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

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

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

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

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

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

NSIDC offline? ER June 12, 2025 12:19 pm (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)

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)

"Remember, what the dormouse said, ER June 5, 2025 4:14 pm (Space/Science)

Huh? by Eri August 30, 2011 7:32 am

“multi-lateral debating societies”. Isn't that what's called a "democracy"? by ER 2011-08-30 08:04:55
- That's certainly what I thought it was. Obviously, Mr. Perry doesn't think much of Democracy. by Eri 2011-08-30 11:28:28
  - People like Mr Perry find it inconceivable that people who don't agree with them can have honest and principled reasons ... by ER 2011-08-30 11:52:05

More on Warren Buffett's op ed by Eri August 30, 2011 7:29 am

I've got a way to shut this man up. by Eri August 29, 2011 3:27 pm

Cheney is desperately trying to whitewash the lurid details of his sordid life by shamelessly slandering all his former colleagues ... by ER 2011-08-30 06:33:25
Colin Powell's take on Cheney. I have always admired and respected Colin Powell. I still think he would have ... by Eri 2011-08-29 23:14:31

The Tea Party and the EPA by Eri August 28, 2011 2:33 pm

Al Qaida's #2 killed by Eri August 28, 2011 6:31 am

I definitely like the dies option. by Eri 2011-08-28 14:12:43
Yep. There are plenty of opportunities for advancement in that organization. Considering how totally unprepared we were for this, I ... by ER 2011-08-28 08:03:15

Social Security: Fear vs. Facts by Eri August 27, 2011 5:43 am

There are quite a few myths about Social Security. One of the biggest is that it has been bloated ... by ER 2011-08-27 08:19:20
- There is no "end" to the demographic bulge, which is a PR artifact solely of birth rate with no other ... by TB 2011-08-27 10:06:08
  - Then I guess its no choice but the camps--unless we encourage unlimited immigration from Mexico! : ) Wild in ... by ER 2011-08-27 10:53:00
    - Bad news: if you go through the rest of the graphs in that section, they make assumptions on immigration ... by TB 2011-08-27 11:12:04
      - Yeah, but we'll all be dead by then. In the long run, there is no long run. It's just like the ... by ER 2011-08-27 11:21:04
        
        And what about all the other issues Eri's link and my post brought up? by ER 2011-08-27 11:24:49
        
        Sorry, above my pay grade. by TB 2011-08-27 11:31:50
        
        Well, that's campy. (no groans allowed) by Eri 2011-08-27 21:51:28

Hurricane blog by TB August 25, 2011 7:01 pm

Latest entry. Watch the tides! by TB 2011-08-27 17:51:40

Obama has just confirmed that the DC earthquake occured on a rare and obscure fault-line apparently known as "Bush's Fault". by Jody August 24, 2011 11:37 am

Communism vs. Facism by Jody August 24, 2011 10:38 am

A very interesting subject, my personal definition for each is: Communism - An economic philosophy based on common ownership of ... by FrankC 2011-08-25 13:36:00
- EDIT: Actually, Frank, that wasn't bad. Not bad at all! I said too much, and Tom said nothing at all. by ER 2011-08-25 16:19:57
  - Heh, because the subject is so interesting to me I came very close to writing a cut and paste essay ... by FrankC 2011-08-25 17:29:06
    - What's a "cut and paste essay"? An essay with many quotations from authorities inserted in it? Humor me, I've ... by ER 2011-08-25 18:48:04
      - In this case my reference to cut and paste was referring to it being so long I would do it ... by FrankC 2011-08-25 23:07:06
        
        The MSWord trick is a good one, particularly when one wrong keystroke on my old AT board can wipe an ... by TB 2011-08-26 08:48:24
Start with the fundamental principles and ideas and the rest falls into line. You can cut through quite a ... by TB 2011-08-24 12:02:21
I'm not going to attempt to answer that question because there are many different answers. No one really has ... by ER 2011-08-24 11:31:36

Bill Clinton gives up meat by TB August 24, 2011 9:13 am

LOL! You were waiting for my comment weren't you!!!??? by Jody 2011-08-24 10:33:39

Quake benefits: As all of DC leaves work at the same time, the United States experiences a brief economic recovery. by Jody August 24, 2011 8:58 am

5.8 temblor in Virginia by podrock August 23, 2011 11:02 am

It was only 5.9 in magnitude but was felt far away, though I did not feel anything here on the ... by johannes 2011-08-23 17:29:31
- The reason it was felt so intensely and so far away even though only 5.9 or whatever, is because the ... by Eri 2011-08-23 19:56:43
  - The news is stupid. by podrock 2011-08-23 21:07:50
    - They said this morning that it was more intense and so widespread because it was shallow. I was hoping you'd give ... by Eri 2011-08-24 05:38:46
      - My post was stupid. by podrock 2011-08-24 06:29:56
Wouldn't it be something if Washington DC fell into the sinkhole that it has become of late. Now, THAT ... by Eri 2011-08-23 11:12:23

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