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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

No Child Left Behind but Where are the Teachers? by Eri September 29, 2011 9:24 am

I don't like to yell type in caps lock much, but ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 18:46:22
Another article on this subject. by TB 2011-09-29 15:59:11

Today's Odd Links by TB September 29, 2011 8:36 am

Those siege weapons would make excellent engineering projects...... Plus, they'd be awesome for Renaissance Faires. I wonder if ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 19:27:26
I took this one by ER 2011-09-29 10:06:12
- Yeah, I found it! I guess I'm blind today. Then I trashed my post but you were too ... by Eri 2011-09-29 10:07:30
  - "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." by ER 2011-09-29 10:10:22
    - LOL! OK, Yogi, will do. Did you know that it is a real story, and the road where Yogi lived, ... by Eri 2011-09-29 19:49:34
      - Correction, the two forks both went to his house, one maybe a slightly more circuitous route but they both got ... by Eri 2011-10-01 00:37:13
      - The funny thing is that when analyzed, Yogiisms often make perfect sense. There's a Zen quality to them that ... by ER 2011-09-29 20:03:38
It's funny how none of the '7 common superstitions' mentioned in the article were part of my Cuban upbringing. None ... by ER 2011-09-29 09:35:34
- Where did Cuba get all that elephant stuff? Are there a lot of elephants in Cuba? Or were ... by TB 2011-09-29 10:14:29
  - No, we got them from the picture books the gringos brought with them. Or maybe it was the Spaniards. Or maybe it ... by ER 2011-09-29 10:27:26
    - Maybe from Africans who came to Cuba? There are similar superstitions in Brazil. by TB 2011-09-29 10:42:33
    - Maybe the superstition got its origin from the African slaves the Spaniards brought to Cuba. Although the slaves were ... by ER 2011-09-29 10:38:36

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