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So you Millennials think the world has given you a raw deal? ER November 25, 2025 5:27 pm (Off-Topic)

This is not a drill. NOT a drill. General Quarters, General Quarters. All hands man your battle stations. ER November 24, 2025 4:58 pm (CurrentEvents)

Xi called Trump RobVG November 24, 2025 10:26 am (CurrentEvents)

I thought this was fake news when I first saw it online BuckGalaxy November 23, 2025 10:13 pm (Space/Science)

And the worms ate into his brain BuckGalaxy November 23, 2025 7:37 pm (CurrentEvents)

Cracks propagate podrock November 22, 2025 8:54 pm (CurrentEvents)

Debunking simulation theory with more simulation theory RobVG November 20, 2025 3:09 pm (Space/Science)

SR72 RobVG November 20, 2025 1:00 pm (Off-Topic)

Carmakers want to build robot armies BuckGalaxy November 18, 2025 5:50 pm (Flame)

Just going to put this out there... BuckGalaxy November 16, 2025 10:46 pm (GeekSpeak)

Moonage Daydream BuckGalaxy November 16, 2025 2:48 pm (Space/Science)

FU Chrome BuckGalaxy November 16, 2025 11:57 am (GeekSpeak)

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

Joplin, MO Tornado by Eri May 23, 2011 6:04 am

A good radar site to watch the weather here. You can click on a spot to get a local radar screen, ... by TB 2011-05-23 18:08:29
- Thanks, TB. Great site. by Eri 2011-05-23 23:39:43
Some of my earliest memories (in KC) are of the picture on the TV warning of tornados and going to ... by podrock 2011-05-23 15:55:36
- I can remember camping out in Oklahoma one night, not to awfully far from Miami. There were tornado warnings ... by Eri 2011-05-23 23:47:55
There was some stuff up in Minneapolis too, but it sounds like it wasn't anywhere near my sister. Take care of ... by TB 2011-05-23 11:42:30
- Tom, you're such a male! Always trying to fix everything. That's sweet but I've already determined my avenues ... by Eri 2011-05-23 14:36:13
Take care Eri. We had some house-rattling thunder here last night but were otherwise lucky. I know what you mean ... by mcfly 2011-05-23 08:43:34
- Thanks, McFly. You take care, too. Unfortunately, I can't use my bathtub. My knees are so bad, ... by Eri 2011-05-23 10:41:44
I am so sorry Eri. by Jody 2011-05-23 08:41:15
- You may be getting some of this shit tonight. Be careful. by Eri 2011-05-23 10:42:55
Keep in touch, Eri, and let us know how you are doing. And I hope everyone you know is ... by ER 2011-05-23 06:29:51
- Yes, the weather has been worse, more violent and more frequent. They're blaming it on El Nino but I ... by Eri 2011-05-23 10:39:44
  - Tornadoes and climate by TB 2011-05-23 11:25:15
    - He's full of shit. I'd laugh if the subject weren't so serious. I've heard meteorologists and other experts ... by Eri 2011-05-23 14:39:32
      - "Harold Brooks, research meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Oklahoma." But hey, ... by TB 2011-05-23 14:50:12
        
        Well now, TB, to be fair, you've dismissed the work of scientists and researchers who back the notion of climate ... by mcfly 2011-05-24 10:31:01
        
        A couple of more articles from liberal publications here, and here. I honestly didn't think my original NOAA source was going ... by TB 2011-05-24 10:43:22
        
        I wasn't disputing Brooks, I was just saying that you've dismissed research just as did Eri. If she's rejecting "bad ... by mcfly 2011-05-24 10:56:18
        
        He can be bought or told what to say and not to say. I can spell coverup. This ... by Eri 2011-05-23 23:49:53
        
        Ah. "Bad fact." by TB 2011-05-24 07:34:17

Car review: Nissan Leaf by TB May 22, 2011 9:09 pm

TB's got himself a job as on-line car salesman. Go get 'em! :) by Eri 2011-05-23 03:19:45
- I don't know about you, but that article didn't do a very good job of selling me on an electric ... by TB 2011-05-23 07:18:47
  - I've never understood the enthusiasm for fully electric cars (as opposed to hybrids, which make much more sense to me. ... by ER 2011-05-23 08:10:12
    - I agree ER n/t by Jody 2011-05-23 08:39:28
- TB is always selling something, :) by ER 2011-05-23 05:10:25

