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No airbags by RobVG November 14, 2011 9:00 am

What happens to the sky crane assuming all goes as planned, lands and becomes another lab? by FrankC 2011-11-15 19:13:14
- Hmmm, apparently it just flies off and crashes. Seems like they could get some little experimental value from it's final ... by FrankC 2011-11-15 20:47:18
As TB says, what could possibly go wrong? I sure hope that works, but I'd bet against it if ... by bowser 2011-11-14 19:02:22
- I feel the same way by RobVG 2011-11-14 19:26:07

The landing procedure by RobVG November 14, 2011 8:47 am

Weird stuff in the Chinese desert by TB November 14, 2011 8:38 am

Another observation by RobVG 2011-12-03 19:59:28
- Given what you and others say, I'd guess it's been built for the Chinese to see how well their satellites ... by bowser 2011-12-05 22:18:58
  - If this is the case, either we have things like this in our own deserts, or we don't need them. ... by TB 2011-12-05 22:25:39
    - US Desert Targets by RobVG 2011-12-06 19:20:25
NASA expert enlightens puzzled Google Earth fans. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/18/chinese_desert_mystery_sites_are_satellite_targets/ "The grids of white lines in China's Gobi desert that have got the world's ... by bowser 2011-11-20 18:59:34
Not even a serious guess by RobVG 2011-11-18 09:38:51
And yet another explanation. Targets for aircraft ground support practice, with the phony airstrip being for practice against the ... by bowser 2011-11-17 01:18:13
- I don't think so by RobVG 2011-11-17 20:05:27
  - I doubt it too, though it seems to be perfect for that sort of thing. Imagine, if ground support ... by bowser 2011-11-19 11:28:32
More on the Chinese mystery markings by TB 2011-11-16 21:01:34
There is another one just east of there, at 40.452107,93.742118. Using Google Earth's historical images, it can be seen being ... by podrock 2011-11-15 14:25:56
- Hmm. Lime? gypsum? Sounds a bit like "Chalk" n/t by RobVG 2011-11-15 17:33:10
  - As a generic term, yes. by podrock 2011-11-15 18:58:20
The local vegetation runs over the top of it in places. One doesn't know how deep or solid these are. ... by bowser 2011-11-15 11:31:44
- Uh oh. I've just figured it out. Our planet has been put up for sale. These are alien bar ... by TB 2011-11-15 12:15:37
  - Makes sense. We're 70% underwater, the neighborhood is heating up, won't last long at this rate. by bowser 2011-11-15 13:39:31
Chalk lines by RobVG 2011-11-14 23:16:16
More by RobVG 2011-11-14 23:08:38
Looks like a lot of water for a desert by RobVG 2011-11-14 22:59:53

Curiosity will be nuclear powered by RobVG November 13, 2011 11:17 pm

Seems to me to be a superb option. More reliable without the extremely large solar panels necessary to power ... by bowser 2011-11-14 05:00:06

Curiosity to look for organic matter by RobVG November 13, 2011 11:13 pm

Follow-up from Community by bowser November 13, 2011 7:03 pm

I was thinking about this by RobVG 2011-11-16 09:51:20
- Superb idea. I have tried on occasion to explain the meaning at the end of the post and that ... by bowser 2011-11-16 11:38:58
I have no idea of whom you are referring to, and I do not know if I am even important ... by Jody 2011-11-14 09:40:00
Nope. Going to have to delete this one. by TB 2011-11-14 08:57:44
- Aww come, on. All that popcorn I just popped wasted! Dayam. by Eri 2011-11-14 09:49:47

It's good to be the king. by TB November 13, 2011 6:06 pm

Just being the devils advocate... by FrankC 2011-11-15 23:18:10
- Either insider trading is illegal or it isn't. by TB 2011-11-16 10:20:33
  - If the political leaders of the US weren't exempt from the laws their subjects have to live under, Bush and ... by bowser 2011-11-17 00:22:35
  - I agree Tom, It was completely stupid to attempt to justify immoral behavior by FrankC 2011-11-16 15:59:26
    - Now, now Frank, I don't agree with "completely stupid". Please see my comment on Flame, even though it is ... by bowser 2011-11-17 00:32:32
- I speak yadaese too Frank!!! by Jody 2011-11-16 07:17:18
  - I figured as much :) by FrankC 2011-11-16 17:35:16

Sunday, Nov. 13th: Firefly series is Amazon Gold Box special by TB November 13, 2011 5:30 pm

Already downloaded it. Which is actually kind of irksome, considering that I paid the same price for lower-definition recordings: 720 ... by Robert 2011-11-14 10:23:45
- It's not a scam, Robert. It is an increase in product quality at a lower price. by TB 2011-11-14 11:04:40
  - Product improvement has nothing to do with it. For this situation to represent improvement would require that a work be produced ... by Robert 2011-11-14 12:08:20
    - The upgrade is the delivery system, not the amount of information available. by TB 2011-11-14 12:36:54
      - Circling the ideological black hole for a couple of days. by Robert 2011-11-16 17:22:07
        
        Describe for me what a "non-broken" marketplace would be. Think about it first. Remember, you don't have to buy anything ... by TB 2011-11-16 17:34:04
        
        Lack of coercion is not even on the map, and of course that one's blatantly ideological. Two things in the real ... by Robert 2011-11-16 19:45:16
        
        Your idea of competition and monopoly in this case is completely screwed up. by TB 2011-11-16 20:49:18
That link didn't work for me. It took me right to MY page of stuff Amazon thinks I'd like ... by Eri 2011-11-14 09:53:54
- The special deal was only good for one day. Must have flipped links around after that. by TB 2011-11-14 12:41:16

Voted out of the Solar System by TB November 12, 2011 7:43 pm

Found on a link on Jody's bioluminescence video by TB November 12, 2011 7:38 pm

.....must resist... by Jody 2011-11-13 15:21:19
- Resistance is futile. by Eri 2011-11-15 11:46:33
Oh ewwww ewwww ewwww ewwwwwwwwwwww by Eri 2011-11-13 13:25:04

The website you never knew you needed by TB November 12, 2011 6:29 pm

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