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Role reversal ER February 20, 2026 7:58 am (Off-Topic)

When Will This War End? The Question Is Meaningless. BuckGalaxy February 15, 2026 5:56 pm (CurrentEvents)

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Somebody help me out with telephone games. ER February 12, 2026 5:00 pm (CurrentEvents)

"Trump in heels" leads America's surrender in the global information war. BuckGalaxy February 11, 2026 12:08 pm (Flame)

Why do I do this to myself? podrock February 11, 2026 9:49 am (CurrentEvents)

Bad Musk Moon Rising BuckGalaxy February 10, 2026 12:07 pm (Space/Science)

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Watching a "US-less" NATO in Libya... by mcfly May 11, 2011 5:05 am

You can't expect a committee to run a campaign, especially if you don't have much at stake in the outcome. ... by ER 2011-05-11 09:22:13
- They do have a stake in the outcome. A big one. They've just been under the U.S. military umbrella so ... by TB 2011-05-11 11:26:26
- I thought about that too. Having had enough of war is no sin, I'm sure. But so much talk came out ... by mcfly 2011-05-11 11:22:59
  - TB (above) is right, on both counts. The Euros need Libyan oil more than we do, and they are ... by ER 2011-05-11 13:34:41
    - "The Cold War is over, and if they want a NATO with us in it, they are going to have ... by TB 2011-05-11 14:00:47
- It's the end result of the welfare system. For decades the Europeans have been under the American defense umbrella. ... by Lee 2011-05-11 10:35:57

One plus for this software... by TB May 10, 2011 5:48 pm

That's because you are an editor. by podrock 2011-05-10 20:58:04
- I didn't realize that the regular crowd wasn't all on the same level of privilege. That's not a level ... by TB 2011-05-10 21:48:15
  - It's not by design, at least mine, but rather a legacy of WordPress's blog roots. It organizes people into three ... by Robert 2011-05-16 15:35:33

How to Install a Home Security System in the South by Eri May 10, 2011 4:57 pm

The only problem with that... It isn't likely any of the target audience for that message will actual know how to ... by ER 2011-05-16 04:44:38
Lol, GENIUS!!!!! by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-11 16:31:52

George RR Martin by FrankC May 10, 2011 2:15 pm

One of my all-time favs, mostly because of a collection of shorts called "A Song for Lya." Brilliant. (Eri, your ... by mcfly 2011-05-11 04:44:52
Martin is a great author, but I haven't read this series. It's supposed to be good, but very heavy ... by TB 2011-05-10 16:16:32

How do you read replies... by mcfly May 10, 2011 10:43 am

There are two primary interfaces on this board. One is the main board, which shows up on my screen ... by TB 2011-05-10 12:06:50
- Thanks TB. Between you and Podrock I may have a fighting chance in here. by mcfly 2011-05-10 19:09:35

If we take away the $4 Billion... by Eri May 10, 2011 9:35 am

Why don't you look at the real cause for the increase in oil prices instead of the smoke politicians are ... by Lee 2011-05-10 10:34:12
- This does not help me make a decision. by Eri 2011-05-10 17:12:23
  - By the way, who's sponsoring the petition? by TB 2011-05-10 17:46:02
    - Sen. Claire McCaskill. And while she is a Democrat, she's moderate. She has to be in Missouri to ... by Eri 2011-05-10 21:45:27
      - Thanks. I see that the legislation was being proposed today to come up for a vote next week. ... by TB 2011-05-10 21:53:06
        
        On that oil tax legislation, I think it's S.940, but Thomas doesn't have the text up yet. Again, this ... by TB 2011-05-11 14:26:47
  - The point is you're chasing a red herring. Or in modern cat language, you're running after a little red ... by TB 2011-05-10 17:25:11
    - We have to deal with what's before us. The issue of Government owned oil companies is more complex than ... by Eri 2011-05-10 21:48:35
      - Careful. You're getting perilously close to a fundamental epiphany. :) by TB 2011-05-11 15:17:06
Oil prices oscillate up and down, and the party in power usually gets blamed by the opposition when they go ... by ER 2011-05-10 10:20:56
- "If you really need a villain, find out who was opposing energy conservation and alternative energy in the 70s. Even ... by TB 2011-05-10 11:55:21
  - Oh really... What killed any chances of a turn-around in our energy habits was Detroit, remember, that was the era of ... by ER 2011-05-10 13:37:24
    - When gas prices go up, people buy smaller cars. When they go down, not so much. This doesn't ... by TB 2011-05-10 14:07:15
      - The anti-nuke movement is now left and right, anyone who looks at Japan and says, "Damn! I don't want ... by Eri 2011-05-10 21:51:14
        
