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Posting just a title line sometimes links to an empty body. RobVG November 5, 2025 1:02 pm (GeekSpeak)

Trump nominates a NASA chief — again BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 10:28 pm (Space/Science)

Muskfinger - and other evil space billionaires BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 10:19 pm (Space/Science)

New Glenn set for its second launch on November 9 BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 9:15 pm (Space/Science)

Spanberger projected to win VA BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 5:10 pm (CurrentEvents)

The destruction of Goddard is illegal RL October 31, 2025 9:41 am (Space/Science)

Weighing the scales on Elon Musk BuckGalaxy October 30, 2025 9:28 pm (Flame)

Bunker Envy ? podrock October 30, 2025 6:18 pm (CurrentEvents)

Message in a bottle BuckGalaxy October 29, 2025 10:55 am (Off-Topic)

According to some, we're a nation of illiterate dependents looking for a handout RobVG October 27, 2025 8:56 pm (CurrentEvents)

The 1% RobVG October 27, 2025 10:54 am (Off-Topic)

Parting Shot ER October 27, 2025 4:36 am (Off-Topic)

Playing *fort* this morning by Jody September 25, 2011 8:47 am

Ribbet. by ER 2011-09-25 10:56:07
- Ya ole' vocal sac you...;) by Jody 2011-09-25 14:53:42

Did the Satellite get any of you? by Eri September 24, 2011 6:31 pm

No, but apparently the Great Pacific Garbage Patch just received another member by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-29 23:13:17

They're fighting back. by Eri September 24, 2011 6:17 pm

I love animals also Eri and I have never hunted. The only way I would hunt for food is if ... by FrankC 2011-09-26 00:12:29
- It broke my heart to put down a pet who was gravely ill with FIV/AIDS and unable to even clean ... by Eri 2011-09-26 09:51:46
  - Your cat may not have met a bad end. Often, a lost cat is simply adopted into a new ... by TB 2011-09-26 09:59:26
    - The reason I don't think Tobias could have been "adopted" is that he would not get near any human other ... by Eri 2011-09-26 15:14:58
      - There are two "outdoor" cats around here who enthusiastically crap in my yard. When the older one is sunning ... by TB 2011-09-26 15:19:31
        
        Years ago, I used to let Whiskers, now deceased, out in the fenced back yard. He was not a jumper ... by Jody 2011-09-26 18:00:13
- Oh Frank...how I agree. by Jody 2011-09-26 03:40:04
That's part of the risk. Predators get a shot at you too now and then. You have to admit that ... by TB 2011-09-24 20:35:32
Somehow, I can't help but think that if another species had risen to sentience on this planet beside us, somewhere ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-24 19:56:33
- Truthfully, I've been thinking about becoming a vegetarian with a little fish thrown in. The only thing is, I don't like ... by Eri 2011-09-24 23:44:42
  - Hmmm.... Do any of the vegetables on this list seem appealing to you? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 00:39:44
    - Many do, some I've never had, some I've never heard of. Many I have no idea how to fix ... by Eri 2011-09-25 07:53:01
      - The only solutions I see here are to guilt trip your relatives into either cooking for you or paying for ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 12:07:14
        
        That would be great if I had any relatives near! Unfortunately, since my sister died, I'm all alone in ... by Eri 2011-09-25 16:43:44
        
        Bummer to hear. I guess the only solution besides THAT is to guilt trip your neighbors; maybe blackmail them ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 22:09:03
        
        You trying to get me put in jail? I wonder if they DO vegetarian? Heh, the neighbor on the left ... by Eri 2011-09-26 09:57:23

The Truth can be ugly and painful, or Why America doesn't count for much anymore. by bowser September 24, 2011 2:52 pm

