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How we know the lightbulb ban is a bad idea... by TB May 28, 2011 6:29 am

Wow, you really twisted that one all out of shape. The article doesn't blame Bush for anything. It merely mentions the ... by mcfly 2011-05-28 07:50:33
- They mentioned it as a Bush law twice. Nobody mentioned the law's sponsors, or the great Democratic 100-Hour Plan ... by TB 2011-05-28 08:37:29
  - Energy costs money, but as long as squandering it is profitable for someone, energy waste will be promoted and encouraged ... by ER 2011-05-28 09:13:10
    - If prices are allowed to go where they naturally go, the system works. If prices of a commodity are low in ... by TB 2011-05-28 09:36:20
      - As General Giap once told Henry Kissinger, "That may very well be true, but it is irrelevant". Energy consumption is an ... by ER 2011-05-28 09:59:54
        
        Nobody is going to suddenly run out of oil in a year. Or even twenty years. Most intelligent ... by TB 2011-05-28 10:59:17
        
        No one has ever fully trusted the government. Not even Liberals. But lately, its the Conservatives who simply cannot ... by ER 2011-05-28 11:21:12
        
        It's a good idea to have a healthy distrust of anyone or anything that can throw a lot of weight ... by TB 2011-05-28 12:26:34
        
        True, but never forget, the best way for a regulator to make money is to accept bribes from those he ... by ER 2011-05-28 12:51:09
        
        That's where the competition comes in. If you have more than one regulatory agency, they have a huge incentive ... by TB 2011-05-28 13:10:27

This would work for us, too! by Eri May 27, 2011 5:02 pm

If I were a British subject, I would probably vote Tory. by ER 2011-05-27 18:01:41
LOL...£100 a week for alcohol?? Might work in Ireland, I suppose... by mcfly 2011-05-27 17:13:27
- I could learn to drink that much. :-) by Eri 2011-05-27 17:16:34
and BTW, just send me to jail! by Eri 2011-05-27 17:02:53

Aussie student finds universe's "missing mass" by TB May 27, 2011 2:12 pm

Don't tell me, she left it down under... by ER 2011-05-27 17:57:17
- Nah, I think she had left it in her makeup case next to O'Henry's Missing Chord. by Eri 2011-05-31 08:41:10

Why Obama doesn't speak well off the prompter... by TB May 27, 2011 1:16 pm

No, it's true. I have the same problem. by mcfly 2011-05-27 17:02:10
- Well, I was referring to my big giant brain getting in the way. No wait...it's my big giant ego. Yeah, that's ... by mcfly 2011-05-27 19:35:59
- I do, too, although I have trained myself to speak more slowly and think about what I'm saying so I ... by Eri 2011-05-27 17:09:14
  - I can not public speak. That scares the living bejeebus outta me. by Jody 2011-05-27 18:24:23
  - And here I thought it was just because he was a Democrat. by ER 2011-05-27 17:33:22
    - LOL. Poke. Poke. (Careful, you'll wake up TB poking him like that.) by Eri 2011-05-27 21:10:55
      - No need to worry about that. He monitors all our communications continuously for signs of political incorrectness, and if ... by ER 2011-05-28 04:20:22

My good friend was in St. John's Med Ctr. when the tornado hit by Eri May 27, 2011 11:47 am

Only five patients and one visitor were killed at the hospital, which considering the damage and the direct hit, is ... by TB 2011-05-27 12:25:15
- Realistically, there may have been more dead from St. John's. An eyewitness reported she witnessed a 300 lb. man ... by Eri 2011-05-28 07:14:19
  - The current official list only has thirty or so names on it. Obviously, next of kin and such have ... by TB 2011-05-28 07:42:45
- If Annie said some babies died, they died. It may not have been within the confines of St. John's, I'm ... by Eri 2011-05-27 17:14:31
  - As you say, she may be talking about wherever she was evacuated to and not the hospital proper. Let's ... by TB 2011-05-27 19:56:05
- Photos here. by TB 2011-05-27 12:29:29

D-Wave sells first quantum computer by Jody May 27, 2011 11:01 am

*Drools* DO WANT Seriously, we live in the future. How cool is that? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 00:30:25
Quarter of the way there, by one theory. by Robert 2011-05-27 21:47:24

Question for Robert or Podrock by TB May 27, 2011 10:09 am

The normal user can see the dashboard, with small differences. I see all comments listed, but only see my ... by Rita Book 2011-05-27 11:27:55
- However, while I can edit my posts, I cannot edit my comments. (pod) by Rita Book 2011-05-27 11:35:08
  - It sounds like what needs to be created is an interface where you have access to all the posts and ... by TB 2011-05-27 12:15:11
    - That's right. I'm working steadily in that direction, though I know it's hard to see it. The separate "dashboard" is ... by Robert 2011-05-27 21:33:51

Oh for crying outloud... by RobVG May 27, 2011 10:06 am

Well, we're being attacked by spammers now, sooo :) by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-15 18:41:21
Everyone who responded had a valid point to make, Rob, so I'm sort of batting now in cleanup position. To me ... by Robert 2011-06-03 11:10:27
- So help me Rob...if you leave I will hop a plane and hump you down...er um...hunt you down. by Jody 2011-06-06 19:23:26
  - Knowing Jody, the first was probably accurate. ;) by Eri 2011-06-17 16:54:05
IF we ever blossom into a larger site with more and more members, then the captcha and email requirement will ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 00:27:23
- There was an original HZ, before DamnTikiWiki. It was a very active site with lots of members for years. ... by Eri 2011-06-02 05:54:29
I read your posts. I often don't have anything to say in response. If the membership were larger, ... by Eri 2011-05-28 07:20:14
Rob, you are registered with the site at the level of "author" which is the same as the testuser Rita ... by podrock 2011-05-27 11:47:28
If I had a nickel for every post I've made that sinks, alone and ignored, under the choppy waves of ... by mcfly 2011-05-27 10:53:26
I would love to try and help you out. I'm trying to find out what features are "normal" here ... by TB 2011-05-27 10:15:24

Why they're not hiring by TB May 27, 2011 9:30 am

Nice try but it backfires by Eri May 27, 2011 7:45 am

Count me as in favor of... by Jody May 27, 2011 6:17 am

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