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Dragon launched and looking good. by alcaray October 7, 2012 5:35 pm

More on the Orbcomm satellite by TB 2012-10-09 15:59:07
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Engine No. 1 on the Falcon 9 shut down @ T+80 seconds by Ainz 2012-10-07 22:27:49
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- More... by TB 2012-10-08 10:12:38
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  - Engine shutdown at Max Q implodes Aerodynamic Fairing by Ainz 2012-10-08 16:55:58
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    - Looks like a Sketchup rendering. n/t by RobVG 2012-10-08 17:30:34
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      - ...that was my doodling, apologies to SpaceX n/t by Ainz 2012-10-08 19:31:57
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        I thought it was great! by RobVG 2012-10-09 18:01:38
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  - Interesting spin on all that. by bowser 2012-10-08 15:01:39
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Beautiful night launch, smooth as silk... by Ainz 2012-10-07 22:14:49
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Thanks for the update! by TB 2012-10-07 18:39:16
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First stage separated. by alcaray 2012-10-07 17:39:16
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- orbit achieved. by alcaray 2012-10-07 17:45:34
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  - Dragon separated. by alcaray 2012-10-07 17:45:58
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    - Solar deploy. All systems look good. Successful launch! by alcaray 2012-10-07 17:52:24
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      - Superb! by bowser 2012-10-07 18:21:42
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The Height of Arrogance by RobVG September 20, 2012 8:59 pm

Science pretty well has ruled out "God". by bowser 2012-09-20 21:41:30
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- Actually the creator God should be pushed back further than the big bang. by johannes 2012-09-21 17:35:53
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  - So far, so good. by bowser 2012-09-25 23:38:11
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    - My take on that question is like this: by johannes 2012-10-06 18:49:44
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      - OK. Go back far enough. by bowser 2012-10-07 17:26:48
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        Good questions. by johannes 2012-10-08 18:29:31
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India is headed for Mars... by alcaray September 29, 2012 10:08 am

I wonder if they could do it. by bowser 2012-10-01 23:27:33
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A river ran through it by BuckGalaxy September 27, 2012 11:51 am

That certainly LOOKS like stream-sorted gravel. PODROCK! HELP! by ER 2012-09-27 12:38:50
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- A little vid with info about this. by alcaray 2012-09-29 10:21:33
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- Quite ancient. Erosion is a *lot* slower on mars. by alcaray 2012-09-27 14:01:23
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Is Curiosity taking a long time to get rolling? by RobVG September 26, 2012 7:35 pm

Making Tracks by RobVG 2012-09-26 20:02:00
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DECam first light by alcaray September 18, 2012 12:43 pm

CIA declassifies deep-sea recovery of KH-9 film reentry vehicle by RobVG September 16, 2012 8:29 am

This is soooo awesome, thanks Rob! by Ainz 2012-09-17 13:14:49
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- You're welcome. I thought it was pretty cool too. n/t by RobVG 2012-09-17 20:06:22
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Cool! Thanks! by TB 2012-09-16 09:02:07
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How in blazes did they find it? by ER 2012-09-16 09:00:48
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- They knew exactly where it was. by bowser 2012-09-17 14:18:45
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  - No, think about it. by ER 2012-09-17 17:39:16
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    - Well, thinking about it. by bowser 2012-09-17 20:27:02
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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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