. by TB 2013-09-19 12:42:12
        
        Your post is spam. by ER 2013-09-19 12:53:24
        
        Meticulously documented irrelevancies by ER 2013-09-19 07:30:26
    - I'd rather design harmonica holders than discuss Aztec anthropology. by ER 2013-09-17 05:36:26
      - The political lode wasn't "mined out." by TB 2013-09-17 09:11:46
        
        Arguments have stated conclusions. You have not stated one. by alcaray 2013-09-17 10:56:26
        
        It was a broader statement than just this thread. by TB 2013-09-17 11:04:36
        
        I guess my point was broader than this thread, as well. You fail to state your point a lot of the time. by alcaray 2013-09-17 12:09:42
        
        He holds his truths to be self-evident. by ER 2013-09-17 12:22:11
        
        You guys are like all anomalists. by ER 2013-09-17 10:13:35
Money is meaningless. by ER 2013-09-15 09:07:24
Wealth is concentrated in the states that you claim have hatred for business. Amazing. by alcaray 2013-09-15 00:02:05
- Statism is good for business. by ER 2013-09-15 08:12:21
I'll take military/industrial/surveillance complex for $500 billion by Robert 2013-09-14 17:05:03
- It's not like we didn't have a military until then. by TB 2013-09-14 17:22:02
Geographical distribution is interesting, but tells you little. by ER 2013-09-14 12:53:42
- Thanks for asking that. n/t by RobVG 2013-09-14 17:07:20
  - You should have left your links up on that subject. by TB 2013-09-14 17:50:54
    - I'm sure you would rather have seen the other link. n/t by RobVG 2013-09-16 20:30:27
    - Okay by RobVG 2013-09-15 12:24:43
      - Not since 1927, eh? Verrrrrry in-te-res-ting. by ER 2013-09-15 17:56:19
    - As odd as this sounds, keep your eye out for a cashless society. by RobVG 2013-09-14 19:11:37
      - Are you talking about electronic purchasing, or barter? by TB 2013-09-14 19:32:41
        
        No, I'm talking about a different system. by RobVG 2013-09-14 19:50:31
        
        yep by Robert 2013-09-15 10:49:08
        
        I see. by TB 2013-09-14 19:56:37
- Yeah, it bounced right off last time, too. by TB 2013-09-14 13:12:14
  - Don't be coy. by ER 2013-09-14 13:34:02

Raw data by ER September 8, 2013 10:58 am

NSIDC status: by TB 2013-09-13 22:46:31
Earth's energy balancing act simplified. by johannes 2013-09-09 18:14:55
- You lost me right off the bat. by ER 2013-09-09 19:20:33
  - Communication failure and an error. by johannes 2013-09-10 16:36:34
    - Watts are a unit of power, not of energy. by ER 2013-09-10 22:02:23
      - A collateral calculation. by ER 2013-09-11 06:34:11
        
        Interesting by johannes 2013-09-11 16:05:04
        
        Conclusion: not enough to matter. by ER 2013-09-11 19:11:36
        
        I like the detail of your explanation, but by johannes 2013-09-12 19:52:58
        
        Here's an experiment that shows what the universe thinks of what you think is true. by alcaray 2013-09-16 18:12:01
        
        Interesting experiment, I'd like to see by johannes 2013-09-19 16:12:14
        
        Then there is cooling: (by evaporation naturally) by johannes 2013-09-19 16:28:11
        
        Evaporation is just convection. by ER 2013-09-20 06:02:49
        
        That is just the point. by johannes 2013-09-20 13:15:43
        
        What's the point by ER 2013-09-20 14:33:17
        
        The point is simple but the explanation is not. by johannes 2013-09-20 19:35:18
        
        Then there is cooling: (by evaporation naturally) by johannes 2013-09-19 16:25:49
        
        Heh. by TB 2013-09-12 20:37:47
If one had a ton of material - - - by bowser 2013-09-09 00:33:34
- Remember Carl Sagan's nuclear winter? by ER 2013-09-09 07:51:06

The Secret History of Guns by TB September 19, 2013 8:20 pm

An excellent, well-balanced review. by ER 2013-09-20 05:44:32
- Controlling the other guy's guns by TB 2013-09-20 08:58:57
  - Its a lot easier to control a people by witholding their work, than their guns. by ER 2013-09-20 11:14:17
    - Oh, for God's sake. by bowser 2013-09-20 15:52:34
    - If that's true... by TB 2013-09-20 12:20:05
      - Spare us the sanctimonious humbug. by ER 2013-09-20 12:45:41
Inspirational! by bowser 2013-09-20 00:15:30

Well, I think it's an improvement... by TB September 19, 2013 3:48 pm

Complaint generator by FrankC 2013-09-20 13:12:55
- Here is another dandy (as usual I get carried away) by FrankC 2013-09-20 13:51:25
  - Don't make me get out my ninja dictionary! by Jody 2013-09-20 15:04:42
    - Hey, blame the generator, not me. But, I do love mumpish. by FrankC 2013-09-20 15:39:40
  - Aha! by TB 2013-09-20 14:58:21
LMAO! by Jody 2013-09-19 19:38:09
- I now have the power to destroy. :) by TB 2013-09-19 20:02:38

Aircraft carriers - ramp v. catapult for takeoff. Russian view. by bowser September 19, 2013 11:53 pm

Fascinating website for an old sailor.. by ER 2013-09-20 04:01:55
- What I find particularly troubling... by ER 2013-09-20 07:00:47
  - The US Navy is the largest imperialistic force in the world. by bowser 2013-09-20 10:58:17
    - Good grief. I'm fighting a two-front war here. by ER 2013-09-20 13:10:38

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