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Musk trashes his own AI after it chose a liberal worldview. RobVG June 23, 2025 9:56 am (CurrentEvents)

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

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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)

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China offers a billion customers, but are they worth the cost of getting to them? by mcfly June 16, 2011 11:18 am

I remember it all, from from the Nixon/Kissinger ping-pong diplomacy days. It was no secret. It was the whole point of ... by ER 2011-06-16 18:55:49
- This time 'round they want the rope for free. And this is one valuable rope! I'd sure like to see American ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 03:36:20
  - You know that's not going to happen. The companies will go where the short term profit is. They will do ... by ER 2011-06-17 06:22:37
    - Go read my response to McFly. The one that starts "think hard." Then you can tell me what will happen ... by TB 2011-06-17 11:29:22
      - The main reason for my original post was because China's demanding that US companies hand over their technology to the ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 16:31:31
- This is another part of the great "consumer" myth, the idea that there are people who do nothing but buy ... by TB 2011-06-16 19:07:55
  - Tom, they're not playing a communist game. They're playing a capitalist one, they're just better at it than the ... by ER 2011-06-16 19:30:31
    - The United States is still the largest manufacturer on the planet. Almost the entire rest of the post is incorrect too, ... by TB 2011-06-16 20:38:18
      - When you say the post is incorrect, do you mean the article I linked to in my initial post? by mcfly 2011-06-17 03:39:50
        
        No, ER's post I was replying to. by TB 2011-06-17 10:07:14
    - Exactly ER...and I hate it. But it is what it is. Now what can be done about it, if anything. We ... by Jody 2011-06-16 20:04:50
      - First thing is to discard the crap we're being fed about our "decline." Second thing is to remember. Remember when ... by TB 2011-06-16 21:31:51
        
        And no, not everything is Japanese...everything is Chinese. And as for people making money, I'm all for it. I'd love ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 03:51:32
        
        It's tough to discard notions of decline when we've seen manufacturing flee the country and when supposedly third-world countries rise ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 03:32:00
        
        Think hard. Where are you hearing all this? Who uses the catch phrase "shipping our jobs overseas?" And why? ... by TB 2011-06-17 10:36:33
        
        Thanks. I'll follow your links. by mcfly 2011-06-17 10:46:28
      - If I knew the answer to that I wouldn't be here talking about it. The Chinese know the answer, but they're ... by ER 2011-06-16 21:10:23

New liberal model for our society? by TB June 16, 2011 9:25 am

The military's job is killing people and destroying property on a mass scale, and when it isn't actually doing that, ... by ER 2011-06-16 09:57:51
- Contempt for Southern racism: Compared to most mid-century Southerners, my family was quite liberal and I was personally a bit ... by FrankC 2011-06-16 13:16:42
  - I never meant to imply Cubans were free of racism. Slavery wasn't even outlawed in Cuba until the 1890s. ... by ER 2011-06-16 16:29:54
- The American military can be justifiably proud of its history in race relations. It was one of the earliest ... by TB 2011-06-16 10:08:39

Weiner to resign? by TB June 16, 2011 7:52 am

Well, I'm glad he didn't have designs on the White House. It would've been too confusing: when I hear "President ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 10:25:16
- Y'know, before the whole incident there were people saying he SHOULD run for president. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-17 12:31:38
My Weiner has a first name...it's L...O...S...E...R by Lee 2011-06-16 09:57:13

Safety warning by Eri June 15, 2011 9:23 pm

I used this product camping when I was a kid: by podrock 2011-06-16 08:27:40
- More fun to eat than regular paste, too. by TB 2011-06-16 08:51:57
These fuels have been around for a long time, like Sterno cans. I see two issues here: First, the idea ... by TB 2011-06-16 07:47:16
- Yep, the refill is the problem. People are trying to refill when the fire's not completely out and getting ... by Eri 2011-06-16 11:43:07
Gel fuel. Isn't that just another name for "napalm"? by ER 2011-06-16 06:02:20
- Geez, I don't know. But they sell it at Bed, Bath & Beyond as refills for things they sell, ... by Eri 2011-06-16 06:47:15
  - Jellied alcohol, as in Sterno, is made as a safety feature because it is non-spillable. Jellied gasoline, napalm, is ... by ER 2011-06-16 07:03:15
    - Napalm is really easy to make, using household detergents and gasoline, so I don't see what there is to gain ... by ER 2011-06-16 07:05:49

Weekly News by Vitruvius June 15, 2011 7:08 pm

I think it's cool. We get news in a capsule along with commentary. ;) Of course, some of these ... by Eri 2011-06-15 21:28:22
It's a great format. If I were doing my own blog, it would be a poor man's version of ... by TB 2011-06-15 20:06:17
- Speaking of which, didn't you used to be able to blog on HZ? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-15 23:13:21
  - yes...:(... by Jody 2011-06-16 05:51:22

What war in Libya? by TB June 15, 2011 2:22 pm

Yeah, I hate that crap. We need to make it so that deployment of troops of 5,000 strong or ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-15 18:45:14
- The beauty of the Hellfires is that you don't "rain" them down like a WWII bombing raid. You find ... by TB 2011-06-15 20:00:23

A Weiner too far? by TB June 15, 2011 2:12 pm

10 fixes for the new energy crisis by TB June 15, 2011 1:56 pm

Tax Cut Zombie update by TB June 15, 2011 12:50 pm

Problems at Nebraska Nuclear Plant? by podrock June 15, 2011 11:32 am

Reports here. Doesn't sound serious. by TB 2011-06-15 12:42:50

Kissinger: China poses 'big challenge' for U.S. by mcfly June 15, 2011 10:46 am

Next "unofficial" war, here we come >_ by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-15 18:47:12

Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstates collective bargaining law by TB June 14, 2011 7:47 pm

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