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Australia election more bad news conservatives BuckGalaxy May 3, 2025 11:54 am (CurrentEvents)

Massive cuts to NASA budget proposed BuckGalaxy May 3, 2025 9:19 am (Space/Science)

Say what? ER May 1, 2025 8:53 pm (CurrentEvents)

Radio Broadcasts BuckGalaxy May 1, 2025 12:28 pm (Space/Science)

The Last of Us BuckGalaxy April 30, 2025 12:37 pm (Science Fiction)

You can't make this stuff up... RobVG April 29, 2025 1:43 pm (CurrentEvents)

It's election day in Canada RobVG April 28, 2025 2:26 pm (CurrentEvents)

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The worst first 100 days of all time? BuckGalaxy April 21, 2025 11:21 am (Flame)

Skyline (film) by FrankC July 2, 2011 7:22 pm

Honestly? It kinda sucked. There wasn't anything "realistic" about it. Does it deserve it's B classification? Yes. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-19 11:47:58
- What I meant about it being realistic is that we lose, big time, no Independence Day, and the invaders would ... by FrankC 2011-07-19 12:58:22
- Given the abundance of resources throughout the solar system, never mind other star systems, I can think of only one ... by TB 2011-07-19 11:57:30
  - If they can travel interstellar distances, then genetically engineering a slave race would be trivial for them. by Lee 2011-08-01 20:21:19
  - Unless those resources happen to be... BRAINS!!! by FrankC 2011-07-19 19:15:41
    - Alien Zombies...... Hollywood sunk to a new low the moment they wrote that script. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-22 22:32:36
It *was* kinda cool! Thanks for the tip Frank. Great ending. by mcfly 2011-07-15 07:53:33
Thanks! I'll put it on my Netflix list. by Eri 2011-07-02 21:47:56

Meanwhile, in North Dakota by TB July 2, 2011 3:20 pm

Economic Freefall by Eri July 2, 2011 1:48 pm

Where were you when the economy was going to hell and the Democrats spent their two years in absolute power ... by TB 2011-07-02 15:08:38
- I was watching my retirement funds disappear and cursing them all. I still curse them all but Republicans more ... by Eri 2011-07-02 21:39:27
  - My retirement funds mostly came back. I basically sit on my investments, not because I'm an investment genius, but ... by TB 2011-07-02 22:36:22
    - I didn't have the time to wait for them to come back and got out while I could. Honestly, ... by Eri 2011-07-03 04:58:11
      - Secret number one: during a "frisky" market period, don't look at the statements. Anyway, I've been slowly rebalancing ... by TB 2011-07-03 06:40:46
        
        When all you've got to live on is in volatile markets, your advice is asanine. "Just don't look and ... by Eri 2011-07-03 12:14:10
        
        If all your investments are in volatile markets, take shots at your advisors, not me. by TB 2011-07-03 13:11:29
        
        I wasn't taking shots at you; I was taking shots at the economy until you piped up with silly advice. ... by Eri 2011-07-03 21:34:10
        
        "Silly?" I rode it out. Did it work? by TB 2011-07-04 07:14:31
        
        Tom, you are not ME, you were not in my circumstances with MY retirement accounts and ready to retire next ... by Eri 2011-07-04 22:13:05
        
        Sorry. But advice is not the same thing as control. by TB 2011-07-05 06:36:16

Partisan Wrangling Strangles the Poor by Eri July 2, 2011 1:24 pm

Shutdowns are a deliberate political tactic. Basically, "Raise taxes or we'll shoot this dog." The governor is seeking about $35.8 billion, with ... by TB 2011-07-02 15:04:39
- All good points. I blame both parties for this crap. They need to work together and nobody seems ... by Eri 2011-07-02 21:41:24

Writer's observation by TB July 2, 2011 8:41 am

Very true. Ever heard of Moses Wine, the hippie private eye? Great stuff. They even made a ... by ER 2011-07-02 12:28:54
- Laugh if you will, but I bet you could sell it. by TB 2011-07-02 12:47:31

ISS from the attic by Raoul July 2, 2011 6:43 am

Epic! Kudos to you, sir. *Bookmarks Album* by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-03 14:18:09
Formidable, Raoul. And it's good to hear from you again. by ER 2011-07-02 08:08:10
- Thanks, ER. In our astronomy club, we were emulating each other for the best shots. A riend managed to catch the ... by Raoul Lannoy 2011-07-05 22:19:44
You got those shots manually? I am impressed! by TB 2011-07-02 08:06:07
- Yes, TB! My biggest concern is properly focusing the scope. It's tricky because that type of Maksutov has a tendency ... by Raoul 2011-07-05 14:02:53

[Some] People's Party by mcfly July 1, 2011 10:41 am

We should be grateful that we are mostly protected from this kind of crap, although not totally. We have ... by Eri 2011-07-01 15:02:18
- "Horror stories." No shit. A particularly nasty variation we're seeing now is when private development companies use the ... by TB 2011-07-01 15:05:19
  - On that we agree. by Eri 2011-07-01 15:23:08

Canadian has devoted life to proving existence of alien life by mcfly July 1, 2011 9:49 am

This guy, like all frauds, has something in common with his fellow frauds. It's not just that he knows ... by ER 2011-07-02 13:52:55
- Yeah, I caught that too. It's disappointing, and a real blow to their credibility, when people who spend so much ... by mcfly 2011-07-02 19:13:12
*Sigh* This guy makes thing soooooo much harder for the rest of us conspiracy theorists. And not in ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-01 22:56:52

Happy Canada Day! by mcfly July 1, 2011 9:46 am

You forgot the D&D players. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-01 12:45:53
Which reminds me, a new episode of "Ice Road Truckers" should be on my DVR. by TB 2011-07-01 10:46:57
Justin Bieber! Bryan Adams! Celine Dion! Michael J. Fox!!! MCFLY!!!!! by Jody 2011-07-01 10:44:46
- William Shatner, Paul Anka by Eri 2011-07-01 15:06:11
- And Frederick Banting, James Gosling, Brian Kernighan and David Levy!! (Wish we could include McFly with THAT group...) by mcfly 2011-07-01 13:24:12
  - And don't forget, Dudley Do-Right, Nell and Inspector Fenwick, and Snidely Whiplash. by ER 2011-07-01 16:35:53
    - And Sasquatch! by TB 2011-07-01 16:38:04

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