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When Will This War End? The Question Is Meaningless. BuckGalaxy February 15, 2026 5:56 pm (CurrentEvents)

AI progress RL February 14, 2026 1:59 pm (Space/Science)

A Rubicon of Sorts ER February 12, 2026 5:33 pm (Space/Science)

Somebody help me out with telephone games. ER February 12, 2026 5:00 pm (CurrentEvents)

"Trump in heels" leads America's surrender in the global information war. BuckGalaxy February 11, 2026 12:08 pm (Flame)

Why do I do this to myself? podrock February 11, 2026 9:49 am (CurrentEvents)

Bad Musk Moon Rising BuckGalaxy February 10, 2026 12:07 pm (Space/Science)

Latinexus DEE-Fense ER February 9, 2026 6:48 pm (CurrentEvents)

Did we detect an exploding primordial black hole? RL February 7, 2026 5:29 pm (Space/Science)

Is anybody paying attention? ER February 6, 2026 4:47 pm (CurrentEvents)

Did you think there was a limit to Trump's narcissism? BuckGalaxy February 6, 2026 1:33 am (CurrentEvents)

A funny (?) interaction with chatgpt RL February 4, 2026 9:05 pm (Space/Science)

The China bubble? by TB March 15, 2012 6:21 pm

Interesting article. Another global recession would really hurt the US recovery right now. If it happened before Nov ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-16 19:37:46
- I suspect Europe will implode before China does. by TB 2012-03-16 19:59:41
Acres and acres of factory space just waiting for occupancy. Several hundred acres. That's what a friend of mine ... by bowser 2012-03-15 21:45:22
Two words: Screw China. I'm fairly confident the world could manage economically without them, and I think they're ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-15 19:09:31

This has to be simple. by bowser March 14, 2012 8:58 am

Take the average latitude of all the participants, and the average longitude, and then find a location near that lat/long with ... by ER 2012-03-14 19:52:26
- I think this is the one which allows for weighting the locations with more people. I'll try it. by bowser 2012-03-16 10:12:16
Why not just take a ruler to a map? I know it probably sounds stupid, but it's the first ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-14 14:34:32
Are we talking driving, or flying? by TB 2012-03-14 09:20:32
- Good question. Realistically it would be a mix, but let's say driving. I'd take either though. by bowser 2012-03-14 10:57:37
  - Airplane flights are not a trivial problem. by TB 2012-03-14 11:29:34
    - That's a pretty good idea. What I'm trying to do is plan a way for cousins to visit. ... by bowser 2012-03-14 11:59:20
      - Other factors include which of them might prefer to fly versus drive. A distant group that likes flying can ... by TB 2012-03-14 12:13:35
        
        My thought on that would be to tell them that whatever point was the absolute center and however you want ... by bowser 2012-03-14 13:14:20

Obama: U.S. has only 2 percent of world reserves. by TB March 15, 2012 9:32 am

The term "Reserves" has a very specific definition in the resource game, I'm glad the president is using his words ... by podrock 2012-03-15 15:24:07
- Yo, Podrock, by ER 2012-03-15 20:07:09
  - I don't know. That's the simple answer. The good folks over at the Oil Drum blog http://www.theoildrum.com/ would be where ... by podrock 2012-03-15 21:05:32
    - The Oil Drum is a good resource. by TB 2012-03-15 21:20:50
That was a great speech, wasn't it? Thanks for turning me on to it. It must have made quite ... by ER 2012-03-15 10:20:10
- Well there is the tiny bit of savings from the elimination of tanker freight. by RobVG 2012-03-15 18:21:17
  - You have a point, but it is not going to allow us to go back to the days of dollar ... by ER 2012-03-15 19:33:12
- I linked to two articles on either end of the political spectrum to bracket the results as best I could. by TB 2012-03-15 11:00:38
  - It's times like these I wish we would crack down on politicians more when they lie. Besides, isn't the ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-15 13:15:54
  - Promiscuous drilling will only profit the drillers. No one else will benefit, unless new crude production rises so high ... by ER 2012-03-15 11:23:48

The secret of Pi by TB March 15, 2012 3:53 pm

*Bursts out laughing* Makes you wonder what the rest means.... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-15 19:12:10

My problem with American politics (a visual approach) by Robert March 14, 2012 11:40 am

I came up as close to Mother Theresa as Mother Theresa herself. Don't see that on the chart? Yer dern ... by Jody 2012-03-14 14:37:11
- At least you're paying attention. by Robert 2012-03-15 11:49:08
- Hmmm. by TB 2012-03-14 17:05:25
  - It's a contraction by RobVG 2012-03-14 18:35:51
    - Those other two forums are pansies. by Jody 2012-03-14 19:54:15
I think a cylindrical bipolar coordinate system might be more instructive. Cartesian is soooooooooo 17th century. by ER 2012-03-14 13:20:56
Fun. I'm -7.25 on the Economic left right scale, -3.13 on the Social Libertarian/Authoritarian up down scale. (Very ... by bowser 2012-03-14 12:27:08
The test is kind of a pantload, with most questions occupying the same philosophical strata as "what kind of tree would you be?" by TB 2012-03-14 12:18:58
- Have to agree with you there. When I put up a link to the site, it was more of ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-14 14:21:57
  - Gandhi's actual politics. Go figure. by TB 2012-03-14 17:12:43
    - I love the man and what he stood for, but his "swaraj" seems a bit unsustainable. People, when left ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-14 21:00:25
      - There are governments, and there are governments. by TB 2012-03-15 08:51:38
        
        The choice is not between despotism and anarchy, but to recognize that there is a middle ground between the two. As ... by ER 2012-03-15 12:12:14
      - A true absence of power will create a vacuum, something will rush in to fill it. If not some new ... by ER 2012-03-15 05:03:53
- "Categories of Liberty?" by ER 2012-03-14 13:08:25
  - You could look up "Nolan Chart" and all the variations and thinking on the subject. by TB 2012-03-14 17:07:58
    - I see how it works. Kind of like a horoscope. I'm a Virgo. by ER 2012-03-14 18:39:20
  - Yes. For liberals it's Supermax, general population, minimum security, supervised parole and unsupervised parole. For Conservatives the poor ones have ... by bowser 2012-03-14 13:11:16
- Oh, TB. I'll bet you're a lot of fun at a Trivial Pursuits party. "What was the name of Roy ... by bowser 2012-03-14 13:08:22
  - "Git 'em up, Scout." by ER 2012-03-14 13:22:33

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

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