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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)

NSIDC offline? ER June 12, 2025 12:19 pm (Space/Science)

Wouldn't it be nice BuckGalaxy June 11, 2025 3:13 pm (Off-Topic)

Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin BuckGalaxy June 9, 2025 1:35 pm (Off-Topic)

See if you need glasses... by TB July 24, 2011 9:28 pm

Until August 1914 by TB July 24, 2011 8:59 pm

Oh sure, post-Edwardian Britain was such a Libertarian paradise! That is, unless you were an industrial worker in the massive ... by ER 2011-07-25 04:43:57
- You make some very good points, particularly on colonialism and the British class system. I don't concede that either colonialism or ... by TB 2011-07-25 09:37:04
  - It's all relative, Tom, which is my point. In spite of my harangue, the English peasant always had it ... by ER 2011-07-25 10:22:37
    - Absence of all-pervasive state control does not automatically lead to freedom, but it is a prerequisite. I use "the state" as ... by TB 2011-07-25 10:55:08
      - You and I must have completely different views of the social universe. I have never felt threatened by the ... by ER 2011-07-25 11:33:50
        
        That's actually surreal. Is this what happens to your head when you work for even a local government? ... by TB 2011-07-25 13:21:34
        
        I spent most of my life working for private industry: Mom and pop shops, giant corporations, but also the ... by ER 2011-07-25 14:01:36
        
        A Soviet science guy might not have been the best example. They were on the upper tiers in those ... by TB 2011-07-25 16:09:26
        
        Not to worry, TB. China and Russia will carry the torch for free enterprise (ta-dah!). Just think, they're ... by ER 2011-07-25 16:28:28
        
        The sad part is that you think China and Russia are "free enterprise" just because they contain rich businessmen. by TB 2011-07-25 18:48:30
        
        Tom, they are rich businessmen, they get to decide what capitalism is, not two unemployed old geezers in North America ... by ER 2011-07-25 19:34:40
        
        A great series of posts, ER! Thanks. by mcfly 2011-07-26 04:51:04
        
        Thanks, super fly! It's reassuring to know someone is reading these posts who might actually benefit from them. by ER 2011-07-26 05:18:13
        
        The Soviet Union had rich people running businesses. A lot of them managed to hang on to those government-sanctioned ... by TB 2011-07-25 20:51:22
        
        Oh, quelle surprise! Rich, powerful industrial managers and financiers take advantage of a vacuum in political power and seize ... by ER 2011-07-26 05:16:08

Michael Moore in Norway by TB July 24, 2011 2:56 pm

American castles for sale by TB July 24, 2011 9:51 am

Yeah...I simply can not make up my mind which one to buy. I would buy two but they are all in ... by Jody 2011-08-01 05:20:32
I am a fairly content guy and I don't covet or begrudge anybody's stuff but I must admit that those ... by FrankC 2011-07-25 00:59:58
- agreed Frank...but I still would have to be near a Super Wal Mart. by Jody 2011-08-01 05:21:49
- I don't know about money buying happiness, but I've been across a wide range of incomes over my life and ... by TB 2011-07-25 09:42:25
  - "Why do millionaires put mansions on a beach, prey to any serious storm or tsunami?" Because they get cut-rate flood insurance ... by ER 2011-07-25 19:58:57
    - They build where they wish because they can. About 60 years ago, my ex son in law's parents were building ... by FrankC 2011-07-29 14:31:35
    - Yeah, that's exactly the kind of government subsidy that screws things up. After decades of construction based on it ... by TB 2011-07-25 20:53:28
      - You're right. But only poor capitalists denounce government subsidies to the rich. Prosperous capitalists, real ones, lobby for them ferociously ... by ER 2011-07-26 09:10:28
        
        What's funniest about your worldview is if it was actually consistent with reality, over 90 percent of everyone in the ... by TB 2011-07-26 09:23:18
        
        You don't need to be rich to want a break on your flood insurance. Even the welfare queens who ... by ER 2011-07-26 10:38:38
        
        A large part of the economic history of this country is governments saying, "you know, if we subsidize X, we'll ... by TB 2011-07-26 11:01:05
        
