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The "Publish" button RobVG January 19, 2025 11:10 am (GeekSpeak)

Of Milkvetch and Snail Darters RobVG January 19, 2025 10:56 am (Flame)

Anyone read "2001 a Space Odyssey" ? RobVG January 18, 2025 6:48 pm (Science Fiction)

Every day the record is broken. ER January 17, 2025 7:43 am (Space/Science)

Flip a coin BuckGalaxy January 16, 2025 4:41 pm (Space/Science)

More on Diamond Batteries BuckGalaxy January 15, 2025 12:29 pm (Space/Science)

LAFD: "Design For Disaster" - The Story of the Bel Air Conflagration | 1962 podrock January 14, 2025 8:34 am (CurrentEvents)

Tow the party line RobVG January 13, 2025 11:59 am (CurrentEvents)

AI created a diagram RobVG January 13, 2025 11:32 am (Off-Topic)

The population bomb is still ticking ER January 12, 2025 7:41 am (CurrentEvents)

Well here's a depressing opinion piece from one of my favorite columnists BuckGalaxy January 12, 2025 2:16 am (CurrentEvents)

It's getting personal BuckGalaxy January 9, 2025 3:15 pm (CurrentEvents)

And about entitlements by Eri May 25, 2011 8:41 am

FEMA is not an entitlement. Republicans are not "against" entitlements, they are trying to make them workable over the long run. ... by TB 2011-05-25 10:24:24
- FEMA is as much an entitlement as Social Security is. The Congress gives and the Congress can take. ... by Eri 2011-05-25 13:10:54
  - Entitlements have a very specific definition, referring to things like Medicare and Social Security. The political terminology around here is vague ... by TB 2011-05-25 16:46:08
What good was FEMA during Katrina? FEMA at work... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21824609/ns/nightly_news/t/fema-trailers/ by RobVG 2011-05-25 10:12:10
- That was under Bush and it didn't work very well but then, neither did Bush, as well-intentioned as he may ... by Eri 2011-05-25 13:17:16

Republicans, take note by Eri May 25, 2011 8:38 am

MSNBC is Pravda for the Democratic Party. The Mediscare meme is all they've got for the next year and ... by TB 2011-05-25 10:29:09
- It doesn't matter who tells the story. It's the same story. Democrat won, Republican lost because of Republicans ... by Eri 2011-05-25 13:18:35
  - Well, that's what the Democrats are selling. Looks like you're buying. by TB 2011-05-25 18:10:22
    - It looks like the electorate was buying which was the whole point. You're going to lose the Seniors this time. ... by Eri 2011-05-25 18:17:47

Michael Yon Returns to Afghanistan,... by Ainz May 25, 2011 12:08 am

Moving comments by TB May 24, 2011 8:50 pm

Talking Nazi dogs by TB May 24, 2011 4:09 pm

... I'm guessing only germans could do this. Others.... not so much by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-01 11:00:05
How dare you!! Oh sorry...I thought you were calling us names... :-) by mcfly 2011-05-26 22:24:51
Barkentalken? by ER 2011-05-26 06:31:21
woofwaffe. n/t by Jody 2011-05-25 18:26:21
- riff-roof-raffe by Eri 2011-05-26 23:20:03
Yeesh. I'll ask the next German Shepherd I meet if it's true. by Eri 2011-05-24 23:28:23

More bad weather by TB May 24, 2011 3:34 pm

It was all pretty calm in my immediate area, thunder and lightning, no real wind or hail and no tornado ... by Eri 2011-05-25 08:37:09
Spent about an hour in the closet under the stairs with Ava last night. Four sets of rotational clouds but ... by Jody 2011-05-25 06:54:30
- I've been rotated to death today. Yeesh. by Eri 2011-05-25 13:27:22
I can get those from my TV station. I ought to sign up again. I got them while ... by Eri 2011-05-24 20:21:02
- That one's an isolated cell. The monster itself is rotating around western Kansas and hauling a huge line of ... by TB 2011-05-24 20:48:56
  - I've been watching. Weatherman has kept us updated. It doesn't look like anything serious in my area. ... by Eri 2011-05-24 23:23:11
Intellicast has a nice interface, by podrock 2011-05-24 19:22:50

Who's contributing to the Libya mission by TB May 24, 2011 3:20 pm

Fascinating graphic. Actually, I expected our presence in the order of battle would be bigger, and I'm surprised there ... by ER 2011-05-24 18:42:04

Design a Starship by podrock May 24, 2011 1:44 pm

Why bother? Knowing DARPA, it'll probably get filed away for eternity, or 100 billion bucks will be wasted on ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 00:46:37
Well, they could start here. The BIS is the same outfit that was designing Moon rockets in the 1930s. A lot of ... by TB 2011-05-24 14:59:48
- Yep, and I have the JBIS collection to prove it. by Robert 2011-05-25 09:48:33
  - I've been a member since 1972. Sounds from some recent news that they're running out of money. That ... by TB 2011-05-25 10:54:51
Cool! I'll get busy. by Eri 2011-05-24 14:44:52

Back in Microsoft's pocket... by mcfly May 24, 2011 10:49 am

poor bastard... by Robert 2011-05-25 09:34:15
- You know, some people say I'm a little slow on the uptake, but I actually beleive...wait a minute...poor WHAT!!?? by mcfly 2011-06-08 13:42:28
- I use Microsoft's OS, browsers, and office system because it basically works, and more importantly, because I have a pretty ... by TB 2011-05-25 11:03:07
  - "That which works" is, of course, a very important yardstick, perhaps the only one that really matters in the real ... by mcfly 2011-05-26 07:43:31
    - I understand the pragmatic position you and Tom are taking. But I have to point out that Microsoft's monopolies aren't ... by Robert 2011-05-26 10:16:30
      - I've never thought about Microsoft as being a "monopoly." I'm quite cosmopolitan in my views of systems, and I ... by TB 2011-05-26 11:03:13
      - PS: Remember when I defended Microsoft and said Linux wasn't ready for prime time? :-) (n/t) by Robert 2011-05-26 10:17:42

Legacy space companies running scared by TB May 24, 2011 9:16 am

Fascinating, thanks. Simberg did a good job of straightening out Thompson's mis-statements. by mcfly 2011-05-24 10:23:02

Gravity Sucks & Dark Energy Blows by Eri May 24, 2011 6:56 am

When I started off as an astronomy undergrad in 1964, it still was not clear whether there was a big ... by ER 2011-05-24 11:20:24
- So we no longer have infinity? It died? Jeez and nobody told me. :-) by Eri 2011-05-24 14:42:13
  - Not necessarily. The old Steady State theory required the Universe to be infinitely large as well as infinitely old. ... by ER 2011-05-24 18:52:57

What to do when our sun gets too hot by TB May 23, 2011 12:16 pm

*Puts on mad scientist hat and starts speaking with Austrian/Borat accent* I propose a radical solution for zhis probleem. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 00:55:23
My solution to the same problem would be to reduce insolation by deploying large shades in earth orbit to cast ... by ER 2011-05-24 11:07:12
"(and thereby lengthen bond maturities too)" LOL! This MUST be a Republican journal. Question: In a larger orbit, wouldn't ... by Eri 2011-05-23 14:49:35
- I'm a rocket engineer. Orbital mechanics is not my strong suit - I just design to the delta-vee somebody ... by TB 2011-05-23 14:55:00

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