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Trump nominates a NASA chief — again BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 10:28 pm (Space/Science)

Muskfinger - and other evil space billionaires BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 10:19 pm (Space/Science)

New Glenn set for its second launch on November 9 BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 9:15 pm (Space/Science)

Spanberger projected to win VA BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 5:10 pm (CurrentEvents)

The destruction of Goddard is illegal RL October 31, 2025 9:41 am (Space/Science)

Weighing the scales on Elon Musk BuckGalaxy October 30, 2025 9:28 pm (Flame)

Bunker Envy ? podrock October 30, 2025 6:18 pm (CurrentEvents)

Message in a bottle BuckGalaxy October 29, 2025 10:55 am (Off-Topic)

According to some, we're a nation of illiterate dependents looking for a handout RobVG October 27, 2025 8:56 pm (CurrentEvents)

The 1% RobVG October 27, 2025 10:54 am (Off-Topic)

Parting Shot ER October 27, 2025 4:36 am (Off-Topic)

Space X put on notice RobVG October 20, 2025 4:55 pm (Space/Science)

Infrared Atlas of the Sky by ER March 14, 2012 8:18 pm

Artifacts would be much cooler than even the coolest stars, but much warmer than most gases, rocks, etc. By simultaneously ... by ER 2012-03-14 21:07:09
- I'm at the limits of my knowledge of astronomical technique. by TB 2012-03-15 08:39:24
  - You seem to have a pretty good intuitive grasp of astronomical technique, particularly since you haven't been trained in it. ... by ER 2012-03-15 12:01:48
The snag is that even a pretty impressive IR source will get washed out by the star it's orbiting. by TB 2012-03-14 20:38:38

Politics and social websites by TB March 13, 2012 9:16 am

I have to say, liberals are way more thin skinned than conservatives. They have an innate sensitivity that seems to ... by FrankC 2012-03-13 18:43:48
- Republicans may be the party of gay hating, mexican hating, poor and sick people hating, uterus controlling, islamophobes, but it's ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-14 09:57:52
  - See how ugly you are... by FrankC 2012-03-14 17:35:17
    - Not talking about you personally, Frank. And I have never defriended anyone for political reasons, although I have to ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-15 02:04:29
      - Not a problem Buck. It was meant in jest, minus the smilies or emoticons. I think the whole thing is ... by FrankC 2012-03-15 11:12:05
  - Remember we're talking about tolerance for opposing points of view here. by TB 2012-03-14 10:07:02
    - Oh of course! DISAGREEING WITH SOMEONE'S OPINION is clearly far more intolerant than being: Anti-women, anti-gay, anti-immigrant, anti-non-christian, anti-science, ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-14 10:49:09
      - There is no Conservative and there is no Liberal. by ER 2012-03-14 12:59:44
      - Hi Buck. Hope you enjoyed the snow. I happen to agree with what you are saying, and for ... by bowser 2012-03-14 11:44:46
      - Well, the first one isn't mythological. by TB 2012-03-14 11:26:33
        
        Again, opposing people's OPINIONS vs opposing people for who they are. by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-14 11:44:51
        
        What people think, do, and believe IS who they are. What else matters? by TB 2012-03-14 12:26:42
        
        Big, big mistake, TB. Those are things that people have, or have done. They are not who they ... by bowser 2012-03-14 14:46:53
        
        Nothing else SHOULD matter. Unfortunately things like race, sex, sexual preference, religion DO matter. And in general they ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-14 15:53:00
        
        Supposed to be response to TB. by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-14 15:53:42
        
        Not true. by TB 2012-03-14 14:56:54
        
        And that's your limit, TB. by bowser 2012-03-14 16:00:07
        
        If we're talking metaphysics or something, probably. by TB 2012-03-14 16:30:39
        
        Now, if you'll excuse me... by TB 2012-03-14 12:33:49
- No problem. We're too sensitive to blame you for it. 8) by ER 2012-03-13 21:09:59
  - The term is "compassionate". :-) by bowser 2012-03-13 23:33:24
Those conservatives must be pretty obnoxious to get unfriended so much more often than liberals. (n/t) by Robert 2012-03-13 10:22:15
- When you have unpalatable opinions, you have to shout louder, shriller, and more frequently to get people to listen to ... by ER 2012-03-13 10:49:56
  - THAT IS NOT TRUE!!!! by Jody 2012-03-13 14:06:57
    - I just got that. 8) by ER 2012-03-13 21:18:27
- Nope...Liberals hate that we are right...heh. by Jody 2012-03-13 10:45:22

U.S., Britain to agree emergency oil stocks release by TB March 15, 2012 9:07 am

I am in total agreement with you on this issue, and for the same reasons you are. Of course, I'm not ... by ER 2012-03-15 11:11:51

