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just passin' thru... ER July 16, 2025 2:08 pm (Space/Science)

Epic Epstein Magasphere Meltdown BuckGalaxy July 14, 2025 1:58 pm (CurrentEvents)

the June ice report ER July 10, 2025 7:34 pm (Space/Science)

A Taste of Armageddon RobVG July 2, 2025 8:00 am (CurrentEvents)

We've got company ER July 2, 2025 7:50 am (Space/Science)

All Along the Watchtower ER July 1, 2025 9:13 pm (CurrentEvents)

Birthright Citizenship RobVG June 29, 2025 3:34 pm (CurrentEvents)

To be blunt, NASA is now dead RL June 27, 2025 11:56 am (Space/Science)

Musk trashes his own AI after it chose a liberal worldview. RobVG June 23, 2025 9:56 am (CurrentEvents)

Psyche keeps its date with an asteroid BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 5:21 pm (Space/Science)

Just for the record... ER June 22, 2025 8:59 am (CurrentEvents)

The Three Unknowns After the U.S. Strike on Iran BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:58 am (CurrentEvents)

Why communism still terrifies capitalists. by bowser November 18, 2011 1:11 pm

Neutrinos are FTL-capable again. by Robert November 18, 2011 11:12 am

... by BuckGalaxy 2011-11-23 17:26:51
How about if the acceleration is constant but the speed is not. Do photons accelerate to their propagation speed; if so, ... by johannes 2011-11-19 18:41:35
- Maybe half true...density does matter to photons, however...it does not matter to its neutrino carrier, so when the photons "stop", ... by Jody 2011-11-25 08:55:56
- I'd say that if there's acceleration, then the speed won't be constant. But the basic conceptual problem here is that ... by Robert 2011-11-19 19:17:04
  - That is an interesting concept, it would mean that the photon is moving at the speed of light even when ... by johannes 2011-11-20 19:30:17
Wouldn't the speed of light be the speed of perception? The observable? Maybe neutrinos are the speed of the unobservable? by Jody 2011-11-19 10:54:28
- It sure would. Sounds like you've been plugged into the Krell machine again ;-) When I puzzled it out, it began ... by Robert 2011-11-19 13:26:52
Newtonian physics explained things well until more sophisticated clocks came along. Einstein was complemented by quantum mechanics. As measurements get ... by bowser 2011-11-18 14:58:39
- What makes Alcubierre's idea so clever is that it doesn't actually violate Einsteinian physics. The ship would be motionless inside ... by Robert 2011-11-18 18:28:29
  - When Spock looks at the readout, it says "unknown form of radiation." by TB 2011-11-18 19:41:00
    - You're right that "radiation" is ambiguous, and now that I think about it, Spock's cliche is "unknown form of energy". ... by Robert 2011-11-19 13:40:35

Heads up for anyone that uses Comcast (Xfinity) email by FrankC November 17, 2011 11:54 pm

As cautious as I think I am, I did the same thing with Netflix last week. Convincing site, bill, ... by bowser 2011-11-18 14:49:21
- Ouch. Bowser, I'm disappointed, you're my gold standard for paranoia about personal privacy, my canary in the coal mine privacy muse. But ... by Robert 2011-11-18 17:15:55
  - They snuck right up in front of me. by bowser 2011-11-21 17:01:01
    - They do that, Bowser. They do that. by Robert 2011-11-21 17:06:25
  - I'm not that concerned about privacy issues but I am reasonably cautious. I have plenty of protection from viruses and ... by FrankC 2011-11-18 18:28:35
Good instincts. Everything about that incident stinks to high heaven: Traditional social hacking approach, the phishing site, and the coup ... by Robert 2011-11-18 12:50:59
- Yes, I should have tried to sign on before even looking at the thing but I let my curiosity overtake ... by FrankC 2011-11-18 13:33:24

All occupiers are the "99 percent"... by TB November 17, 2011 11:18 pm

More on the actual subject of the thread, by TB 2011-11-20 20:06:02
Serious questions: How well is capitalism as practiced in the US working for the good of all the people? Is ... by bowser 2011-11-18 12:58:49
- You'll notice there's no reply to this one addressing the question. I'll bet I can guess why. by bowser 2011-11-19 09:51:03
  - The answers are involved, requiring a lot of background. by TB 2011-11-19 11:38:57
    - That is a long way of saying no, it's not working any more. And then attempting to explain why ... by bowser 2011-11-19 13:14:19
      - No, that wasn't what I said. by TB 2011-11-19 13:27:16
        
        TB, no tap dancing. Where did I say this. "You think there is an ideal universe where all high school ... by bowser 2011-11-19 23:57:43
        
