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How did this guy get tenure from Harvard? ER August 11, 2025 8:30 am (Space/Science)

Houston, we have a problem BuckGalaxy August 8, 2025 2:50 pm (Space/Science)

Nagasaki memories ER August 6, 2025 1:51 pm (Off-Topic)

Afrikaan- American news ER August 5, 2025 8:01 am (CurrentEvents)

Season 3 - Foundation BuckGalaxy August 2, 2025 12:33 pm (Science Fiction)

Shoot the messenger BuckGalaxy August 1, 2025 2:00 pm (CurrentEvents)

AI and the superconducting relativistic monkey collider RL July 26, 2025 10:14 pm (Off-Topic)

Trump's namecalling is no match for the Scots BuckGalaxy July 26, 2025 2:15 pm (Flame)

Retirement home Spirit cover -- yeah, we had better music. ER July 26, 2025 7:31 am (Off-Topic)

Maxwell's Silver Hammer ER July 26, 2025 6:58 am (CurrentEvents)

♫ I tell you to enjoy life I wish I could but it's too late ♫ BuckGalaxy July 22, 2025 1:32 pm (Off-Topic)

How Groupthink Protected Biden and Re-elected Trump, or put another way... BuckGalaxy July 19, 2025 2:32 pm (Flame)

Why Mitt hates republicans by BuckGalaxy March 15, 2012 9:56 am

It is excruciatingly difficult... by TB 2012-03-15 10:24:42
- Agreed. That's why I gave up on it long ago and became such an ass. So what do ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-15 13:28:53
  - I think the premise in that article is based on some pretty tenuous information. by TB 2012-03-15 14:00:23
    - Keep telling yourself that Tom. Blind yourself to the FACT that there are now two distinct GOPS: The ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-15 23:00:07
      - If Chait had anything better he would have used it. by TB 2012-03-16 08:51:45
        
        You're a slippery f**k, but the question was do YOU really believe his provable lies? And yeah, obviously Mitt ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-16 18:53:13
        
        You know... by TB 2012-03-16 19:43:57
        
        Stopping the damage? Obama seems to have a decent track record of that already. How quickly we forget ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-19 19:34:32
        
        Oops. Maybe a poor choice of word. Especially in the subject line. And, trying to corner TB is like ... by bowser 2012-03-16 19:33:17

Escape from Camp 14 by TB March 18, 2012 7:07 pm

In the context of political demonization and pounding of the drums of war, these things must be taken with a ... by bowser 2012-03-18 19:24:45
- He probably should have posted that on flame don't you think? by RobVG 2012-03-18 22:01:01
  - It was a legitimate comment. But I'm going to try to shove this over to Current Events. by TB 2012-03-19 08:59:07
    - To be clear, I was talking to Bowser about you (Tom) (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-19 18:18:34
    - Woot! It worked! The list on the left doesn't update though. by TB 2012-03-19 09:00:11
  - EDITED: When you're politically hypersensitized, every report of an atrocity is interpreted as a malicious dig at the other side. ... by ER 2012-03-19 06:16:44
    - Bowser was the one that gave it a little shove in the direction you're talking about by RobVG 2012-03-19 08:32:15
      - The truth, as always, is somewhere in between. It's only good manners not to cause trouble by dropping little ... by ER 2012-03-19 09:29:50
      - A longer story than necessary about that post. I had just finished reading a story about Cuba arresting protesters prior ... by bowser 2012-03-19 09:24:18
        
        Hey, I didn't throw a flag by RobVG 2012-03-19 18:13:19
    - IIWLUTM....( If it were left up to me) I personally no longer care about what happens elsewhere. However that being said...because ... by Jody 2012-03-19 08:30:27

Total Information Awareness II by TB March 16, 2012 8:11 pm

"Hey, if you're not doing anything wrong, you've got nothing to worry about." 8) by ER 2012-03-16 20:32:57
- And then there's this. by TB 2012-03-17 07:57:13
  - I might be wrong, but I can't remember a civil right you weren't willing to give away if someone said ... by bowser 2012-03-17 22:45:11
  - "Everyone's waiting for something to happen. Everybody's waiting for something to see Lunatics waiting for bigger disasters. Everyone's waiting for news ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-17 10:35:23
    - Most of human history involves conflicts between freedom and tyranny. by TB 2012-03-17 11:12:40
      - Most of human history has been a conflict between one form of tyranny and another. Freedom is a relatively ... by ER 2012-03-18 05:46:31
        
        "Kind and beneficial" was in quotes for a reason. by TB 2012-03-18 08:19:35
        
        "Kind and Beneficial", "The People" and "Public Good" are like "Freedom and Liberty". They are all open to interpretation. ... by ER 2012-03-18 09:22:35
        
        I know who has the most hands in my pocket. by TB 2012-03-18 09:36:55
        
        Ahem. Do you work? by bowser 2012-03-19 12:57:55
        
        We paid over 15 grand in taxes this year. In better years, it's been over four times that. by TB 2012-03-19 13:07:11
        
