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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)

9 More Years of Drought for Texas? by Eri September 30, 2011 5:56 am

:( Some areas are in Stage 3 of water restrictions. The trees are in shock. My shrubs are burned. It has been a ... by Jody 2011-09-30 07:05:18
- Fox hated Texas. He detested the heat. Texas has two weather cycles: hotter'n hell and Blue Norther. by Eri 2011-09-30 11:39:24
Then they get frogs and flies. by ER 2011-09-30 06:08:02
- Or... by Eri 2011-09-30 11:41:46

Conficker worm is scarey by Eri September 29, 2011 9:27 pm

Meh... always these scares. The internet may become somewhat crippled, but the only thing that could completely take it down is ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 18:44:06
There are plenty of defenses against this worm. by TB 2011-09-30 08:12:15
- I clicked on each of the images and was led to sites for downloading those products. Since the sites ... by Eri 2011-09-30 12:05:01
  - You're not supposed to click on them. The test is whether or not all the links are visible. ... by TB 2011-09-30 14:13:00
    - There were all visible. I didn't see any directions. by Eri 2011-10-01 23:34:52

The arrest of a physicist for possessing a model aircraft. by Jeff-Wash September 29, 2011 7:03 pm

Remember, one of the goals of terrorism is to not only cause damage and casualties, but to force governments to ... by ER 2011-09-29 19:21:02

Bad news for air travellers... by BuckGalaxy September 29, 2011 10:12 am

I don't understand why the WH is not willing to send teams of SEALS, Green Berets, and CIA operatives into ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-09-29 18:55:00
- They may have. But they're not going to announce it if they have. Would kind of defeat ... by Eri 2011-09-29 21:37:34
- If Obama publicly sends U.S. troops into Libya on the ground, his base will flay him alive. He's already ... by TB 2011-09-29 19:15:32
  - Yeah, and I'm sure if he sent in the Airborne the Tea Party would wholeheartedly support him. Besides, that may be ... by ER 2011-09-29 19:52:16
    - Like I said, I hope Special Forces are working this stuff. by TB 2011-09-29 19:54:59
      - I think that's pretty much a no brainer. There were a few reports about CIA and millitary adivors working ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-09-29 20:49:49
        
        I can't wait for the kudos from the Right for Obama to come rolling in now that Al-Awlaki has been ... by ER 2011-09-30 06:00:54
Over and above the terrorist threat to commercial aviation, the world might look very different if technology made military aircraft ... by ER 2011-09-29 10:43:02
- Cavalry was quickly replaced with tanks. Military aircraft already have a lot of defenses against these things. I've seen some questions about ... by TB 2011-09-29 11:34:07

No Child Left Behind but Where are the Teachers? by Eri September 29, 2011 9:24 am

I don't like to yell type in caps lock much, but ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 18:46:22
Another article on this subject. by TB 2011-09-29 15:59:11

Ma Chalmer's Soybeans by TB September 28, 2011 2:29 pm

New Kindles out by TB September 28, 2011 8:45 am

If there's no keyboard, how do you input? Telepathy? by Eri 2011-09-29 09:39:35
- The cheap one has you clicking through an onscreen keyboard (yech.) The touch-screen versions, I assume, have onscreen keyboards ... by TB 2011-09-29 11:24:06

Gold crashing (a little anyway) by FrankC September 27, 2011 3:49 pm

I've always wondered why gold has always had such intrinsic monetary value. Sure, I know the textbook reasons: compactness, ... by ER 2011-09-28 06:43:48
- I think it's mostly density of value. A small amount of gold has a lot of value. The ... by TB 2011-09-28 06:56:01
Volatility. Expect more in the future. To properly address the issue would require a rather long post documenting the past ... by podrock 2011-09-27 17:01:51
- I have two physical gold funds (shares represent actual gold in a vault someplace). by TB 2011-09-27 21:07:06
- Why don't governments, or corporations, go after the vast amounts of gold and silver located on the wrecks located throughout ... by Lee 2011-09-27 17:44:45
  - Much news on that front lately, but understand, the big players deal in tons of gold. It's that it is ... by podrock 2011-09-27 18:25:20
    - Seems like a good way for a small country to build up its gold reserves. by Lee 2011-09-27 18:57:10
There is no end of theories. by TB 2011-09-27 15:54:47

Cont'd. TB's You don't get it. It's the regulatory system, exploited, that creates this monopoly. by Eri September 27, 2011 11:51 am

You have to get past the centralization myth. The idea that if we just put the right angels in ... by TB 2011-09-27 12:35:54
- P.S. by TB 2011-09-27 13:29:22
Forget it, Eri. TB's position is "It's crooked cops that cover for the gangsters, so therefore, if there were ... by ER 2011-09-27 12:09:38

Surface-to-air missiles missing from Libya by TB September 27, 2011 10:45 am

It's not a new story. Easily produced weapons of mass destruction, toxins, microbes, compact high explosives and detonators, cheap and ... by ER 2011-09-27 13:19:14
- More along those lines. by TB 2011-09-27 13:35:00
Oh crap! What else can one say? I'm glad they're equipping the jets with the protection systems. They ... by Eri 2011-09-27 11:41:33
- A million dollars a plane would break a lot of airline companies. I don't know if there are cheaper ... by TB 2011-09-27 11:47:51

Could a form of ecstasy fight cancer? by Jody September 27, 2011 9:11 am

Why we need less democracy by TB September 26, 2011 7:13 pm

Another view along these lines. by TB 2011-09-27 13:33:08

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