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Posting just a title line sometimes links to an empty body. RobVG November 5, 2025 1:02 pm (GeekSpeak)

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

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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)

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

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

Being as anal retentive as I am... by FrankC January 20, 2012 2:09 pm

Good grief. Replace "by" with a double dash. My consulting bill will be in the mail. by TB 2012-01-20 19:12:05
- Who is the Mayor of The Habitable Zone? --TB.. by FrankC 2012-01-20 19:33:10
I agree. by podrock 2012-01-20 17:55:41
You call 'that' anal? by RobVG 2012-01-20 16:37:36
- I am so anal I thought the dot was Venus or something. Can't wrap my mind around a useless dot. What's ... by FrankC 2012-01-20 17:26:23
  - That's my dot. by podrock 2012-01-20 18:00:36
I would heartily agree with you, Frank, if that happened very often. I like the current format whereby I ... by bowser 2012-01-20 14:26:25
- The possibilities abound by FrankC 2012-01-20 16:06:24
  - I suppose you're right. I've just gotten used to considering the last "by anonymous" as being the author. Much as ... by bowser 2012-01-20 19:08:25
  - Went right by RobVG 2012-01-20 16:52:18

Solar energy in Germany by TB January 19, 2012 10:12 am

Germany strikes me as a strange place to go whole hog for solar. Wind, hydro, and wave seem like ... by alcaray 2012-01-19 16:33:50
I think that the problem arises from their lack of storage of the collected energy. It says in the article: “Because ... by johannes 2012-01-19 16:16:06
I'm not sure what the issue is here. The technology is evolving, shows enormous promise, and can't compete yet ... by bowser 2012-01-19 14:53:27
- Solar technology and other "green" tech will help a little, but it will not solve our energy problems. But ... by ER 2012-01-19 16:18:56
- Nobody's passing laws demanding a certain percentage of our power comes from fusion by 2020. by TB 2012-01-19 16:09:16
  - A good thing to remember: by TB 2012-01-19 16:10:38
    - That nonsense is tiring, TB. Wars bring more technological change faster because government subsidizes that which is not profitable. Setting ... by bowser 2012-01-19 19:35:13
      - The kind of technological change wars encourage isn't always the kind that improves our lives, is it? by TB 2012-01-19 19:46:01
        
        Name a few you don't like. by bowser 2012-01-19 21:25:58
        
        Surgery, Jet travel, Landing on the moon... by RobVG 2012-01-19 21:18:45
        
        Trauma surgery, blood transfusions, anaesthetics, anti-infection drugs... (oh yeah, the classic Napoleonic: canned foods) by alcaray 2012-01-20 19:18:55
    - Something else to remember. by ER 2012-01-19 17:58:13
      - Absolutely true, and it makes my point for me. by TB 2012-01-19 18:28:37
        
        I concede your point, which is very well taken. But you will recall it is not just Mr Obama who ... by ER 2012-01-19 18:49:50
        
        How do you tell which is which? It's usually pretty frigging obvious. by TB 2012-01-19 19:19:21
        
        You miss my point Tom. How do you walk into a CEO's office and say "It is pretty frigging ... by ER 2012-01-19 20:37:54

Amazon deal: 32 GB for 40 bucks. by TB January 19, 2012 10:15 am

Caveat: What kind of USB is the adapter? by Robert 2012-01-19 13:12:52
- I've got a slot on my floppy drive where I can plug a memory card directly. by TB 2012-01-19 13:22:33
  - Speaking of "slots". Did you hear about the mechanical prostitute under development by Bowser International Industries, Inc. (with all ... by bowser 2012-01-20 14:31:12
    - Now there's an example of a properly developed sense of humor. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-20 15:15:31

Does anyone believe getting rid of Saddam and installing a new dictator was worth it? by bowser January 19, 2012 11:00 am

