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Retirement home Spirit cover -- yeah, we had better music. ER July 26, 2025 7:31 am (Off-Topic)

Maxwell's Silver Hammer ER July 26, 2025 6:58 am (CurrentEvents)

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How Groupthink Protected Biden and Re-elected Trump, or put another way... BuckGalaxy July 19, 2025 2:32 pm (Flame)

Why Trump Can’t Shake Jeffrey Epstein BuckGalaxy July 18, 2025 8:07 pm (CurrentEvents)

Colbert cancelled. ER July 17, 2025 8:20 pm (CurrentEvents)

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The Trouble with Tolkein by ER April 27, 2012 5:53 am

Best product reviews ever. by TB April 26, 2012 8:27 pm

SO... MUCH... FUNNY! by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-27 02:39:32

Google sells SketchUp to Trimble by podrock April 26, 2012 7:30 pm

My thoughts echo one of the commenter from the Sketchup Blog: by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-26 20:42:14

Bored of the Rings by ER April 26, 2012 5:39 pm

Sooo... You're not reading The Silmarillion after this? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-26 20:37:33
Finish It. I can't remember if I got bored the first time I read LOTR, it was high school in ... by podrock 2012-04-26 18:37:20
More interesting stuff here. by TB 2012-04-26 18:11:13
- The Annotated Hobbit has extensive material on Tolkein's career as an expert on Northern European languages. I never realized he ... by ER 2012-04-26 18:39:34
  - The Trilogy is really an introduction to Tolkien's created world. He'd been creating a mythology his whole life, published the ... by podrock 2012-04-26 19:04:20
People who read the books after they've seen the movies are probably rare. by TB 2012-04-26 17:58:43
- I've seen a few films that I thought were superior to the books. "Moby Dick" is my favorite example. But what can ... by ER 2012-04-26 18:32:46
"Bored of the Rings" was a Harvard Lampoon parody in the '70s. by Robert 2012-04-26 17:52:51
- I've a copy, in a box, somewhere... by podrock 2012-04-26 18:48:33
- I read the Lampoon version when it first came out. It was hysterical. After that I never felt the ... by ER 2012-04-26 18:25:20

Experimentum crucis? by ER April 25, 2012 9:51 am

Please don't tell me you support Romney... pretty please? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-25 20:07:02
- No, I don't support him. I used to think he was a moderate Republican and competent administrator, a man ... by ER 2012-04-25 21:00:11
  - Wow. Total nuclear warfare by the Republicans. by TB 2012-04-25 21:53:58
    - In other words, the Republicans first proposed a stimulus package under Bush...it was his idea, remember? Until Obama embraced it. ... by ER 2012-04-26 05:31:28
      - The Republicans had nothing to do with the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. by TB 2012-04-26 09:54:27
        
        Q: When did the Great Recession begin? A: December 2007, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, a private, nonprofit ... by ER 2012-04-26 10:16:46
        
        What does that have to do with anything I just said? But whatever. by TB 2012-04-26 10:31:06
        
        What does that have to do with anything I just said? by ER 2012-04-26 11:10:09
        
        My original point: The Republicans didn't actually manage to sabotage anything, by TB 2012-04-26 11:46:45
        
        When those people signed the pledge to not support anything Obama proposed, what do you think they were doing? Did that ... by bowser 2012-04-26 12:10:26
        
        This is probably a futile question, but did you ever actually read that thing? by TB 2012-04-26 12:24:44
- You might be out of luck: by TB 2012-04-25 20:50:01
  - How very convenient that you leave out the rest of the article, TB. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-26 02:35:29
    - Which says what? by TB 2012-04-26 09:39:52
      - You got caught, TB. Be gracious about it and admit it. by ER 2012-04-26 10:22:04
        
        Caught doing what??? Seriously. by TB 2012-04-26 10:32:21
        
        Republicans have a different definition of American Exceptionalism than Democrats do. Democrats believe America is special because of what it ... by ER 2012-04-26 10:55:17
        
        What ER said. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-26 20:25:06
        
        "Our president doesn’t have the same feelings about American exceptionalism that we do,” Romney said Saturday. “And I think over ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-26 10:42:17
        
