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Believing Your Own Lying Eyes Department by TB March 25, 2012 3:27 pm
  • Wouldn't even be "human powered" if it was real - he was just flapping his arms while the wings moved ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-26 01:25:03
    "Prometheus" by RobVG March 18, 2012 11:13 am
    • "Alien" is an important film for the science and SF buff. There are some important philosophical points made there, ... by ER 2012-03-18 14:12:26
      • ^In that case, Humanity just seems more and more boring to us and to other species.^ I don't see any good ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-23 14:18:50
        • That was one of the objections to Active SETI sending signals by RobVG 2012-03-18 15:27:15
          • That was the Outer Limits episode "The Mice." by TB 2012-03-18 17:58:42
            • ya scooped me :) (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-18 18:21:56
            • The usual conceit for old SF movies is that ET wants our resources, or our women, or they are just ... by ER 2012-03-18 16:52:22
              • One thing's for sure by RobVG 2012-03-18 18:12:56
                • I'm not sure they'll be humanoid, Rob. There's no reason they can't be, of course, but active, tool-using creatures ... by ER 2012-03-18 19:12:17
                  • I didn't say they can't have multiple... by RobVG 2012-03-18 20:50:44
                    • I believe industry modeled robots on humans because the tools used and designs of things built were already the result ... by ER 2012-03-19 07:20:00
                      • Ah, but you're assuming that all life started around 3-4 billion years ago, like it did on Earth, when in ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-23 14:16:31
                        • We can only assume the length of time for the rise of a civilization is roughly comparable, it may be ... by ER 2012-03-25 17:52:55
                          • Well said. (n/t) by podrock 2012-03-25 19:43:44
          GOP budget will break the middle class by bowser March 25, 2012 12:16 am
          • Sounds like Cain's 9-9-9 by RobVG 2012-03-25 11:25:17
            • Tax money handed out to "consumers" to help the economy is the myth. by TB 2012-03-25 13:14:06
              • I thought that's what I said in the first paragraph. (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-25 16:39:54
            • The middle class has always had upper class pretensions. by ER 2012-03-25 05:28:58
              The Sun Also Sets by TB March 25, 2012 3:21 pm
                George Will on creative destruction by TB March 24, 2012 11:50 am
                • It's sad this sort of post has to be placed on Flame, by ER 2012-03-24 13:15:04
                  • One of the fundamental flaws in your thinking is that you can't see the difference between tens of thousands of ... by TB 2012-03-24 14:51:27
                    • On creosote: by TB 2012-03-24 14:58:51
                      • What "one powerful entity" could you possibly be talking about? Where have I or anyone on this forum ever suggested ... by ER 2012-03-24 17:19:47
                        • Does this mean George Will isn't on your "smart conservative" list any more? by TB 2012-03-24 19:09:29
                          • My "smart conservative" list gets shorter every day. by ER 2012-03-25 05:14:41
                            • You should see my "smart liberal" Post-It. by TB 2012-03-25 10:25:40
                              • As long as there's at least one name on it, you'll never get away with it. by ER 2012-03-25 11:35:53
                  The etch-a-sketch gaffe will never go away by BuckGalaxy March 23, 2012 7:58 pm
                  • My god I can't believe what a gift this is! The guy who will likely win the GOP nomination ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-24 19:43:44
                    • Somehow I don't think an attack based on "flip flops" or "lack of a core" would play well for Obama ... by TB 2012-03-23 21:54:42
                      • You're right. The Republican candidates have already pumped that well dry. I think the Dem TV campaign will simply consist of ... by ER 2012-03-23 23:27:24
                      • The Right will blame it all on the Big Bad Liberal media, but I noticed both Santorum and Gingrich whipped ... by ER 2012-03-23 20:30:32
                        • Link seems broken. Try this: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/the-etch-a-sketch-incident-and-why-some-gaffes-catch-on/2012/03/22/gIQA8ob0TS_blog.html by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-23 20:01:55
                          U.S. Inches Toward Goal of Energy Independence by TB March 24, 2012 4:13 pm
                          • So how are the Republicans going to use Obama's alleged discouragement of developing domestic reserves as a weapon against him ... by ER 2012-03-24 17:32:22
                            Any thoughts on Republican strategy for November? by bowser March 23, 2012 11:40 pm
                            • Same as 2010. by TB 2012-03-24 10:46:55
                              • Reagan had no war, tripled the deficit. 3X. Cheney, VP under Bush, said the lesson was that deficits ... by bowser 2012-03-24 13:02:36
