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Collapse of complex societies by Jody June 29, 2011 2:00 pm

Thank you for bringing that to our attention, Jody, it was excellent. I listened to the entire lecture, all ... by ER 2011-06-29 19:41:21
- It was good..I, too listened to the whole lecture...now I will ponder. by Jody 2011-06-30 10:52:41
- Not to seem like a smartass, or a jackass, or any kind of ass for that matter, but this seems ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-29 22:14:24
  - We like to point out Rome as the example of things falling apart. But remember, the Romans kept it ... by ER 2011-06-30 07:57:54
    - Rome sort of proves my first point. When the Roman Empire collapsed (Which was a VERY gradual thing), people ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-30 11:23:05
    - The Amish will have the last laugh. by Jody 2011-06-30 10:50:41
      - Only until someone finds oil under their land. Ask the redskins. by ER 2011-06-30 11:06:47
        
        Or until the EPA wipes them out. by TB 2011-06-30 11:26:43
    - In the first episode of "Connections," James Burke wanders out from a blacked-out city, searching for something to help him. ... by TB 2011-06-30 08:32:10
      - OK. Can you guess who said this? ***Begin Quote*** The conservatives are fools: They whine about the decay of traditional ... by ER 2011-06-30 11:12:32
  - The path through all this is decentralization. I like the new focus on small, local nuclear power systems (their ... by TB 2011-06-29 22:18:27
- I didn't listen to all of them, so let me know if I've missed something key. It seems to ... by TB 2011-06-29 21:05:13
  - Yeah, but Pournelle's observation is somewhat akin to saying "We wouldn't have these problems if we just had enough money." ... by ER 2011-06-30 06:39:15
    - Actually, while energy is needed in growing amounts, technological progress also allows you to do more with less. While ... by TB 2011-06-30 08:19:42
  - Um...we aren't working with patterns of history here, are we? :) by TB 2011-06-29 21:08:49
    - Wouldn't surprise me. I have, at times, spouted some of the most ridiculous crap ever spouted. No one here actually has to ... by mcfly 2011-06-30 11:48:29
    - I catch your drift, O clever one, but we are picking up on general patterns, insights, clues. We are ... by ER 2011-06-30 06:18:47
This is one of the main reasons why I oppose multi-cultural/multi-ethnic societies. It adds unneeded complexity and conflict into ... by Lee 2011-06-29 16:25:38
- "multi-cultural" and "multi-ethnic" are not synonyms. We have made Americans out of many, many backgrounds. That anyone from anywhere can ... by TB 2011-06-29 18:15:39
  - Well said. by mcfly 2011-06-30 11:34:50
- So much for the melting-pot that has made America great. by podrock 2011-06-29 16:35:11
  - So instead of the knee jerk party line, why don't you debate an opposing view? Is your own worldview ... by Lee 2011-06-29 17:23:43
    - Knee-jerk? by podrock 2011-06-29 17:45:33
      - The Asians built the railroads? Did they now? Hmm, then I guess the old pictures I have of ... by Lee 2011-06-29 18:03:15

Couldn't happen to a more deserving bank by Eri June 29, 2011 6:17 am

You're exactly right, the customers will foot the bill. At the now-defunct bank where I used to work, there was a ... by mcfly 2011-06-29 10:25:31

Making your IPhone look like food by TB June 28, 2011 5:02 pm

Oh hells bells...I probably would still gain weight every time I answered the damn thing. by Jody 2011-06-29 12:24:47

Dogs dining in a restaurant by TB June 28, 2011 12:44 pm

That's a good one. I'm amazed though that, at the end, the people still had all their fingers and the ... by mcfly 2011-06-29 10:29:28
- Yeah, I would have used plastic forks. One way to greatly improve things like this would be a small closed-circuit TV ... by TB 2011-06-29 10:36:15

"Pricks" by TB June 28, 2011 9:24 am

On the off chance your post might be directed at me, here's what I think. If you were busy here every ... by ER 2011-06-28 11:21:23
- This isn't Atlantis or Bigfoot. This is real. There are people in Washington and Sacramento right now deciding ... by TB 2011-06-28 12:27:31
  - Post withdrawn. by ER 2011-06-28 13:38:45
Weird. I can't open this post. And yet it appears to be addressed to me... by mcfly 2011-06-28 11:18:36
- Don't worry, TB is just pissed because we resist indoctrination. We will NOT be assimilated. by Eri 2011-07-01 06:56:56
  - Just remember you guys, when you assimilate you make an ass out of i, and a milate out of... Whoa, that ... by mcfly 2011-07-01 09:30:44
    - snort! by Eri 2011-07-01 15:25:21

Going soon to a planet near you by podrock June 27, 2011 10:21 pm

That's a pretty sporty landing sequence. I hope it works. by TB 2011-06-28 10:39:01
- Actually, it seems a lot like the Vikings - albeit a little more sporty. Two issues come to mind: 1. The more ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-29 12:06:24
  - Space exploration is done by government-contracted companies. Been that way from the start. by TB 2011-06-29 12:33:09
    - Which ones? All I can think of is Lockheed Martin, and they do aerospace. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-30 11:23:55
- It'd be a heckuva thing to watch. When I first heard of the SkyCrane concept years ago, I had an image ... by mcfly 2011-06-28 22:42:19

Jumping the shark? by TB June 27, 2011 7:24 pm

So many memories of Florida...I lived there when JAWS came out :/ by Jody 2011-06-27 20:12:36
- Thanksgiving weekend, 1975. After breaking up with Circus Lady, I decided to go sailing anyway. But it was still ... by ER 2011-06-28 08:36:29
  - "I was alone...and I was afraid" Yep...understand that. I don't know if you are like me in this regard ER...but it ... by Jody 2011-06-29 12:23:50

*^$)&(@#$@#!@#$$%!!!! by Eri June 27, 2011 3:07 pm

I'm opposed to racial profiling, after all, terrorists could pick white guys (or seniors, women, children, or the handicapped) to ... by ER 2011-06-30 10:52:48
Soooo..... What happens if we all followed the example of John Tyler? 'Course he's being fined 10 grand now..... Personally, I'm ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-28 23:25:11
- What if we all decided not to fly anywhere for a week? Put the airlines into bankruptcy, put the ... by Eri 2011-06-29 02:05:45
  - Why Israel's air security wouldn't work in the U.S. by TB 2011-06-29 08:58:08
    - Israeli airport security is based in reality, it would never work in the politically correct swamp known as the United ... by Lee 2011-06-29 13:27:28
      - Frankly, I have to agree. They know it could very well happen there. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-29 21:58:01
That is certainly infuriating and inexcusable but, you sure can't accuse them of profiling. by FrankC 2011-06-28 16:09:42
- I wish they WOULD profile. We are the laughing stock of the world. by Eri 2011-06-28 22:28:28
  - Sure, sure...and then some little old white lady will decide to hide a bomb in her astronaut diaper, and BOOM. ... by mcfly 2011-06-30 19:19:18
  - Of course you favor profiling, and anyone with a brain agrees. Real liberals are against profiling based on the theory that ... by FrankC 2011-06-29 11:36:55
    - So I'm not a "real liberal?" LOL. by Eri 2011-07-01 21:05:19
- And that...is what it's all about. by Lee 2011-06-28 18:24:12

The Great Corn Con by TB June 27, 2011 2:24 pm

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