        So you believe Romney, even if Obama disagrees with him? by TB 2012-04-26 11:06:17
        
        Obama's saying that the United States has the capacity to do great things, and that he has pursued such goals ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-26 20:27:40
    - You learn quickly, grasshopper. by ER 2012-04-26 06:11:00
The Austerity Debacle by ER 2012-04-25 12:54:59
- A commentary on Krugman's article here. by TB 2012-04-25 13:33:39
  - To be perfectly fair to Dr Hayek and Dr Friedman, neither of them comments on Dr Krugman's article. And neither ... by ER 2012-04-25 14:04:17
    - What's his bio got to do with it? by TB 2012-04-25 15:31:57
      - What did Friedman and Hayek have to do with it? Were you just name- dropping Nobels to counteract Krugman's, ... by ER 2012-04-25 15:46:31
        
        Of course I was name-dropping, same as you. by TB 2012-04-25 16:35:57
        
        Oh, so only libertarian economists use numbers? by ER 2012-04-25 16:45:22
        
        It's not about using them. It's about being willing to show them, and think about them. by TB 2012-04-25 17:16:42
        
        Tom, astrologers use numbers, and charts and graphs and scienterrific-sounding terms too. And not only do economists disagree, aren't ... by ER 2012-04-25 17:57:20
        
        You know, there's a certain amount of amusement value to this, by TB 2012-04-25 18:05:53
        
        Gee, I tried to meet you half-way. 8) by ER 2012-04-25 18:20:36
You're not seeing an experiment beginning. You're seeing the results of one that has been completed. by TB 2012-04-25 11:22:22
Certainly worth watching, as you suggest. And their economies are a bit different than ours. What is appropriate ... by bowser 2012-04-25 10:53:45

New allegations of Secret Service misconduct surface. by bowser April 26, 2012 5:19 pm

It will eventually be blown out of proportion, if it hasn't been already. It looks like this is spreading ... by ER 2012-04-26 17:56:03
- If the truth comes out, which I doubt, you will find a lot more than blowing off steam. I've been told ... by bowser 2012-04-26 20:02:13
Here's a link to the original story. Has anyone heard any older stories like this? by TB 2012-04-26 17:47:19

Illinois: reality closing in by TB April 26, 2012 6:16 pm

Ain't it wonderful we have such an example of fiscal responsibility as the Bush-Cheney Administration of 2001 to 2009? ... by bowser 2012-04-26 19:57:08

What are these clowns up to? by bowser April 24, 2012 2:35 pm

My problem with all this "strategy" crap is that the end goal is always more power for the US. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-24 16:14:13
- The problem is, the choice "nobody controls the seas" isn't available. by TB 2012-04-24 16:40:58
  - Would anyone here support a UN option? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-25 09:41:41
    - The goal of the US would be to create as much of a puppet government as possible. A very ... by bowser 2012-04-25 11:21:57
    - Answering for myself: No. by TB 2012-04-25 09:54:56
      - The US lost it's leadership position on Human Rights during the Bush Administration. The US tortured routinely and just ... by bowser 2012-04-25 11:28:06
        
        Then why doesn't a good "progressive" treat the U.N. like it treats Bush? by TB 2012-04-25 11:39:49
        
        "these would be the same “progressives” that spent the entire Cold War worshiping the ground the Soviet Union and its ... by bowser 2012-04-25 12:25:35
        
        Paranoia? by TB 2012-04-25 13:06:09
        
        Rabid paranoia. You'd do well to listen. To call all who protest Bush's abuses of human rights people ... by bowser 2012-04-25 13:34:31
        
        I note the "crimes" don't get much press nowadays. by TB 2012-04-25 16:05:42
        
        Oh, my. I call BS. I call it loud, and long. BS. You're too young to remember Joseph ... by bowser 2012-04-26 00:35:39
        
        By the way, McCarthy did his bit in 1950. How old are you? by TB 2012-04-26 16:55:07
        
