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A Taste of Armageddon RobVG July 2, 2025 8:00 am (CurrentEvents)

We've got company ER July 2, 2025 7:50 am (Space/Science)

All Along the Watchtower ER July 1, 2025 9:13 pm (CurrentEvents)

Birthright Citizenship RobVG June 29, 2025 3:34 pm (CurrentEvents)

To be blunt, NASA is now dead RL June 27, 2025 11:56 am (Space/Science)

Musk trashes his own AI after it chose a liberal worldview. RobVG June 23, 2025 9:56 am (CurrentEvents)

Psyche keeps its date with an asteroid BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 5:21 pm (Space/Science)

Just for the record... ER June 22, 2025 8:59 am (CurrentEvents)

The Three Unknowns After the U.S. Strike on Iran BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:58 am (CurrentEvents)

There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy. BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:29 am (Flame)

Not ready for prime time BuckGalaxy June 19, 2025 12:18 pm (Space/Science)

hypocrisy ER June 15, 2025 2:30 pm (Flame)

NRA's at it again by Eri May 7, 2011 12:19 pm

The government should have nothing to say about what kind of questions a pediatrician can ask their patient. Nothing. Now, ... by TB 2011-05-07 19:55:15
- Gore's running again as a Conservative this time? by Eri 2011-05-08 04:28:35
So the Rocky Raccoon/Bungalow Bill brigade is at it again? Yeah, I'm from Florida. I'm surrounded by these mental ... by ER 2011-05-07 14:00:49
- I pretty well agree with all you said. I don't own a gun and probably never will. I ... by Eri 2011-05-07 19:09:04

I want to toss you this idea, and see where it goes. by Jeff-Wash May 6, 2011 4:25 pm

They sound a lot like Goths. by ER 2011-05-08 05:30:12
Steampunk fusion. : by Lee 2011-05-07 23:09:47
- . by Lee 2011-05-07 23:13:31
Steam punk has been around for a while, it is an established sub-genre of science fiction. Think of steam-powered ... by ER 2011-05-06 18:10:50
- You would LOVE "Loki by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-07 16:01:28
  - ^^^^Link I failed at making: http://books.google.com/books?id=HYbvbbBOqWUC&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=the+witch+wagon+larry+niven&source=bl&ots=ptROh0gtQ0&sig=flgpzH9WNdwh4lZCMK5JEV5vY3A&hl=en&ei=4c7FTd6fCoT4swPTvN2hAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Anyone know how to link on this site? And as for the possibilities of technology like ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-07 16:04:02
    - OK, here you go, VRB. How you do it is: first post any word in a comment, then click on edit ... by Eri 2011-05-08 04:48:19
      - Gee, now why didn't I think of that? by ER 2011-05-08 05:27:58
        
        mmm, did you already say all that? I must have missed it. Not unlikely since I'm usually half ... by Eri 2011-05-08 07:11:39
        
        No, I didn't say any of it. I was just sarcastically commenting that if I had to go through ... by ER 2011-05-08 10:39:04
        
        LOL. ER, you're a hoot. by Eri 2011-05-08 13:32:26
    - "Loki" is just what I had in mind. You may recall a sketch I wrote during the Age of ... by ER 2011-05-07 16:45:35
    - Some things we've learned about commenting... by podrock 2011-05-07 16:17:46
      - OK, I guess YOU had already said it. by Eri 2011-05-08 17:33:04
        
        Couple of times, yeah The biggest problem of the new place is this limited comment editor. by podrock 2011-05-08 18:25:14
      - Sorry, but I see not edit option when I click "Compose a reply" on the forums. I DO see ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-08 13:21:55
        
        Forgive me if I wasn't clear. First post your comment. There is no edit button in the compose a reply ... by podrock 2011-05-08 14:11:40
        
        Damnit, this is turning out just like DamnTikiWiki. I don't see an edit button, except on threads that I'VE created. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-09 14:09:23
        
        At your permission level, you should only be able to edit your own posts and comments. But it should ... by podrock 2011-05-09 14:26:33
- Or what about a world where sentient creatures do not have, and do not need technology at all? by Jeff-Wash 2011-05-07 12:09:23
  - Those worlds are of little interest to me, because I can never communicate with them. The only way to ... by ER 2011-05-07 14:11:10
  - Hmmmmm. Care to elaborate? I have my idea but it is based on the power of the psyche. Of ... by Eri 2011-05-07 12:25:20
    - Power of the psyche? Even if we assume that to be possible, how can we expect their psyches to ... by ER 2011-05-07 14:30:03
      - All very good points. Of course, in science fiction/fantasy writing, all things are possible, including psychic contact/interaction. by Eri 2011-05-07 19:17:40
        
        Of course. The concept of telepathic communication with extraterrestrials is beautifully exploited in A.E. van Vogt's "Dear Pen Pal". ... by ER 2011-05-07 19:30:53
      - What a wonderful premise for a story! Rife with possibilities. You should write it. by Eri 2011-05-07 19:14:40

