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Alien:Earth RobVG August 16, 2025 1:44 pm (Science Fiction)

Season 3 - Foundation BuckGalaxy August 2, 2025 12:33 pm (Science Fiction)

Clare Torry RobVG August 26, 2025 7:42 pm (Off-Topic)

Existing instrument on Mars Curiosity Rover could be used to detect life BuckGalaxy August 18, 2025 12:48 pm (Space/Science)

There's more than Floyd RobVG August 20, 2025 12:24 am (Off-Topic)

Lateral Thinking BuckGalaxy August 23, 2025 11:57 am (Off-Topic)

SNW: The Finest Frontier BuckGalaxy August 23, 2025 12:20 am (Science Fiction)

Trump grovels BuckGalaxy August 17, 2025 12:43 pm (CurrentEvents)

"Project Hail Mary" RobVG August 14, 2025 11:12 am (Science Fiction)

The July numbers (Edited 8/13) ER August 11, 2025 3:48 pm (Space/Science)

Shoot the messenger BuckGalaxy August 1, 2025 2:00 pm (CurrentEvents)

Houston, we have a problem BuckGalaxy August 8, 2025 2:50 pm (Space/Science)

The Truth can be ugly and painful, or Why America doesn't count for much anymore. by bowser September 24, 2011 2:52 pm

Q.E.D. freedom by FrankC 2011-09-26 01:19:27
- V for Vendetta? ;) by Jody 2011-09-26 03:47:46
See my post on CE under "They're Fighting Back." I no longer think much of the human race. We deserve ... by Eri 2011-09-24 18:23:56
Ugly things happen in wartime. Torture is not the only one. Some torture to routinely intimidate and terrorize ... by ER 2011-09-24 16:54:45
- Help me understand then - what separates the good guys from the bad guys? Since the US no longer ... by bowser 2011-09-24 23:08:07
  - There is only one good, and that is survival. Everything else is two bit semantics created by people to make them ... by Lee 2011-09-26 17:00:41
  - There are no good guys or bad guys. Some guys are just better than others. Evil in America did not start ... by ER 2011-09-25 05:25:05
    - (Withdrawn) by TB 2011-09-25 09:18:42
    - Some interesting points, and they don't answer the question. If there is not "liberty and justice for all", if ... by bowser 2011-09-25 08:36:26
      - You're not the first honest man to be blindsided by the bottomless well of self-serving hypocrisy represented by the jingoists ... by ER 2011-09-25 09:24:41
        
        You're right, of course. My current attitudes mirror those of my youth, when I believed the "jingoists and chauvinists ... by bowser 2011-09-25 18:17:11
        
        VERY POWERFUL BOWZ! Wish more people could read you! The ones I chat with elsewhere would LOVE to hear your ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 19:21:08
        
        Hi again Lindy. Good that our paths crossed when they did. I have posted only rarely here in ... by bowser 2011-09-27 21:44:22
        
        Well, it appears we once again have someone here to serve as a counter to TB's right wing posts. I ... by ER 2011-09-25 20:26:22
        
        Nope. You Da Man, ER. Your endless patience and unerring logic carries the day. While I regard ... by bowser 2011-09-27 22:31:25
        
        I believe that capital punishment should be reserved solely for corporate crimes. by ER 2011-09-28 06:46:25
  - You got it. The bad guys is us. All of us. The actual period of time when ... by Eri 2011-09-24 23:54:02
- Very deep perspective as always, ER. My answer to that would be to look for alternative methods of finding info. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-24 20:16:18
  - I'm sorry, VRB. But there is no easy fix to this moral dilemma. There is no technological solution ... by ER 2011-09-25 09:45:34
    - I suppose then, that living with sin is as much a part of life as living with virtue. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 12:17:31
      - Well, living with sin is certainly more fun. One of the really nasty things about getting old is finally realizing just ... by ER 2011-09-25 15:48:14
        
        It does give you the opportunity of seeing the aftermath of your decisions played out decades later. I guess ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 22:12:24
        
        The people who do the torturing always define the crimes of the tortured. And they always define them in ... by ER 2011-09-26 05:09:27
        
        Then the only cure is constant revolution. Or at least a open government (US doesn't count). by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-26 21:52:13
  - >"Cheney and his gang were loathesome and foul creatures." Hey ER, I agree with you. Nice to see some things haven't ... by Lindy 2011-09-24 21:20:52
    - Hey there, Lindy, delighted to see you 'round the Zone. Haven't seen you since the jump to HZ-Wordpress. When longterm ... by podrock 2011-09-25 14:15:57
      - Thanks for Editor status, whatever that is. I don't want it or need it, so I can never be accused ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 15:41:27
        
        In my continually annoying scientific bent, yearning always for new experiments, I long ago decided that anytime I am in ... by podrock 2011-09-25 21:26:12
        
        Well, you know I'm in the gorge and there's plenty of neat places to sit out and watch the time ... by Lindy 2011-09-26 17:46:48
        
        Is this a different house than the one you had before (the one you showed pictures of out the windows)? ... by TB 2011-09-25 17:48:02
        
        Just logging back in, this place looks unfamiliar already to me, now that I can edit posts. I like SIMPLE. ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 18:01:48
        
        You've probably done a smart thing moving out there. You want to do what you can to make it ... by TB 2011-09-25 18:34:02
        
        Hey Tom, yes... getting self sufficient is one of my goals....having a garden, being closer to local tailgate markets and ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 19:14:45
        
