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A Taste of Armageddon RobVG July 2, 2025 8:00 am (CurrentEvents)

We've got company ER July 2, 2025 7:50 am (Space/Science)

All Along the Watchtower ER July 1, 2025 9:13 pm (CurrentEvents)

Birthright Citizenship RobVG June 29, 2025 3:34 pm (CurrentEvents)

To be blunt, NASA is now dead RL June 27, 2025 11:56 am (Space/Science)

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)

The Flame Board! by TB April 12, 2012 8:04 am

Hah! I posted this on Facebook! by Jody 2012-04-12 11:06:41
A typical TB post. Impressive, unbelievable, funnier 'n' hell, a great addition to the HZ. That was truly ... by bowser 2012-04-12 10:44:05

Obama and Democrats continue to push "Buffett Rule." by TB April 11, 2012 9:48 am

It is such a paltry amount, especially considering the wealth of those from whom it would derive, that they should ... by bowser 2012-04-11 16:14:39
- It's actually kind of fascinating to watch information just flow across you like rain on a windshield. by TB 2012-04-11 16:33:40
  - And when you can't reply you simply try to insult. As predictable as the Tea Party. by bowser 2012-04-11 16:44:49
    - Yeah, me, I never get insults in place of arguments. Must be hard. by TB 2012-04-11 16:47:20
      - Your posts get a lot of insults. Ever wonder why? :-) by bowser 2012-04-12 10:50:13
        
        Not really. It's because when they can't reply they try to insult. Kind of predictable, really. by TB 2012-04-12 10:56:21
  - And just as fascinating is to watch the relatively poor worship greed and the ultra-wealthy. Sort of like a mouse bowing ... by bowser 2012-04-11 16:37:51
    - Poor or unsuccessful Conservatives need someone to blame for their misfortune. They can't admit to anyone else they may ... by ER 2012-04-11 18:49:57
      - "Poor or unsuccessful [Liberals] need someone to blame for their misfortune. They can’t admit to anyone else they may not ... by TB 2012-04-11 19:01:02
        
        Be careful, TB. You've recognized that similarities in partisan rhetoric suggest that political speech may be more a function ... by ER 2012-04-11 19:57:31
I think Obama is doing just fine. by ER 2012-04-11 14:20:41
- Well, you would, wouldn't you? No choice, really. by TB 2012-04-11 15:03:18
  - Yes, I'm such a slave to my prejudices... by ER 2012-04-11 15:34:34
    - Obama is running on rhetorical automatic. Flipping the same cards from a very small intellectual deck. by TB 2012-04-11 17:45:18
      - That's called a stump speech, it is worked on and refined by campaign workers and then presented over and over ... by ER 2012-04-11 18:10:10

On engineering, government, and complex fixes by TB April 11, 2012 12:10 pm

It would be nice to fix everything at once, but humans don't have that kind of foresight. One thing ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-04-11 22:15:50
- Start here: by TB 2012-04-12 08:20:15
You and ER agreeing on something? *Checks outside for burning rain* by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-11 19:39:33
- Actually, he's trying to set me up by using my own words against me. Just follow this thread a little ... by ER 2012-04-11 20:07:20
  - Subtlety can sometimes be a liability here. by TB 2012-04-11 20:13:04
    - You'd think by now you'd realize you're not being very successful at communicating your ideas. That could be the result of ... by ER 2012-04-11 20:19:35
      - Hey now... Calm down before you guys say something you regret later. After all, it doesn't matter who's wrong or ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-11 21:27:50
        
        Like this? by podrock 2012-04-12 05:42:48
        
        The easiest way I found is to go to the YouTube page for a video. by TB 2012-04-12 07:53:19
        
        One caveat: by TB 2012-04-12 08:23:58
      - There are other possible options. by TB 2012-04-11 20:45:20
        
        Sure. All your critics could be dead wrong and just stubbornly refuse to listen to your logic. by ER 2012-04-11 21:21:22
        
