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A Taste of Armageddon RobVG July 2, 2025 8:00 am (CurrentEvents)

We've got company ER July 2, 2025 7:50 am (Space/Science)

All Along the Watchtower ER July 1, 2025 9:13 pm (CurrentEvents)

Birthright Citizenship RobVG June 29, 2025 3:34 pm (CurrentEvents)

To be blunt, NASA is now dead RL June 27, 2025 11:56 am (Space/Science)

Musk trashes his own AI after it chose a liberal worldview. RobVG June 23, 2025 9:56 am (CurrentEvents)

Psyche keeps its date with an asteroid BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 5:21 pm (Space/Science)

Just for the record... ER June 22, 2025 8:59 am (CurrentEvents)

The Three Unknowns After the U.S. Strike on Iran BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:58 am (CurrentEvents)

There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy. BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:29 am (Flame)

Not ready for prime time BuckGalaxy June 19, 2025 12:18 pm (Space/Science)

hypocrisy ER June 15, 2025 2:30 pm (Flame)

Gingrich Ideas on twitter by FrankC January 26, 2012 7:23 pm

Fuuuuneeee liked a lot by Tony 2012-01-27 05:45:29
Ship some IKEA furniture to Iran and tell them it will make a nuclear bomb if they follow the instructions. These ... by Jody 2012-01-26 21:36:08

Galileo Roller Coaster by alcaray January 21, 2012 10:45 pm

OK, how do you do links, now? by alcaray 2012-01-21 22:47:04
- WYSIWYG editors require you to use a special form for entering links, or switch to naked HTML mode to enter ... by Robert 2012-01-22 12:37:00
  - The first thing I tried was the "link" button (I think you were referring to this when you said "WYSIWYG ... by alcaray 2012-01-22 14:35:13
    - What I said to Tom, plus, I think that alternating between visual and raw HTML depending on what you're trying ... by Robert 2012-01-22 16:06:11
      - You got the part where I said the link button was greyed out, right? I had no intention of ... by alcaray 2012-01-22 16:50:16
        
        Nope, missed it. by Robert 2012-01-22 17:11:39
        
        Ahh, that works. Never seen it like that before (or if I did, I probably couldn't figure out how ... by alcaray 2012-01-22 18:14:39
        
        How many zoners does it take to change a lightbulb?....................................... ................................................................. I don't know either, I just thought it was a ... by alcaray 2012-01-22 18:35:59
        
        The poisonous ones or the black market incandescents? by TB 2012-01-22 22:25:04
        
        Obamabulbs. by bowser 2012-01-27 03:21:45
        
        The poisonous zoners. by alcaray 2012-01-24 00:06:51
        
        Poi Zoners? by Robert 2012-01-24 11:46:06
        
        Or maybe that gray crud they serve in Hawaii. by TB 2012-01-24 11:55:42
        
        Swing the poi, fling the poi, potaytoe pototto. by Robert 2012-01-24 12:31:57
  - The link form doesn't work as nicely as it used to. I could highlight text, and just paste a ... by TB 2012-01-22 12:58:00
    - Yep. All these HTML "WYSIWYG" editors are a snake's nest of compromises and kludges. by Robert 2012-01-22 16:03:02
- As far as I can tell, you did everything right. Granted, your quotation marks are backwards on my screen, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-01-21 23:51:18

8 years into it, Opportunity still operating on Mars. by bowser January 25, 2012 1:53 am

Amazing! I hope Oppy holds out through the winter 'cause there's a whole lotta rocks that need looking at in ... by podrock 2012-01-26 23:05:22
Got our money's worth. by alcaray 2012-01-26 03:07:28
- I wonder how a privatized, free enterprise space program would have justified this expenditure. Maybe they would have sold ... by ER 2012-01-26 20:56:08
  - The first thing they'd do is look for subsidies and tax breaks, taking a lesson from the free market farmers. ... by bowser 2012-01-26 22:15:48

Add the ghost of Lee Atwater, the reality of Karl Rove, and $3 billion. by bowser January 26, 2012 8:35 pm