Q.E.D. freedom by FrankC 2011-09-26 01:19:27
- V for Vendetta? ;) by Jody 2011-09-26 03:47:46
See my post on CE under "They're Fighting Back." I no longer think much of the human race. We deserve ... by Eri 2011-09-24 18:23:56
Ugly things happen in wartime. Torture is not the only one. Some torture to routinely intimidate and terrorize ... by ER 2011-09-24 16:54:45
- Help me understand then - what separates the good guys from the bad guys? Since the US no longer ... by bowser 2011-09-24 23:08:07
  - There is only one good, and that is survival. Everything else is two bit semantics created by people to make them ... by Lee 2011-09-26 17:00:41
  - There are no good guys or bad guys. Some guys are just better than others. Evil in America did not start ... by ER 2011-09-25 05:25:05
    - (Withdrawn) by TB 2011-09-25 09:18:42
    - Some interesting points, and they don't answer the question. If there is not "liberty and justice for all", if ... by bowser 2011-09-25 08:36:26
      - You're not the first honest man to be blindsided by the bottomless well of self-serving hypocrisy represented by the jingoists ... by ER 2011-09-25 09:24:41
        
        You're right, of course. My current attitudes mirror those of my youth, when I believed the "jingoists and chauvinists ... by bowser 2011-09-25 18:17:11
        
        VERY POWERFUL BOWZ! Wish more people could read you! The ones I chat with elsewhere would LOVE to hear your ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 19:21:08
        
        Hi again Lindy. Good that our paths crossed when they did. I have posted only rarely here in ... by bowser 2011-09-27 21:44:22
        
        Well, it appears we once again have someone here to serve as a counter to TB's right wing posts. I ... by ER 2011-09-25 20:26:22
        
        Nope. You Da Man, ER. Your endless patience and unerring logic carries the day. While I regard ... by bowser 2011-09-27 22:31:25
        
        I believe that capital punishment should be reserved solely for corporate crimes. by ER 2011-09-28 06:46:25
  - You got it. The bad guys is us. All of us. The actual period of time when ... by Eri 2011-09-24 23:54:02
- Very deep perspective as always, ER. My answer to that would be to look for alternative methods of finding info. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-24 20:16:18
  - I'm sorry, VRB. But there is no easy fix to this moral dilemma. There is no technological solution ... by ER 2011-09-25 09:45:34
    - I suppose then, that living with sin is as much a part of life as living with virtue. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 12:17:31
      - Well, living with sin is certainly more fun. One of the really nasty things about getting old is finally realizing just ... by ER 2011-09-25 15:48:14
        
        It does give you the opportunity of seeing the aftermath of your decisions played out decades later. I guess ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 22:12:24
        
        The people who do the torturing always define the crimes of the tortured. And they always define them in ... by ER 2011-09-26 05:09:27
        
        Then the only cure is constant revolution. Or at least a open government (US doesn't count). by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-26 21:52:13
  - >"Cheney and his gang were loathesome and foul creatures." Hey ER, I agree with you. Nice to see some things haven't ... by Lindy 2011-09-24 21:20:52
    - Hey there, Lindy, delighted to see you 'round the Zone. Haven't seen you since the jump to HZ-Wordpress. When longterm ... by podrock 2011-09-25 14:15:57
      - Thanks for Editor status, whatever that is. I don't want it or need it, so I can never be accused ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 15:41:27
        
        In my continually annoying scientific bent, yearning always for new experiments, I long ago decided that anytime I am in ... by podrock 2011-09-25 21:26:12
        
        Well, you know I'm in the gorge and there's plenty of neat places to sit out and watch the time ... by Lindy 2011-09-26 17:46:48
        
        Is this a different house than the one you had before (the one you showed pictures of out the windows)? ... by TB 2011-09-25 17:48:02
        
        Just logging back in, this place looks unfamiliar already to me, now that I can edit posts. I like SIMPLE. ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 18:01:48
        
        You've probably done a smart thing moving out there. You want to do what you can to make it ... by TB 2011-09-25 18:34:02
        
        Hey Tom, yes... getting self sufficient is one of my goals....having a garden, being closer to local tailgate markets and ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 19:14:45
        
        Is your propane piped in or do you have a tank? Do you have some idea how much power ... by TB 2011-09-25 19:19:48
        
