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A Rubicon of Sorts ER February 12, 2026 5:33 pm (Space/Science)

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)

Bad Musk Moon Rising BuckGalaxy February 10, 2026 12:07 pm (Space/Science)

Latinexus DEE-Fense ER February 9, 2026 6:48 pm (CurrentEvents)

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)

A funny (?) interaction with chatgpt RL February 4, 2026 9:05 pm (Space/Science)

Trump Has Overwhelmed Himself BuckGalaxy February 4, 2026 3:53 pm (Flame)

FALLOUT on Amazon Prime BuckGalaxy February 3, 2026 9:33 pm (Science Fiction)

Ink - A great indie film by FrankC December 26, 2011 7:06 pm

Saturn eclipses Cassini by RobVG December 10, 2011 2:03 pm

I believe Cassini is able to see the dark side of Saturn by reflected light off the rings. The ... by ER 2012-01-06 10:37:38
The Darkside by RobVG 2012-01-06 10:03:25
- The post above addresses your question about how the dark side of Saturn's disk could be illuminated by reflection off ... by ER 2012-01-06 13:20:43
  - Interesting effect isn't it? n/t by RobVG 2012-01-06 18:31:44
    - It's glorious. by ER 2012-01-06 21:35:55
What is it about astronomical photography that we find so captivating? It's not just color or form, like in ... by ER 2011-12-11 13:59:24
- Sometimes it is the viewport effect. by Robert 2011-12-11 14:35:05
Beautiful. by Robert 2011-12-10 22:26:55
- It is. And Raoul size to boot. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-11 13:22:32

"National hospice company accused of fraud" by bowser January 5, 2012 9:25 pm

"Corporations are people, too." by ER 2012-01-06 04:35:57
- None of the free enterprise people are on board for this. Or those who complain about the cost of ... by bowser 2012-01-06 18:27:43
  - Try to put yourself into their head, see it from their point of view. For example, I used to ... by ER 2012-01-06 21:25:26
  - I hope you didn't expect comments from "free enterprise people" after your "sentiments". n/t by RobVG 2012-01-06 18:47:55
    - Well, my sentiments are simply that, my sometimes rash opinions. And have no bearing on my crude attempt to deny the ... by bowser 2012-01-06 20:28:09
      - Your points about medicare fraud and patient victims are valid n/t by RobVG 2012-01-06 21:01:35

On a Philosophical Note by ER January 4, 2012 12:04 pm

Science, knowledge and technology are indeed cumulative. Wisdom has to be learned by each individual, and usually isn't. Therefore the ... by bowser 2012-01-04 12:44:46
- Taking a slightly different tangent. Let's assume for the moment that "science" can and does establish that homosexuality is ... by bowser 2012-01-04 15:20:08
  - Hubble actually brings up that same point, immediately after the quote I presented. Nevertheless, the atmosphere of scientific research--the disinterested curiosity, ... by ER 2012-01-04 16:30:42
    - Solidly Buddhist. The Universe "is", neither right nor wrong, not in the realm of that determination. Science is ... by bowser 2012-01-05 17:55:18
      - Heavy, dude. by ER 2012-01-05 19:04:20
        
        And another one. Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. by bowser 2012-01-06 00:57:22
        
        And Odysseus had his men lash him to the mast so he could hear for himself the Sirens sweetly singing. It ... by ER 2012-01-06 04:41:28
        
        Well done. One further thought. The concept of "God" is an attempt by Man's ego to extend Man's ... by bowser 2012-01-05 20:10:08
        
        Hey Bowser, your thoughts about God are a lot different than mine. Your question of, “(One is left to ... by johannes 2012-01-06 20:52:06
        
        What you are really saying is that Western Man would rather be a slave to god than free in an ... by ER 2012-01-06 06:51:15
        
        Exactly. It's human nature. As an example, consider the current state of affairs in the US. The ... by bowser 2012-01-06 14:15:23
        
        Consider the connotation if we had used the word *Universe* all along, instead of the word *God* by Jody 2012-01-06 07:44:17
        
        At first blush that sounds just fine. There may be more to the matter, however. What is "God"? A ... by bowser 2012-01-06 12:30:32
        
        Consider this: I am God. You are God. We are God. We make God whatever we choose. Freewill. by Jody 2012-01-06 13:23:36
        
        We discussed that above. That is exactly what Man has done, define "God" in whatever way meets Man's needs. However, ... by bowser 2012-01-06 14:07:23
        
        Predictability is in the religion Man creates to explain God. Collectivism. If every man and woman defined God according to our ... by Jody 2012-01-06 14:20:56
        
        Frankly, I'm not smart enough to follow your train of thought. Going back a ways, the "Universe" was defined ... by bowser 2012-01-06 14:58:11
        
        What will the preachers do when the Devil is saved? by ER 2012-01-06 15:29:33
        
        They are very, very versatile, much like neutrinos. Remember the Inquisition? Where the Roman Catholic Church was indistinguishable ... by bowser 2012-01-06 17:02:28
        
        Good point. My idea of god IS the universe, nature, the world, reality, the Laws of Physics, whatever you ... by ER 2012-01-06 09:32:05
        
        I agree with you ER...and as of late I have come to appreciate even *more*, the intricacies of the Universe, ... by Jody 2012-01-06 11:34:12
- You may very well be right, Bowser, (or at least, you may have little trouble getting others to agree with ... by ER 2012-01-04 14:21:38

One of your better soccer saves by TB January 5, 2012 1:01 pm

Wow. And one of the worst, too. by bowser 2012-01-06 17:16:50

Hell hath no fury, dept. by ER January 6, 2012 5:05 am

Good Lord! by bowser 2012-01-06 17:15:47

Logged in as test user (FrankC) by Rita Book January 4, 2012 3:33 pm

I was refering to the "taxonomy list", and I still don't grok it. by podrock 2012-01-04 22:28:15
I've been looking into it. by Robert 2012-01-04 21:32:38
- That seems to have fixed it. The add new post is now on the author page and the taxonomy list ... by FrankC 2012-01-04 23:41:59
  - Sounds about right. The "editor" thing is an artifact like an appendix (deja vu?) that I'll clean out evenetually but ... by Robert 2012-01-05 22:15:45

The Way We Will Be ... by podrock January 4, 2012 10:14 pm

Thanks, podrock... by Robert 2012-01-05 19:46:44

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