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Why the British were doomed to lose the race to the South Pole by TB December 15, 2011 4:17 pm

Factoid as to why Hillary and Norgay were the first to the top of Everest. There had been a Swiss expedition ... by bowser 2011-12-16 11:57:16
- Reading this, the little Calvin in my mind is wondering if they ever took the opportunity to piss off a ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 18:15:45
  - You are aware, of course, that the wind tends to blow up a cliff. by bowser 2011-12-19 20:11:04
    - And not off it? LAME. Still, it'd probably be pretty funny to piss uphill. Long as none ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 22:44:00

Lest we forget. by bowser December 15, 2011 12:12 am

Yeah, that was a foolish thing to say but it wasn't his first flub. But as far as "defeat" goes ... by RobVG 2011-12-15 09:58:53
- I truly wish that was just a "flub". It wasn't. Bush repeatedly lied to con the American public ... by bowser 2011-12-15 12:39:40
- It's not Bush touting our victories right now. by TB 2011-12-15 10:50:39
  - George Bush made a lot of promises regarding Iraq prior to 2008. He was going to destroy Al-Quaeda, crush the Taliban ... by ER 2011-12-15 11:49:46
    - Obama says Iraq is a great success. Take it up with him. by TB 2011-12-15 12:17:44
      - Don't take my word for it. Listen to a man who actually helped plan the Bush/Cheney Iraq invasion. by ER 2011-12-15 12:34:16
        
        Again: by TB 2011-12-15 13:17:07
        
        P.S. by TB 2011-12-15 13:43:12
        
        You won't believe this. And I'll try to type long enough to get it out of the heading. ... by bowser 2011-12-15 13:03:43
        
        This from someone who doesn't even read a lot of my posts. by TB 2011-12-15 13:26:07
        
        Of course... by TB 2011-12-15 13:53:07
        
        It would be completely naive to suggest Obama started with a clean slate, as you try to imply over and ... by bowser 2011-12-15 15:53:39
        
        Nobody was talking about Obama's "slate." by TB 2011-12-15 16:08:10
        
        What WAS he supposed to tell those troops? The truth? That the whole Iraq war was naked agression based ... by ER 2011-12-15 17:32:30
        
        Ah. He was lying in his teeth. by TB 2011-12-17 11:54:01
        
        Don't you mean the Makaka press conference? 8) by ER 2011-12-17 12:59:18

Refreshing by TB December 14, 2011 10:19 am

Uh, Tom... by Robert 2011-12-14 16:15:45
- If an overseas tech support guy can perfectly fake an American accent, command of the language, and knowledge, what difference ... by TB 2011-12-14 17:01:15
  - I have to admit to some frustration myself. While the people who are providing customer service are trying very ... by bowser 2011-12-15 16:03:24
    - It's important to remember that the person you're talking to on the phone in these cases, whether it's tech support, ... by TB 2011-12-15 17:17:22
      - I bought a computer for a friend from Dell. He was paying for it, wanted me to order the ... by bowser 2011-12-15 17:39:10
        
        I guess I get used to it. by TB 2011-12-17 11:26:29

"Frontline: Behind Taliban Lines" Non-partisan, shouldn't be missed. by bowser December 14, 2011 3:23 am

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/talibanlines/view/ by RobVG 2011-12-15 19:03:11
- Thanks, Rob, for the URL. And thanks, Bowser, for such an interesting video. by bowser 2011-12-17 12:08:07
  - I watched the program but I'm not sure what you want us to take away from it? With the amount of ... by RobVG 2011-12-17 13:42:33
    - That's a fair question and observations with what I think are reasonable answers. Exactly how those IEDs are placed, ... by bowser 2011-12-17 14:58:41
      - Well, we have seen it before, minus the cell phones. Mujahideen vs Russians. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-17 18:49:34
        
        I'm delighted you've seen it, would be even more delighted had the American people learned. I've read several books on the ... by bowser 2011-12-17 23:21:14
Seriously, people should watch this. It's not pro-Taliban, in fact they look like clowns, but it is a trip ... by bowser 2011-12-14 23:38:35
- Just as fascinating today as it was yesterday and the day before. by bowser 2011-12-15 17:42:41

