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Living with a silent heart by Eri June 13, 2011 1:50 pm

I dunno, not having a heart never seemed to bother Dick Cheney. by ER 2011-06-13 16:03:09
- Zing! Oh wait, you're serious. Let me laugh harder. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 16:07:10
I saw the movie "Threshold" years ago, about the controversial first transplant of an artificial heart into a young girl. ... by TB 2011-06-13 15:52:27
- Per the research, evidently it does (work exactly right). The only reason a pulse is needed is because the ... by Eri 2011-06-13 18:29:31
I can imagine the look on his doctor's face at his next physical: "No heartbeat, How are you even alive? ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 13:54:14

Why aren't we preparing for space storms? by TB June 13, 2011 11:42 am

As someone with an interest in astronomy who has long been aware of this problem, I've often asked myself the ... by ER 2011-06-13 12:17:07
- Yeah, but this is looking less "low risk" all the time. Certainly there's more chance of a severe solar ... by TB 2011-06-13 12:21:06
  - A rapidly varying electric field cutting across a conductor (like Hi-tension power lines) will generate currents that could fry control ... by ER 2011-06-13 15:26:16
    - If anyone still has a car with spark plugs and a distributor, and no little electronic black boxes under the ... by TB 2011-06-13 15:54:00
      - So I SHOULD buy that Galaxie..... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-14 00:08:58
        
        How ironic! by mcfly 2011-06-14 11:17:03
        
        Lol, very. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-14 14:47:01
      - Just think, Cuba will become the world's leading automobile exporter. Only theirs will still be running. by ER 2011-06-13 20:06:12
        
        I guess they'll get the last laugh. by Eri 2011-06-14 21:28:19
  - Speaking as someone who lives eternally in fear of the next Carrington Super Flare, I see your point. Unfortunately, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 14:00:39
    - I wouldn't worry about losing our atmosphere, in the last 3 billion years it hasn't happened yet, so I doubt ... by ER 2011-06-13 15:31:10

Palin's "letter from God" by TB June 13, 2011 10:26 am

That's very sweet. by mcfly 2011-06-13 11:33:19
- So sweet it's sickening, you mean. Not trying to start a flame war, but in my opinion, it's just pathetic. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 16:11:36
  - No, I'll admit it: I thought this might be the end of Palin's political career. Instead, it may be a ... by mcfly 2011-06-14 10:47:39
  - It is a little over the top. I do admire that she thinks her child is precious and a ... by Eri 2011-06-13 18:37:34
    - Keep in mind the letter was intended for her loved ones, not public consumption. by TB 2011-06-13 20:01:07
      - From my point of reference, she is trying to understand what is about to transpire in her life. She is ... by Jody 2011-06-14 17:50:03
        
        I guess I think about these thinks in a more left-brained kind of way. If I had a kid ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-15 18:34:10

Medicare SAVES money by BuckGalaxy June 13, 2011 9:10 am

Foreign countries have good medical care for everyone at a lower cost per patient (and with better overall results)than the ... by ER 2011-06-13 10:27:59
You wouldn't like what would come out the other end if medical care became a state-controlled monopoly. But by all means, ... by TB 2011-06-13 09:35:15
- Ah, TB. The ever-present Boogeyman/Eldritch Sea Monster of Current Events and Flame. Would it be so WRONG for people to ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 13:44:02
  - There's no such thing as "paying for each other's stuff." There are the people who are made to pay for other ... by TB 2011-06-13 16:15:39
    - We're not giving people discounts, we're RAISING TAXES. And we probably wouldn't have to do that if A) everyone ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-14 00:05:58
      - The top ten percent of income earners already pay 55 percent of all Federal taxes, including payroll. If you ... by TB 2011-06-14 09:19:32
- Medicare for all would be what is called a monopsony, or single buyer. Like a monopoly, it can apply ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-13 09:59:34
  - Are you people ever going to realize that "the producer as the enemy" is not conducive to a prosperous and ... by TB 2011-06-13 10:09:04
    - No one is advocating turning the entire economy into a state run system. No one is saying producers are ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-13 10:26:08
      - The apologists for laissez faire economics WANT you to believe there is no alternative to their system of private monopoly ... by ER 2011-06-13 11:42:08
        
        See? Your first sentence blows up right off the bat. There is no "private health monopoly." There ... by TB 2011-06-13 12:04:46
        
        My wife and I are both in our sixties, with pre-existing medical conditions. Even though we are fairly well-off ... by ER 2011-06-13 13:13:51
        
        How did you buy life insurance? Did you start shopping at 60? Why or why not? by TB 2011-06-13 16:25:29
        
        Life insurance was provided at work for a substantial discount, now that I'm not working, I pay full price, and ... by ER 2011-06-13 16:59:01
      - Of course it should be for profit. Where do you think all of those new medicines and gadget's come ... by Lee 2011-06-13 11:09:51
      - There's more to it than mere profit. Better minds than ours have given this a lot of thought. Most middle class ... by ER 2011-06-13 10:55:56
        
        Holy crap. You know what? Skip it. The excavation alone at this point is just too damn ... by TB 2011-06-13 11:02:24
      - There are nations where nobody is allowed to do things "for profit." How does that work out? Every ... by TB 2011-06-13 10:54:48
- Some numbers found here. I haven't looked through them yet myself, but I put it here so everyone else ... by TB 2011-06-13 09:54:51

3 Myths about Social Security by Eri June 13, 2011 6:41 am

That reminds me... the Boomsday movie adaption is coming out this September. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 13:48:06
One of the biggest myths about SS arises from the statement "SS was never meant to replace a personal retirement ... by ER 2011-06-13 11:19:45
- That's what I need... An "old man" with a very large life insurance policy made out to me as ... by Eri 2011-06-13 13:55:00
  - Oh, do you mean a "trophy husband"? by ER 2011-06-13 19:49:36
Okay, but you got to admit those aren't very good refutations. by TB 2011-06-13 07:45:47

Tony Awards by Eri June 13, 2011 12:39 am

Neil deGrasse Tyson: are we alone in the universe? by mcfly June 12, 2011 9:14 pm

Tax cut zombies have created the deficits by BuckGalaxy June 12, 2011 7:54 pm

Ah, beware, phantom poster. You threaten the very foundations of the Faith. by ER 2011-06-13 04:53:05
Whose post is this? Can you please edit and insert a moniker? If you are not a member, ... by Eri 2011-06-13 00:20:08
- It's Buck. He's having the name-adding problems we've all had. by TB 2011-06-13 07:46:44
  - To get your name to show on original posts, go to your profile, and under "name" make sure you have ... by TB 2011-06-13 09:18:51
    - Got it. Thanks! by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-13 10:04:09
- Me thinks it is our very own Buck Galaxy! From infinity and beyond! by Jody 2011-06-13 06:18:36
The U.S. corporate tax rate is 39 percent, not 13. As for the rest, I've covered all this. More than ... by TB 2011-06-12 21:23:10
- