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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)

There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy. BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:29 am (Flame)

Not ready for prime time BuckGalaxy June 19, 2025 12:18 pm (Space/Science)

Pournelle on compulsory vaccinations by TB September 13, 2011 8:54 pm

EDITED: It’s her taking the bait from Blitzer, whose sole task up there was to try to get Republican candidates to ... by ER 2011-09-14 05:36:11
- Oh, speaking of paranoia... Before anyone pops back, think hard about what you would have said about Bush if he had ... by TB 2011-09-14 09:52:48
  - A story on this from the Washington Post. Interestingly, when I looked at this yesterday, the headline said "laughing ... by TB 2011-09-15 09:58:05
  - That's pretty funny, but I can't decide whether its someone making fun of liberals, or someone making fun of conservatives ... by ER 2011-09-14 11:17:38
    - Are you talking about the website or the YouTube? The website is real, and totally serious, put out by Obama For ... by TB 2011-09-14 11:47:53
      - Then I'm all for it. Someone needs to put the kabosh on the Fascist agitprop machine. For example, multiple GOP ... by ER 2011-09-14 12:31:00
        
        And on the subject of "agitprop:" Something interesting has happened in the past few years. Remember the old Soviet Union, ... by TB 2011-09-14 13:28:07
        
        Nice jump from "this has to be a joke" to "great idea." Interesting choice of color scheme on the website, by ... by TB 2011-09-14 13:19:49
  - Heh. Sure doesn't take long nowadays to gin stuff like this up. by TB 2011-09-14 09:58:44
    - Well, at least it's nice to know Gilbert Gottfried got another job after he got fired from being the voice ... by ER 2011-09-14 10:45:15
      - But he sure makes a great 'Digit' by Jody 2011-09-14 11:08:37
- By the way, there's a debate transcript here. by TB 2011-09-14 06:53:17
  - Thanks for the link TB...now a question...who do you think "came out on top?" by Jody 2011-09-14 09:28:57
    - Jody, at this point, I personally don't care. I don't watch these "debates." They aren't really debates anyway, ... by TB 2011-09-14 09:45:03
  - From the transcript: "MR. BLITZER: Congresswoman Bachmann, do you have a problem with anything that Governor Perry just said? You're a ... by ER 2011-09-14 07:11:23
    - Look at all the questions. Almost all of them are straight along the planned Democratic lines of attack for ... by TB 2011-09-14 08:12:29
      - I agree with Ron Paul....there should be an *opt out* for the up and coming generation. by Jody 2011-09-14 09:30:57
        
        ...sorry...that is for S.S....not the actual topic on the right...sigh...I digress...as usual. by Jody 2011-09-14 09:32:37
      - Tom, I have no doubt whatsoever you actually believe what you're saying, or you would never have posted a link ... by ER 2011-09-14 09:29:53
- You are very quick at dismissing a lot of people you know little about. Pournelle, who I have read ... by TB 2011-09-14 06:37:24
  - There is no reason you can't be crazy and smart at the same time. In fact, there seems to be ... by ER 2011-09-14 06:57:09
- heh....you should try being a social liberal/fiscal conservative. by Jody 2011-09-14 05:38:37
  - Jody, I am a social liberal and fiscal conservative. But with these yahoos, you're always too liberal and never conservative enough. by ER 2011-09-14 06:00:18
    - I am also...thus my post.....I do not feel that I am too liberal or not conservative enough...I feel that THEY ... by Jody 2011-09-14 06:09:57
      - You're right, social and fiscal issues should have no connection, and a position on one should not automatically translate to ... by ER 2011-09-14 06:30:28
        
        ER! ;) by Jody 2011-09-14 06:35:17

Japanese earthquake, six months later by TB September 13, 2011 7:23 pm

Takes Dirty Dancing to a Whole New Level by Eri September 13, 2011 5:55 am

Disgusting. by Jody 2011-09-13 10:39:32
- Yes, it is and these were cops! Did you see the grin on that one's face? I would ... by Eri 2011-09-13 14:22:41
  - A lesson that we as women will not (or never) learn unless: To quote Jim Morrison: "The most important kind of freedom ... by Jody 2011-09-14 16:12:13
It falls under the category of "community relations". by ER 2011-09-13 06:54:23

Insulin Nasal Spray May Slow Alzheimers by Eri September 12, 2011 8:42 pm

Older drugs often safer than new by Eri September 12, 2011 8:40 pm

Like software, I believe it's smart to let something simmer in the marketplace for a few years before diving into ... by TB 2011-09-13 09:10:13
- You know what's odd about the percentages? I think they're slanted or outright lies. I've taken a lot ... by Eri 2011-09-13 14:30:02
  - So, how much do you trust the FDA to decide what drugs are safe and effective or not? Which ... by TB 2011-09-13 14:33:28
    - Sidestepping firecrackers. ;-) I know enough about the FDA, met a couple of their doctors while I was working for ... by Eri 2011-09-13 18:47:24
      - Somebody will always hold the purse strings. And there isn't anyone who doesn't have an axe to grind. ... by TB 2011-09-13 19:17:47
- P.S. did you notice Bachmann going off the rails on HPV vaccines? by TB 2011-09-13 09:17:00
  - I guess she'd rather young women die of cancer. She certainly doesn't live in the real world. by Eri 2011-09-13 14:25:04
    - On this particular issue, I agree. by TB 2011-09-13 14:27:39
      - Heard on the news this morning that she THEN said that one child had become mentally retarded as a result ... by Eri 2011-09-14 09:37:59
        
