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For the geek who has everything by TB September 21, 2011 2:49 pm

Operation Smile by TB September 20, 2011 5:43 pm

Okay...gonna cry...doesn't help that she looks like my granddaughter....those eyes!!!!! by Jody 2011-09-20 19:08:54
- This organization has been doing this for almost 30 years, using volunteer doctors and medical personnel. They have done ... by TB 2011-09-20 20:03:31
That little girls's smile when she saw herself after the surgery was absolutley delightful...and I have an extremely high tolerance ... by ER 2011-09-20 18:51:39

Drones that make kill-no-kill decisions by TB September 20, 2011 12:33 pm

It DOES seem like a good idea to keep the drones under human control for now. Also, didn't they use the ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-20 17:57:37
Great clip from a highly underrated movie (from the same director as "Starship Troopers"). Yeah, the idea of autonomous weapons ... by ER 2011-09-20 13:36:06
- Most of those weapons are used on battlefields, where there is mostly you and the enemy. A Phalanx point ... by TB 2011-09-20 14:49:46
  - I brought up the Phalanx because it is programmable. It can be configured to ignore certain flight plans and ... by ER 2011-09-20 16:52:31

Cash4Gold's favorite customer by TB September 20, 2011 10:20 am

I have a great fondness for Yogi Berra & yogiisms. by Jeff-Wash September 19, 2011 10:17 am

"Vote republican" by BuckGalaxy September 18, 2011 11:28 am

LOLOL! Ah so true, so true. Or It's twue! It's twue! by Eri 2011-09-18 21:42:23

Messin' with the signs by TB September 17, 2011 8:02 pm

Web cam 101 for Seniors by Jody September 17, 2011 3:35 pm

The Education of Steve Jobs by TB September 16, 2011 10:10 am

I posted below before I read the thread. If there was any political motivation for the post it went over my ... by FrankC 2011-09-16 18:39:48
I'm not surprised this came from the Hoover Institute, or that TB posted it here in (ahem), Off-Topic. Once ... by ER 2011-09-16 10:47:51
- I never did work out what "(ahem) Off-Topic" was supposed to mean. How about a clue? by TB 2011-09-19 09:11:14
- Wow. If I had taken something like that and spewed my politics all over it, you would never have let me ... by TB 2011-09-16 11:22:27
  - Relax, TB. Didn't you see the smiley face? I just wanted to remind you that I was monitoring ... by ER 2011-09-16 11:36:54
    - Seriously, ER. I wasn't doing that here. It's you. Others are invited to print the article out, and highlight ... by TB 2011-09-16 11:39:12
      - No need to apologize, there was a nugget of seriousness to my post, but it was mostly meant as a ... by ER 2011-09-16 11:50:27
        
        PS? What the heck do you consider “real brains?” An allusion to the Conservative's concept of effete liberal intellectuals who dare ... by ER 2011-09-16 12:15:31
        
        You forgot what the original post was about with your first response. Then you set up a straw man, ... by TB 2011-09-16 13:58:01
        
        Well, I tried to give you an out, but since you insist on dragging this on... Bullshit. The whole post ... by ER 2011-09-16 15:29:20
        
        "And who are these clowns? I would be willing to bet there isn’t an entrepreneur in the lot. A bunch ... by TB 2011-09-16 16:04:55
        
        Anybody else at all want to ring in on this? Read the article, see if it comes out to ... by TB 2011-09-16 15:54:31
        
        I read it. He is one lucky guy...to be able to make money doing something he loves. He is indeed ... by Jody 2011-09-16 18:52:00
        
        Since you asked. Nothing in the article stirred my blood. I am reminded of what I learned in my first year at ... by FrankC 2011-09-16 18:21:09
        
        I think a remarkable percentage of "creativity" is simply deciding to do something, and then being persistent about it. ... by TB 2011-09-16 18:54:33
        
        First of all, I just hate the way these threads shrink down to a one or two inch column. Anyway, ... by FrankC 2011-09-16 20:11:37
        
        Suits me. I'd welcome comments from the others. I stand by what I've said here, but I have ... by ER 2011-09-16 16:12:34
        
        Don't bother. For two cents I'd blow the thread away, and repost the original as straight text. by TB 2011-09-16 12:03:45
        
        I posted the link on Facebook in hopes my brother in law Eric would comment. Eric never went to college ... by Jody 2011-09-17 07:11:53
        
        I pretty much agreed with Eric, but I was afraid to bring it up. 8) by ER 2011-09-17 10:56:02
        
        Eric does have a point, but heck, iTunes alone has resulted in huge shifts in entire industries. Now, if you want ... by TB 2011-09-17 11:03:38

Takes Dirty Dancing to a Whole New Level by Eri September 13, 2011 5:55 am

Disgusting. by Jody 2011-09-13 10:39:32
- Yes, it is and these were cops! Did you see the grin on that one's face? I would ... by Eri 2011-09-13 14:22:41
  - A lesson that we as women will not (or never) learn unless: To quote Jim Morrison: "The most important kind of freedom ... by Jody 2011-09-14 16:12:13
It falls under the category of "community relations". by ER 2011-09-13 06:54:23

If you're cooling off in the front yard... by TB September 10, 2011 12:33 pm

I definitely want to try some. by Eri September 8, 2011 11:00 pm

MMMM...try these... Boner appetit by Jody 2011-09-09 16:34:14
Could be worse. Could be Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls. by TB 2011-09-09 09:32:24

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