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A Taste of Armageddon RobVG July 2, 2025 8:00 am (CurrentEvents)

We've got company ER July 2, 2025 7:50 am (Space/Science)

All Along the Watchtower ER July 1, 2025 9:13 pm (CurrentEvents)

Birthright Citizenship RobVG June 29, 2025 3:34 pm (CurrentEvents)

To be blunt, NASA is now dead RL June 27, 2025 11:56 am (Space/Science)

Musk trashes his own AI after it chose a liberal worldview. RobVG June 23, 2025 9:56 am (CurrentEvents)

Psyche keeps its date with an asteroid BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 5:21 pm (Space/Science)

Just for the record... ER June 22, 2025 8:59 am (CurrentEvents)

The Three Unknowns After the U.S. Strike on Iran BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:58 am (CurrentEvents)

There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy. BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:29 am (Flame)

Not ready for prime time BuckGalaxy June 19, 2025 12:18 pm (Space/Science)

hypocrisy ER June 15, 2025 2:30 pm (Flame)

Insulin Nasal Spray May Slow Alzheimers by Eri September 12, 2011 8:42 pm

Older drugs often safer than new by Eri September 12, 2011 8:40 pm

Like software, I believe it's smart to let something simmer in the marketplace for a few years before diving into ... by TB 2011-09-13 09:10:13
- You know what's odd about the percentages? I think they're slanted or outright lies. I've taken a lot ... by Eri 2011-09-13 14:30:02
  - So, how much do you trust the FDA to decide what drugs are safe and effective or not? Which ... by TB 2011-09-13 14:33:28
    - Sidestepping firecrackers. ;-) I know enough about the FDA, met a couple of their doctors while I was working for ... by Eri 2011-09-13 18:47:24
      - Somebody will always hold the purse strings. And there isn't anyone who doesn't have an axe to grind. ... by TB 2011-09-13 19:17:47
- P.S. did you notice Bachmann going off the rails on HPV vaccines? by TB 2011-09-13 09:17:00
  - I guess she'd rather young women die of cancer. She certainly doesn't live in the real world. by Eri 2011-09-13 14:25:04
    - On this particular issue, I agree. by TB 2011-09-13 14:27:39
      - Heard on the news this morning that she THEN said that one child had become mentally retarded as a result ... by Eri 2011-09-14 09:37:59
        
        Yeah, I heard that. Somebody came up and told her this had happened to her daughter, so I guess ... by TB 2011-09-14 09:48:26
        
        But then to state it to people including news media as fact... That is totally irresponsible. God knows what ... by Eri 2011-09-15 06:54:03

Perry Asks for Federal Funds to Fight Wildfires After Slashing State Fire Budget by BuckGalaxy September 12, 2011 4:03 pm

Yep, State's rights are great and people should pull themselves up their own bootstraps and living off the Feds is ... by Eri 2011-09-12 20:59:11
Nothing good ever came out of Texas. by ER 2011-09-12 16:50:46
- oh hush you ole poop...I am from thar and dems fightin' words. I am the best damn thing that has come ... by Jody 2011-09-12 20:50:37
  - Of which Perry is a steady customer, of course, on alternate nights when he's not thumping Bibles. by Eri 2011-09-12 21:00:19

NASA launches GRAIL satellites by TB September 12, 2011 11:02 am

Greek bonds by TB September 12, 2011 8:39 am

A time to remember. by bowser September 11, 2011 11:41 pm

A response to Robert and ER. I apologize for the longer discourse on this post. The more I ... by bowser 2011-09-12 21:26:01
- I think I'm well disabused of the term "morality". by Robert 2011-09-13 14:42:28
I will resist the urge to quote "My Country Right Or Wrong" just to piss you off. You know you can ... by FrankC 2011-09-12 17:04:22
- Frank, you win. I concede. First, I'd like to commend you on your "My Country Right or Wrong" ... by bowser 2011-09-12 20:42:12
  - Just so you know, you've the same editorial powers as anyone else here, with the exception of Robert and Myself. ... by podrock 2011-09-12 21:47:44
    - Thank you. I did not know any of that. Arf by bowser 2011-09-12 22:32:38
      - You should also know that no post of yours has ever been edited by me and that has been established ... by FrankC 2011-09-12 22:53:57
        
        Thanks Frank, for agreeing with me. You do have the ability to delete, etc., my posts. At your whim. Simply because ... by bowser 2011-09-13 09:36:11
        
