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Debate Game! Or, Reply to FrankC in Last Post by Vitruvius September 30, 2011 6:54 pm

My answer has to be no. While the US Constitution grants to the States all rights not given to ... by Eri 2011-10-01 00:19:03
My short answer would be no. by FrankC 2011-09-30 21:09:25
"Westphalian Sovereignty?" That sounds like the name of a race horse. Or a rock band. by ER 2011-09-30 19:21:58
- OOOH OOOH...my name for my band is Catastrophic Tendencies. by Jody 2011-09-30 20:13:36
  - My dream band's name is still undecided: Road Kill, Agent Orange, or Free Fall Hookah. by ER 2011-10-01 08:03:45
- Volkswagen van campers rule!! by bowser 2011-09-30 20:00:39
  - excellent n/t by RobVG 2011-10-01 11:58:24
  - I just got that. Verrrrry good! by ER 2011-10-01 07:22:13

Question: by Jody September 30, 2011 2:05 pm

The empirical answers are clearly written across history, including what practically amounted to scientific experiments: East and West Germany. ... by TB 2011-09-30 14:49:46
- Tom, Tom, Tom. It's disappointing to see you raise this again. You know that both East Germany was ... by bowser 2011-09-30 22:12:00
  - Tom can always find an example that will demonstrate his points. So can I. Germany today is one of ... by ER 2011-10-01 05:50:40
    - Better hope Germany's luck holds, by TB 2011-10-01 10:25:33
      - And you'd better hope Germany's luck doesn't hold, or the entire foundation of your universe and worldview will come crashing ... by ER 2011-10-01 10:45:20
        
        Only one side in these discussions typically ends them by throwing data and evidence out the window and descending to ... by TB 2011-10-01 11:39:40
        
        Yeah, but you're scared of Liz Warren, by ER 2011-10-01 11:48:19
        
        It's hard to take this stuff lightly. My kids are going to be living in this country for a ... by TB 2011-10-01 12:49:33
        
        And losing your sense of humor and of the absurd is really going to improve the situation immeasurably. Not ... by Eri 2011-10-01 23:17:35
        
        Didn't it ever occur to you that I and everyone I love also live in this country? And that ... by ER 2011-10-01 12:57:22
        
        See, I can't quite wrap my head around a term like "rightly or wrongly, I'm convinced." Nothing hostile or ... by TB 2011-10-01 13:38:50
        
        "Rightly or wrongly" is not an expression or admission of possible uncertainty or error on my part. It is an ... by ER 2011-10-01 14:47:05
You don't have to choose between a blue pill and a red pill. The correct answer to your question is what ... by ER 2011-09-30 14:33:51
- I guess some could say that the right amounts of the two depend on when and where the people are. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 18:37:36
  - You can't figure out the right mix, it has to evolve naturally and be implemented politically. Hopefully, that will ... by ER 2011-10-01 06:31:07
  - If you want an answer to that, just go out and look. See for yourself which systems adapt, grow ... by TB 2011-09-30 21:32:40
  - I'm afraid I'm a bit more cynical than that. Most people want what is best for them, in the ... by ER 2011-09-30 19:13:20
    - No offense... ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 21:52:31
      - I'm the cynic. I have learned that people have a tendency to talk themselves into believing what they want ... by ER 2011-10-01 06:13:29
        
        ...Touche. I understand that the rest of Scandinavia is still a bit sore about that (Word has it you can't sit ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-10-01 16:08:35
        
        Well, that's something I won't be using on my bread. by Eri 2011-10-01 23:22:53
        
        Another inadequacy of the Spanish language. They have no slang for excrement, so they wind up using words like butter ... by FrankC 2011-10-01 16:43:20
        
        They don't need slang for by ER 2011-10-01 18:19:25
        
        Yeah but we are talking about slang not legit words. Still the imagery of the phrase in question is poignant, ... by FrankC 2011-10-01 19:36:37
        
        That there's a fightin' word, hombre! My favorite Spanish phrase (learned on the radio during Cinco de Mayo) which I had ... by Eri 2011-10-01 23:32:28
        
        It just occurred to me, that might have originated as an abbreviation for prostituta. That is a legitimate word too, as ... by ER 2011-10-01 20:04:41
- I could not agree more by FrankC 2011-09-30 16:52:14

The new oil boom by TB September 30, 2011 9:49 am

9 More Years of Drought for Texas? by Eri September 30, 2011 5:56 am

:( Some areas are in Stage 3 of water restrictions. The trees are in shock. My shrubs are burned. It has been a ... by Jody 2011-09-30 07:05:18
- Fox hated Texas. He detested the heat. Texas has two weather cycles: hotter'n hell and Blue Norther. by Eri 2011-09-30 11:39:24
Then they get frogs and flies. by ER 2011-09-30 06:08:02
- Or... by Eri 2011-09-30 11:41:46