        71. And I read the local newspapers from cover to cover from the time I was 9. At ... by bowser 2012-04-26 18:48:24
        
        I know how the Left uses McCarthy, Bowser. by TB 2012-04-26 16:49:13
        
        "Stalinism". Mean anything? "McCarthyism" does too. For a long time it's seemed as if some people stick ... by bowser 2012-04-26 18:41:47
        
        Repeatedly insulting me doesn't change anything. by TB 2012-04-26 19:43:07
        
        P.S. by TB 2012-04-26 19:45:01
Yemen doesn't have any oil, does it? by ER 2012-04-24 15:24:14
- They control one of the transportation choke points into the Red Sea. by TB 2012-04-24 15:39:04
  - They also border the Saudis. by ER 2012-04-24 16:47:37
Good point. When did the FBI suddenly become globetrotters? by TB 2012-04-24 15:17:40

Secrets of Vesta by TB April 26, 2012 6:19 pm

I wonder what the gravitational acceleration is at the surface. Is it enough to allow a spacecraft to land, ... by ER 2012-04-26 19:00:06
- Vesta and Ceres are pretty big for asteroids (Ceres is the largest). by TB 2012-04-26 19:23:09

Breathing Earth by Vitruvius April 24, 2012 1:43 am

What amazes me is how some people are more concerned about the growth of the budget deficit than they are ... by ER 2012-04-24 09:54:54
- In the Cambrian Period, the CO2 level was about twenty times what it is right now. by TB 2012-04-24 11:40:59
  - No, but corn didn't grow in Iowa, either. by ER 2012-04-24 12:45:13
    - You mentioned Venus. I didn't. by TB 2012-04-24 12:52:23
      - Did you actually read my last sentence, or did you just shoot from the hip again? by ER 2012-04-24 13:22:25
        
        "We have every reason to believe it won’t be as high as Venus." I read snark and hyperbole. But you can explain ... by TB 2012-04-24 13:43:50
        
        You know perfectly well I have always rejected the idea of a runaway greenhouse effect on earth as untenable due ... by ER 2012-04-24 13:51:23
        
        Then why bring up Venus at all? by TB 2012-04-24 14:17:46
        
        We have every reason to believe it won’t be as high as Venus. by ER 2012-04-24 14:33:04
    - Now, now, TB might just be joking. Right, TB? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-24 12:47:45
      - TB knows exactly what I was saying, but for ideological reasons, he must reflexively ridicule any mention or discussion of global ... by ER 2012-04-24 13:26:33
        
        You may be wrong, you stated that: “As the earth heats up from the effects of the sun, there is only ... by johannes 2012-04-26 17:29:56
        
        "According to TB’s politics, we’re supposed to do nothing about it until it can be definitely proven. Unfortunately, there’s only ... by TB 2012-04-24 13:59:14
        
        You're not trying to avoid unnecessary surgery. Your posts on this thread prove you can't tolerate anyone even suggesting ... by ER 2012-04-24 14:16:38
        
        The only thing the doctor has been waving at me is a machete. When he puts it away, we'll talk. by TB 2012-04-24 14:19:02
        
        Go talk to your machete-waving doctor, then, if you even know who he is. It ain't me. I don't ... by ER 2012-04-24 14:24:11

North Korea parade missiles fake? by TB April 26, 2012 12:11 pm

They might very well be fakes, but that proves nothing, one way or the other. Fake missiles are used to ... by ER 2012-04-26 12:48:12
- PS. A close look at the launch/transport vehicles tells you a lot about a potential enemy's capabilities. How ... by ER 2012-04-26 12:59:44
  - Interesting. I wish I'd known that, I would have watched the May Day parades in the Kremlin with different ... by bowser 2012-04-26 14:53:19
  - Good info. Thanks! by TB 2012-04-26 14:24:03
Might be. Might well be. There's an ironic aspect to it, though. If at the moment the drums were ... by bowser 2012-04-26 12:27:37

Both Sides Now by ER April 25, 2012 7:42 pm

Water is so more efficient than air in transferring heat that very small changes in sea temperature could have profound ... by bowser 2012-04-26 12:14:33
- When water gets warm, it evaporates, and water vapor is even more efficient a greenhouse gas than CO2. The ... by ER 2012-04-26 13:37:44

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