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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)

Federal Reserve statistical release by Jody September 17, 2011 2:39 pm

Of course I don't have a clue what any of this means...I was going to read the posts about it ... by Jody 2011-09-17 15:29:34
- It mainly demonstrates a severe confluence of liquidity. Yeah, that's the ticket. by FrankC 2011-09-17 16:12:25
  - Well that clears it right up Frank:) Hell Depends adult diapers do the same thing...;) by Jody 2011-09-17 17:38:50

Why Some Men Earn Less Than They Did 40 Years Ago by Eri September 17, 2011 2:06 pm

And here I thought it was because global capitalism had eaten all the seed corn. Of course, what this really means ... by ER 2011-09-18 04:46:39
- Like I said, given the entry of billions into labor markets where we used to hold a near-monopoly (not to ... by TB 2011-09-18 06:15:50
"The strong market was partly because European countries and Japan were still rebuilding their manufacturing capacity, destroyed during the war. ... by TB 2011-09-17 15:24:32

Some Commercial Crew Questions For NASA by TB September 17, 2011 10:59 am

Crash at Reno air show by TB September 17, 2011 7:53 am

I saw the video last night....it was awful...it was full speed into the ground. by Jody 2011-09-17 15:30:39

Board suggestion by TB September 17, 2011 7:48 am

Please do something. by FrankC 2011-09-17 15:18:57
- Someone could maybe manually shunt half the thread into a new thread ("Thread Title, Part II") but I haven't moved ... by TB 2011-09-17 15:35:47
  - No, we cannot prune comments out of threads and graft them elsewhere. Least as far as my experiments have gone. Short ... by podrock 2011-09-17 20:48:38
  - I haven't played with this software much, but I have not seen an obvious way to move single or multiple ... by FrankC 2011-09-17 16:00:47
    - I can't move them by chunks. It is theoretically possible to copy/paste part of a thread to a new ... by TB 2011-09-17 16:16:26
      - May I suggest an interim solution until Robert can weigh in on this (and I have a feeling nothing can ... by Eri 2011-09-18 21:30:25
        
        that should work Eri by FrankC 2011-09-18 22:19:39
        
        Not a bad idea. by TB 2011-09-18 22:00:06
      - blech???? LOL!!! by Jody 2011-09-17 17:39:46

The Education of Steve Jobs by TB September 16, 2011 10:10 am

I posted below before I read the thread. If there was any political motivation for the post it went over my ... by FrankC 2011-09-16 18:39:48
I'm not surprised this came from the Hoover Institute, or that TB posted it here in (ahem), Off-Topic. Once ... by ER 2011-09-16 10:47:51
- I never did work out what "(ahem) Off-Topic" was supposed to mean. How about a clue? by TB 2011-09-19 09:11:14
- Wow. If I had taken something like that and spewed my politics all over it, you would never have let me ... by TB 2011-09-16 11:22:27
  - Relax, TB. Didn't you see the smiley face? I just wanted to remind you that I was monitoring ... by ER 2011-09-16 11:36:54
    - Seriously, ER. I wasn't doing that here. It's you. Others are invited to print the article out, and highlight ... by TB 2011-09-16 11:39:12
      - No need to apologize, there was a nugget of seriousness to my post, but it was mostly meant as a ... by ER 2011-09-16 11:50:27
        
        PS? What the heck do you consider “real brains?” An allusion to the Conservative's concept of effete liberal intellectuals who dare ... by ER 2011-09-16 12:15:31
        
        You forgot what the original post was about with your first response. Then you set up a straw man, ... by TB 2011-09-16 13:58:01
        
        Well, I tried to give you an out, but since you insist on dragging this on... Bullshit. The whole post ... by ER 2011-09-16 15:29:20
        
        "And who are these clowns? I would be willing to bet there isn’t an entrepreneur in the lot. A bunch ... by TB 2011-09-16 16:04:55
        
        Anybody else at all want to ring in on this? Read the article, see if it comes out to ... by TB 2011-09-16 15:54:31
        
        I read it. He is one lucky guy...to be able to make money doing something he loves. He is indeed ... by Jody 2011-09-16 18:52:00
        
        Since you asked. Nothing in the article stirred my blood. I am reminded of what I learned in my first year at ... by FrankC 2011-09-16 18:21:09
        
        I think a remarkable percentage of "creativity" is simply deciding to do something, and then being persistent about it. ... by TB 2011-09-16 18:54:33
        
        First of all, I just hate the way these threads shrink down to a one or two inch column. Anyway, ... by FrankC 2011-09-16 20:11:37
        
        Suits me. I'd welcome comments from the others. I stand by what I've said here, but I have ... by ER 2011-09-16 16:12:34
        
        Don't bother. For two cents I'd blow the thread away, and repost the original as straight text. by TB 2011-09-16 12:03:45
        
        I posted the link on Facebook in hopes my brother in law Eric would comment. Eric never went to college ... by Jody 2011-09-17 07:11:53
        
        I pretty much agreed with Eric, but I was afraid to bring it up. 8) by ER 2011-09-17 10:56:02
        
