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From the "we're all doomed" file by RobVG April 4, 2012 7:59 pm

Unless, of course, we adopt the recommended "stabilized world" scenario referenced in Turner's paper. by TB 2012-04-05 09:32:25
Does anyone doubt this? Consider the pressures. Global warming, with disruption of fresh water resources, food production, population centers. ... by bowser 2012-04-05 02:24:50
I wonder what Renaissance Technologies predicts for then? If anything, they're the guys who'd know when this stuff would ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-05 00:23:56

Video game physics by TB April 4, 2012 8:54 pm

Those were hilarious. Thanks! n/t by RobVG 2012-04-04 21:44:54

XKCD by TB April 2, 2012 2:08 pm

When I used FF the first time I got the snake. Then I asked that it open in a new ... by FrankC 2012-04-02 17:44:58
I got the never-ending snake. Are you still using Internet Explorer!? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-02 15:09:23
- Sure. It doesn't have the bells and whistles of the "cool" browsers, but I know where it's been. by TB 2012-04-02 15:52:19
  - Cool has nothing to do with it :D I chose Firefox after years of IE because IE kept failing me when ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-02 16:31:18
    - As I recall, I couldn't get FF to work reliably. It had more add-ons than a mortgage brokers' fee ... by bowser 2012-04-04 08:01:53
      - To each his own, I guess. It's weird how browsers will work perfectly for some people and give all others two ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-04 14:21:32

GOP bans sticks and poles in Tampa Convention area, but not guns! LOL by BuckGalaxy April 3, 2012 5:44 pm

And they say the southeast states are full of gun-nuts.... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-04 14:18:08
Be reasonable, Buck. It's in the interest of public safety. Getting a pistol placed where a boot usually ... by bowser 2012-04-03 18:16:58
- I imagine they will not allow guns in the actual convention center? Or does some crazy FL law bar ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-04-03 20:05:01
  - Read the article. by TB 2012-04-03 20:16:09
    - So, let me see if I follow you... You are blaming democrats for a stupid gun law? by BuckGalaxy 2012-04-04 09:50:42
      - Good point. The state law (actually, a recent modification) does have Republican fingerprints. by TB 2012-04-04 10:30:22

I might be the only one who thinks this is cool... by TB April 3, 2012 10:17 pm

You are not alone. I loved that movie as a kid. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-04 14:16:41

Banging the war drums by TB April 4, 2012 10:36 am

A ridiculous notion is a ridiculous notion no matter who has it. But Iraq wasn't about taking out a ... by bowser 2012-04-04 12:02:25

"Will no one rid me of this turbulent branch of government?" (continued) by TB April 3, 2012 9:48 am

Remember when Bush and Cheney did things anyway, and the hell with the Supreme Court? by bowser 2012-04-03 14:55:11
- Which case was that? by TB 2012-04-03 15:43:32
  - "Responses to the Government's Defense of National Security Agency Warrantless Wiretaps" "In fact, the Supreme Court has never upheld warrantless wiretapping ... by bowser 2012-04-03 18:08:06
    - In other words, no case was ever brought before the Supreme Court. by TB 2012-04-03 20:13:21
      - The Supreme Court had ruled it illegal before Bush and Cheney did it. There was no doubt. It ... by bowser 2012-04-03 21:22:27
        
        You're really a lot more comfortable back in 2006 than you are in the present day, aren't you? by TB 2012-04-03 21:51:49
        
        You've watched the Republican primaries, the Tea Party screw it right into the ground. And you say the liberals ... by bowser 2012-04-03 23:45:50
If the "Radical Republican" congress of the past has shown me anything, it's that any process for choosing an elected ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-03 11:57:37
- It's kind of interesting how "not socialist" is now "radical." by TB 2012-04-03 12:12:17
  - Kind of interesting how anything not Conservative is communist. by bowser 2012-04-03 14:54:00
Incidentally... by TB 2012-04-03 11:07:41

A question about Cape Canaveral. by Lee April 2, 2012 4:47 pm

It's only slightly illegal if you climb past the fences there, right? :D by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-03 12:01:41
- But you can't see anything from the slam, can you? They're so afraid of someone taking those things out ... by bowser 2012-04-03 18:02:58
Check with one of the tour bus outfits. They're really reasonable. They'll pick you up at your hotel, take you ... by RobVG 2012-04-02 20:49:58
Check this out. by TB 2012-04-02 17:54:10

Today only: Amazon deal on electric lawnmower by TB April 3, 2012 2:59 pm

I put a duplex outlet (and hose bib) on all four corners of my house so as to be able ... by bowser 2012-04-03 17:59:33

Easter hams. by bowser April 3, 2012 3:00 pm

Some liquid pumped into the meat is part of the curing process for most commercial hams. by TB 2012-04-03 15:56:06
- You got me curiouser. And Googling the amount of water which may be injected yielded a curious result. "The more ... by bowser 2012-04-03 16:48:46

Who said this? by FrankC April 2, 2012 5:09 pm

The quote in context: by TB 2012-04-03 14:43:13
Wait... is it saying that just because other people are doing well, you can take the credit? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-03 11:59:15
- Well, to me it says that personal success (wealth) is great as long as you recognize that it must be ... by FrankC 2012-04-03 12:43:42
  - To me...and of course I am always right...it means: With wealth comes social responsibility to help our fellow humans realize ... by Jody 2012-04-03 13:34:39
    - Sounds right to me. by FrankC 2012-04-03 15:03:20
Yo Mama. by Jody 2012-04-03 07:09:09
- She said something similar but not that :) by FrankC 2012-04-03 12:45:39
Without looking it up, it's probably either Hayek, von Mises, or maybe de Tocqueville. One of the oldies. by TB 2012-04-02 17:51:42
- Very good, von Mises by FrankC 2012-04-02 18:12:48

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