Another Apple manufacturing story by TB January 26, 2012 3:42 pm

re: Another Apple manufacturing story by Robert 2012-01-26 19:32:43

So Romney's paying... by alcaray January 24, 2012 12:04 am

Romney paid over $6 million in Federal taxes in the past two years. by TB 2012-01-24 09:27:22
- Amazing. by alcaray 2012-01-24 12:06:11
- Just for fun by RobVG 2012-01-24 09:54:22
  - Be careful of the terminology. (EDITED FOR CORRECTION) by TB 2012-01-24 10:56:30
    - One more time if you don’t mind by RobVG 2012-01-24 17:54:46
      - define:progressive tax rate, define:regressive tax rate by Robert 2012-01-24 18:37:27
        
        What? by RobVG 2012-01-24 21:39:52
        
        "Regressive" is not a perjorative. It is just a word that economists defined to have a certain meaning. ... by alcaray 2012-01-25 21:29:48
        
        Those are standard definitions, and I had to look them up. I hope you don't expect me to defend them; I'm no economist. by Robert 2012-01-25 20:00:54
        
        Regressivity by RobVG 2012-01-26 10:22:55
        
        Seems a reasonable example. by Robert 2012-01-26 12:33:21
        
        A flat tax is a proportional tax. by TB 2012-01-26 10:50:30
        
        There is indeed an upper limit imposed on all flavors of payroll taxes: you need to earn a salary to ... by alcaray 2012-01-26 16:58:02
        
        Warren Buffett pays a lower rate than his secretary because his income is taxed as capital gains, and hers isn't. by TB 2012-01-26 17:39:44
        
        You seemed to repeat back some of what I said, expanded, added some touches of rudeness. You did ... by alcaray 2012-01-26 18:56:27
        
        Go here. Look at the charts and tables. Maybe just once something will stick. by TB 2012-01-24 19:13:18
        
        You do love that red herring, don't you? by Robert 2012-01-24 20:34:59
        
        About the definitions, you were right and I was wrong. by TB 2012-01-24 20:41:08
        
        And I spoke too soon by Robert 2012-01-24 21:10:24
        
        I was primarily concerned about the tax brackets everyone's arguing about, not the "wealth gap," so inflation didn't really come ... by TB 2012-01-24 21:48:42
        
        Yeah, those look like "my" numbers. by Robert 2012-01-25 11:30:39
        
        The problem with defending markets here is that too many people can't think outside the "managed economy" box. by TB 2012-01-25 16:59:11
        
        Ah gee, and you were doing so well up to this point. by Robert 2012-01-25 21:52:33
        
        In other words, you've got nothing. by TB 2012-01-26 09:01:33
        
        posts shortening width/ in death star trash compactor/ best answer haiku by alcaray 2012-01-25 18:36:20
        
        Burma Shave. by Robert 2012-01-25 19:36:06
      - I don't mind wealthy people paying more taxes than people who aren't. I never did. by TB 2012-01-24 18:27:29
        
        Good answer- Thanks n/t by RobVG 2012-01-24 22:56:31
- Tax rates of presidential candidates by TB 2012-01-24 09:41:25
  - I see you misunderstood the point: the wealthy pay at a lower rate than many of us in the lower ... by alcaray 2012-01-24 15:39:59
    - I understood the point. You didn't understand the response. by TB 2012-01-24 16:48:54
      - TB, either you are stupid or you consistently and deliberately spin your responses away from the point of the poster. ... by bowser 2012-01-24 18:42:30
      - I understood your response perfectly: "How many Democrats here were up in arms about Kerry’s tax “rates” back then?" ... by alcaray 2012-01-24 17:38:42
        
        "Rates" was in quotes. It's your bugaboo and the Post's, not mine. by TB 2012-01-24 17:55:59

Should, but doesn't, belong on Space. Gingrich promises US moon colony by 2020 by bowser January 26, 2012 12:04 am

That certainly does sound a lot more "big government project" than the low-key "prize" based concept I linked in an earlier post. by TB 2012-01-26 08:54:47
- "One of Gingrich’s downsides is that he’s a bit too spontaneous." In other words, he'll say anything to get votes. ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-26 10:46:04
  - "He'll say anything to get votes" is one of those comments where everyone who throws that rock is living in ... by TB 2012-01-26 11:10:19
    - Well, that was my impression by RobVG 2012-01-26 17:52:50
Nah. It's because he was making a speech in Florida before the fla primary. He will probably do ... by alcaray 2012-01-26 00:49:20

United States Air Force allegedly had a small mutiny during December, 1972. by bowser January 26, 2012 4:59 am

