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Somebody help me out with telephone games. ER February 12, 2026 5:00 pm (CurrentEvents)

"Trump in heels" leads America's surrender in the global information war. BuckGalaxy February 11, 2026 12:08 pm (Flame)

Why do I do this to myself? podrock February 11, 2026 9:49 am (CurrentEvents)

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Did we detect an exploding primordial black hole? RL February 7, 2026 5:29 pm (Space/Science)

Is anybody paying attention? ER February 6, 2026 4:47 pm (CurrentEvents)

Did you think there was a limit to Trump's narcissism? BuckGalaxy February 6, 2026 1:33 am (CurrentEvents)

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The roots of primate... mammalian moral outrage. by alcaray February 20, 2012 8:07 pm

That's fascinating, really. It can be applied to economic systems and other relationships, too. (I especially admired the ... by bowser 2012-02-20 21:43:49

Sigh! The latest US Fed cutbacks mean the end of NASA's unmanned deepspace dominance. by Jeff-Wash February 16, 2012 12:37 am

Hmmmm...... Could a company develop that exists almost solely for the purpose of scientific missions? I imagine it'd be a ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-02-16 13:23:18
- If there were such an entity, they would go broke in years like this. n/t by alcaray 2012-02-16 16:53:51
  - Yes, but I'm wondering if there was ANY way such a company could survive by catering a little more to ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-02-18 20:45:25
    - Well, someone (who is curious - hint, hint) should do a study, like you do prior to starting a new business. by alcaray 2012-02-20 17:20:29
- I'm thinking that ESA, China and a more confident and restored JAXA are a more likely source of future deep-space robotic ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-02-16 13:42:15

Armageddon super virus by RobVG February 20, 2012 11:05 am

A guess would be that mutation is coming down the pike anyway. If it hit without epidemiologists being ready ... by bowser 2012-02-20 15:52:06

Godspeed, John Glenn! by Jeff-Wash February 20, 2012 10:59 am

Fossil water by RobVG February 6, 2012 5:59 pm

"Pressure solution" Ice this thick weighs enough to depress the continental crust below it. However the interface between bedrock and glacier ... by podrock 2012-02-18 21:29:38
- What about insulation? by RobVG 2012-02-19 12:18:27
I wonder why it's liquid? Is there some source of heat down there, or is there some other reason ... by ER 2012-02-06 18:15:01
- Well, Antarctica does have an active volcano, so I wouldn't be surprised if geothermal heating is involved in 'warming' that lake's ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-02-10 01:38:14
- Well, there's always radioactive isotopes. by alcaray 2012-02-07 22:26:10
- Exothermic microbial action? n/t by RobVG 2012-02-07 19:35:03
  - Now that would be scary. A lot of bugs down there generating enough heat over thousands of years to ... by ER 2012-02-07 21:04:05
- Maybe it has something do do with the lake sediment? Just a random guess. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-02-07 15:15:55
- Looks like the lake might have existed before the glaciers by RobVG 2012-02-06 19:08:46
  - That's true, but you still think it would have frozen solid by now, unless there was some source of heat. ... by ER 2012-02-06 19:22:53
    - Another thought. Doesn't water need impurities to freeze, the way steam needs small dust particles to form drops? by bowser 2012-02-06 20:14:27
      - At STP, even the purest water will freeze. However, adding a solute, such as a salt (or a water soluble ... by ER 2012-02-06 21:17:52
    - The Earth's core heat comes to the surface in a lot of places - volcanoes, hot springs, geysers. There's ... by bowser 2012-02-06 19:40:46

6 trillion dollars of counterfeit treasury bonds seized. by Jody February 17, 2012 7:02 pm

How much money are all existing actual bonds worth anyway? I heard China owns over a third of all ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-02-18 13:29:41

Depressing. I'm seeing the Writing on the Wall in this Business. by Jeff-Wash February 16, 2012 12:45 am

"Farm to table" In these parts, this is the big thing for resturants. Even Ramsey teaches that local food is crucial ... by podrock 2012-02-17 00:11:54
Restaurant: Impossible by FrankC 2012-02-16 17:56:56
You run a restaurant? NICE. Where I live, small-run businesses are few and far, and what little I find ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-02-16 13:26:35
Have you watched "Kitchen Nightmares" on TV? by alcaray 2012-02-16 11:55:36
- Been too busy to watch until recently. Thanks for the info. I'll have to do some investigation and downloads. by Jeff-Wash 2012-02-16 13:37:23
  - I should warn you that Chef Ramsey is an insufferable bully. by alcaray 2012-02-16 19:51:26
I'm sorry Jeff. As for me, I love a great Mom and Pop restaurant. I enjoy the atmosphere, and being ... by Jody 2012-02-16 10:08:14
The main street of my town is wall-to-wall restaurants, mostly independents. The turnover can be pretty big over the ... by TB 2012-02-16 07:50:26
Tough business man. Sorry to hear it is not going well for you. I wish I had advice for you but ... by FrankC 2012-02-16 02:13:39
- Thumbs up to all of you. by Jeff-Wash 2012-02-16 13:38:04

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