        Can you honestly say you envisioned that ideal "trade worker" as NOT being a loyal member of a union? ... by TB 2011-11-20 14:02:46
- ...and your perception of the American Dream is...? by Jody 2011-11-18 13:21:09
  - For the average high school graduate to be able to learn a trade, buy a house, send his kids to ... by bowser 2011-11-18 18:25:12
    - I know what your saying. by RobVG 2011-11-20 15:37:26
      - “From 1975 to 2005, the cost of attending public universities in the U.S. tripled…. much of the increased cost can ... by Eri 2011-11-22 21:44:28
Extreme bias and prejudice are never pretty, are they? "Politburo" is a loaded term, which is why you used ... by bowser 2011-11-18 09:05:47
- BEATLES; REVOLUTION; continued... "....but if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao ----Ain't gonna make it with anyone any how...." by Jeff-Wash 2011-11-18 10:03:50
  - It's usually pictures of Che nowadays. by TB 2011-11-18 10:13:05
- Nobody at Tea Party rallies had to explain how 70 percent of the attendees weren't "really" Tea Party members and ... by TB 2011-11-18 09:58:00
- Lennon & McCartney; BEATLES; REVOLUTION. (Screaming electric guitars:) "Say you want a revo-lu-tion? We-ll you know - we don't want to change the world..." by Jeff-Wash 2011-11-18 09:54:41

The Captain tells you how NOT to fry a turkey by TB November 17, 2011 10:47 pm

Alton Brown and Sunny Anderson had a disagreement on the Thanksgiving Live program on Food Network today. He said ... by Eri 2011-11-20 18:37:41
- Just don't boil oil over an open flame and then drop a chunk of ice into it. Might be OK if ... by bowser 2011-11-21 18:27:23
  - If it wasn't, it would be by the time the Fire Department was through. by Eri 2011-11-22 06:09:52

Great info. Tart Cherry Juice for sleep & Benefits from Eating Nuts by Eri November 17, 2011 8:32 pm

More on tart cherry juice by Robert 2011-11-18 13:00:43
- As I remember, you may want to start lightly and build up in order not to have a touch of ... by Eri 2011-11-19 10:03:06
  - Thanks for the warning, and not too late. This late in the year I'll just pick up some bottled juice, ... by Robert 2011-11-21 11:53:48
    - They have concentrate which will be best. A regular bottle will last only a few days or less (depending ... by Eri 2011-11-22 06:11:26

Prophets of Science Fiction by FrankC November 17, 2011 5:01 pm

Kindle Fire is hard to resist at $199 by FrankC November 17, 2011 4:07 pm

My Kindle fanatic guru who has given all his writings into the Kindle free library says that it's good for ... by bowser 2011-11-17 17:44:15
- Yeah, when it comes to toys like this, I'm my own best friend. by FrankC 2011-11-17 22:55:38

The return of Polaroid! by TB November 17, 2011 12:23 pm

"We millionaires need to pay more taxes" by TB November 17, 2011 11:50 am

Yes, millionaires do. And I noted that the inquisition cut off the responders, not allowing them to say why. ... by Eri 2011-11-19 09:45:08
- "You Republicans seem to get stuck in the suck-up mud, enjoying putting everything squarely on the backs of a few ... by TB 2011-11-19 10:42:17
I notice something interesting. by TB 2011-11-18 11:38:03
An observation. Conservatives cut taxes on the wealthy and started two unwinnable wars, fighting them with borrowed money. When and ... by bowser 2011-11-17 14:32:56
- See? You can't (or won't) learn. by TB 2011-11-17 14:46:39
  - All the tap dancing in the world cannot erase, alter or amend reality.It's simple, logical and there's no way to ... by bowser 2011-11-17 16:45:21
    - I'd back you up if I were able to sit and type but you're right and Tom's wrong and that's ... by Eri 2011-11-17 20:29:17
    - OK. The wars didn't cost anything significant to your way of thinking. I believe Cheney's estimate was $20 ... by bowser 2011-11-17 17:36:33
      - Now you're in gibber mode. by TB 2011-11-17 17:44:32
        
        I note you splutter a lot when people make you accountable for Republican Party screw ups, speaking of which, the ... by Eri 2011-11-19 09:47:35
    - Q.E.D. by TB 2011-11-17 17:33:27

Phrase of the day: Devil's Advocate, for FrankC by bowser November 17, 2011 12:52 am

When you choose to be the Devils advocate you risk demonizing yourself. Do you consider yourself a Big Dog Bowser? If ... by FrankC 2011-11-17 02:14:56
- Hi Frank. You've got me beat, I wasn't able to lead your mainstream life, and in ways I envy ... by bowser 2011-11-17 04:59:12
  - You're damn straight I've got you beat by FrankC 2011-11-17 13:15:54
    - Frank, I can look back on my life since I got sober and say I'm an honest and honorable man. ... by bowser 2011-11-17 14:19:27
      - A sort of half-assed apology. There are numerous places in my post above this where I say someone isn't ... by bowser 2011-11-18 22:41:37
    - All right, kids. Don't make me stop the car. by TB 2011-11-17 13:57:08
      - :-/)~ Guy who trimmed his moustache in the dark on Thursday night with a spaghetti noodle stuck in his teeth. by Jody 2011-11-17 16:37:50
      - Oh My God....TB that reminds me of the time I pissed my kids off. I used to go to friend's ... by Jody 2011-11-17 16:33:11
      - LOL, That one is called a typo smiley. But fair enough Tom, I am tired of piling up sympathy points ... by FrankC 2011-11-17 14:31:14
      - Please stop the car, Daddy, please. There's a cliff right there Daddy, please stop. I'll be good if ... by bowser 2011-11-17 14:26:09

How do you write a paragraph code? by bowser November 16, 2011 3:11 pm

A paragraph can be set off by inserting (p) at the beginning, and (/p) at the end, except replacing the ... by TB 2011-11-16 17:37:56

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