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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)

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

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)

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)

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

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

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)

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

Dragonfly mission to Titan BuckGalaxy March 29, 2026 12:01 pm (Space/Science)

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

Both Sides Now by ER April 25, 2012 7:42 pm

Water is so more efficient than air in transferring heat that very small changes in sea temperature could have profound ... by bowser 2012-04-26 12:14:33
- When water gets warm, it evaporates, and water vapor is even more efficient a greenhouse gas than CO2. The ... by ER 2012-04-26 13:37:44

Russia's Million Dollar Hackers. by Jody April 25, 2012 7:38 am

Obama announces his annual crackdown on oil market "manipulators" by TB April 21, 2012 1:56 pm

Artificially generated shortages don't count? Pulling refineries off-line so as to drive up the price of refined products isn't ... by bowser 2012-04-23 20:51:47
- Anybody can ask a question. by TB 2012-04-23 21:31:03
  - They are simple "yes" or "no" questions relevant to your post. And I was right. You wouldn't answer, ... by bowser 2012-04-23 22:14:38
    - Okay. Let's go over it again. by TB 2012-04-24 08:02:58
      - "HOVENSA announced earlier this month that it would shut down its St. Croix refinery in the Virgin Islands. Sunoco and ... by bowser 2012-04-24 09:51:56
        
        These refineries are not being permanently shut down. by TB 2012-04-24 11:30:00
        
        Economics 50: A functional monopoly artificially restricting supply is a tactic designed to increase profits. In the oil ... by bowser 2012-04-24 13:38:46
So the futures market is not a problem? by RobVG 2012-04-22 09:41:04
- Okay, we'll investigate it for another four years. by TB 2012-04-22 12:57:51
  - I had a reply but I lost it. [Edit] by RobVG 2012-04-23 07:59:37
    - Update on that Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group here. by TB 2012-04-23 09:05:00
      - Well, there might be a difference between an actual supply problem and an anticipated drop in supply that's never realized? by RobVG 2012-04-23 17:38:45
- Way to go, Rob! by ER 2012-04-22 10:06:09
  - "Hmmm. While we’re talking about speculation, maybe we can speculate that this unexplainable spike in gas prices is deliberately engineered ... by TB 2012-04-22 16:56:19
    - 2008? Oh that was obviously Democratic skullduggery, taking advantage of their great influence with the oil companies, and the Texas ... by ER 2012-04-22 17:25:45
      - Or the simplest conclusion that fits both cases: your "deliberately engineered" theory was a load of pants. :) by TB 2012-04-22 19:11:39
        
        I've mentioned here before that I think prices are set by individual speculators, and (sometimes) market forces, but since ... by ER 2012-04-22 21:17:22

The largest union at Lockheed Martin at Fort Worth... by Jody April 22, 2012 3:45 pm

Details here. by TB 2012-04-22 16:43:37
She shouldn't even be considering it. by bowser 2012-04-22 15:56:27
- They are meeting off property and going to discuss what to do. Her father has offered to drive her in ... by Jody 2012-04-22 16:27:20
  - She shouldn't even be considering it. And, not to worry. Lockheed will have set up a second gate so she ... by bowser 2012-04-22 16:35:33
    - I knew you would feel this way Bowser. I don't. by Jody 2012-04-22 16:59:45
      - And you wonder where the middle class has gone. 57 years of unrelenting propaganda has trained you well. by bowser 2012-04-22 17:05:17
        
        I really don't feel that is true Bowser. There is something sadly desperate about all this. Sorta "Custer's Last Stand" ... by Jody 2012-04-23 03:55:09
        
        Something like seven percent of private employees are unionized. by TB 2012-04-22 17:17:15
        
        No, but once they lose their unions, they can mostly kiss the middle class goodbye. Ain't that the plan? ... by ER 2012-04-22 17:36:42
        
        It is simply revolting to see people who live enjoying the advantages of Union employment and benefits disparaging Unions. by bowser 2012-04-22 21:07:57
        
        I said "private employees." by TB 2012-04-22 19:09:12
    - I don't think she has actually thought any of this through. Tomorrow her company will help her...and I am curious ... by Jody 2012-04-22 16:57:51

US, Afghans seal deal for 'strategic partnership' after withdrawal - 10 years by bowser April 22, 2012 4:07 pm

This has become a pointless war. As I've mentioned before, we long ago passed the point of diminishing returns. ... by ER 2012-04-22 18:04:18

Charles Colson dies. by bowser April 21, 2012 4:09 pm

Beating the Bracelet by ER April 21, 2012 3:58 am

Loss of signal is also a signal. And the design is a bit more complicated than we think. by TB 2012-04-21 09:52:59
There are other kinds of bracelets which transmit through a specific land phone line. Those are for house arrest, ... by bowser 2012-04-21 04:43:16
- Useful info. Many thanks. by ER 2012-04-21 08:34:05