        Is your propane piped in or do you have a tank? Do you have some idea how much power ... by TB 2011-09-25 19:19:48
        
        I have a propane tank and hopefully enough to get me through the winter. The fireplace is vented, but I'm ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 20:02:22
        
        You can get propane powered backup generators that will automatically switch over when power goes out. Don't know how ... by TB 2011-09-25 20:14:57
        
        We have a propane-powered Honda 11,000 watt generator at the farm which kicks in when the water turbine can't keep ... by bowser 2011-09-28 07:56:13
    - Hi there. Nice to read you. Did you know there was a dance named after you? Arf by bowser 2011-09-25 08:38:10
      - Yeah, of course...before me tho. I see there a few new posters, and a few of the old ones are ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 11:01:43
        
        Ummmm..... ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 12:13:15
        
        I though VCB was was your shortform abbreviation. Don't tell me there's a VCB here as well? by Lindy 2011-09-25 15:42:46
        
        Actually, we use VRB for Velociraptorblade. He is a very welcome newby, just off to his Frosh year at ... by Eri 2011-09-25 16:49:10
        
        The OLD MSNBC Space Science board had a poster there by the same name....Velociraptorblade. I thought this might be ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 18:05:31
        
        VRB would have been maybe 4 or 5 years old so I doubt it. He's precocious but not THAT ... by Eri 2011-09-26 10:05:20
        
        I'll have to read his posts....odd he would pick the same name. The original was WAAY in the loop.... by Lindy 2011-09-26 17:50:47
        
        Wait.... He had the exact same tag as me!? This is something I've gotta see. The odds have ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-26 21:53:49
        
        I'm sure Robert has DamnTikiWiki archived but to my knowledge, we don't have access to it. Lindy, if you click on ... by Eri 2011-09-27 11:58:37
        
        Quick question: Does anyone remember what URL the MSNBC Space Science board was? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 18:58:04
        
        Clicking a name takes you to what is basically that user's blog page, with all the posts they have made ... by podrock 2011-09-27 13:44:05
        
        Clicking on the user name on the main page creates what is actually a pretty cool layout - kind of ... by TB 2011-09-27 14:01:14
        
        I'd like to see that page individualized, with your own blogroll, title graphic, etc. by podrock 2011-09-27 14:51:34
        
        Nothing loopy about VRB. ;) He's got a good head on his shoulders. by Eri 2011-09-26 21:52:19
      - You remember Lindy. She was always one of your biggest fans! by TB 2011-09-25 09:11:50
        
        Yeah, glad to see the old dog is back! LOL Biting at your heels..... by Lindy 2011-09-25 11:02:27
    - Welcome back. You have indeed been missed. I realize I had my own share of good natured fun ... by ER 2011-09-25 05:30:31
      - Wow, ER....what a statement coming from you! I know most of your taunts were good natured. You're highly intelligent, but ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 11:08:42
        
        No tan calvo que se le vean los sesos. I'm afraid you're still a ways ahead of this crowd. You ... by ER 2011-09-25 12:13:50
        
        >"You know us We already have all the answers.." Funny! Thanks. by Lindy 2011-09-25 15:44:53
    - Hi Lindy. Nice to see you. by Eri 2011-09-24 23:50:48
      - DITTO!!! Of course I see you all the time...;) by Jody 2011-09-25 14:54:47
      - Hi Eri, haven't even had ONE martini since we last spoke, but I still watch Max Keiser and think he's ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 11:15:04
        
        Well, pull up an olive and have one with me! I don't drink very often any more but I'll ... by Eri 2011-09-26 15:23:44
        
        I'll let you know when I decide to have one, usually saved for special occasions or trying days...maybe have two ... by Lindy 2011-09-26 17:54:17
        
        Oh, and, Lindy, how's your kitty? You had lost a couple last time we had e-mailed but then you ... by Eri 2011-09-26 15:26:00
      - Ditto! Sit down and raise a few. by TB 2011-09-25 08:54:59
        
        Hi TB, hope you and yours are doing well; yes I may drop in again... by Lindy 2011-09-25 11:13:17
        
        I might add that I may ONLY on post on Flame, because I don't like being censored or having to ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 15:51:17
        
        Hi, missed you and I have thought of you from time to time, usually when some idiotic story came up. ... by FrankC 2011-09-26 00:58:43
        
        1984 redux? by Eri 2011-09-26 21:57:10
        
        Heh....well, at least I'm not boring. Oh, and all those people heading for Washington after they finish off Wall Street? ... by Lindy 2011-09-26 17:42:44
        
        Note that there is a "Mysteries of the Multiverse" board that was specifically designed for "off the beaten path" speculative ... by TB 2011-09-25 17:05:14
        
        Where is it? by Lindy 2011-09-25 18:02:56
        
        Found it, I'm just running around inside here, clicking on buttons and finding out where they take me. Can you ... by Lindy 2011-09-25 20:03:53
        
        We've all gotten used to the new interface, but for the first few weeks onboard we were still knocking our ... by podrock 2011-09-25 20:36:38
        
        To be a bit more specific, he means the software update link at the top that says "Wordpress 3.2.1 is ... by TB 2011-09-25 20:46:54
        
        Thanks, TB, I could have been more clear about that! by podrock 2011-09-25 20:54:39
        
        The posting function allows you to link to online pictures as usual. The comment function on the main page ... by TB 2011-09-25 20:10:28
        
        I'm assuming Podrock will snap you into editor mode if he hasn't already. If you go to "habitablezone.com" you ... by TB 2011-09-25 18:40:55

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