        Eric does have a point, but heck, iTunes alone has resulted in huge shifts in entire industries. Now, if you want ... by TB 2011-09-17 11:03:38

Democrats pushing bill to eliminate debt ceiling by TB September 15, 2011 11:38 am

The REAL debt ceiling is What credit markets will lend at a reasonable rate. Even after the S&P downgrade the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-09-15 23:41:40

Do you have any ketchup? by Jody September 15, 2011 8:20 am

Jody? Did you hear about the tomato that was motivated by a foot? The story goes that there was a race ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-09-19 14:14:28
- *groan* ;)...how are you doing Jeff? by Jody 2011-09-19 16:15:31
  - I'm doing peachy, considering. Just came off making the rounds at my restaurant. Rather quiet today on the premises; not ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-09-19 23:28:06
    - I have forgotten your self disclosed bio Jeff...forgive me...it takes a few times for me to remember things...but you live ... by Jody 2011-09-21 09:08:35
You ask me, some of those are just barbeque sauce that someone slapped the name "ketchup" on. by TB 2011-09-15 12:52:48
- Nah, I know barbecue sauce. I was raised on it (literally--my Daddy had a BarBQ restaurant). But they ... by Eri 2011-09-15 23:48:16

The only reason I post this on Flame is because by Jody September 15, 2011 8:10 am

I can't remember anything on the TV show West Wing that didn't resonate with me. It also accurately portrayed ... by Eri 2011-09-15 16:27:02
- "well, that’s one helluva sentence; hope you understand it" Unfortunately, I'm sure we all understand it all too well. by ER 2011-09-15 17:22:07
  - Always remember, every poll is comprised of people who did not hang up on the pollster, saying "hey, I've got ... by TB 2011-09-15 17:34:27
    - As an aside, that reminds me that "telephone bias" used to be a problem when taking random surveys. Designers had ... by RobVG 2011-09-17 11:44:59
    - Or of people the pollster didn't terminate early. I've had them do that when they found out my views ... by Eri 2011-09-15 23:26:33
      - I don't take the time for polls that often, but when I do, I engage the polltaker. Politely, of ... by TB 2011-09-16 06:39:42
Yes. Or I think so, because I don't know what this show was about, or what they were discussing ... by ER 2011-09-15 09:04:09
- Thank you ER...I can certainly understand why you perceive Conservative Christians as hypocrites. I don't agree, but I understand, if that ... by Jody 2011-09-15 10:00:12
  - To be fair, he didn't say anything about "conservative Christians" in that post. Nor did he paint with a ... by TB 2011-09-15 10:04:17
    - I agree TB....and this is where I become frustrated with Liberals. I find it interesting that the cliche`, *standing on ... by Jody 2011-09-15 10:32:22
      - EDITED: Liberals know that Conservatives are convinced that they (Liberals) Do not love their country. Don't care about their families. Love to pay ... by ER 2011-09-15 10:55:33
        
        Just leave it be, Jody. by TB 2011-09-15 11:02:46

How disgusting is this? by Eri September 15, 2011 7:04 am

Almost anything originating with Robertson is disgusting. Independent of Robertson, I am somewhat conflicted. My wife's step mother died with Alzheimer's. ... by FrankC 2011-09-15 10:38:38
- Frank, I can understand that there are circumstances where one may want to go on with their lives and I ... by Eri 2011-09-15 16:09:04
My wife sometimes pops up with how I got kind of a crappy deal when I married someone who got ... by TB 2011-09-15 09:19:41
- RESPECT. by BuckGalaxy 2011-09-15 23:51:37
- TB, I so very admire that and your wife is a very lucky woman. (Now, if we could only change your ... by Eri 2011-09-15 16:16:04
  - The part you're going to find very odd is that my political views come from the same principles. :) "This is ... by TB 2011-09-15 16:54:56
    - My sister has the same principles and is not a Republican or a conservative. Your assumption is, and this ... by Eri 2011-09-16 13:21:54
      - Actually, the point was the consistent presentation of conservatives on this board as people who have no morals or compassion. ... by TB 2011-09-16 13:49:16
        
        I have to admit guilt to labeling some conservatives as morally bankrupt and some very well are. I shouldn't ... by Eri 2011-09-16 16:03:15
        
        I'm not sure why you think compassion for individuals or local people doesn't "touch my wallet." Where do you ... by TB 2011-09-16 16:09:25
        
        Not hardly. My wallet helps take care of it. I pay my share of taxes, a larger percentage ... by Eri 2011-09-16 23:26:17
        
        That's great, seriously, but you aren't the one in the dock here. As a liberal Democrat, your virtue and ... by TB 2011-09-17 07:28:06
- Exactly TB. Although my husband pushed the boundaries of *for better or worse* a few years back, on an emotional level ... by Jody 2011-09-15 09:42:47
This boils my blood. by Jody 2011-09-15 08:15:02
Have you noticed how this guy always has that same phony smile painted on his face? It's not just ... by ER 2011-09-15 07:42:26

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