        Right, TB. Private companies con or bribe the government into spending tax money to lavish on projects for private ... by ER 2011-07-26 14:01:54
        
        "Right, TB. Private companies con or bribe the government into spending tax money to lavish on projects for private profit ... by TB 2011-07-26 14:27:45
        
        You are self righteously defending yourself from a charge I never made. In fact, I even remarked that we were ... by ER 2011-07-26 15:51:41
        
        “Right, TB. Private companies con or bribe the government into spending tax money to lavish on projects for private profit ... by TB 2011-07-26 16:17:03
        
        Read the statement again. Carefully. I actually agree that you have pointed out the existence of crony capitalism, twice ... by ER 2011-07-26 16:33:30
        
        ER, you have the soul of an artist. I actually mean that as a compliment. When do your articles come ... by TB 2011-07-26 16:50:19
        
        Soul of an artist, eh? Well I can scratch, belch and fart like a real man if have to. ... by ER 2011-07-26 18:26:47
        
        yep. Your way or the highway. by ER 2011-07-26 14:33:21
        
        As a response, that didn't even make sense. by TB 2011-07-26 14:40:30
By the way, I checked out the link on tech millionaire houses. Get a load of Zuckerberg's "mansion." by TB 2011-07-24 11:21:58
Who wouldn't? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-24 11:03:53

I got yer budget deal right here... by TB July 24, 2011 9:42 am

By the way, did everyone see my "Revenues and Tax Rates" post? by TB 2011-07-24 09:47:38
- I'm curious...do you see your own posts as "the end of the discussion" as often as you seem to suggest? by mcfly 2011-07-24 21:39:27
  - "End of the discussion?" Are you kidding? It's all I can do to keep an actual discussion going around ... by TB 2011-07-25 09:38:19
    - Nah, I'm probably just not reading you right. by mcfly 2011-07-25 10:47:53

Another good mark for Perry by TB July 24, 2011 9:16 am

A social conservative who's willing to accept gay marriage? One way or the other, he's lying. by mcfly 2011-07-24 20:47:15
- The point was very clearly explained about the role of personal belief and the proper limitations of the Federal government. Or ... by TB 2011-07-24 20:54:22
  - Federal law never mandates or forbids personal beliefs. Think about it. But conservatives are not shy about using law to mandate ... by mcfly 2011-07-24 21:15:50
    - "Beliefs" and "choices" are not the same thing. Liberals have had considerably more success in inflicting their ideas on us than ... by TB 2011-07-25 08:58:01
      - I don't beleive I said they *were* the same thing, in fact quite the opposite. Seriously, what was the last great ... by mcfly 2011-07-25 10:32:00
        
        That was a question I'd like to see answered. Specifics, please. Try and keep it out of the Middle Ages. ... by TB 2011-07-25 11:13:39
        
        Here by mcfly 2011-07-26 10:57:48
        
        Well, in the context of politics I was thinking primarily of examples in the United States and the West during ... by TB 2011-07-26 11:12:07
        
        I have to listen to everyone telling me how the Republicans are going to destroy us all and usher in ... by mcfly 2011-07-26 12:03:04
        
        I chalk it up to the Left having to construct imaginary demons to justify their own ideology and power grabs. ... by TB 2011-07-26 12:11:06
        
        TB, we've covered it SO many times. Which party threatens to take control of women's reproductive rights? Which party threatens ... by mcfly 2011-07-26 12:22:14
        
        Stay on the road. I can find nutballs all through politics who "threaten" one thing or another. Which ... by TB 2011-07-26 14:39:06
        
        I don't like where your road goes. Hell, neither of these should ever have been a Federal issue in the first ... by mcfly 2011-07-26 19:23:25

Got any Neanderthal DNA? by Eri July 23, 2011 11:41 pm

I wonder what your husband thinks of that... or his military employers. I can see the bioweapons now. Silliness aside, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-23 23:53:05
- I was joking about my ex; however, he physically did have some characteristics that might have been a bit of ... by Eri 2011-07-24 05:41:39