I believe the Iraq adventure will be remembered as the beginning of the decline in American power and influence in ... by ER 2012-01-19 15:17:20
- One can see many problems for the US and few bright spots. The 20th century was America's, the 21st ... by bowser 2012-01-20 11:02:56
- It ebbs and flows. by TB 2012-01-19 16:22:13
You could ask the Iraqis. by TB 2012-01-19 11:17:53
- Population growth looks normal,BUT there were 114,540 DEAD IRAQI CIVILIANS...to take out ONE DICTATOR. Not very good odds. And WikiLeaks ... by Lindy 2012-01-19 19:06:24
- Don't ask any Sunnis, though. by alcaray 2012-01-19 17:45:13
- No. I'm asking you, and other Americans. Do you think Saddam was worth one American life? 2,000? ... by bowser 2012-01-19 12:22:35
  - I'm not in the military, and never have been. My opinion would be coming from the bleachers. by TB 2012-01-19 12:53:54
    - Hasn't anyone told you what you believe yet? by bowser 2012-01-19 14:44:49
      - No one ever has. Frustrates the hell out of a lot of people. by TB 2012-01-19 16:15:56
        
        Nobody likes being told what they need to believe. by ER 2012-01-19 17:17:17
- ARE THERE ANY LEFT? by Lindy 2012-01-19 11:27:35
  - Hi Lindy. Nice to read you. And we need you for balance. I find myself a moderate ... by bowser 2012-01-19 15:01:58
  - About five million more than when the war started. by TB 2012-01-19 11:40:14
Hell no! It was a neocon wet dream with capitalist and racist underpinnings...hi Frank! by Lindy 2012-01-19 11:14:03
- LOL, Hi Lindy. If by invoking me you are putting me in a bag with neo cons? I am a seni-con. ... by FrankC 2012-01-19 14:44:20
  - Thanks for your comment Frank. I still think the neocons and the PNAC went in purely for the oil....and it's ... by Lindy 2012-01-19 19:08:26

Enter the "taxers". by ER January 20, 2012 7:25 am

I wonder...is the outcome of President decided before the elections? A Manchurian Candidate sorta thing? by Jody 2012-01-20 08:10:51
- No. by TB 2012-01-20 10:32:27
- As in everything else, the truth is somewhere in between. I don't think there is a colossal conspiracy in ... by ER 2012-01-20 08:57:42

Weather geo-engineering by Lindy January 18, 2012 4:28 pm

The artificial rain making has been around for a long time and new methods are being tested all the time. Like ... by johannes 2012-01-19 12:50:14
- Additional info From: http://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/big-questions/how-does-the-earth-system-respond-to-natural-and-human-induced-changes/ “Earth's climate system is "sensitive" to any of the aforementioned changes at a scale of 1 watt ... by johannes 2012-01-19 15:26:20
  - I'm aware of some of the NASA research (Never A Straight Answer). Should we playing god with the atmosphere? My ... by Lindy 2012-01-19 20:20:13
    - I agree with you, the experiments are happening all over the world and the experimenters do not understand the consequences ... by johannes 2012-01-19 21:57:02
I'm still not sure if any of you think this is still a conspiracy theory, and actually it SHOULD be ... by Lindy 2012-01-18 16:32:49
- Don't forget we now have a "Mysteries of the Multiverse" board here. by TB 2012-01-18 16:42:52
  - If you think weathewr geo-engineering is a "conspiracy theory", then yo need to educate yourself: These exponentially growing programs have no ... by Lindy 2012-01-18 17:00:50

Universal flu vaccine on the way by TB January 15, 2012 3:34 pm

Fantastic! Would relieve a lot of suffering. Notice the research was funded with a federal grant? No mention of ... by bowser 2012-01-15 16:57:26
- I don't trust vaccines....especially the flu vaccine. The only time I ever gone one (twice in the past 30 years), ... by Lindy 2012-01-18 16:34:36
  - I've had pretty good luck with flu shots. by TB 2012-01-18 16:46:01
    - You are brave....can you still walk a straight line? by Lindy 2012-01-19 11:22:41
      - No worries. I research this stuff. by TB 2012-01-19 16:36:14
        
        Research the company again. Figure out how many drugs they are working on, figure out what percentage of them ... by bowser 2012-01-19 19:38:10
        
        I've done this before and itemized it, including license fees paid to university researchers and everything else. by TB 2012-01-19 19:43:25
- The company is Inovio Pharmaceuticals, a private company that's spent about $35 million in research and development in the past ... by TB 2012-01-15 20:03:55