        To be clear about this, Bowser, you have the ability to delete, etc., Frank's posts. Or my posts, or ... by podrock 2011-09-13 19:46:42
        
        The only reason I could think of to delete a post would be if someone did something like post someone's ... by TB 2011-09-13 08:45:26
        
        The other kind of posts we will not not tolerate are posts that call for or document extreme violence. Such ... by podrock 2011-09-13 19:53:27
        
        What if we call for extreme violence on spammers? by TB 2011-09-13 20:14:29
        
        Allowed, as long as it is not documented. Surely you remember when we all got together and decided these things. ... by FrankC 2011-09-13 21:43:49
        
        I vote that we hang, draw and quarter spammers right after we pepper spray and waterboard them. But I don't want ... by Eri 2011-09-14 09:35:23
        
        You have to pepper spray them after the waterboarding, or it washes right off. I've screwed up on that ... by TB 2011-09-14 09:50:50
        
        You must have done it wrong, then. Dammit, how many times do I have to tell you that water ... by Eri 2011-09-15 16:33:28
        
        My son, in a young and stupid moment some years ago, took a healthy chomp out of one of those ... by TB 2011-09-15 16:56:37
I partially agree with you. It is painful to think of your own country as capable of terrorist acts ... by Eri 2011-09-12 15:41:59
- In every single culture throughout human history, females have been abused and mistreated by males. No, I don't think ... by ER 2011-09-12 16:56:07
  - I could envision a society in which women could win. As an SF/Fantasy writer, that is easy to do. ... by Eri 2011-09-13 18:15:01
    - Don't forget Margaret Thatcher. by TB 2011-09-13 18:38:05
      - Oh Wow! How could I ever have forgotten her. Her voice is forever burned into my brain. ... by Eri 2011-09-14 06:05:09
That's a highly politicized definition of "terror". by Robert 2011-09-12 11:12:35
I understand Bowser. Like ER...I do not *completely* agree, but that is the beauty of our country. We may and ... by Jody 2011-09-12 07:08:22
What you say is true, but like all truths, there are always qualifications, exceptions and hand-wringing uncertainty. The line ... by ER 2011-09-12 06:47:10
- Just about a perfect reply. My only possible exception is on the knight's or gentleman's code of honor. Such codes ... by FrankC 2011-09-12 17:14:31

I'm thinking, NOT Good! by Eri September 11, 2011 6:25 pm

I'm sorry, but I just couldn't resist. by ER 2011-09-11 20:13:06
- LOL! Bad ER! by Eri 2011-09-11 20:54:07
- And why stop there...? by ER 2011-09-11 20:24:25
The article implies that the described treatment is lethal to living animals. I remember the "science" discussed in Wells's ... by TB 2011-09-11 19:45:47

ATT U-Verse by FrankC September 11, 2011 2:21 pm

There are several companies fighting for my business, but the key thing seems to be that they will give me ... by TB 2011-09-11 20:25:54
- I decided to stay put. The U-Verse deal only saved me about $15 and the negative reviews for U-verse would ... by FrankC 2011-09-17 15:39:03

9/11 by TB September 11, 2011 11:57 am

I have been compelled to watch anything I could find today about 9/11. I settled in with the History Channel ... by Jody 2011-09-11 20:11:42
The serendipitous free verse of memories by TB 2011-09-11 18:35:15
Another film here of the new memorial. by TB 2011-09-11 18:28:23

Boosting your wi-fi signal with a beer can by TB September 11, 2011 11:43 am

Thought of a useful add-on to the board by TB September 11, 2011 11:34 am

good idea by FrankC 2011-09-11 14:28:21
Good suggestion. What about, also, making display of the comment tree an option (remembered for you individually by a cookie)? ... by Robert 2011-09-11 12:55:00

The story of "Lucky" Penney by TB September 10, 2011 7:35 pm

I call BS. ... by Lee 2011-09-11 07:14:07
- Yes, the bullets could have, probably would have, brought it down, but where might it have landed? The idea ... by Eri 2011-09-11 18:27:40
- If you read the article, you see that they had to take off without live ammunition. by TB 2011-09-11 08:02:45
  - Not according to the article I read. ... by Lee 2011-09-11 09:39:01
Be careful what you hope for. The creeps who hijacked those planes came from countries that had no trouble ... by ER 2011-09-11 05:33:34

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