The difference between a Republican and a Democrat by Jody July 23, 2011 3:34 pm

Spare us the sanctimonious history lesson, TB, Conservatives don't give a fig about anything but keeping taxes low and profits ... by ER 2011-07-24 10:04:03
- Well, we certainly don't want low taxes and high profits in this country, do we? Which "millionaire tax cut" would that ... by TB 2011-07-24 11:44:16
  - The median household income in this country is about 50 grand a year. If your family makes that much, ... by ER 2011-07-24 12:50:45
    - You're going "serpentine" on me again. I suggested reading my post on revenues and tax rates. Have you? We're ... by TB 2011-07-24 13:08:34
      - Sorry, comrade, I can't "afford" to read your analysis. As far as I'm concerned, as long as your party ... by ER 2011-07-24 13:13:19
        
        Okay, that's cool. by TB 2011-07-24 13:14:44
- Above post improperly placed. But you get the general idea. I have nothing against Sen Dirksen, in fact, I ... by ER 2011-07-24 10:30:19
Nothing much new under the sun. When that film was shot (1967 - 1968) the Federal budget (in constant 2005 dollars) ... by TB 2011-07-23 16:27:49
- I love his simplicity. His bottom line earthiness. I remember my husband teaching the children about cards..."There are red cards and ... by Jody 2011-07-23 17:40:46
  - I think I finally understand where conservatives are coming from: Republicans are smart, noble and righteous, and Democrats are stupid, mean ... by ER 2011-07-24 08:55:10
    - Interesting. Neither Dirksen nor Jody made any value judgments of the kind you describe. Dirksen simply pointed out Democratic ideas ... by TB 2011-07-24 09:11:00
      - I think what I pointed out was pretty simple and obvious too. by ER 2011-07-24 09:21:31
        
        Not really. You didn't point it out, you made it up. I thought the Dirksen film was quite significant. ... by TB 2011-07-24 09:43:32

It's Time to End the War on Salt by TB July 23, 2011 1:45 pm

Interesting. This would be good news for me. Except for one little problem. I eat a lot ... by Eri 2011-07-23 17:21:10
- To be sure, the studies are talking about the relationship between salt and a few specific health issues. There ... by TB 2011-07-23 18:41:32
- Salt is not always the culprit. Carbohydrates are. by Jody 2011-07-23 17:38:13
  - I wish I could do the Atkins Diet. I lost weight on it and loved what I cooked. ... by Eri 2011-07-23 19:50:28
    - Oh Eri...bless you. I prepare a full fledged meal for everyone every night. I rarely eat with them, but sit ... by Jody 2011-07-23 20:35:11
      - Oh dear heaven, Jody. Can you get off Ambien? I've read some bad things about that shit. Do you ... by Eri 2011-07-23 23:49:20
        
        Been off of Ambien for two weeks!!! by Jody 2011-08-05 21:26:37
        
        Good for you! by Eri 2011-08-08 16:10:14
  - Highly-refined carbohydrates are particularly bothersome. by TB 2011-07-23 18:50:06

Did Scaled Composites make the right choice? by Jeff-Wash July 23, 2011 1:29 pm

Speaking as the only young geeky space enthusiast here, could you please speak in detail on a few thing you've ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-23 23:03:31
- NOX is just shorthand for Nitrogen Oxygen compounds, like laughing gas (nitrous oxide) that is used to supply oxygen for combustion ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-07-25 12:02:29
  - ......... You're going to be very disappointed to see my next Goldilocks Gazette by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-25 18:18:49
Speaking on behalf of a few people who have done considerably more than handle greasy wrenches, I don't think he ... by TB 2011-07-23 13:42:58

Amy Winehouse found dead by Eri July 23, 2011 10:49 am

I just loved her voice. Tortured is right. Fame comes too quick for some and knocks them on their ass. ... by Jody 2011-07-23 17:28:57
Sad. Another member of "Club 27". by podrock 2011-07-23 11:55:18
- Yeah, what is it about age 27? And then there's 35. Marilyn Monroe, Princess Di. by Eri 2011-07-23 17:11:12
In the golden age of rock, this kind of end was way too common. by TB 2011-07-23 11:32:29

Don't go into the hospital in July by Eri July 23, 2011 10:45 am

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