        Heh. Bingo. by TB 2012-04-11 21:42:51
        
        Squeeeeeek... by TB 2012-04-11 21:43:44
Simple answer: Treat law like software. by Robert 2012-04-11 14:26:31
Everything you say is undoubtedly true. But the problem of the engineer is very different from that of the ... by ER 2012-04-11 13:41:23
- Predictable? by TB 2012-04-11 14:55:16
  - One example of the problem here. by TB 2012-04-11 14:59:17
    - It all matters where you draw the line. We draw it in different places. But that line must ... by ER 2012-04-11 15:47:12
      - When you finally understand there is self-interest on both sides of this issue, the discussion can proceed. by TB 2012-04-11 15:58:24
        
        I have no doubt there is self-interest involved on both sides. I just think one side has more motivation, ... by ER 2012-04-11 17:52:41
        
        "I just think one side has more motivation, resources, organization, experience and history with bending public opinion to their purposes. ... by TB 2012-04-11 18:03:08
        
        Be careful, TB. You've recognized that similarities in partisan rhetoric suggest that political speech may be more a function ... by ER 2012-04-11 19:36:30
        
        What I hoped you'd notice is that, historically, governments match that description far more than businesses do. by TB 2012-04-11 20:06:24
        
        Yeah, right. Socialized Medicine is the first step to the Gulag. by ER 2012-04-11 20:15:43
        
        We weren't discussing socialized medicine. by TB 2012-04-11 20:43:47
        
        Sure Tom. And any form of social welfare, will automatically steer us in this direction. If your ludicrous comparison was ... by ER 2012-04-11 21:34:13
        
        We weren't discussing socialized medicine. by TB 2012-04-11 21:40:28

Izzat who I think it is? by ER April 12, 2012 5:08 am

Democratic leaders in 2006 by TB April 11, 2012 9:16 pm

Big surprise there. As we know oil prices are set by global markets so all of this is nonsense. ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-04-11 22:03:34
Okay, you've got them there. Both sides love shooting each other down about oil and gas prices. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-11 21:19:30

Where's my lawyer? by TB April 11, 2012 9:32 pm

Low-tech Panspermia by TB April 11, 2012 5:29 pm

Panspermia of this type is certainly feasable, and I suspect that if there is any life in our solar system ... by ER 2012-04-11 18:30:18
- As biology goes, sixty million years ago wasn't that long ago and organisms had pretty established patterns. by TB 2012-04-11 18:48:47
  - That's exactly my point. Life on Titan or Europa might very well be of earth or Martian origin (or ... by ER 2012-04-11 19:15:57
    - Makes you wonder how much pours in.... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-11 21:02:08
      - Life has been on earth for 3 or 4 billion years, I doubt a newcomer who hadn't evolved here could ... by ER 2012-04-11 21:18:38
        
        True... Which makes you wonder of the possibilities. Maybe life is not that different elsewhere in the universe. Maybe ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-11 21:23:40

Why We're Still Learning the Lessons of the "Titanic." by TB April 11, 2012 12:04 pm

Maybe the fault lies not in ourselves, but in the stars? by TB 2012-04-11 21:20:11
I loved the Titanic, but it was an empty shell. As the article stated, the lifeboats were few, the ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-11 19:37:56
- I'm no metallurgist, but I don't think anyone back then could be blamed for not knowing the properties of steel ... by ER 2012-04-11 21:10:42

Anybody else stocking up on popcorn... by TB April 11, 2012 8:58 pm

The Sanford situation, again. by bowser April 11, 2012 4:42 pm

So far, the record shows most of the "fanciful" stuff came from mainstream media sources. by TB 2012-04-11 17:16:05
- Maybe so, but without all that mainstream media attention, Mr Zimmerman woudn't be in custody right now. by ER 2012-04-11 20:02:01

flying cars; is there a HZ connection? by Jeff-Wash April 9, 2012 3:38 pm

My friend ljk wrote me today, and I swapped emails with him. He is not the LarryJ of the ... by ER 2012-04-11 19:17:51
LarryJ's posts were always fascinating. I believe his USAF expertise was in satellite technology. (? it's been a long time) I'm ... by Ainz 2012-04-11 15:10:24
Jeff you've been around awhile if you remember Larry J by RobVG 2012-04-09 18:53:53
Larry didn't make the jump from the Zone That Was to the DamnTikiWiki, so I don't have an e-mail addy ... by podrock 2012-04-09 17:25:59
There used to be a flying car marketed back when I was in high school. It was similar in ... by ER 2012-04-09 16:14:09
- I remember seeing cars here like that........ by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-09 17:36:00

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