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CIA declassifies deep-sea recovery of KH-9 film reentry vehicle by RobVG September 16, 2012 8:29 am

This is soooo awesome, thanks Rob! by Ainz 2012-09-17 13:14:49
- You're welcome. I thought it was pretty cool too. n/t by RobVG 2012-09-17 20:06:22
Cool! Thanks! by TB 2012-09-16 09:02:07
How in blazes did they find it? by ER 2012-09-16 09:00:48
- They knew exactly where it was. by bowser 2012-09-17 14:18:45
  - No, think about it. by ER 2012-09-17 17:39:16
    - Well, thinking about it. by bowser 2012-09-17 20:27:02

How to lose a 21st century war. by bowser September 17, 2012 7:26 pm

The end of global warming in two easy steps by BuckGalaxy September 17, 2012 2:26 pm

I agree with Alcaray. by ER 2012-09-17 16:42:48
Don't get me wrong; this is a good thing. But... by alcaray 2012-09-17 15:37:41
- You're not taking into account... by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-17 16:55:15
  - A beam of sunlight only has so much energy. You can measure it by holding out your hand. by alcaray 2012-09-17 17:38:17
  - You have a point on solar, but there's a bigger picture. by TB 2012-09-17 17:16:13
  - That's what they said about fusion power. by ER 2012-09-17 17:06:08

Cameron 'claimed Britain is united against Mitt Romney' by BuckGalaxy September 16, 2012 5:24 pm

This seems fishy to me. by alcaray 2012-09-16 17:50:27
- That's actually Weinstein talking. by TB 2012-09-16 18:04:41
  - Yes but... by alcaray 2012-09-16 19:27:35
    - The BBC is telling us what Weinstein told them Cameron said. by TB 2012-09-16 19:49:52
      - And you think it's not true? by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-17 09:52:32
        
        I was the one with the quibble. Not TB. He defended the quote. by alcaray 2012-09-17 11:59:24
        
        I got the sense TB was casting doubt on it. by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-17 13:18:26

Opportunity Discovers Little Martian Spheres That Don't Taste Like 'Blueberries' by Ainz September 15, 2012 9:11 am

First guess: "oolites" by podrock 2012-09-16 08:15:37
- Sort of like a pearl, but without the oyster? by Ainz 2012-09-17 13:10:14
I will swear I've seen similar objects. by bowser 2012-09-15 15:02:21
- Interesting. by RobVG 2012-09-15 16:21:35
  - On Earth, such spheres are normally formed by accretion in some kind of liquid environment. by TB 2012-09-15 17:46:36
    - I'd like to hear Pod's take on this too... by Ainz 2012-09-16 05:13:29
      - I'll have to get back to y'all soon... by podrock 2012-09-16 08:13:21
        
        I've found that ethyl alcohol has an interesting effect on those processes. by alcaray 2012-09-16 12:15:35
    - It was just a wag but... by RobVG 2012-09-15 19:24:45
  - No shootdown-here. by ER 2012-09-15 16:56:55
  - Hailstones by RobVG 2012-09-15 16:46:19
Thanks Ainz by RobVG 2012-09-15 10:18:52

Submitted, without comment by ER September 16, 2012 2:16 pm

Hilarious how the detractors of the study claim conspiracy. by alcaray 2012-09-16 14:57:17
- It isn't a "conspiracy" when one person cooks a study. by TB 2012-09-17 09:23:34
  - "...Lewandowsky and his colleagues..." by alcaray 2012-09-17 12:28:36
- I often find that mentality to be impervious to irony. by ER 2012-09-17 05:23:04

"Moondoggle: The Forgotten Opposition to the Apollo Program" by TB September 16, 2012 9:39 am

Of course we don't remember the opposition. by bowser 2012-09-16 13:55:57
- Hey Bowser! Look what I found! I wonder if there is any truth to this...hmmm...Here is the answer to your ... by Jody 2012-09-16 17:23:37
  - Jody, that looks a lot as if Republicans were in favor of Civil Rights. by bowser 2012-09-17 11:55:54
  - Maybe you weren't referring to *those* civil rights. by Jody 2012-09-16 17:30:11
I remember the opposition well. by ER 2012-09-16 10:16:35
- I recall my 5th grade teacher... by alcaray 2012-09-16 12:23:15
  - I remember making a similar calculation. by ER 2012-09-16 12:37:31

