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Mourning for Spirit by podrock May 25, 2011 12:58 pm

Hear! Hear! by Eri 2011-05-26 16:57:36
Farewell little rover. Fared thee well indeed, and aptly-named you were. We honor your service and will not forget it. by Robert 2011-05-26 10:27:59
RIP, you magnificent triumph of human ingenuity. by mcfly 2011-05-26 07:50:12

More tornadoes in Missouri by Eri May 25, 2011 1:06 pm

They showed a video from Oklahoma today where the person was driving and the tornado is coming at him. ... by Eri 2011-05-25 22:35:20
Good idea about the clothes Eri...I have a ton I will donate too. This video is one of the tornadoes we ... by Jody 2011-05-25 14:26:15

"Fuzzy subject" graduate has an epiphany by TB May 25, 2011 12:16 pm

Actually, mining / geology can be rather fuzzy. by podrock 2011-05-25 21:04:32
- The sciences are not as cut and dry, black and white, rigorously objective as our friend TB likes to imagine. ... by ER 2011-05-26 05:55:03
- Also, Have you seen this? by podrock 2011-05-25 21:15:16
  - I've always been very proud that in my life I have mastered two blue collar trades, and I have actually ... by ER 2011-05-26 05:45:05
I cannot imagine how you can consider the humanities a "fuzzy" subject (translation: something only a liberal goof ball would ... by ER 2011-05-25 13:21:05
- I'm not sure MBA's aren't just as fuzzy as French Literature in some ways. Astronomy, math, physics, computer science and engineering ... by TB 2011-05-25 16:41:58
  - I have a rule of thumb as to what is a meaningful degree or not. If we are putting ... by ER 2011-05-25 19:41:54
    - I don't know. I've been trying to set up rules of thumb on this and I keep finding holes ... by TB 2011-05-25 20:10:39
      - It must be remembered, of course, that a degree in Medieval French Literature doesn't always lead to career in the ... by mcfly 2011-05-26 07:18:06
        
        An enormous amount of entrepreneurism is simply deciding to make the jump. To risk climbing out of the rut. ... by TB 2011-05-26 09:48:09
        
        I don't want to blurt his name out, he's a private citizen and the 'Zone seems to be rather well ... by mcfly 2011-05-26 11:12:58
      - Oops, sorry, misplaced my response to yr post again. See "The problem is that education has become a commodity.", below. by ER 2011-05-25 22:09:46
P.S. Do I get any liberal arts points for recognizing the origin of the title? by TB 2011-05-25 12:18:26
- The problem is that education has become a commodity. You pay money for a diploma and it opens doors ... by ER 2011-05-25 22:01:45
  - PS "Do you need a Masters Degree in art to be an artist?" Funny you should say that. I have a ... by ER 2011-05-25 22:44:23
    - I know a guy who used to work doing the grunt work of geology: claim staking, steam sediment sampling, surveying ... by podrock 2011-05-25 23:02:22
      - Sometimes, if we're lucky and if we're smart, and if we work very hard, we get to exploit the ... by ER 2011-05-26 05:09:52
- There's nothing fuzzy about fuzzy math. by ER 2011-05-25 13:45:27
  - Although you are, as are we all, scriveners. by ER 2011-05-25 13:47:05
    - And yes, we are all lost in the ah, wilderness. by ER 2011-05-25 13:51:37

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

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