                                • The deficit in 1980 (constant dollars) was $170.9 billion. In 1988 it was $242.5 billion. by TB 2012-03-24 13:23:01
                              • I think the Republicans have already shot every arrow in their quiver--at each other. This election will be decided by events ... by ER 2012-03-23 23:50:24
                                • I wish I could agree, and while life is lived forward, it's understood backward. With Rove and Perry involved, ... by bowser 2012-03-24 10:35:23
                                  • No one will believe them, Bowz. The entire campaign for the nomination has been nothing but multiple lies directed ... by ER 2012-03-24 10:54:00
                                  • Does it bother anyone else that politics has basically become a slander-filled version of Survivor? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-24 00:39:47
                                    • This isn't new. by TB 2012-03-24 11:05:02
                                      • That's the way politics has always been throughout history. Its basically about guys in suits (or togas, or armor, ... by ER 2012-03-24 06:17:57
                                        • Everyone says it bothers them, and it's what works. by bowser 2012-03-24 01:10:50
                                      From one of my favorite online comics by TB March 24, 2012 11:57 am
                                        In Response to ER's COPS Program by Vitruvius March 23, 2012 8:56 pm
                                        • The police don't like people doing their job for them. Not only can it lead to big trouble when ... by ER 2012-03-24 00:05:33
                                          • A COPS program like mine is great for a quiet neighborhood because it reassures the residents, discourages villains, and frees up ... by ER 2012-03-23 23:24:20
                                            • You have to wonder about the kind of person who thinks they can make a difference doing this, and then ... by bowser 2012-03-23 22:09:10
                                              • Blue lights are not a good idea. by ER 2012-03-24 10:07:11
                                                • They aren't legal and are probably more trouble than they are worth. I'd guess very foolish. I have ... by bowser 2012-03-24 10:31:32
                                              • It's weird. Most of my life, there weren't any. Or at least, none that made the news. by TB 2012-03-23 21:26:05
                                                A question for ER by bowser March 22, 2012 11:43 pm
                                                • Flex by RobVG 2012-03-23 09:22:44
                                                  • I was in Deck Dept. Those guys in the black gang (Hull Dept), are all crazy. We used to ... by ER 2012-03-23 10:38:57
                                                    • That's about an inch of torque deflection every three feet or so. That sounds pretty high for high-strength steel. by TB 2012-03-23 10:04:35
                                                      • I don't remember my ship flexing like that, but we were much smaller, and much more ruggedly built and internally ... by ER 2012-03-23 10:24:02
                                                        • This is one thing we need to fix if we want good spacecraft. Vehicles planetside (mainly air and sea ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-23 20:18:43
                                                          • Everything constructed to resist any kind of load will "flex" under that load. by TB 2012-03-23 21:43:14
                                                            • I did notice that in the video. I also noticed all the parts that were flying off the shuttle ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-24 00:44:01
                                                              • That's ice coming loose. by TB 2012-03-24 11:09:13
                                                    • That's a pretty standard high speed turn, its what destroyers are designed to do, high-speed maneuvers while chasing or dodging ... by ER 2012-03-23 05:28:19
                                                      • Appendix by ER 2012-03-23 06:51:39
                                                      Liberalism 1.0 by TB March 22, 2012 8:11 pm
                                                      • There's a difference between liberalism and socialism. Also, despite complaining about taxes, conservatives have no problem hiking them up. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-23 14:43:15
                                                        • It used to be a spectrum, from left to right: radical, liberal, moderate, conservative, reactionary. The boundaries were fuzzy and ... by ER 2012-03-24 06:37:31
                                                        • "What can men do against such reckless hate?" King Theoden of Rohan by ER 2012-03-23 13:02:32
                                                          • Pity the person who thinks there is nothing more to life, to community, to existence than Legos. Those wretches ... by bowser 2012-03-22 21:22:35
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