Gingrich gets good news, bad news by BuckGalaxy January 19, 2012 1:21 pm

Have you noticed that all the October Surprises are being expended in January? by TB 2012-01-19 13:41:32
- You can't wait till October to spring your surprise, if you mean to have an effect on the primary. by alcaray 2012-01-19 16:39:34
- Shock and awe. by ER 2012-01-19 14:32:57
As a person who had this happen (although it was under somewhat different circumstances) I can you that if I ... by Jody 2012-01-19 13:32:58
- I feel your pain. (I'm wincing now, in fact.) by alcaray 2012-01-19 16:37:42
- At the risk of mixing my metaphors, wouldn't you call that a case of cutting off your nose to spite ... by ER 2012-01-19 14:24:33
  - The Peckerhead Mentality is non partisan. ...and I know a lot of non partisan Labia Chopettes that need those sewn ... by Jody 2012-01-19 16:56:04
  - Nope. by Jody 2012-01-19 14:47:47

Obamacare uncertainties explain high unemployment by RobVG January 17, 2012 10:42 am

I'm convinced there is another factor at work in the health care debate, and it is really difficult to understand ... by ER 2012-01-19 12:55:11
There is truth to this to some extent, but of course it is only a half truth. I recently ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-19 11:26:58
Just what is "Obamacare" besides a cheap loaded phrase, like "death tax" or "right to life"? Is "Obamacare" better ... by bowser 2012-01-17 13:25:52
- It's ironic that you don't have the answers to your own questions. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-17 15:31:50
  - Not as ironic as being unable to describe what you are complaining about. by bowser 2012-01-17 18:50:42
    - The link was quite detailed. by TB 2012-01-17 18:55:56
      - "Obamacare" exists only in the minds of fanatic, fundamental Republicans. It's pure, poor propaganda without the shred of truth ... by bowser 2012-01-17 22:35:51
        
        You know less than I thought by RobVG 2012-01-17 23:56:34
        
        I'd say, "I know you don't think much", and I'd mean it in good spirits as a play on your ... by bowser 2012-01-18 00:30:41
        
        I think you meant Death 'Panel'. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-18 01:04:35
        
        The government should not operate "death panels", that is, committees or regulations that ration treatment to the sick because of ... by ER 2012-01-18 05:23:25
        
        The difference, and one many people seem fundamentally incapable of comprehending, is that with private enterprise there is more than ... by TB 2012-01-18 09:26:45
        
        Your statement only makes sense if "the government" outlawed private insurance. If they do not, then "the government" must ... by alcaray 2012-01-18 19:25:50
        
        The government doesn't have to outlaw private alternatives to crush them with taxpayer-subsidized services. The ability to operate at a permanent ... by TB 2012-01-18 21:21:58
        
        Like the govt crushed private education? Roadbuilding? Bridgebuilding? etc. When the US govt. has to step ... by alcaray 2012-01-19 01:16:35
        
        When discussing "failure," you might want to re-think the education example. by TB 2012-01-19 09:23:56
        
        I don't need to think about it further, as that was my point entirely. I see it as progress ... by alcaray 2012-01-19 11:12:14
        
        Another untruth perpetuated by those who would deny health care to human beings for the profit of large corporations. ... by bowser 2012-01-18 11:29:09
        
        A common argument, and wrong. by TB 2012-01-18 14:23:06
        
        You can do whatever you want. I've made other arrangements for my family. That was a real choice, the ... by ER 2012-01-18 10:44:07
        
        "...a real choice, the only one that was actually available to me." Maybe you want to reword that? by TB 2012-01-18 11:24:49
        
        I played the game the way I was told. I followed the rules, payed my dues, caused no trouble ... by ER 2012-01-18 11:48:46
        
        The best thing about everything being "luck" is that then nothing is ever your fault. by TB 2012-01-18 14:30:31
        
        Don't worry about me, Tom. I'm doing just fine. And I don't need any help from you. by ER 2012-01-18 14:50:21
That's just part of it. by TB 2012-01-17 12:10:01

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