        I have a propane tank and hopefully enough to get me through the winter. The fireplace is vented, but I'm ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 20:02:22
        
        You can get propane powered backup generators that will automatically switch over when power goes out. Don't know how ... by TB 2011-09-25 20:14:57
        
        We have a propane-powered Honda 11,000 watt generator at the farm which kicks in when the water turbine can't keep ... by bowser 2011-09-28 07:56:13
    - Hi there. Nice to read you. Did you know there was a dance named after you? Arf by bowser 2011-09-25 08:38:10
      - Yeah, of course...before me tho. I see there a few new posters, and a few of the old ones are ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 11:01:43
        
        Ummmm..... ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 12:13:15
        
        I though VCB was was your shortform abbreviation. Don't tell me there's a VCB here as well? by Lindy 2011-09-25 15:42:46
        
        Actually, we use VRB for Velociraptorblade. He is a very welcome newby, just off to his Frosh year at ... by Eri 2011-09-25 16:49:10
        
        The OLD MSNBC Space Science board had a poster there by the same name....Velociraptorblade. I thought this might be ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 18:05:31
        
        VRB would have been maybe 4 or 5 years old so I doubt it. He's precocious but not THAT ... by Eri 2011-09-26 10:05:20
        
        I'll have to read his posts....odd he would pick the same name. The original was WAAY in the loop.... by Lindy 2011-09-26 17:50:47
        
        Wait.... He had the exact same tag as me!? This is something I've gotta see. The odds have ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-26 21:53:49
        
        I'm sure Robert has DamnTikiWiki archived but to my knowledge, we don't have access to it. Lindy, if you click on ... by Eri 2011-09-27 11:58:37
        
        Quick question: Does anyone remember what URL the MSNBC Space Science board was? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 18:58:04
        
        Clicking a name takes you to what is basically that user's blog page, with all the posts they have made ... by podrock 2011-09-27 13:44:05
        
        Clicking on the user name on the main page creates what is actually a pretty cool layout - kind of ... by TB 2011-09-27 14:01:14
        
        I'd like to see that page individualized, with your own blogroll, title graphic, etc. by podrock 2011-09-27 14:51:34
        
        Nothing loopy about VRB. ;) He's got a good head on his shoulders. by Eri 2011-09-26 21:52:19
      - You remember Lindy. She was always one of your biggest fans! by TB 2011-09-25 09:11:50
        
        Yeah, glad to see the old dog is back! LOL Biting at your heels..... by Lindy 2011-09-25 11:02:27
    - Welcome back. You have indeed been missed. I realize I had my own share of good natured fun ... by ER 2011-09-25 05:30:31
      - Wow, ER....what a statement coming from you! I know most of your taunts were good natured. You're highly intelligent, but ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 11:08:42
        
        No tan calvo que se le vean los sesos. I'm afraid you're still a ways ahead of this crowd. You ... by ER 2011-09-25 12:13:50
        
        >"You know us We already have all the answers.." Funny! Thanks. by Lindy 2011-09-25 15:44:53
    - Hi Lindy. Nice to see you. by Eri 2011-09-24 23:50:48
      - DITTO!!! Of course I see you all the time...;) by Jody 2011-09-25 14:54:47
      - Hi Eri, haven't even had ONE martini since we last spoke, but I still watch Max Keiser and think he's ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 11:15:04
        
        Well, pull up an olive and have one with me! I don't drink very often any more but I'll ... by Eri 2011-09-26 15:23:44
        
        I'll let you know when I decide to have one, usually saved for special occasions or trying days...maybe have two ... by Lindy 2011-09-26 17:54:17
        
        Oh, and, Lindy, how's your kitty? You had lost a couple last time we had e-mailed but then you ... by Eri 2011-09-26 15:26:00
      - Ditto! Sit down and raise a few. by TB 2011-09-25 08:54:59
        
        Hi TB, hope you and yours are doing well; yes I may drop in again... by Lindy 2011-09-25 11:13:17
        
