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Plan(et) 9 from Outer Space BuckGalaxy May 13, 2025 10:58 am (Space/Science)

Shouldn't there be an Afrikaaner-American studies department in our universities? ER May 12, 2025 2:59 pm (CurrentEvents)

The April numbers ER May 8, 2025 5:59 am (Space/Science)

The Orange Criminal POS abandons another ally BuckGalaxy May 7, 2025 10:18 am (CurrentEvents)

Orion spacecraft for crewed Artemis II lunar mission ready BuckGalaxy May 3, 2025 8:13 pm (Space/Science)

Australia election more bad news conservatives BuckGalaxy May 3, 2025 11:54 am (CurrentEvents)

Massive cuts to NASA budget proposed BuckGalaxy May 3, 2025 9:19 am (Space/Science)

Say what? ER May 1, 2025 8:53 pm (CurrentEvents)

Radio Broadcasts BuckGalaxy May 1, 2025 12:28 pm (Space/Science)

The Last of Us BuckGalaxy April 30, 2025 12:37 pm (Science Fiction)

You can't make this stuff up... RobVG April 29, 2025 1:43 pm (CurrentEvents)

It's election day in Canada RobVG April 28, 2025 2:26 pm (CurrentEvents)

AA for Mooses? by Eri September 7, 2011 6:08 pm

Here's the link at the bottom for the "Elk or Moose?" deal. Back in Minnesota my folks had an ornamental crabapple ... by TB 2011-09-07 18:18:43
- LOLOL. I noted the use of Elk and Moose and figured it had to be something like that. ... by Eri 2011-09-07 18:33:52
  - In Northern Europe, "caribou" are called "reindeer". And of course, the North American "antelope" isn't an antelope at all, ... by ER 2011-09-07 19:22:15

Lunar orbiter takes more photos of Apollo landing sites by TB September 7, 2011 10:45 am

Maybe Hollywood build a prop 2,160 miles in diameter over 40 years ago, and faked everything. ILMAO. ;) I couldn't resist. ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-09-16 10:47:56
- Well, have you ever personally seen the other side of the Moon? Just saying. by TB 2011-09-16 11:26:22

The end of Pax Americana? by TB September 7, 2011 8:08 am

One of the most important aspects of Pax Americana was our willingness to serve as the economic engine of the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-09-07 18:42:43
- The American Middle class was created by people getting the crap beat out of them by company dicks on picket ... by ER 2011-09-07 19:31:17
Excellent analysis. I studied Mackinder and geopolitics extensively when I was in grad school, and Mahan because of my ... by ER 2011-09-07 08:34:15
- It's all very 19th century by Robert 2011-09-07 14:24:47
  - Old Irish curse: May you live in interesting times. I think we're there. Things change so quickly with overturns in ... by Eri 2011-09-07 18:26:52
    - For some of us, though, the leaps are a little too mind-boggling. by Robert 2011-09-08 12:20:40
      - Future shocked? Maybe you need to hang around more young people. My kids are swimming in this stuff ... by TB 2011-09-08 12:26:13
        
        Well, yeah, but young people are by definition immune to future shock, having experienced little of the future so far. by Robert 2011-09-08 19:28:33
        
        Keep that in mind when talking about immortality, or even lifespans in the hundreds. Might be cool for us ... by TB 2011-09-08 21:09:53
  - It may be a bit too early yet to declare that technology is going to make that much difference. ... by ER 2011-09-07 16:30:02
    - History will repeat itself with the Internet? by Robert 2011-09-07 17:18:33
      - And the net hasn't been a boon to propagandists and political agitators, especially reactionary ones? Of course, the same ... by ER 2011-09-07 19:04:24
        
        One man's "propagandists and political agitators" are another man's "empowered citizenry". by Robert 2011-09-08 12:16:43
        
        Sorry if I spoke too brashly, or unfairly. I'm just kind of jaded and bitter about these matters. ... by ER 2011-09-08 14:09:28
        
