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From heckling to violence. A growing acceptance of both. RobVG September 17, 2025 4:46 pm (CurrentEvents)

Help me out with Charlie Kirk RobVG September 16, 2025 1:07 pm (CurrentEvents)

You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. ER September 10, 2025 4:56 pm (Space/Science)

All we are saying, is give war a chance BuckGalaxy September 5, 2025 1:30 pm (CurrentEvents)

"Cancel culture" podrock September 3, 2025 8:32 am (CurrentEvents)

He should know better. ER September 1, 2025 8:20 pm (Space/Science)

Clare Torry RobVG August 26, 2025 7:42 pm (Off-Topic)

Lateral Thinking BuckGalaxy August 23, 2025 11:57 am (Off-Topic)

SNW: The Finest Frontier BuckGalaxy August 23, 2025 12:20 am (Science Fiction)

There's more than Floyd RobVG August 20, 2025 12:24 am (Off-Topic)

Existing instrument on Mars Curiosity Rover could be used to detect life BuckGalaxy August 18, 2025 12:48 pm (Space/Science)

Trump grovels BuckGalaxy August 17, 2025 12:43 pm (CurrentEvents)

"Do something!" by TB December 17, 2012 11:26 am

move along, move along, nothing to see here, move along by Robert 2012-12-17 15:16:16
Is this the thread that's supposed "to tell you where most of the gun violence in this country does come from"? by alcaray 2012-12-17 13:32:45
For myself...the only thing I can do...realistically...is NOT condone or contribute to calamity. by Jody 2012-12-17 12:33:59
- Conservatives appear fond of a meme... by mcfly 2012-12-20 21:08:24
Adam Lanza is a fluke, an outlier, an accident. by ER 2012-12-17 11:37:24

ER's post moved to Flame (n/t) by Robert December 20, 2012 6:32 pm

Seven planets visible at once by TB December 20, 2012 10:27 am

Technically by SteveS 2012-12-20 16:23:22

Someone was worried about making decisions based on strong emotions? by alcaray December 20, 2012 1:25 pm

That first quote doesn't seem to appear in the document. by TB 2012-12-20 16:02:27
Yeah, that was me. by MaryAnne 2012-12-20 13:43:43
- I appreciate the distinction between marketing and policy. by alcaray 2012-12-20 14:07:41
  - We're all subject to marketing pressures from many directions. by MaryAnne 2012-12-20 15:02:17

Thunderstorm by Jody December 20, 2012 12:39 pm

In response to "What motive?", from below. by ER December 19, 2012 7:16 am

It's about ignorance. by TB 2012-12-19 10:31:05
- You're obviously not up to date on your ghetto crime stats. by ER 2012-12-19 13:09:00
  - "The assault rifle has become the weapon of choice in drive-by shootings." by TB 2012-12-19 14:00:05
    - No Tom, the car and the victims are both stationary. by ER 2012-12-19 14:57:53
      - You're making this stuff up. n/t by RobVG 2012-12-20 10:13:56
        
        You just noticed that? by TB 2012-12-20 10:16:51
The subject. by RobVG 2012-12-19 09:23:55
- I'd feel safer if my neighbors did not own guns. by alcaray 2012-12-19 14:11:10
- No, YOU want to talk about murders only because it fits your narrative better. by ER 2012-12-19 13:20:01
  - Because in this context, only murders are relevant. by TB 2012-12-19 14:08:38
    - No, Tom. You don't get to pick what we're going to talk about. by ER 2012-12-19 14:49:01
      - Look very far for what? by TB 2012-12-19 21:31:25
- More on violent criminals as the problem: by TB 2012-12-19 11:11:28
  - Right off the top of my head I can think of 27 who don't. by ER 2012-12-19 13:10:13

Eagle grabs baby! by Jody December 19, 2012 10:01 am

The eagle was too ambitious by mcfly 2012-12-19 22:06:35
- OMG! What a hoot! by Jody 2012-12-20 06:09:31
I was just testing you guys. :) You passed. With flying wings...er um...colors. by Jody 2012-12-19 19:48:23
I saw on TV where a huge eagle took a grown woman and a barrel of whiskey by FrankC 2012-12-19 18:12:32
- Man that bird is gonna die happy! by Jody 2012-12-19 20:07:13
  - Well, we don't really know... by MaryAnne 2012-12-19 20:38:10
Or not... by podrock 2012-12-19 17:16:31
I'm skeptical. by alcaray 2012-12-19 14:19:25
- You're correct. by MaryAnne 2012-12-19 17:39:27
- Its possible. Babies are yummy, although they are heavier than they look. by ER 2012-12-19 15:56:04

First impressions of "Straighttalk". by bowser December 17, 2012 8:46 pm

Hope it works well for you by mcfly 2012-12-18 12:35:15
- Hey! by bowser 2012-12-18 20:06:28
  - Thanks Bows! by mcfly 2012-12-19 11:33:56
    - The place has calmed down a bit. by bowser 2012-12-20 00:20:31
    - Can't beleive I missed alcaray on that list by mcfly 2012-12-19 15:27:10
      - You've always hated me, I know. by alcaray 2012-12-19 20:04:53

Tau Ceti has a planet in "habitable zone." by TB December 19, 2012 11:54 am

Tau Ceti has always been at the top of our list of suspects. by ER 2012-12-19 13:46:13
- What would the radius need to be... by FrankC 2012-12-19 16:59:46
  - I'm showing my reasoning so you guys can follow along and check my work. by ER 2012-12-19 20:04:59
    - As for your other question... by ER 2012-12-19 20:15:48
      - Planetary radius as a function of mass by ER 2012-12-19 20:27:44
- Well duh! :-) by mcfly 2012-12-19 14:56:58
  - At 11.4 light years, Tau Ceti is one of our nearest neighbors. by ER 2012-12-19 15:46:54
    - A pinball system by mcfly 2012-12-19 21:52:46
      - Multiple star systems aren't a good place for life. by ER 2012-12-19 22:18:20
        
        PS. - Wouldn't this be a great way to teach astronomy to kids... by ER 2012-12-19 23:05:19

China gets asteroid photos by TB December 15, 2012 4:53 pm

Close encounter by SteveS 2012-12-17 11:15:13
- But no cigar by ER 2012-12-18 06:58:49
  - The Chinese might disagree by SteveS 2012-12-19 08:48:25
    - The Chinese pulled off an impressive mission. by ER 2012-12-19 20:46:55

Trick question- Which nation built first successful hydrogen bomb? by bowser December 19, 2012 4:01 am

A fascinating period by mcfly 2012-12-19 14:45:08

Just what is an assault weapon, anyway? by ER December 18, 2012 7:40 pm

A man-portable, solid projectile firing weapon of mass, rather than individual, destruction. by bowser 2012-12-18 21:18:48
It's like "fair share." by TB 2012-12-18 20:11:32
- I can think of one incident of machine guns being used in a crime. by RobVG 2012-12-19 11:05:06
  - There's certainly been more than one. by TB 2012-12-19 12:50:05
- Not so. by ER 2012-12-18 20:46:48
  - Hiring experts, simple rules... by TB 2012-12-18 20:53:11
    - So your solution is to give more power to the market? by ER 2012-12-18 20:56:55

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