        I might add that I may ONLY on post on Flame, because I don't like being censored or having to ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 15:51:17
        
        Hi, missed you and I have thought of you from time to time, usually when some idiotic story came up. ... by FrankC 2011-09-26 00:58:43
        
        1984 redux? by Eri 2011-09-26 21:57:10
        
        Heh....well, at least I'm not boring. Oh, and all those people heading for Washington after they finish off Wall Street? ... by Lindy 2011-09-26 17:42:44
        
        Note that there is a "Mysteries of the Multiverse" board that was specifically designed for "off the beaten path" speculative ... by TB 2011-09-25 17:05:14
        
        Where is it? by Lindy 2011-09-25 18:02:56
        
        Found it, I'm just running around inside here, clicking on buttons and finding out where they take me. Can you ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 20:03:53
        
        We've all gotten used to the new interface, but for the first few weeks onboard we were still knocking our ... by podrock 2011-09-25 20:36:38
        
        To be a bit more specific, he means the software update link at the top that says "Wordpress 3.2.1 is ... by TB 2011-09-25 20:46:54
        
        Thanks, TB, I could have been more clear about that! by podrock 2011-09-25 20:54:39
        
        The posting function allows you to link to online pictures as usual. The comment function on the main page ... by TB 2011-09-25 20:10:28
        
        I'm assuming Podrock will snap you into editor mode if he hasn't already. If you go to "habitablezone.com" you ... by TB 2011-09-25 18:40:55

Well, I don't like this. by Eri September 23, 2011 10:04 pm

Yeah, it's scary. But there's not much we can do about it, and the Russians do have every right ... by ER 2011-09-24 11:17:21
- That's what's so scary. There's not a damned thing we can do about it. We no longer have ... by Eri 2011-09-24 18:18:02
  - I don't think we have to worry about the Russkis invading Canada or Alaska. What we do have to ... by ER 2011-09-24 18:54:47
    - I hold the same position on the Arctic as I do on it's southern brother - Our presence there should ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-24 19:59:16
      - Unfortunately, the circumstances will make that impossible. Antarctica is a remote wilderness on the far side of the planet, its resources ... by ER 2011-09-25 06:02:40
        
        In that case..... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 12:09:10

Reusable Falcon 9 first stage? by TB September 23, 2011 7:00 pm

Michael Yon in Afghanistan by TB September 23, 2011 10:12 am

Best line today on debates by TB September 23, 2011 10:01 am

We will see how he does in the future. We have a long way to go. The beauty of critiques ... by Jody 2011-09-24 09:23:41
"Over-Prepping"? Here was my favorite. by ER 2011-09-23 10:17:53
- A good indicator that someone knows their stuff (applies to any field, not just politics) is that they can tune ... by TB 2011-09-23 10:34:47
  - To be fair, the ability to think on one's feet quickly is not necessarily a sign of great intelligence or ... by ER 2011-09-23 11:13:57
    - I'm not talking about the ability to quickly fire off great-sounding "duckspeak" in response to a question (a common tactic ... by TB 2011-09-23 11:37:49
      - I've seen Gingrich say things even he knows can't possibly be true. I have absolutely no respect for the ... by ER 2011-09-23 12:04:06
        
        Well, who's to say what's true or not? :) by TB 2011-09-23 12:05:27
        
        There is a difference in saying something you do not know to be false, and saying something you know perfectly ... by ER 2011-09-23 12:07:05
        
        But who decides if it's false or not? by TB 2011-09-23 12:13:24
        
        You can't always tell when someone else is lying. And you never know for sure if someone else is mistaken. ... by ER 2011-09-23 14:44:53
        
        By that logic, by TB 2011-09-23 16:16:23
        
        Tom, as Haldane pointed out, the world is stranger than we CAN think. The questions with the easy answers ... by ER 2011-09-23 16:35:37
        
        See? There you go again. by TB 2011-09-23 17:04:56
        
        Tom, if they're so obviously wrong, why can't any of them see it when it it's so clear and obvious ... by ER 2011-09-23 17:26:53
        
