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Saturn-Backlit by SteveS December 22, 2012 7:40 am

If we were building that probe now, I bet we could take hi-def movies with it. by TB 2012-12-22 11:56:39
- Now your'e talking by SteveS 2012-12-22 14:41:56
- But by the time it got there, hi-def would be old technology. by alcaray 2012-12-22 13:39:39
  - Old technology: That's what libraries are for. by MaryAnne 2012-12-22 13:53:02

"There's Little We Can Do to Prevent Another Massacre" by TB December 21, 2012 1:33 pm

excellent reading by FrankC 2012-12-21 14:49:26
- Hmm. I thought is was rehash and a waste of time. Oh well. n/t by RobVG 2012-12-22 10:43:45
- A well-written article by mcfly 2012-12-21 15:29:01
  - "acquiesce" is probably the word you're looking for by Robert 2012-12-21 16:38:15
    - Would you like to define the evil of which you speak? by MaryAnne 2012-12-21 18:31:45
      - taxonomies of evil by Robert 2012-12-21 18:52:56
        
        "We" by MaryAnne 2012-12-21 19:31:19
  - *sigh* by MaryAnne 2012-12-21 15:46:44
    - "Accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue.Approve or sanction (something), esp. with reluctance." Yeah, "condone" ... by mcfly 2012-12-21 16:51:53
      - "Accept," "allow" and "sanction" are not synonyms. by TB 2012-12-21 17:44:21
        
        I didn't make that definition up, TB by mcfly 2012-12-21 18:16:20
      - seeking vs grasping by FrankC 2012-12-21 17:33:59
      - We are saying that the mentality that makes decisions based on the statement "Something must be done"... by MaryAnne 2012-12-21 17:23:49
    - Welcome to my world. by TB 2012-12-21 16:03:18
      - Mary Anne, you're in TB's world? by mcfly 2012-12-21 17:12:49
        
        lolol by MaryAnne 2012-12-21 18:40:12

Thinking the unthinkable by Jody December 15, 2012 8:57 pm

Another personal story along this same line, by TB 2012-12-22 08:23:27
Madmen don't kill people. by ER 2012-12-17 06:15:06
- 27,000 people lost to this "plague"? I think that number is greater than the total number of homicides in the US n/t by RobVG 2012-12-17 09:50:12
  - It probably is. by ER 2012-12-17 10:39:32
    - Thanks by RobVG 2012-12-17 17:05:57
      - 30.06 by ER 2012-12-17 19:55:08
- From where I observe...criminals are mad men. The insatiable need for money and power is mad. I do not use ... by Jody 2012-12-17 09:11:27
Disaster waiting to happen by TB 2012-12-16 14:36:47
- Actually Tom...and boy am I gonna get a lot of flack for saying this...and note, I will never own a ... by Jody 2012-12-16 15:34:33
Thanks, Jody, for this story. by MaryAnne 2012-12-16 09:13:34

The war on hotties begins by BuckGalaxy December 22, 2012 12:52 am

Wow. What a civil suit. by MaryAnne 2012-12-22 07:58:46

Speaking of Star Trek by FrankC December 21, 2012 10:51 pm

As I recall... by alcaray 2012-12-22 01:26:20
- No, that's it, but both seem equally geeky to me by FrankC 2012-12-22 02:49:17

“Nothing can be done” by Robert December 20, 2012 10:02 pm

OK. So, what to do? by MaryAnne 2012-12-21 06:10:39
- As with nuclear weapons, guns necessitate more gun ownership to protect you from all the guns. by alcaray 2012-12-21 12:42:32
  - Another conversation: disarmament as negotiation. by MaryAnne 2012-12-21 14:00:32
    - I've got nothing aainst law-abiding gun owners either. by mcfly 2012-12-21 14:34:55
      - John O'Hara, in his novella "Imagine Kissing Pete" (I think)... by MaryAnne 2012-12-21 14:58:03
        
        Alcohol and firearms, huh? by mcfly 2012-12-21 17:21:14
        
        The Feds put them together, along with tobacco, and later, explosives. by MaryAnne 2012-12-21 18:56:03
      - They don't legislate emission controls and mileage standards. by TB 2012-12-21 14:49:32
  - Where? by TB 2012-12-21 12:43:49
    - What? by alcaray 2012-12-21 12:54:40
      - We're not talking about nuclear weapons. by TB 2012-12-21 13:01:57
        
