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Plan(et) 9 from Outer Space BuckGalaxy May 13, 2025 10:58 am (Space/Science)

Shouldn't there be an Afrikaaner-American studies department in our universities? ER May 12, 2025 2:59 pm (CurrentEvents)

The April numbers ER May 8, 2025 5:59 am (Space/Science)

The Orange Criminal POS abandons another ally BuckGalaxy May 7, 2025 10:18 am (CurrentEvents)

Orion spacecraft for crewed Artemis II lunar mission ready BuckGalaxy May 3, 2025 8:13 pm (Space/Science)

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)

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

Space: above and beyond by mcfly May 23, 2011 11:05 am

One of my all time favorites. I bought the dvd's after you mentioned them and I have watched the first ... by FrankC 2011-05-29 17:54:20
It's been a long time since I watched it, but I remember it as being pretty good for TV science ... by TB 2011-05-23 12:04:51

Pawlenty vs. ethanol...in Iowa by TB May 23, 2011 10:15 am

Pawlenty's gutsy stand on ethanol subsidies deserves praise and respect. I've always felt gasohol was welfare for conservative farmers, ... by ER 2011-05-23 10:25:46
- I agree. by Eri 2011-05-23 10:35:11

Extreme knitting by TB May 23, 2011 9:44 am

*Insert awed expletive here* Do my house next! by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 14:30:02
OMG! LOL. by Eri 2011-05-23 10:44:22

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