Thanks. I love any stories about fliers. by RobVG 2012-01-26 17:44:19

The God Checklist by ER January 10, 2012 6:21 pm

To paraphrase Tony Randall: "You guys are going to love St. Thomas when you find out about him." by alcaray 2012-01-26 16:45:24
My answers at this moment in time are as follows; my answers can change if someone can prove that I ... by johannes 2012-01-11 20:55:50
- Wow. You sure do know a great deal about the unknowable. Have you got any tips on the ... by ER 2012-01-13 11:20:37
  - Unfortunately the unknowable is still unknowable even to me.;-) The best tip I can give is that, to break even, do ... by johannes 2012-01-13 13:07:23
Post moved. by ER 2012-01-11 06:17:43
I think the real question is "how would you accumulate the data to answer these questions?" by TB 2012-01-10 20:45:39
- Exactly. They all seem to be of the order of “Just how many meatballs are there in the Great Sphagetti ... by ER 2012-01-11 06:19:10
  - Well, as I said elsewhere, the actual nuts and bolts of creation are not normally on the top ten list ... by TB 2012-01-11 10:27:17
I believe...that this belongs on another of our boards. by podrock 2012-01-10 19:01:16
- I thought about doing that myself, but I thought it dovetailed nicely with the previous thread. by ER 2012-01-10 19:42:47
  - Dovetailed, yes, but at a full 90 degrees away into theology. Good topic, but let's keep this board all science, ... by podrock 2012-01-10 20:07:56
    - test by visitor 2012-01-10 22:08:03
I can not resist by Jody 2012-01-10 19:00:42
- We apparently are not satisfied by that which simply is. We have a childish need to think something will look ... by Jody 2012-01-10 19:05:45

Fans remake Star Wars by TB January 25, 2012 6:41 pm

Rescue in Somalia is a heartening story by bowser January 25, 2012 1:08 pm

Now, there I agree! by TB 2012-01-25 16:33:44

How U.S. lost out on iPhone work. by Jody January 21, 2012 9:22 pm

Apple's side: "Supplier Responsibility at Apple" by Robert 2012-01-25 14:37:55
This article hasn't gotten the attention it deserves. by Robert 2012-01-22 14:24:48
- Apple said it needed an educated and skill labor force by RobVG 2012-01-22 17:57:55
  - That reason wasn't at the top of the list. They were reportedly awestruck by the ability of these departments of ... by Robert 2012-01-22 18:26:18
    - China's not really "beating" us, Robert. by TB 2012-01-22 22:16:58
      - I have to agree with Robert on this. This is nothing but modern slavery. by Lee 2012-01-23 16:45:53
        
        Wickedly apropos choice of illustration. by Robert 2012-01-24 11:58:36
        
        China is new to their Industrial Revolution. Do you think that in a few years time there will be dissent ... by Jody 2012-01-23 18:15:08
        
        Norma Rae didn't live in a police state with thousands of years of tradition. by Lee 2012-01-23 21:05:51
        
        True...however we are global community now. Other countries, transplanted progressive workers and CEO's, international influence and media will speed up ... by Jody 2012-01-24 08:22:33
      - You really went off the rails with that last paragraph. Where in any of my posts have I held up ... by Robert 2012-01-23 11:12:24
        
        What, are you a "progressive?" Ain't nobody in here but rabid right wingers and reasonable moderates. by TB 2012-01-23 11:28:48
        
        Get a grip. by Robert 2012-01-23 12:03:23
        
        Now who's off the rails? Where was I "defending" Foxconn? by TB 2012-01-23 12:45:07
        
        Ohhhhh-kay by Robert 2012-01-24 12:13:57
        
        I'm not happy with what those people are going through, but I know why they're doing it and I also ... by TB 2012-01-24 12:41:36
        
        I wasn't suggesting that the government force manufacturers to use American laborers. I'll keep up my end of the conversation myself, thanks. by Robert 2012-01-24 13:17:25
        
        There are certainly worse ideas than a high-profile boycott. by TB 2012-01-24 14:39:59
    - The heck it wasn't by RobVG 2012-01-22 19:56:40
      - I don't understand your reply, Rob. Your quote is from the introductory summary and covers three bullet points that are ... by Robert 2012-01-23 11:18:12
        
        Sorry. I read the whole article but came back to where I saw it first. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-23 19:43:13
Good article. Thanks! by TB 2012-01-21 21:51:00

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