        You noticed Japan's reactors have dropped out of the news? I'm still following the recovery of the nuclear systems. ... by TB 2011-05-11 14:46:16
      - TB, anyone who isn't in total agreement with you is a leftist. I have never heard you describe anyone or ... by ER 2011-05-10 18:24:40
Of course, the "subsidy" premise was a lie to begin with. The oil industry simply exploits tax laws and ... by TB 2011-05-10 09:59:46
- I demonize Big Oil along with Big Pharma and any other corporation that gets so big it no longer gives ... by Eri 2011-05-10 17:22:07
  - I use ATT for my land line, and that's about it. Mostly habit at this point. AT&T is ... by TB 2011-05-10 17:44:48
    - I had Cingular as my cell service and loved them. Guess who gulped them up? AT&T. ... by Eri 2011-05-10 21:54:03

Reality catches up with SF by Eri May 9, 2011 11:03 pm

There are a number of approaches being worked on to create batteries that can charge very rapidly. The bitch here is ... by TB 2011-05-10 10:20:01
- 1.21 gigawatts??! Sorry, had a McFly flashback there... by mcfly 2011-05-11 04:39:49
  - If that DeLorean really was swinging 1.21 GW around - the power generated by a major nuclear power plant - ... by TB 2011-05-19 20:58:21
    - My guess is the flux capacitor had something to do with it, but then I'm not an engineer. Not while ... by mcfly 2011-05-23 01:45:40

Now our world has two 'natural' moons. by Jeff-Wash May 9, 2011 4:41 pm

"That's no moon....that's a spaceship..." Apologies to Obi Wan,...I couldn't help myself. OTOH, 2010 S016 would make for a pretty good Sci-Fi ... by Ainz 2011-05-09 19:57:17
Actually, there are several of these objects. Google "2010 s016" and you get all sorts of hits. It appears ... by ER 2011-05-09 19:01:07

Test by Eri May 9, 2011 2:33 pm

yet another test by podrock 2011-05-11 12:33:27
- ping by ping 2011-05-16 18:23:05
Pod, help! by Eri 2011-05-09 14:39:58
- testing by Rita Book 2011-05-10 14:42:13
  - Damnit. I was able to edit my comments before. Sigh... by Rita Book 2011-05-10 14:52:48
- Looks like your image link actually goes to a web page html file. by podrock 2011-05-09 15:05:21
  - Interesting. If I right click and choose "view image," I can see the graph I was trying to post ... by Eri 2011-05-09 23:15:57
    - Yes, it needs to be a jpg, png, gif, etc. by podrock 2011-05-10 05:50:03
      - Actually, there's a bit more to it than that. Initially I couldn't get it to post using img and ... by Eri 2011-05-10 06:34:49
        
        Hmm. by podrock 2011-05-10 06:55:06
        
        I did check your post (using edit--one nice thing here is that we can check the actual codes used to ... by Eri 2011-05-10 09:44:17
        
        Actually, by podrock 2011-05-10 14:07:42
      - graphs by Eri 2011-05-10 06:24:35
        
        Testing again.graphs by Eri 2011-05-10 09:50:54
        
        What happens if you only put the URL in the first box, is that you get only the first part ... by Eri 2011-05-10 09:53:19
        
        Or I'll try this by Eri 2011-05-10 06:29:29
        
        another test by Eri 2011-05-11 08:42:51

Life explained in graphs by Eri May 9, 2011 2:16 pm

I have no words... by Eri May 9, 2011 10:37 am

Don't let these idiots get to you. If Osama had been handed over to us by Pakistan, or anyone ... by ER 2011-05-09 11:06:54

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