Grazing rights by RobVG December 13, 2011 8:44 pm

BLM leases are a subsidy to large ranchers who treat the property as their own. This group is almost ... by bowser 2011-12-13 22:16:45
- The government has a long history of allowing access to public land at far lower prices than such access would ... by TB 2011-12-14 10:39:06
- Property treatment by RobVG 2011-12-14 10:33:19
- Remember James Watt, (the Republican Interior Secretary, not the Scottish physicist)? It's the same old story, the government develops and manages ... by ER 2011-12-14 07:15:02

Paul Allen announces new space venture by TB December 13, 2011 3:03 pm

Sweet, did you save a copy? Maybe we could upload it here. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-18 22:49:14

The God particle? by johannes December 13, 2011 2:17 pm

In my opinion, the god particle would be what made up all others - the actual concrete bit of thingamabob ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 18:04:55
- Another view point on that subject. I have explained this view here before, but it may have been before you came ... by johannes 2011-12-20 20:35:31
  - How come light always figures into that equation? Isn't it just another bit of protomass? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-23 15:42:32
  - A recommendation: by podrock 2011-12-22 17:56:07

STOL Competition by RobVG December 13, 2011 1:48 pm

Incredible. You might find this interesting, an 8 place craft made in Scappoose, Oregon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFq2v8oxlC4&feature=player_embedded by bowser 2011-12-13 17:31:29
- Impressive. Had to look on the map for "Scappoose" though. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-14 18:09:30

Does anyone understand the Higgs Boson and Higgs field? by bowser December 13, 2011 12:41 pm

Some videos by RobVG 2011-12-14 22:03:55
Pass me the aether... by Robert 2011-12-13 14:18:49
- Re: The water analogy. The presenter was standing in front of a blackboard. The word "Higgs Boson" was ... by bowser 2011-12-13 18:54:09
I gave up a long time ago trying to understand any physics formulated after the end of the nineteenth century. ... by ER 2011-12-13 13:55:03
- When it get really hard just add another dimension and mumble something about dark matter. by FrankC 2011-12-13 15:18:34
  - We used to call those "epicycles." by TB 2011-12-13 15:21:05
    - It's epicycles all the way down. by ER 2011-12-13 15:51:47
      - My god -It's full of cycles! Seriously though, the Higgs Field makes as much sense to me as Dark Matter - ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-18 23:07:45
        
        If the Higgs Boson is the God Particle, is the Higgs antiparticle the "AntiChrist"? by ER 2011-12-19 17:57:54
        
        Would the discovery of the Higgs be the Second Coming? Now what if an atheist snuck onto the payroll. He ... by bowser 2011-12-19 20:21:15
        
        ...*Highfives ER for epic win* by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 18:16:30

A bit more on that pesky drone. by bowser December 12, 2011 6:55 pm

US asks Iran to return it. Iran says no. Nuff said. by RobVG 2011-12-13 17:27:23
- It's a diplomatic nicety. When the N Koreans requested we return one of their late-model MIGS which a defector ... by ER 2011-12-14 13:29:53
  - It's only polite to return things cleaner than when you got them. by bowser 2011-12-14 23:43:28
- Hands up, anyone who thought that would work. by TB 2011-12-13 19:58:34
  - An illegal spying overflight comes into the hands of those upon whom it was spying. And it should be given back? The ... by bowser 2011-12-14 01:23:15
In the last thousand years, I doubt that any non-illiterate person over 50 has died believing government is truthful. by FrankC 2011-12-13 15:43:45
On May Day, 1960, the USSR shot down a US spy plane, the U2, and captured its pilot, Gary Powers. ... by ER 2011-12-12 21:49:03
- Powers was vilified in the American press. It was claimed he had agreed to commit suicide instead of being ... by bowser 2011-12-13 04:41:20
Another opinion that thinks the drone is real, here. by TB 2011-12-12 19:51:50
The drone could have been recovered by commandos or destroyed by air strike if we had known where it was ... by ER 2011-12-12 19:11:45
- A GPS tracking unit and a contingency plan would have helped. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-12 20:24:43
  - A GPS unit broadcasting the drone's position might not be a good idea. Sure, you could encrypt the transmitted ... by ER 2011-12-12 20:37:04
    - Beacon- long interval, short duration n/t by RobVG 2011-12-12 20:54:19
      - If we can hear it, it's not impossible for them to hear it. Unfortunately, an RPV must constantly feedback information to ... by ER 2011-12-12 22:11:20
- IF it was recovered early, and IF it was moved to a secure area in a heavily populated part of ... by bowser 2011-12-12 19:21:12
  - I guess that settles it, then. Obama's just got no cojones. by ER 2011-12-12 19:25:11

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