        That was an analogy, Tom. by alcaray 2012-12-21 13:10:12
        
        Okay, if we're doing analogies... by TB 2012-12-21 13:25:29
        
        You are misaken (though it's largely beside the point). by alcaray 2012-12-21 14:53:14
        
        Fine, but next we're doing S'mores by mcfly 2012-12-21 14:51:50
        
        Let's see... by TB 2012-12-21 14:54:07
- I'm disappointed by Robert 2012-12-21 11:44:41
  - And we're talking past each other. Again. by MaryAnne 2012-12-21 13:32:14
    - Creating a better society by mcfly 2012-12-21 17:40:23
      - I don't care about the "nothing can be done" crowd unless they cut off my money. by MaryAnne 2012-12-21 19:05:01
    - Nobody thinks twice about armed bank guards being a good idea. by TB 2012-12-21 14:51:56
      - We don't have any. by MaryAnne 2012-12-21 15:14:02
    - PS: The gun shops' parking lots were full again this morning. by MaryAnne 2012-12-21 14:17:16
    - I agree with your solution, but... by FrankC 2012-12-21 14:09:56
      - Amen, and it's about time, too. by MaryAnne 2012-12-21 14:31:05
  - What you did say in your post: by TB 2012-12-21 12:16:35
    - "I found out that there is no magic wand that can keep a lunatic from finding a weapon and using it to commit mass murder." by alcaray 2012-12-21 12:52:31
It's not a "conservative" meme. by TB 2012-12-20 23:18:02
- Oh, sorry, I didn't realize... by Robert 2012-12-21 11:47:49
  - You don't really want discussion. by TB 2012-12-21 12:35:48
    - Are you on drugs? Take a look at this thread. (n/t) by Robert 2012-12-21 15:52:58

Boehner is toast as SOTH by BuckGalaxy December 20, 2012 9:49 pm

Right rages at Boehner by BuckGalaxy 2012-12-21 11:09:38
We're likely going over the cliff because the GOP is in complete disarray. by BuckGalaxy 2012-12-20 21:52:07
- But of course it's a great comfort to know... by mcfly 2012-12-21 05:35:13
  - Do you really think this debate is about the fiscal cliff? Or the budget? by TB 2012-12-21 07:26:29
    - I'm hardly the only one who feels the way I do by mcfly 2012-12-21 13:29:27
      - I'm just watching the dance. by TB 2012-12-21 14:38:54
        
        But that's exactly the choice conservatives are giving us by mcfly 2012-12-21 15:51:05
        
        The Dems won the election by BuckGalaxy 2012-12-21 15:16:30

The Most Remote Workplace on Earth by SteveS December 21, 2012 8:10 am

I could so live there. by Jody 2012-12-21 13:24:12
- You're tougher than I am... by SteveS 2012-12-21 14:20:44
  - The razor tendrils springing from your back would make short work of the straightjacket. by alcaray 2012-12-21 15:00:20
The view looks like a whole lot of flat in this photo and ground photos. I looked up Concordia Station. ... by TB 2012-12-21 09:54:57

In the past few days I have constructed... by TB December 18, 2012 7:39 pm

I just realized... by TB 2012-12-21 13:07:15
Tom, I went to "ancestry.com" and it turns out were cousins. I'll send you my address. ;) n/t by RobVG 2012-12-19 19:49:00
Would your wife be willing to part with the Key Lime Cookie recipe? by MaryAnne 2012-12-19 12:45:22
- Key Lime Pie Cookies: by TB 2012-12-19 13:29:53
  - OH my GOD! Rose Syrup??? by MaryAnne 2012-12-20 16:31:49
  - Thanks! and in a less fancy format: by MaryAnne 2012-12-19 14:31:45
    - I already had the recipe typed. The PDF was easiest. by TB 2012-12-19 19:29:18
Good for you. I admire that. by bowser 2012-12-18 21:21:34
:) I make killer chocolate krinkles. I do one thing and I do it well. Real cocoa...real butter, real vanilla...ahhh ... by Jody 2012-12-18 20:23:54
- My baking has consumed four pounds of real butter. by TB 2012-12-18 20:40:32
  - I will send you my address via email...:) That is so awesome you know your way around the kitchen. I wish ... by Jody 2012-12-19 05:16:55
    - Pleasure? It's actually kind of a pain in the butt. by TB 2012-12-19 12:56:09
      - That is my reason for not baking...I can't stand on my feet for very long...I am asking Santa for new ... by Jody 2012-12-21 13:26:48

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