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Starship V3 set to make its first launch 6:30pm ET on Monday, May 19 BuckGalaxy May 12, 2026 4:52 pm (Space/Science)

Good idea, for what it's worth... BuckGalaxy May 11, 2026 11:00 pm (CurrentEvents)

Consequences of the Orange Moron's idiotic war BuckGalaxy May 11, 2026 1:36 am (CurrentEvents)

How are you supposed to win a war when you avoid killing people RobVG May 8, 2026 5:47 pm (CurrentEvents)

There's no way the Post WW2 order can be revived after Trump BuckGalaxy April 30, 2026 5:26 pm (CurrentEvents)

Trump had to be stopped from using nuclear weapons on Iran (edit - no evidence for claim... BAD RL!) RL April 21, 2026 7:57 pm (CurrentEvents)

New Glenn 3 flight profile BuckGalaxy April 18, 2026 12:08 am (Space/Science)

NASA's Moon Base User’s Guide BuckGalaxy April 16, 2026 3:10 pm (Space/Science)

Meanwhile, bye bye National Forest Service podrock April 9, 2026 8:13 am (CurrentEvents)

Is Isreal really a US ally RobVG April 8, 2026 5:21 pm (CurrentEvents)

Eventually, one has to just admit it. podrock April 6, 2026 8:08 pm (CurrentEvents)

Where no one has gone before BuckGalaxy April 6, 2026 7:49 pm (Space/Science)

The Fix by Eri June 14, 2011 10:39 pm

I assume it is intended as a joke since we are talking about 40 trillion bucks. I totally agree with the ... by FrankC 2011-06-15 12:48:23
- Of course it's a joke, but it reflects the fundamental theory of "stimulus" economics. Give people a shitload of ... by TB 2011-06-15 12:54:43
Does anyone who gets this e-mail ever sit down and multiply 40 million people by a million dollars? Our entire GDP ... by TB 2011-06-15 09:38:57

After the flares are over, the Big Chill? by Eri June 14, 2011 9:45 pm

Speculation and facts. There are measurements indicating that the Earth’s water and surface temperature have increased. Some information here: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/20050428/ “Earth's Energy ... by johannes 2011-06-19 16:48:32
Warming is always better than cooling. Believe me, you'd much rather have the temperature go up a few degrees ... by TB 2011-06-15 09:50:27
- Call me crazy, but I prefer the Snowball Earth option. Or at least the one where we become Planet ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-15 18:16:35
  - Snowball Earth is death. We can live and raise food in a more tropical climate. by TB 2011-06-15 20:03:40
    - Hence, my "Planet Sierra" approach - cold, but livable for tundra climates. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-29 12:44:42
      - Which brings up a thought experiment of mine. How many species would it take to create a bare bones ... by Lee 2011-06-29 13:49:27

Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstates collective bargaining law by TB June 14, 2011 7:47 pm

Jon Stewart gets it right. by Lee June 14, 2011 2:30 pm

A long time ago the Left arrived at the point where what's inside their heads became far more important than ... by TB 2011-06-14 15:22:52
- Fiasco? Sorry, it's not ringing a bell... by mcfly 2011-06-14 17:30:04
  - How long have you been in this country, Fly? Or more specifically, how long have you been studying our ... by ER 2011-06-14 19:06:37
    - Yeah, I guess that's the story behind politics everywhere, except of course in the US we're talking real money and ... by mcfly 2011-06-14 20:18:46
      - Well, for definitions of politics, there's "the art of the possible." But that's how politicians define politics. The question is, ... by mcfly 2011-06-14 20:56:48
        
        Politicians would like us to believe politics is groups of dedicated statesmen wrangling over lofty ideals and noble philosophies as ... by ER 2011-06-15 03:59:31
        
        Conclusion: We really need to give these people more power and more of our money. by TB 2011-06-15 09:31:25
  - LOL! by TB 2011-06-14 18:32:07