Anyone familiar with "sound-powered phones"? by ER September 15, 2012 6:02 pm

The anonymity of those things led to some chicanery. by bowser 2012-09-15 22:01:53
- I never heard of anything like that. by ER 2012-09-16 05:43:21
  - WWII vets would comment on it sometimes. by bowser 2012-09-16 13:47:56
    - In a related (barely) aside. by ER 2012-09-16 13:59:46
      - In an even less related aside. by bowser 2012-09-16 16:11:46
        
        I don't really know if that's true. by ER 2012-09-16 18:06:39
        
        Upon reflection, I would bet it is. by bowser 2012-09-17 11:01:40
        
        I know it happened all the time. by ER 2012-09-17 11:35:13

We now know why Romney's RNC acceptance speech failed to salute the troops or mention Afghanistan and Al Qaeda. by BuckGalaxy September 16, 2012 6:17 pm

George Will says what everyone in the world already knows by BuckGalaxy September 16, 2012 4:57 pm

UN ambassador, mouthpiece for Obama presidential campaign. by RobVG September 16, 2012 10:55 am

I wonder if anyone recalls Bolton's big mouth? by alcaray 2012-09-16 14:55:01
Trying to make this Carter connection is pathetic. by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-16 13:43:03
- Other than your title, I can't make head nor tails of your post. What were you trying to say. by RobVG 2012-09-16 14:48:50
  - The right has been pulling out all stops to say Obama is now Carter by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-16 15:35:07
    - I didn't know that. n/t by RobVG 2012-09-16 15:46:48
"Harry, 3 + 1 = 4. So does 2 + 2." "Absolutely right, Margo. Both of them. And so does 1 + 3." by bowser 2012-09-16 13:36:23
- Glad you finally see the truth. n/t by RobVG 2012-09-16 14:49:41
She appears to be a puppet. Let's get down to basics. Has Libya and Egypt *ever* wanted our help? by Jody 2012-09-16 12:55:14
- lol by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-16 13:44:13
- Absolutely. by ER 2012-09-16 13:21:52
Is this a "furor" in the making? by alcaray 2012-09-16 11:50:19
- Who knows. Maybe no one noticed. by RobVG 2012-09-16 14:52:11
More... by TB 2012-09-16 11:25:38
Maybe she was just diplomatically trying to avoid mentioning Iran. by ER 2012-09-16 11:13:03

Obama's handling of the "crisis" by BuckGalaxy September 15, 2012 9:57 pm

Meanwhile... by TB 2012-09-16 09:30:26
- Obama's foreign policy should be scrutinized closely, and that is what I was trying to do in th OP by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-16 13:31:09
  - Just curious. Did you read the article? by TB 2012-09-16 13:32:37
    - I did. Did you read the one I linked to? by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-16 14:15:55
      - You have to drop whatever you're doing and read TB's links. by ER 2012-09-16 14:28:58
- You don't let gaffes go by in election season. by alcaray 2012-09-16 11:18:39
  - You're right. In fact they pay people to find them. by RobVG 2012-09-16 11:47:16
  - So where are the Democratic ones? by TB 2012-09-16 11:34:55
    - Obama's campaign has been largely gaffe free. by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-16 13:19:20
    - Russian ships? by ER 2012-09-16 12:25:32
    - Oh, so now killing Osama is a BAD thing? by ER 2012-09-16 12:01:56
      - See, you're trying to make this about me. by TB 2012-09-16 13:29:05
        
        It IS about you, TB. by ER 2012-09-16 14:35:49
  - For TB, all motives are diabolical. by ER 2012-09-16 11:20:54
    - The reporters at the conference are on tape rehearsing their anti-Romney questions with each other ahead of time. by TB 2012-09-16 11:38:58
      - You're desperately trying to salvage something out of this, aren't you? by ER 2012-09-16 11:55:24
        
        Hadn't heard about that, had you? by TB 2012-09-16 11:58:18
        
        Hadn't heard about what? by ER 2012-09-16 12:08:48
        
        Never mind. by TB 2012-09-16 13:03:30
        
        I was wondering how long it would take you to figure me out. by ER 2012-09-16 13:06:54
- Don't you think maybe Romney shares just a bit of responsibility for by ER 2012-09-16 10:58:22
  - Romney did not need to wait 48 hours to know that the embassy in Egypt put out their "apology" before the attacks. by alcaray 2012-09-16 11:21:48
    - That's true, but what I meant was... by ER 2012-09-16 11:26:52
      - I'm skeptical. You have more faith in his advisors than I. by alcaray 2012-09-16 11:51:46
The Right will be simultaneously smug and shrill, pointing fingers if there's any more trouble. by ER 2012-09-16 06:14:23

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