Zimmerman out on bail, apologizes to family. n/t by RobVG April 20, 2012 8:34 am

My personal opinion, and that's all it is, an opinion, by ER 2012-04-20 09:01:08
- Guilty of what? by RobVG 2012-04-20 16:49:03
  - Is it the prosecutor or Zimmerman by ER 2012-04-20 20:37:40
    - "And I’d be willing to bet the orders to cover it all up right after the shooting came straight from ... by TB 2012-04-20 20:52:36
      - Nah, Bush doesn't dare poke his head out of his Fortress of Sillytude. Have you noticed how much the GOP ... by ER 2012-04-20 21:04:37
        
        Under Bush it would be legal. After all, a hoodie is the uniform of a terrorist, and it's better ... by bowser 2012-04-21 04:45:42
- Well, I was writing that I don't have an opinion so I'd deliver an opinion on your opinion. The ... by bowser 2012-04-20 11:36:01
  - Zimmerman reminds me of Barney Fife. A frustrated wannabe bad ass. by Jody 2012-04-20 14:01:23
    - I think Barney Fife would have backed down the minute he was confronted. If he had a loaded gun ... by bowser 2012-04-20 16:29:21
      - Barney Fife and his gun, here. by TB 2012-04-20 20:17:21
    - I don't know Zimmerman, I have no idea what kind of man he really is. by ER 2012-04-20 15:30:38

I miss the old Ted by ER April 18, 2012 7:20 am

Looking at this video got me listening to a litany of old classics - ZZ Top, Kansas, Van Halen, Wham!..... I ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-18 23:50:23
- I remember driving once, stopped in traffic, and I was listening to a classic rock station playing 40 year old ... by ER 2012-04-19 05:15:53
  - Wham! isn't a rock group, but they're still good. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-19 19:30:40
    - They look so bloody wholesome-- not that there's anything wrong with that. 8) by ER 2012-04-19 20:54:06
Ted has a cult following. He has become more vociferous as he gets older. A 'getting older and losing patience ... by Jody 2012-04-18 11:32:24
- He's entitled to his political beliefs. Unfortunately, anything that could be even remotely interpreted as a threat to a ... by ER 2012-04-18 12:17:33
Good Lord. That made the news? by TB 2012-04-18 09:13:55
- There are a lot of them, aren't there? by bowser 2012-04-18 10:43:39
  - The quality is the thing, not the quantity. by TB 2012-04-18 11:05:37
OH HELL YES!!! by Jody 2012-04-18 08:58:24
- Just what the doctor ordered by ER 2012-04-18 09:18:41

The Secret Service scandal. by bowser April 17, 2012 3:18 pm

Stormtroopin' by ER 2012-04-18 15:14:12

GSA Spending Scandal by RobVG April 13, 2012 8:35 am

I read the entire .pdf report. One of the very last sentences directs someone to attempt to recover the ... by bowser 2012-04-17 10:41:33
- And now Congress is making noises. The more noise they make the less they actually do. It's like judges sentencing ... by bowser 2012-04-17 11:03:32
One hates to see that sort of thing. It really is not OK. And yet the hundreds of millions that ... by bowser 2012-04-13 19:43:35
- You have a point by RobVG 2012-04-14 08:59:23
- I guess the "morality" depends on which party is dropping money down the rathole. by TB 2012-04-13 20:04:39
  - Solyndra screams for heads to roll. And then fire 'em. by bowser 2012-04-13 20:45:35
It keeps getting worse by RobVG 2012-04-13 18:14:52
"The General Services Administration inspector general was told the agency spent as much as $330,000 to move an employee from ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-13 10:17:02
That's not the half of it. More here, with videos. by TB 2012-04-13 08:42:21

I guess they couldn't keep it covered up any more. by ER April 17, 2012 7:36 am

It's not clear what they're talking about just from the news story. by TB 2012-04-17 09:48:28
I think allegations of sexual assault puts officers in a position for which they are not qualified in the least. ... by bowser 2012-04-17 08:29:50
- I suppose every war has its peculiar problems due to unique social conditions. Vietnam had conscription, short tours, drugs, insubordination, ... by ER 2012-04-17 09:27:38
  - I don't think it has anything to do with war. I think it has to do with a difficult ... by bowser 2012-04-17 10:24:08
  - I suspect this sort of thing has been going on since soldiers were wearing leather armor and carried bronze weapons. by TB 2012-04-17 09:51:45
    - True. But the Bronze Age victims were mostly enemy civilians. This is affecting friendly combatants. That is ... by ER 2012-04-17 10:27:12

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