        Maybe you're just looking at the wrong things. I see the glass as at least half full. Some ... by TB 2011-09-08 14:46:48
        
        I suppose you're right. I'm just an old fart bitchin' about my days of black hair and flat belly, ... by ER 2011-09-08 18:34:15
        
        Wellll, ER, I avowed that I'm skeptical of new technology, for the sake of new technology, anyway. So I wouldn't ... by Robert 2011-09-08 19:39:56
        
        Maudlin crap? Well, maybe you're right, Robert. That's why I brought it up in my response to TB, in ... by ER 2011-09-10 07:38:26
        
        I'm sorry, ER. by Robert 2011-09-10 11:12:29
        
        Someone can point a cell phone at someone in Cairo and the film can be all over the world in ... by TB 2011-09-07 19:18:53
      - I like the trend. Decentralization of systems is a good thing, and should be encouraged. by TB 2011-09-07 17:51:13

Liz's Jewelry - Wowee! by Eri September 7, 2011 6:55 am

Michael Bloomberg by Eri September 7, 2011 6:52 am

Anyone who can run New York City successfully is probably qualified to be President. Bloomberg (and Giuliani) are both ... by ER 2011-09-07 08:37:34
- I don't think quite as much of Guiliani just because he can't keep his pants zipped. I have no ... by Eri 2011-09-08 06:09:35
  - No way! Giuliani is a Republican and a patriot. In fact, lately he's been passing himself off as a ... by ER 2011-09-08 07:09:09
    - One more Republican by Eri 2011-09-08 18:38:47

How Schrodinger's cat got into that box by TB September 6, 2011 7:20 pm

1000th post on the HZ-WordPress by podrock 2011-09-06 19:52:42

Wind energy? "Whoa." by TB September 6, 2011 3:02 pm

Wind energy is the Liberal equivalent of Conservative 'drill, drill, drill'. Easy to say because we know it will never ... by ER 2011-09-07 08:12:41
- The future of natural gas is already here. The vast majority of new power plants being built use it, ... by TB 2011-09-07 08:30:12
  - Less gas than was thought. by podrock 2011-09-07 11:35:54
    - Note this, though: "The new estimates are much higher than the last assessment by the Geological Survey in 2002. Those estimates ... by TB 2011-09-07 13:18:28
      - Well, yes, of course. We get better at using long poles and ladders when the low fruit is gone. by podrock 2011-09-07 17:11:46
        
        That's a good way to put it. by TB 2011-09-07 17:43:05
  - EDITED: But TB, I'm an environmentalist... by ER 2011-09-07 09:00:41
Well, if I have anything to say, by Eri 2011-09-06 18:21:33
- For fun, pop your Zip code into the "My Community" section of this page and see what power plants are ... by TB 2011-09-06 18:51:54
  - G C O & L. Operating. None proposed or closed. by Eri 2011-09-06 20:35:49
- I saw a lot of giant windmills while driving across the country last month. Most were out in farm ... by TB 2011-09-06 18:37:22

Favorite fast food survey by TB September 6, 2011 7:41 am

Apollo 18, what a stinker by RobVG September 5, 2011 9:38 pm

I was afraid that one was going to be a bomb. I hardly ever do theaters any more but I am ... by FrankC 2011-09-05 22:34:01
I won't waste my time ordering it from Netflix then. by Eri 2011-09-05 22:28:43

Zombie Apocalypse, for real !! by FrankC September 5, 2011 3:01 pm

LOLOL! What a great idea. by Eri 2011-09-05 15:20:43

Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero by FrankC September 4, 2011 8:09 pm

The time between groundbreaking and the ribbon cutting for the original WTC was 6 years and 8 months. 6 ... by TB 2011-09-05 09:21:10
- I understand where you are coming from Tom. I prefer to put fiscal concerns aside in this instance. The towers weren't ... by FrankC 2011-09-05 12:38:08

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