Maher and friends on socialism by TB May 22, 2011 1:46 pm

Ahhh...the World according to Maher. I dunno if I even want to address this teaching moment. by Jody 2011-05-22 17:05:28
- You can see that it didn't work very well as a teaching moment. I throw this stuff up now ... by TB 2011-05-22 19:52:13
  - You'd do far better to try to learn something than teach, which, IMO is an arrogant attitude. The only ... by Eri 2011-05-23 05:36:30
    - Believe me, I'm learning something. by TB 2011-05-23 07:27:36
  - Its funny how these things seem to work out. You invade these countries, for their own good, and they ... by ER 2011-05-23 05:06:28
  - "...throw this stuff up now and then..." Hey, the fingers down your throat are your own. by mcfly 2011-05-23 01:36:54
    - Behind Blue Eyes--The Who No one knows what it's like To be the bad man To be the sad man Behind blue eyes No one ... by ER 2011-05-23 05:15:47
- I have no idea what that article was trying to communicate, or why TB posted it. Probably the usual ... by ER 2011-05-22 18:08:43
  - Apparently mediocrity is what you base your observations on. by Jody 2011-05-23 06:11:20
    - Say what? by ER 2011-05-23 06:33:47
      - Bottom line...Socialism, however you define it, is mediocrity. by Jody 2011-05-23 08:11:43
        
        That's such an odd thing to say. Is the Canadian healthcare system, which provides high quality care to everyone who ... by mcfly 2011-05-23 09:01:27
        
        That is awesome for Canada. I certainly don't wish it away. I don't live in Canada. by Jody 2011-05-23 09:46:57
        
        Well, my point was that perhaps equating Socialism with mediocrity isn't fair. Clearly, it can be a workable way to ... by mcfly 2011-05-23 10:33:58
        
        The Canadian health care system compares more accurately to Medicaid than it does to Medicare. It's run mostly at ... by TB 2011-05-23 10:01:47
        
        I'm not sure why you bring up legal immigrants, such as myself. Are we a drain on the system? Are ... by mcfly 2011-05-23 10:44:26
        
        Nothing at all against immigrants, particularly the legal ones. Just pulling one demographic out to point out how large ... by TB 2011-05-23 11:12:11
        
        A detailed, thoughtful response. Quite your norm. Thanks. by mcfly 2011-05-23 12:15:47
        
        "The problems and cost issues are not at the same scale between the U.S. and Canada. As just one example, ... by Jody 2011-05-23 10:12:23
        
        Yeah, I know. Someone explains that to me 5 or 6 times a day, every day, day in and ... by ER 2011-05-23 08:20:38
        
        Not scolding, not lecturing,not preaching, or patronizing, or insulting. I like my reality better. You like yours better. It is what ... by Jody 2011-05-23 08:37:45
  - Again, destruction of a concept is helpful in avoiding discussion of it. You can have one country be more ... by TB 2011-05-22 20:22:30
  - Well put, ER. Did you read the comments on that one? Conservative lockstep holds that they pray to the only ... by mcfly 2011-05-22 18:23:52
    - Well put, yourself, McFly. Still, we should be charitable with our conservative friends. It is not merely a question of differences ... by ER 2011-05-22 18:56:03
      - Thanks for that. I have to agree, sadly. Contrary to TB's post below, it hasn't been a matter of stifling ... by mcfly 2011-05-23 01:25:15
        
        John Galt never existed. They had to make him up. Yeah, "saviors". TB is so hung up with all ... by ER 2011-05-23 04:50:04
        
        After all this time, you honestly think my opposition to statism is because I just want the people I approve ... by TB 2011-05-23 09:04:30
        
        TB, what is pissing us off is not that you're opposed to statism, but that you assume we're all in ... by ER 2011-05-23 09:35:59
        
        Seriously, I'm honestly confused. What characterizes "not being in favor of statism" nowadays? Where is the bar? ... by TB 2011-05-23 09:56:51
        
        "I have been unable to come up with any examples of government overreach into our lives that have not been ... by mcfly 2011-05-23 10:47:23
        