Let's Give Conservatives What They Want by Eri September 30, 2011 5:51 am

It won't be enough. by ER 2011-10-01 07:22:44
An alternate proposal by FrankC 2011-09-30 13:14:54
- That is something to look at. A problem which would have to be addressed is inequities between states. ... by Eri 2011-09-30 13:47:18
There's a switch on the back of your head by RobVG 2011-09-30 08:51:02
- I do believe I hit a nerve. by Eri 2011-09-30 12:06:47
- Don't. That just feeds it. by TB 2011-09-30 09:08:13
  - Ditto. by Eri 2011-09-30 12:07:18

Conficker worm is scarey by Eri September 29, 2011 9:27 pm

Meh... always these scares. The internet may become somewhat crippled, but the only thing that could completely take it down is ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 18:44:06
There are plenty of defenses against this worm. by TB 2011-09-30 08:12:15
- I clicked on each of the images and was led to sites for downloading those products. Since the sites ... by Eri 2011-09-30 12:05:01
  - You're not supposed to click on them. The test is whether or not all the links are visible. ... by TB 2011-09-30 14:13:00
    - There were all visible. I didn't see any directions. by Eri 2011-10-01 23:34:52

The arrest of a physicist for possessing a model aircraft. by Jeff-Wash September 29, 2011 7:03 pm

Remember, one of the goals of terrorism is to not only cause damage and casualties, but to force governments to ... by ER 2011-09-29 19:21:02

The party of Elizabeth Warren has NOTHING to apologize for. On the other hand - - - by bowser September 29, 2011 6:59 pm

I hope you weren't expecting an argument about Palin and Bachmann. n/t by RobVG 2011-09-29 19:58:46
- Hope all you want. I need this one. Face it, I'm getting older, a bit demented, memory's going, ... by bowser 2011-09-29 22:21:11
  - *Smile* n/t by RobVG 2011-09-30 08:53:56

Update on the asteroid census by TB September 29, 2011 4:11 pm

"It's like a population census, where you poll a small group of people to draw conclusions about the entire country," ... by ER 2011-09-29 16:42:28
- Yeah, it's not really clear to me how they manage to figure out that they've discovered a given percentage of ... by TB 2011-09-29 18:03:45
  - Astronomically, you make assumptions about the homogeneity (or lack of it) of a population, or you try to model its ... by ER 2011-09-29 18:34:51
    - Lemme guess - they just sat there slack-jawed, dumbfounded and awed by someone who knows science, right? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-29 23:11:49
      - No, the technology I used, Geographic Information Systems, was routinely used to map and manage various spatially distributed resources important ... by ER 2011-09-30 05:16:06
        
        I shall take that advice to heart. Mayhaps someday I could use it to my advantage. NeoCarnegie FTW!!! by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 19:36:28

SpaceX working on reusables by TB September 29, 2011 2:27 pm

And the video! by Lee 2011-09-29 14:41:47

Bad news for air travellers... by BuckGalaxy September 29, 2011 10:12 am

I don't understand why the WH is not willing to send teams of SEALS, Green Berets, and CIA operatives into ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-09-29 18:55:00
- They may have. But they're not going to announce it if they have. Would kind of defeat ... by Eri 2011-09-29 21:37:34
- If Obama publicly sends U.S. troops into Libya on the ground, his base will flay him alive. He's already ... by TB 2011-09-29 19:15:32
  - Yeah, and I'm sure if he sent in the Airborne the Tea Party would wholeheartedly support him. Besides, that may be ... by ER 2011-09-29 19:52:16
    - Like I said, I hope Special Forces are working this stuff. by TB 2011-09-29 19:54:59
      - I think that's pretty much a no brainer. There were a few reports about CIA and millitary adivors working ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-09-29 20:49:49
        
        I can't wait for the kudos from the Right for Obama to come rolling in now that Al-Awlaki has been ... by ER 2011-09-30 06:00:54
Over and above the terrorist threat to commercial aviation, the world might look very different if technology made military aircraft ... by ER 2011-09-29 10:43:02
- Cavalry was quickly replaced with tanks. Military aircraft already have a lot of defenses against these things. I've seen some questions about ... by TB 2011-09-29 11:34:07

How COULD you tell if it was hacked? by Eri September 29, 2011 9:51 am

It seems like all the news these days is starting to sound like an SNL skit. by ER 2011-09-29 10:51:37

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