JUST goes to show that patience is a virtue. by Jeff-Wash May 6, 2011 4:09 pm

"The Earth’s rotation does drag the fabric of space-time around at the value Einstein calculated." by Eri 2011-05-09 23:08:25

Free Geography Tools by podrock May 6, 2011 11:29 am

Why? by Eri May 6, 2011 3:44 am

I'm sick and tired of aliens flaunting their "superior minds." If they're so great, why are they always skulking around ... by mcfly 2011-05-16 06:03:11
- They probably skulk because of our propensity to autopsy everything different from us. We are naturally curious, of course, ... by Eri 2011-05-17 16:55:34
  - Well, they do return the favor every now and then. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 01:18:20
Ruh roh. I marked this for posting in Mysteries of Multiverse; however that forum does not seem to actually ... by Eri 2011-05-06 03:47:00
- Mysteries of the Multiverse link by podrock 2011-05-06 08:57:53

USA military operations by FrankC May 5, 2011 2:27 pm

Was EO iinvolved in the South African operations against the Cuban Army in Africa? by ER 2011-05-05 18:17:00
- Better info...EO was formed in1989 at the end of the Angolan/South Africa conflict. It was composed mainly of SA special ... by FrankC 2011-05-06 11:29:24
  - I'm not sure, but I believe by 89 the Cubans had left Africa. I've always been disturbed by the ... by ER 2011-05-07 04:08:28
- The problem with the likes of EO is, they fight for money. There is some indication they fought against the Cubans ... by FrankC 2011-05-05 18:37:02
  - The Cubans kicked butt in Africa, and sent the South Africans packing, but that was back in the 70s, ... by ER 2011-05-05 18:46:17
    - No shit. You oughta at least be able to pick a side for God's sake! by Eri 2011-05-05 21:14:41
      - Follow the money. It was like trying to make sense of the plot of Dune. The spice must flow. by ER 2011-05-06 05:33:05
        
        The Cubans' money came from the U.S.S.R., and in Africa, they went where they were told. It wasn't that ... by TB 2011-05-09 08:05:03
        
        That goes without saying. It was a proxy war between the US and the USSR. Both the Cubans and ... by ER 2011-05-09 09:01:57
        
        I read Dune and the 2nd one but quit after that. It's funny but the Dune books always horribly ... by Eri 2011-05-06 16:58:19
It's difficult to compare campaigns conducted decades apart, over time periods where there have been great technological changes. Still, ... by ER 2011-05-05 18:14:25
- I agree they were the best standing army in modern history. There were several factors that contributed. Training was certainly ... by FrankC 2011-05-06 14:34:44
- The reasons we won that war: 1 the Germans were stupid enough to attack Russia 2 they were morally bankrupt and financially ... by Eri 2011-05-05 21:20:01
  - In late '43, German general was entertaining a young woman. Trying to impress her, he took her to a meeting ... by mcfly 2011-05-11 04:34:30
I'll settle for victory by superior tech. by TB 2011-05-05 17:10:01
- Certainly, the point is, there was a general postwar feeling that US forces were so well trained they were virtually ... by FrankC 2011-05-05 18:44:37

WTF Science by Vitruvius May 5, 2011 4:42 pm

Moved from the Space Board. by podrock 2011-05-05 18:41:51
- It's called the Space/Science board, so I thought a science article would be appropriately placed there. Also, I make no apologies ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-05 23:43:26
  - I post science articles relating to health on the ComestibleZone since almost everything goes back to diet one way or ... by Eri 2011-05-06 03:27:58
    - I would LOVE to see the public reaction to this. Would the pill be female-only, or would Big Pharma ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-06 16:42:36
      - Like the morning-after birth control pill for men? by ER 2011-05-06 18:14:46
        
        *Dies* by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-06 23:29:02
      - Only to certified gays. Oh God, I hope no one gay takes offense at that. I got friends ... by Eri 2011-05-06 17:02:39
- Moderation? Don't you mean abstinence? by ER 2011-05-05 18:51:43
Hmmm. That explains a lot. by ER 2011-05-05 17:45:24

Anti-Diabetic Potential of Grape Polyphenols by Eri May 5, 2011 7:57 am

"Fruit of the Century." Sure, that'll work. I was gonna nominate Rex Reed, but it's all good. by mcfly 2011-05-17 18:52:37

Cranberry powder fights UTI's by Eri May 5, 2011 7:54 am

beans by Robert 2011-05-15 18:35:42
ffff by Robert 2011-05-15 18:17:03

Probiotics Reduce Cold, Flu symptons... by Eri May 5, 2011 7:50 am

and a reply to my reply? by Robert 2011-05-15 18:42:13

Adele: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert by Jody May 5, 2011 6:28 am

I'm sorry, Adele...but can't we still be friends? by ER 2011-05-05 07:25:30

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