        You basically answered your own question with your last sentence. by TB 2011-09-23 17:57:12
        
        Yep, that sure sounds like ὕβρις to me. Everybody is deluding themselves except you. by ER 2011-09-23 18:23:36
        
        I don't know. by TB 2011-09-23 18:31:56
        
        Tom, most of the opinions you are desperate to push here are ideological and philosophical anomalism and political fundamentalism. ... by ER 2011-09-23 19:18:36
        
        Q.E.D. by TB 2011-09-23 19:25:53

Okay Jody.... by Jody September 23, 2011 9:17 am

Give up. Indulge :) by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 12:35:50
- Waves hand in air. Try me! Give us chvzzz/ ... by Eri 2011-09-28 20:05:38
  - ??? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-29 22:05:27
    - I did NOT write that post. What the hell.... I wasn't even online last night. I had ... by Eri 2011-09-29 22:16:43
      - Hmmm. Odd. It's got your IP chop on it. Change your password and let's get Robert on this. by podrock 2011-09-29 22:26:19
        
        I noted it had my IP. I had a really stressful day and by the time I got home ... by Eri 2011-09-30 05:41:42
        
        Probably has to do with all those spam posts.... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-29 23:09:17

Neutrinos breaking the law? by TB September 22, 2011 1:10 pm

Just wondering... The official speed of light is the speed of light in a vacuum (light travels more slowly through various ... by TB 2011-09-26 10:15:14
- I'll get the Enterprise right on that their next trip into deep space. by Eri 2011-09-26 10:21:59
  - I thought about it for a while. I know that signals from deep space probes travel through such a ... by TB 2011-09-26 11:15:32
xkcd Hate to say it, but it's probably true that this won't pan out. by TB 2011-09-25 21:35:37
Joke Time! by TB 2011-09-23 18:41:06
- Since I live in Canada, I have a neutrino joke with a Canadian flavor(ooops)flavour. A Canadian neutrino enters a crowded bar and says to ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-09-25 20:37:45
  - LOL! by Eri 2011-09-26 10:19:52
- Wouldn't the neutrino get to the bar first? by bowser 2011-09-24 14:30:10
  - No, it would meet itself coming and going. by Eri 2011-09-24 18:27:08
    - Imagine the return visits..... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 00:16:08
      - "As to relativity, I must confess that I would rather have a subject in which there would be a half ... by ER 2011-09-25 10:28:22
- That's a tacky one. by ER 2011-09-23 20:05:25
  - It took me a minute but... LOLOL!!!! by Eri 2011-09-23 22:18:10
  - Owww! Nice one! by TB 2011-09-23 20:12:04
First practical application posited, The Ansible. by FrankC 2011-09-23 16:24:22
- Oh, ANSIBLE. For a minute I thought you said something else. Something everyone already has one of. 8) by ER 2011-09-23 17:42:31
- Not a very good one. by TB 2011-09-23 16:33:17
Better link?. Don't know why nobody can see the other one. I can. by TB 2011-09-22 20:23:03
I tried your link and it took me to an AP portal site with links to the 50 states and ... by ER 2011-09-22 16:10:23
- Maybe you ended up traveling though time. Could you tell us how the stock market mess will turn out? ;) ;) ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-09-22 18:50:45
  - You don't want to know. by ER 2011-09-22 19:53:09
- The link worked for me. The title of the article is "Roll over Einstein: Law of physics challenged." ... by TB 2011-09-22 16:13:58
  - It was in today's NYT. by Eri 2011-09-22 21:20:51
    - Not surprisingly, the NYT's story is much more informative and a lot more lucid, than the WSJ's. 8) by ER 2011-09-23 04:42:40
  - Found it via Google, too. On WSJ. "CERN reported that a neutrino beam fired from a particle accelerator near Geneva ... by ER 2011-09-22 20:15:46
  - I found it via google. Cosmologists slay me with stories like this, Einstein is challenged, but not really. This discovery is ... by FrankC 2011-09-22 17:19:31

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