        Yeah, I heard that. Somebody came up and told her this had happened to her daughter, so I guess ... by TB 2011-09-14 09:48:26
        
        But then to state it to people including news media as fact... That is totally irresponsible. God knows what ... by Eri 2011-09-15 06:54:03

Perry Asks for Federal Funds to Fight Wildfires After Slashing State Fire Budget by BuckGalaxy September 12, 2011 4:03 pm

Yep, State's rights are great and people should pull themselves up their own bootstraps and living off the Feds is ... by Eri 2011-09-12 20:59:11
Nothing good ever came out of Texas. by ER 2011-09-12 16:50:46
- oh hush you ole poop...I am from thar and dems fightin' words. I am the best damn thing that has come ... by Jody 2011-09-12 20:50:37
  - Of which Perry is a steady customer, of course, on alternate nights when he's not thumping Bibles. by Eri 2011-09-12 21:00:19

NASA launches GRAIL satellites by TB September 12, 2011 11:02 am

Greek bonds by TB September 12, 2011 8:39 am

A time to remember. by bowser September 11, 2011 11:41 pm

A response to Robert and ER. I apologize for the longer discourse on this post. The more I ... by bowser 2011-09-12 21:26:01
- I think I'm well disabused of the term "morality". by Robert 2011-09-13 14:42:28
I will resist the urge to quote "My Country Right Or Wrong" just to piss you off. You know you can ... by FrankC 2011-09-12 17:04:22
- Frank, you win. I concede. First, I'd like to commend you on your "My Country Right or Wrong" ... by bowser 2011-09-12 20:42:12
  - Just so you know, you've the same editorial powers as anyone else here, with the exception of Robert and Myself. ... by podrock 2011-09-12 21:47:44
    - Thank you. I did not know any of that. Arf by bowser 2011-09-12 22:32:38
      - You should also know that no post of yours has ever been edited by me and that has been established ... by FrankC 2011-09-12 22:53:57
        
        Thanks Frank, for agreeing with me. You do have the ability to delete, etc., my posts. At your whim. Simply because ... by bowser 2011-09-13 09:36:11
        
        To be clear about this, Bowser, you have the ability to delete, etc., Frank's posts. Or my posts, or ... by podrock 2011-09-13 19:46:42
        
        The only reason I could think of to delete a post would be if someone did something like post someone's ... by TB 2011-09-13 08:45:26
        
        The other kind of posts we will not not tolerate are posts that call for or document extreme violence. Such ... by podrock 2011-09-13 19:53:27
        
        What if we call for extreme violence on spammers? by TB 2011-09-13 20:14:29
        
        Allowed, as long as it is not documented. Surely you remember when we all got together and decided these things. ... by FrankC 2011-09-13 21:43:49
        
        I vote that we hang, draw and quarter spammers right after we pepper spray and waterboard them. But I don't want ... by Eri 2011-09-14 09:35:23
        
        You have to pepper spray them after the waterboarding, or it washes right off. I've screwed up on that ... by TB 2011-09-14 09:50:50
        
        You must have done it wrong, then. Dammit, how many times do I have to tell you that water ... by Eri 2011-09-15 16:33:28
        
        My son, in a young and stupid moment some years ago, took a healthy chomp out of one of those ... by TB 2011-09-15 16:56:37
I partially agree with you. It is painful to think of your own country as capable of terrorist acts ... by Eri 2011-09-12 15:41:59
- In every single culture throughout human history, females have been abused and mistreated by males. No, I don't think ... by ER 2011-09-12 16:56:07
  - I could envision a society in which women could win. As an SF/Fantasy writer, that is easy to do. ... by Eri 2011-09-13 18:15:01
    - Don't forget Margaret Thatcher. by TB 2011-09-13 18:38:05
      - Oh Wow! How could I ever have forgotten her. Her voice is forever burned into my brain. ... by Eri 2011-09-14 06:05:09
That's a highly politicized definition of "terror". by Robert 2011-09-12 11:12:35
I understand Bowser. Like ER...I do not *completely* agree, but that is the beauty of our country. We may and ... by Jody 2011-09-12 07:08:22
What you say is true, but like all truths, there are always qualifications, exceptions and hand-wringing uncertainty. The line ... by ER 2011-09-12 06:47:10
- Just about a perfect reply. My only possible exception is on the knight's or gentleman's code of honor. Such codes ... by FrankC 2011-09-12 17:14:31

I'm thinking, NOT Good! by Eri September 11, 2011 6:25 pm

I'm sorry, but I just couldn't resist. by ER 2011-09-11 20:13:06
- LOL! Bad ER! by Eri 2011-09-11 20:54:07
- And why stop there...? by ER 2011-09-11 20:24:25
The article implies that the described treatment is lethal to living animals. I remember the "science" discussed in Wells's ... by TB 2011-09-11 19:45:47

ATT U-Verse by FrankC September 11, 2011 2:21 pm

There are several companies fighting for my business, but the key thing seems to be that they will give me ... by TB 2011-09-11 20:25:54
- I decided to stay put. The U-Verse deal only saved me about $15 and the negative reviews for U-verse would ... by FrankC 2011-09-17 15:39:03

9/11 by TB September 11, 2011 11:57 am

I have been compelled to watch anything I could find today about 9/11. I settled in with the History Channel ... by Jody 2011-09-11 20:11:42
The serendipitous free verse of memories by TB 2011-09-11 18:35:15
Another film here of the new memorial. by TB 2011-09-11 18:28:23

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