Space policy debate question by TB June 14, 2011 9:47 am

Question of the day by TB June 14, 2011 9:36 am

I have visions of Weiner doing all his hot shit communications with a 55 year old fat bald man who ... by Eri 2011-06-14 22:51:02
- LOL. 'Course now I gotta work on getting that picture outa my head... by mcfly 2011-06-15 10:15:11

Bees by Lee June 14, 2011 8:00 am

Lot's o' bees here. by podrock 2011-06-14 10:41:40
- Bee good. by Eri 2011-06-14 22:53:04
Depends on the flowers. I see some bushes that get clouds of bees. Some attract honeybees, others the ... by TB 2011-06-14 08:45:36

What a Lousy Disorder by Eri June 14, 2011 5:49 am

When I was in elementary school, I was terrible with math. Easily my poorest subject. Having an interest in science, ... by mcfly 2011-06-14 11:13:25
- I wanted to be an astronomer, and I knew that required lots of math. So I took all the math ... by ER 2011-06-14 19:41:23
  - I did okay in algebra and aced trig and geometry in high school. My downfall in college was calculus. ... by TB 2011-06-14 19:53:01
    - I remember a sentence in the intro to Dr Goodman's calc text, it went something like this..."Developing a taste for ... by ER 2011-06-14 20:35:42
Now wait just a darn minute. Count backwards from 100 by 7s as a test? I'd have to do each ... by TB 2011-06-14 08:31:28
- Counting backwards by 7's is easy. I did it pretty fast. It's all in numerical relationships. I'm ... by Eri 2011-06-14 22:49:40
I don't know if this is a disorder or not....but I actually have a hard time telling my left from ... by Jody 2011-06-14 08:21:25
- My wife can't tell her left from her right either, but she has an uncanny sense of direction, she always ... by ER 2011-06-14 19:43:14
- Oprah can't tell your left from your right? :-) by mcfly 2011-06-14 10:36:43
  - RIGHT!!!!! :) by Jody 2011-06-14 10:50:58
    - Easy. The left is your other right. by Eri 2011-06-14 22:48:13

How government jumps the shark by TB June 13, 2011 8:33 pm

A perceptive and well-written essay, I find little to disagree with in it. But it still manages to overlook ... by ER 2011-06-14 06:28:58
- "Victorian capitalism" - which drastically raised living standards for Western societies - was a long time ago. I think the point ... by TB 2011-06-14 09:01:34
  - "Democrats, liberals, and the Left refuse to step back one bloody inch toward the middle..." So when myself and other "non-Righties" ... by mcfly 2011-06-14 17:49:52
  - That's what I figured you'd say. by ER 2011-06-14 09:47:06
    - What were you expecting? Seriously. Do you have any comment on what I said? l mean an ... by TB 2011-06-14 10:06:46
      - I don't have a response to that. I just wanted to make sure you knew I didn't miss the ... by ER 2011-06-14 11:40:26
  - There is a middle ground TB...but some *lean* to the left...or *lean* to the right, when the rubber meets the ... by Jody 2011-06-14 09:13:18

This just in... by TB June 13, 2011 8:12 pm

uhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh by Jody 2011-06-14 08:21:58
That's a great news byte to start off the day with. Beavis, RIP. Please. by Eri 2011-06-14 05:47:48

Weiner bytes by Eri June 13, 2011 6:35 pm

Great performance, great material. This is really no big deal. At least as far as I'm concerned, although if I was ... by ER 2011-06-14 04:26:29
Is there a link? by ER 2011-06-13 19:43:55
- I found it. I'm surprised it's up so soon. Maybe I'm overreacting but I was offended that he would ... by Eri 2011-06-13 21:11:23
  - Awww Eri....you are so cute. This is tame! by Jody 2011-06-13 21:36:53
    - Sigh. I'm not a prude. Anyone who knows me well knows I'm not. But there are some ... by Eri 2011-06-14 05:53:36
      - Beats going Laurena Bobbit on him, I guess. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-14 14:41:21
      - How WELL I know. I am collateral damage. I have grown immune to this behavior because my walls have become ... by Jody 2011-06-14 08:18:56

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