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Opportunity Discovers Little Martian Spheres That Don't Taste Like 'Blueberries' by Ainz September 15, 2012 9:11 am

First guess: "oolites" by podrock 2012-09-16 08:15:37
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- Sort of like a pearl, but without the oyster? by Ainz 2012-09-17 13:10:14
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I will swear I've seen similar objects. by bowser 2012-09-15 15:02:21
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- Interesting. by RobVG 2012-09-15 16:21:35
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  - On Earth, such spheres are normally formed by accretion in some kind of liquid environment. by TB 2012-09-15 17:46:36
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    - I'd like to hear Pod's take on this too... by Ainz 2012-09-16 05:13:29
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      - I'll have to get back to y'all soon... by podrock 2012-09-16 08:13:21
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        I've found that ethyl alcohol has an interesting effect on those processes. by alcaray 2012-09-16 12:15:35
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    - It was just a wag but... by RobVG 2012-09-15 19:24:45
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  - No shootdown-here. by ER 2012-09-15 16:56:55
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  - Hailstones by RobVG 2012-09-15 16:46:19
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Thanks Ainz by RobVG 2012-09-15 10:18:52
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"Moondoggle: The Forgotten Opposition to the Apollo Program" by TB September 16, 2012 9:39 am

Of course we don't remember the opposition. by bowser 2012-09-16 13:55:57
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- Hey Bowser! Look what I found! I wonder if there is any truth to this...hmmm...Here is the answer to your ... by Jody 2012-09-16 17:23:37
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  - Jody, that looks a lot as if Republicans were in favor of Civil Rights. by bowser 2012-09-17 11:55:54
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  - Maybe you weren't referring to *those* civil rights. by Jody 2012-09-16 17:30:11
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I remember the opposition well. by ER 2012-09-16 10:16:35
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- I recall my 5th grade teacher... by alcaray 2012-09-16 12:23:15
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  - I remember making a similar calculation. by ER 2012-09-16 12:37:31
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It always freezes in winter. by ER September 14, 2012 4:37 pm

Now that I think about it, I felt a cool breeze just last month. by bowser 2012-09-14 21:39:35
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The only person less rational than an irrational person is someone who tries to talk sense with them. by bowser 2012-09-14 21:25:33
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You win. by TB 2012-09-14 19:05:24
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- We thank you, Tommy! by ER 2012-09-14 19:25:40
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  - You never actually looked at the Hansen link, did you? by TB 2012-09-14 20:39:21
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    - I didn't have to. by ER 2012-09-15 08:04:05
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      - Excuse me sir, if I could ask you to step over to the Flame board for a moment... by TB 2012-09-15 09:38:44
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    - Why don't we do reasonable and rational things? by alcaray 2012-09-14 21:01:34
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      - Hansen is the leader of NASA's entire climate change movement. by TB 2012-09-14 21:12:32
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        So there's nothing to be done. by alcaray 2012-09-14 21:47:49
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The definition of gw that some are agitating for is that nothing freezes in winter? It might be too late if we wait for that. by alcaray 2012-09-14 16:49:30
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- As the ice drifts, the goal posts move with it. by ER 2012-09-14 17:19:37
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  - And what about the south pole? by ER 2012-09-14 17:49:04
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    - There are symptoms in Antartica too. by alcaray 2012-09-14 18:58:04
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      - I don't know if you were around, alcaray. by bowser 2012-09-14 21:33:44
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        The crazies will do what they want--but they'll do it to us. by ER 2012-09-15 04:40:20
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        Keep in mind those "crazies" are keeping your lights on. by TB 2012-09-15 07:44:06
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        No, my sending them a check every month keeps my lights turned on. by ER 2012-09-15 16:59:04
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        That's your analysis of the situation and numbers I described? by TB 2012-09-15 17:56:52
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        The world isn't as you see it, TB by bowser 2012-09-15 15:03:29
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      - Of course. But do lefty scientists writing in "Nature" really matter? by ER 2012-09-14 19:44:22
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Speaking of Cockroaches... by ER September 14, 2012 5:07 am

I have a great black and white picture of my four cats all staring down one of these creepy crawlies. They ... by Jody 2012-09-14 18:56:59
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- A few years ago some law students moved in across the street. by bowser 2012-09-14 21:37:30
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I've noticed my e-mail spam level has gone up considerably. Maybe they went out and got jobs? by TB 2012-09-14 09:21:44
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HD workup of Curiosity landing video by TB September 14, 2012 1:48 pm

Cool! by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-14 17:45:02
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The story that won't go away. by ER September 13, 2012 6:35 pm