Mitt lies an awful lot by BuckGalaxy March 15, 2012 10:06 am

One thing don't like about the wealthy by RobVG March 15, 2012 9:46 am

Time moves on. by TB 2012-03-15 10:03:33

Snob, and proud of it. by ER March 11, 2012 7:29 am

"Y'know," I heard a person last night who said "y'know" once every 2 seconds, and even stacked them up. "Y'know, ... by bowser 2012-03-12 15:52:00
- I find when it comes to slang, it should be used sparingly at best - usually to accentuate a point. To ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-12 16:51:28
  - Well, I was at a Spanish-speaking meeting about 12 years ago in Argentina. I wanted to tell a person ... by bowser 2012-03-12 18:10:32
Biggest example of this (in my life and in general): Ghetto speak. Have you ever even TRIED to listen ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-11 18:25:27
- I can't understand it. Somehow, speaking unintelligibly and in a fashion that is perceived by most as uncouth and ... by ER 2012-03-11 20:01:41
  - It's not just black people, white, hispanic, and even asian people do this too. It's an pandemic! Also, how did ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-12 15:38:36
    - What I meant was that the needs of industrialization changed the nature of education. History, philosophy, ancient languages, literature, ... by ER 2012-03-12 18:37:58
      - That's... not right. It's not right that the newer generations learn less than their predecessors, it's not right that ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-14 14:05:25
        
        It's not a matter of black and white, or good and bad, its more subtle than that. I've talked to you ... by ER 2012-03-14 19:15:38
        
        I never said it was a black and white scenario, and I don't think I ever made it out to ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-14 21:11:52
        
        You're right of course. I guess the important thing to keep in mind is that much of what happens in technology ... by ER 2012-03-15 08:54:43
      - Adaptation is part of education like it is everything else. by TB 2012-03-12 19:43:24
- "Oh no you dih ent" by Jody 2012-03-11 19:21:15
Phrasing a statement as a question. That one seems to have gone over my head. I assume you mean, I ... by FrankC 2012-03-11 15:56:03
- "Phrasing a statement as a question" is a bit strong, what you actually hear is a slight upward lilt at ... by ER 2012-03-11 16:17:42
and then there is this.... by Jody 2012-03-11 13:41:23
Ouch. by TB 2012-03-11 12:18:49
- Not "Ouch". "Gross". Like, totally. by ER 2012-03-11 12:30:49
  - Verbal Pause by FrankC 2012-03-11 16:11:55
"We have a situation here." by Robert 2012-03-11 12:02:48
Indubitably. by Jody 2012-03-11 09:10:08
- From Urban Dictionary dot com by ER 2012-03-11 12:52:54
  - :) by Jody 2012-03-11 15:23:49
Redundancy. Like, "Snob, and proud of it." Actually, isn't proud of it part of being a snob? ... by bowser 2012-03-11 08:17:13
- Don't even get me started on 'cop-speak'. They can't just say "We went to the house." It's "We responded to ... by ER 2012-03-11 09:49:50

*Unmanly squeal* by Vitruvius March 14, 2012 12:16 am

Political compass by Robert 2012-03-14 11:48:58
The methods used by astronomers to detect exoplanets around nearby stars all have severe limitations. These methods include 1)Transit. ... by ER 2012-03-14 04:40:27
- I wonder if the detected planets so far have any pattern to their orbital planes relative to the galactic plane? by TB 2012-03-14 07:37:26
  - There is no "up and down" or "back and forth" in space, Only tilted toward or away from us. ... by ER 2012-03-14 14:23:25
    - I was thinking local perspective, as seen through a telescope. To be more precise, any number of extra-solar planetary ... by TB 2012-03-14 16:17:46
      - Its a reasonable question, but the galaxy is very old, almost as old as the universe itself, about 14 Gyr ... by ER 2012-03-14 18:14:19
        
        I'd say that's probably a pretty accurate take on it. by TB 2012-03-14 20:04:37
  - No. As you surmise in your last post, the two have absolutely no causal relation to one another. by ER 2012-03-14 13:54:03
  - Hmmmm. by TB 2012-03-14 09:35:26
    - An ellipse tilted relative to our line of sight is still an ellipse (of different apparent shape). So there ... by ER 2012-03-14 14:01:31
    - Our own solar system has no alignment with the galactic plane. by TB 2012-03-14 10:01:13

Hoo boy.... by Vitruvius March 13, 2012 7:58 pm

Unfortunately, the US is exceedingly casual about "collateral damage" and "rogue" troops and mercenaries blowing away locals. Lt. Calley ... by bowser 2012-03-13 23:09:10
- .... Would I be considered a traitor if I moved? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-13 23:16:13
  - We need to get out of that part of the world. Our only valid mission for being there, punishing Al-Quaeda ... by ER 2012-03-14 05:10:02

Arachnophobes, stay out... by TB March 12, 2012 8:43 pm

Replace "Somewhere" with "Anywhere", and you probably have a more accurate picture. Plus, spiders are the least of your ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-14 02:24:29

Cleaning up crime by TB March 12, 2012 8:33 pm

Crime always has a tendency to ebb and flow. by ER 2012-03-12 21:06:04
- Like time, it waits for no man. by ER 2012-03-13 04:27:23
  - When they had the old Arm and Hammer making small ones out of big ones it was better. by bowser 2012-03-13 23:43:35

They used to have Bill Buckley and William Safire. by bowser March 13, 2012 11:31 pm

"How Engineering the Human Body Could Combat Climate Change" by TB March 13, 2012 8:38 am

(EDITED): That's like saying "Now that we know how to do lung transplants, you can smoke cigarretes all you want." It seems ... by ER 2012-03-13 10:58:30
- Engineering the human body would be easier than educating many human minds. by bowser 2012-03-13 23:10:57
- A "print" link to the article here. Might load better. by TB 2012-03-13 11:14:10
  - Ok. I read it. Maybe it would just be easier to move further north than to alter the human ... by ER 2012-03-13 13:38:39

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