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John Wheeler's philosophy: "Beyond the Black Hole" RL October 16, 2025 10:00 pm (Space/Science)

Brosz baffled, Bondi busts Bolton ER October 16, 2025 2:08 pm (CurrentEvents)

Science backs up what I have been saying for years... RL October 15, 2025 7:59 pm (CurrentEvents)

No sugar tonight in my coffee, no sugar tonight in my tea ER October 15, 2025 5:07 pm (Space/Science)

Only thing surprising is that people are surprised... RL October 15, 2025 7:12 am (CurrentEvents)

Superwood BuckGalaxy October 14, 2025 5:46 pm (Space/Science)

Lucky U! ER October 14, 2025 2:17 pm (Off-Topic)

Lucky me? ER October 14, 2025 9:51 am (Off-Topic)

JPL about to lose ANOTHER 11% of its people RL October 13, 2025 12:00 pm (Space/Science)

Enjoy this and share.... RL October 13, 2025 3:36 am (CurrentEvents)

Already gutted, the CDC faces more brutal cuts RL October 11, 2025 9:45 pm (Space/Science)

A.Indecency RL October 11, 2025 9:37 pm (GeekSpeak)

TB, an appeal for intellectual honesty. by bowser November 20, 2011 1:39 am

Can't recall where, but I recently read the observation that the most divisive change in American politics has been the ... by Robert 2011-11-20 12:08:27
- TB has no interest in seeking out facts. On a given issue he simply regurgitates whatever talking point he ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-11-25 16:53:49
- Robert, help me understand the rationalizations one can put on continuing mischaracterizations of plain English posts which will both confront ... by bowser 2011-11-20 17:01:03
  - You can stop now. You killed the discussion. It worked. by TB 2011-11-20 19:36:12
    - No, they stopped YOUR DISCUSSION. You don't have a leg to stand on so you've retired in defeat by ... by Eri 2011-11-21 05:03:11
    - I'm sorry. I'm sorry and I apologize for what is clearly inappropriate overkill. And I'm ever sorrier we ... by bowser 2011-11-20 19:50:59
      - The Injured Innocent doesn't really work, you know. We've all been around here too long. by TB 2011-11-20 21:35:00
        
        Please, please read what I say, abjuring the interpretation until after having absorbed the words, their meanings and context. ... by bowser 2011-11-21 10:31:58
- "drowning the conversation in the bathtub" by TB 2011-11-20 14:12:41
  - Are you channeling Newt? by Robert 2011-11-21 16:57:49
    - Do you even perceive the colossal irony of bringing Jon Stewart up in a post about "disdain and superciliousness?" Again, notice ... by TB 2011-11-23 13:43:01
  - TB, help me understand. I said "average high school graduate", "health insurance" and "pension".. You read - "And really, do ... by bowser 2011-11-20 16:26:03
    - "Ideal high school graduate Working Man." No commas. by TB 2011-11-20 19:27:38
- That is one thought-provoking, fun post Robert. I believe in the first half you suggest it is intellectually dishonest ... by bowser 2011-11-20 12:55:18

Latest icon of OWS by TB November 19, 2011 4:39 pm

Five lessons from the European fiscal crisis by TB November 19, 2011 2:22 pm

Never, ever invest in American hedge funds. Never, ever believe American bond ratings. Never, ever allow a member nation to blindly follow ... by bowser 2011-11-20 09:34:48

The 1% hit back with - - - money. by bowser November 19, 2011 10:07 am

You two really need to broaden your news sources. by TB 2011-11-19 10:24:30
- Kind of the classic fight, isn't it. And we used to be The Great Melting Pot. To bad we don't ... by bowser 2011-11-19 10:38:05
  - Many thousands of middle class people who were not normally activists turned out for Tea Party protests. by TB 2011-11-19 11:57:20

Financial Wizards-NOT by Eri November 19, 2011 9:52 am

Flip Flop, Flip Flop by Eri November 19, 2011 9:38 am

Obama...the walking talking stereotype. by Lee November 19, 2011 5:52 am

And what might that other reason be? by bowser 2011-11-19 09:50:03

A certain satisfaction. by bowser November 18, 2011 3:52 pm

Source document: by TB 2011-11-18 16:52:48
- A few months ago I gave a retired director of the Climate Services division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ... by bowser 2011-11-18 20:41:31
  - And fourth, you didn't read your own links. by TB 2011-11-19 10:33:34
    - There is a certain satisfaction - - - oh, I already said that. Type 2, the believer of whatever is in ... by bowser 2011-11-19 10:56:36
      - Just a hint: The "1 percent" meme is dead. by TB 2011-11-19 11:42:09
        
        Ah. Thanks. I thought "1%" was an approximation, there was a certain license there. And the polls. I ... by bowser 2011-11-19 16:02:12
        
        Polls are useful if their methodology is strict enough. by TB 2011-11-19 16:19:03

Firefox crashing by FrankC November 18, 2011 2:46 pm

Roboform by RobVG 2011-11-21 18:22:41
- Firefox has a password autofill pretty much identical to to Chrome. They used to have robo as a plug-in but ... by FrankC 2011-11-21 23:30:59
Mine does it frequently. by Eri 2011-11-19 10:00:26
- I seem to have fixed it by shutting down some unneeded add ons by FrankC 2011-11-20 19:27:36
  - Can you remember which ones? There are so many add-ons and I don't even use most of them. ... by Eri 2011-11-21 05:11:26
    - I don't recall Eri. Like you saY there are so many. If you don't recognize it close it. It will not ... by FrankC 2011-11-21 11:31:12

Infrastructure cyber attacks by TB November 18, 2011 1:36 pm

You can't hack a computer if it's not on a network. by Lee 2011-11-19 08:50:34

Why communism still terrifies capitalists. by bowser November 18, 2011 1:11 pm

Neutrinos are FTL-capable again. by Robert November 18, 2011 11:12 am

... by BuckGalaxy 2011-11-23 17:26:51
How about if the acceleration is constant but the speed is not. Do photons accelerate to their propagation speed; if so, ... by johannes 2011-11-19 18:41:35
- Maybe half true...density does matter to photons, however...it does not matter to its neutrino carrier, so when the photons "stop", ... by Jody 2011-11-25 08:55:56
- I'd say that if there's acceleration, then the speed won't be constant. But the basic conceptual problem here is that ... by Robert 2011-11-19 19:17:04
  - That is an interesting concept, it would mean that the photon is moving at the speed of light even when ... by johannes 2011-11-20 19:30:17
Wouldn't the speed of light be the speed of perception? The observable? Maybe neutrinos are the speed of the unobservable? by Jody 2011-11-19 10:54:28
- It sure would. Sounds like you've been plugged into the Krell machine again ;-) When I puzzled it out, it began ... by Robert 2011-11-19 13:26:52
Newtonian physics explained things well until more sophisticated clocks came along. Einstein was complemented by quantum mechanics. As measurements get ... by bowser 2011-11-18 14:58:39
- What makes Alcubierre's idea so clever is that it doesn't actually violate Einsteinian physics. The ship would be motionless inside ... by Robert 2011-11-18 18:28:29
  - When Spock looks at the readout, it says "unknown form of radiation." by TB 2011-11-18 19:41:00
    - You're right that "radiation" is ambiguous, and now that I think about it, Spock's cliche is "unknown form of energy". ... by Robert 2011-11-19 13:40:35

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