The polar bear species first appeared about five million years ago. by TB 2012-09-13 20:28:25
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- The asteroid didn't wipe out the dinosaurs. by ER 2012-09-14 04:00:35
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  - The Story That Won't Go Away by TB 2012-09-14 09:10:47
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    - You bet I've been hammerin' on it for weeks, by ER 2012-09-14 09:50:08
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      - David Lightman: [typing] Is this a game... or is it real? Joshua: What's the difference? by Jody 2012-09-14 10:39:18
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      - All right. by TB 2012-09-14 10:21:47
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        Just for starters by ER 2012-09-14 10:37:25
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        You're avoiding it. Try again. by TB 2012-09-14 10:39:55
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        You should have waited for me to finish typing before you answered. by ER 2012-09-14 10:42:11
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        I was talking about your response. by TB 2012-09-14 10:53:28
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        This is a man-made problem, it has human solutions. by ER 2012-09-14 11:20:35
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        Bile, sarcasm and rants are your department lately. by TB 2012-09-14 12:54:53
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        The September numbers will be on the NSIDC website in October. by ER 2012-09-14 13:59:30
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        What will that number change? by TB 2012-09-14 14:22:46
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        see "It always freezes in winter" above for response. by ER 2012-09-14 16:31:28
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    - So one cannot point out that anthropormorphic global warming affecting polar bears? by bowser 2012-09-14 09:46:34
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- "My theory - - - " by bowser 2012-09-13 20:57:17
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Explosion on Jupiter... by Jody September 12, 2012 3:21 pm

Are they sure that's an impact? by TB 2012-09-12 15:50:08
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- I thought it looked like a cascading electrical discharge by Ainz 2012-09-13 05:46:24
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  - It seemed something hit, then the discharges cascaded down. by bowser 2012-09-13 11:39:15
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- SLOOH.com web cast:: Monitoring real-time for Impact scars by Ainz 2012-09-13 05:08:21
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- I can't think of anything else it might be. by ER 2012-09-12 17:42:48
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- I understand that they (lots of people) checked on Tuesday morning... by alcaray 2012-09-12 16:13:43
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Oh, be a fine girl, kiss me. by ER September 12, 2012 5:07 am

Thanks, ER, I enjoy these essays. by podrock 2012-09-12 23:04:08
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PS: by ER 2012-09-12 05:47:02
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The toothbrush that saved the Space Station by TB September 11, 2012 4:19 pm

Something doesn't seem exactly right here. by bowser 2012-09-12 11:53:56
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What's an "ACME" bolt? by RobVG 2012-09-11 16:31:35
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- Other than the brand favored by Wile Coyote... by alcaray 2012-09-11 19:17:58
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  - Wow, I've never heard such a thing. Thanks n/t by RobVG 2012-09-11 19:38:54
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    - The specific use. by bowser 2012-09-12 22:41:13
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    - I think it was something I had to draw in 7th grade drafting. by alcaray 2012-09-11 22:09:47
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- It's a well-known brand name for bolts and hardware tools, by TB 2012-09-11 16:35:23
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Modeling the Big Bang with Super Computers by RobVG September 11, 2012 6:20 pm

What has happened to the "Spaceflight Now" web site? by delbertnotdilbert September 9, 2012 8:15 pm

Fixed Kind of. by delbertnotdilbert 2012-09-10 10:16:37
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- So it is the DNS that's hacked? Are you on Uverse, too? by alcaray 2012-09-10 11:23:08
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It came up for me. Maybe they had some temporary server problems? by TB 2012-09-09 20:18:00
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- I still have the problem by delbertnotdilbert 2012-09-09 20:24:48
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  - PHX FF 14.0 no problem here by Ainz 2012-09-09 23:11:50
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  - I see the same thing you're seeing. by RobVG 2012-09-09 21:40:28
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  - No problem here, IR9,Windows 7-64 by podrock 2012-09-09 20:57:04
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  - I'm in the San Francisco bay area. Using IE9. It just comes right up. No redirect. by TB 2012-09-09 20:47:12
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  - I get redirected by fwdservice.com when I try to load that page. by alcaray 2012-09-09 20:25:50
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    - There's chatter on the web about some AV packages blocking fwdservice.com as malicious URL. by alcaray 2012-09-09 22:07:15
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    - I am on ie9 too. by alcaray 2012-09-09 22:00:18
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      - Everyone's on IE? What an old-fashioned group. by alcaray 2012-09-09 22:01:43
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"Junk" DNA not really junk by TB September 9, 2012 1:21 pm

Tandem repeats...I have been fascinated with this... by Jody 2012-09-09 20:08:44
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- ...and telomeres...Just love this stuff by Jody 2012-09-09 20:11:41
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Nature does not waste energy. Or resources. by bowser 2012-09-09 15:21:30
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