        I wish to God all the statist agendas I worry about were flopping and gasping on the beach like abortion ... by TB 2011-05-23 11:49:52
        
        Like all real political questions in a democracy, it is negotiable and to be settled by debate and compromise.(Or postponed ... by ER 2011-05-23 10:33:51
        
        There are some issues that cannot be decided by majority rule. That are right and wrong no matter how ... by TB 2011-05-23 11:59:12
        
        My God, Tom. You're spouting nonsense, now. Sure, slavery is an obvious evil, to us, today. But to half ... by ER 2011-05-23 13:38:12
        
        The right to life and the right to property are intimately connected. A "free" man who is prevented from ... by TB 2011-05-23 15:17:30
        
        More delusional non-sequiturs. "The right to property is the right to life." What utter hogwash. And then you ... by ER 2011-05-23 17:20:35
        
        Wait a minute. Is it just things like land ownership that bug you? If you owned, say, a ... by TB 2011-05-23 18:04:06
        
        There was no Cato Institution in Rome. I was making a play on words on Cato, a Roman statesman ... by ER 2011-05-23 19:35:05
        
        Friend, you have completely swallowed the hook. I don't know where to go from here. I'm curious as to how ... by TB 2011-05-23 17:39:54
        
        I'm perfectly happy with the way society is organized. I adapt to the way things are; the rules currently in ... by ER 2011-05-23 19:56:47
        
        I don't have any pension waiting for me. I chose to work in startups, and for myself. The ... by TB 2011-05-23 20:29:55
        
        I know where you're coming from, I could read between the lines and I knew perfectly well what your situation ... by ER 2011-05-23 21:16:24
        
        Ironically, my portfolio is doing all right. I didn't panic during the crash, sat tight, and rode it all ... by TB 2011-05-24 07:51:15
        
        PS Like all over-, and under reaching, someone, somewhere is going to be in favor of something, and someone somewhere is ... by ER 2011-05-23 10:54:57
      - "Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded - here and ... by TB 2011-05-22 19:53:15
I'll comment. Maybe I'm supposed to slither away, cowering in shame and fear, after watching that short video, (admittedly, ... by ER 2011-05-22 14:13:34

What I REALLY love about this new site. by Eri May 22, 2011 7:30 am

Cool. by Robert 2011-05-25 09:41:37
- Cool right back at ya. That is something good for the forum. by Eri 2011-05-25 23:24:23

Salmon Cheese Ball by Eri May 22, 2011 7:07 am

Mitch Daniels not running for Prez by mcfly May 22, 2011 6:53 am

Right now, the shit-storm is blowing completely from the right. It ain't the lamestream media that's attacking Romney and Gingrich. ... by ER 2011-05-22 13:44:36
- Agreed. The media's nothing compared to the torches and pitchforks wielded by the Tea Party. Lifelong conservatives cast aside as ... by mcfly 2011-05-22 18:38:50
- Something to remember: The election victory in 2010 was driven by ideas from the right, including the Tea Party ... by TB 2011-05-22 14:13:19
  - "You can tell what scares Democrats by what they attack." Well, you have my unqualified agreement on that. The Post-Reagan ... by ER 2011-05-22 14:32:55
    - "Post-Reagan?" As though Reagan's administration and ideas are considered by all right-thinking reasonable people as representing "good" Republicans? Nice try. The ... by TB 2011-05-22 15:24:14
      - Post and Pre Reagan, and Goldwater and McCarthy too. I make no apologies. TB, I simply don't like your ... by ER 2011-05-22 15:36:10
        
        It shows. :) by TB 2011-05-22 16:00:40
- Tell me what political positions qualify those people as lunatics. I understand the label, like most of them, is ... by TB 2011-05-22 13:55:09
  - Wake up, TB, Gingrich is an unprincipled SOB who's own party staged a palace revolution and kicked him out of ... by ER 2011-05-22 14:26:21
This situation cannot continue indefinitely. Eventually, a reasonable Republican will emerge that can be embraced by enough people in ... by ER 2011-05-22 08:19:24
- I can tell you right now what's keeping a lot of Republicans out is the certain knowledge of the shitstorm ... by TB 2011-05-22 13:19:39

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