        Aside from property taxes I pay very little. And I get more than I pay from Uncle Sugar. ... by bowser 2012-03-19 17:01:28
      - There's gotta be a Latin phrase for that. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-17 20:42:27
        
        I could probably look it up, but I like "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" by TB 2012-03-18 08:21:17
        
        Yeah, its probably the motto of some agency that taps our phones. by ER 2012-03-18 05:47:33
- I still don't like it.. by TB 2012-03-16 20:50:25
  - It was started under GWB, and is in line with the "Patriot Act" and other Conservative intrusions, legal and illegal, ... by bowser 2012-03-16 22:08:54

Space Shuttle: riding the boosters by TB March 19, 2012 10:55 am

Great video. There is so much video and telemetry coming from something like a shuttle launch. How do ... by bowser 2012-03-19 12:01:15
- Nearest I can tell, it's magic. by TB 2012-03-19 12:45:05
  - It seems so. "Harry, we're getting a .2 undervolt reading on your watch battery. You may want to ... by bowser 2012-03-19 13:15:55
    - The down side... by TB 2012-03-19 13:52:19
  - It makes some sort of sense to me, if very little. If broadcasts on frequencies are refined enough, they ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-19 13:12:11

The Turkish Destroyer by ER March 18, 2012 6:36 pm

That raises an interesting question. Is there a sense of honor any more? A friend of mine and I ... by bowser 2012-03-18 22:00:12
- First, it must be mentioned the story was apocryphal. I heard it at the scuttlebutt and I have no ... by ER 2012-03-19 05:48:53
- Funny... I was told the same thing as a kid myself; and just like everything else they told me, it ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-19 00:25:32
  - You start becoming an adult the first time your catch your parents in a lie or a dishonesty. You become an ... by ER 2012-03-19 06:05:57
    - In that case, I grew up when I was 12. -_- by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-19 13:16:09

Successful thread move by TB March 19, 2012 9:12 am

Congratulations by Robert 2012-03-19 10:45:45
- I can think of nothing I could say so damn fascinating that it would require multiple-board posting. by TB 2012-03-19 11:02:39

Executive Order -- National Defense Resources Preparedness by TB March 18, 2012 6:30 am

Wingnutdaily: Voice of Reason in Stupid Right-Wing Freakout About Martial Law!? Here. You guy, I’m worried about WND, Joseph Farah’s No. 1 ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-19 09:57:43
- Too late. It's no fun now. by TB 2012-03-19 10:08:33
First people tell us we should use our power to vote, or lose it. Then we're presented with few ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-18 14:50:29
And yes, this is a trap. by TB 2012-03-18 07:54:23
- Yep. That's why I'm not commenting. by ER 2012-03-18 09:08:56
  - This would be a lot more fun if I could pull up a few Bush-era posts. by TB 2012-03-18 09:21:58
    - Don't worry about it. We'll take your word for it. by ER 2012-03-18 09:26:44

Escape from Camp 14 moved to CE (n/t) by TB March 19, 2012 9:22 am

I went sailing today. by ER March 17, 2012 4:37 pm

Cold and rainy out here in California. by TB 2012-03-17 18:34:35
- Now what's wrong with cold and rainy? And yes, I AM playing that in addition to the actual rain outside. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-17 20:37:20
  - A rainy day in California is a blessing. Getting one perfect day after another for months at a time ... by ER 2012-03-18 05:10:55
    - Rain is a winter thing here. Summer we typically get no rain at all. by TB 2012-03-18 08:28:38
      - Know what you mean. A few years ago the mountains looked like they were dusted with powdered sugar. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-19 00:42:50
- Gay Bob IS young. He's 45. He's Cuban, too. And a Democrat. 8) by ER 2012-03-17 18:50:57
  - And happy, obviously. by bowser 2012-03-18 10:18:09

Neutrino radio! by TB March 15, 2012 11:18 am

That's more than a little intriguing. Seems a bit like the telegraph in 1840, barely practical but a proven ... by bowser 2012-03-18 18:14:24
Only question is, can it work longer distances? Let's send them to Japan, Canada, or the South Pole. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-15 13:05:20

More oil reserve handwaving by ER March 16, 2012 8:27 pm

Might not be the best metric to use to evaluate the situation. A pure rig count would not indicate how ... by podrock 2012-03-17 06:36:28
- My eyebrows went up when that graph first popped up. by TB 2012-03-17 07:42:48
- There's one thing we can do about the political risks. Get as much oil as possible from North America. by TB 2012-03-17 06:42:39
All this oil concern is a bit like finding sugar for a diabetic. So what if you obtain more, ... by bowser 2012-03-16 22:01:02
There are other factors. by TB 2012-03-16 20:53:35
- I did find a dry hole rate on this page. by TB 2012-03-16 21:01:36

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