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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. ER September 10, 2025 4:56 pm (Space/Science)

All we are saying, is give war a chance BuckGalaxy September 5, 2025 1:30 pm (CurrentEvents)

"Cancel culture" podrock September 3, 2025 8:32 am (CurrentEvents)

He should know better. ER September 1, 2025 8:20 pm (Space/Science)

Clare Torry RobVG August 26, 2025 7:42 pm (Off-Topic)

Lateral Thinking BuckGalaxy August 23, 2025 11:57 am (Off-Topic)

SNW: The Finest Frontier BuckGalaxy August 23, 2025 12:20 am (Science Fiction)

There's more than Floyd RobVG August 20, 2025 12:24 am (Off-Topic)

Existing instrument on Mars Curiosity Rover could be used to detect life BuckGalaxy August 18, 2025 12:48 pm (Space/Science)

Trump grovels BuckGalaxy August 17, 2025 12:43 pm (CurrentEvents)

Alien:Earth RobVG August 16, 2025 1:44 pm (Science Fiction)

"Project Hail Mary" RobVG August 14, 2025 11:12 am (Science Fiction)

I've begun looking at anti-spam plug-ins by Eri August 5, 2011 6:06 am

Let's define what we're researching. by Robert 2011-08-08 11:30:00
- I think I understood WHAT I was looking for, just didn't understand the parameters or that WordPress had a catalog. ... by Eri 2011-08-08 21:57:37
The MS and Outlook plug ins are basically filters for their mail client. They usually work on keywords and phrases ... by FrankC 2011-08-06 00:33:51
- Nice guesses. Good overview. (n/t) by Robert 2011-08-08 11:31:11
- Interesting. Thanks, Frank. Your educated guess is usually pretty dang good. It took me awhile to figure ... by Eri 2011-08-06 13:36:52

I think this is a moderate political post... by FrankC August 4, 2011 4:52 pm

Yes it is. I’ve wondered to what degree perception of the scale of the problem is exacerbating our reaction to it. ... by Robert 2011-08-05 10:36:58
It is a moderate post and one you've posted for discussion, not diatribe. If I'm honest, I worry a ... by Eri 2011-08-05 06:02:34

More evidence of brine seeps on Mars? by podrock August 4, 2011 1:14 pm

Where are the salt deposits then? Those streaks look dark. Shouldn't salt deposits left behind look bright? And, excuse my ignorance, but shouldn't ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-08-04 15:37:39
- Brines and salt deposits are often dark due to dissolved impurities--or algae and bacterial growth! by carter j burke 2011-08-05 12:21:28
- Boundry Layer Bedforms by podrock 2011-08-04 18:46:57
  - OK I'm sold. Fascinating idea - it never occurred to me to check for any more effects of wind and air ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-04 21:51:45
    - I've spent a lot of time in the desert; and I can tell you, wind is weird. And it paints ... by podrock 2011-08-04 22:08:39
      - I've spent a lot of time in an area that's the Atacama for one half of the year and Bangladesh ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-05 00:38:16
compelling animation. by Robert 2011-08-04 14:25:59

Speaking of space probes... by TB August 3, 2011 7:47 pm

Juno has launched successfully. by TB 2011-08-05 10:20:20

Better process for getting oil out of tar sands? by TB August 3, 2011 4:09 pm

Endeavor Crater by BuckGalaxy August 3, 2011 2:29 pm

Traverse Map by podrock 2011-08-03 19:34:56
Dude, that is a totally deep hole! by TB 2011-08-03 16:10:59

Meanwhile, in Syria by TB August 3, 2011 10:08 am

If you live in England or Europe and see a flying island go by... by TB August 3, 2011 9:49 am

I'd jump on it if it has a hot tub. by Eri 2011-08-04 15:52:54
- Great Eri. Now I'm thinking on the engineering aspects of a flying island and how to make one livable. Let's ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-04 21:45:41
  - Actually, that is a fantastic idea! The vacation of the future. We could put tipis on it for ... by Eri 2011-08-05 06:28:05
    - Of course, if you start putting any real weight on it other than the balloon itself, it's going to have ... by TB 2011-08-05 10:07:12
      - Yeah, I imagine it'd be somewhat the size of the Graf Zeppelin, only much wider. After all, we don't ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-08 12:29:05
        
        Full name it is. I got so many novels, so little time. I need something to pull these out of ... by Eri 2011-08-08 22:06:36
  - (best read that Bucky Fuller book, what with the floating sphere cities and all...) by podrock 2011-08-04 21:56:59
    - -_- Got your ad the first time. It's on my to-do reading list right next to Spaceship Earth, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-05 00:40:35

Spam, Spam, Damn Spam by Eri July 31, 2011 10:53 am

We talked about those plugins once. The big negative is that each post or comment is submitted to an outside ... by Robert 2011-08-03 14:14:11
- I'll see if I can research it. At least I know what a plug-in is. Since we're a ... by Eri 2011-08-03 22:46:02
  - Well, it can be AC or DC, we're open-minded here. Though DC is not on anybody's Christmas card list right ... by Robert 2011-08-04 10:10:20
    - BC is on my Christmas Card list but i'm taking them off because that's where the "Sparking Assholes" are coming ... by Eri 2011-08-04 15:52:10
- It takes one easy click to send something to the spam file. No problems here. I'm assuming they ... by TB 2011-08-03 16:06:30
  - The only problem is that I think a site can be taken down by an influx of SPAM. Granted, ... by Eri 2011-08-03 22:40:34
    - A deliberate denial-of-service attack on the Zone might be possible (not sure why anyone would do it), but it would ... by TB 2011-08-04 08:04:03
      - I tend to agree with you (on this). The captchas we use don't completely stop the spammers, but they force ... by Robert 2011-08-04 10:03:26

No Death Star by Eri August 2, 2011 11:22 pm

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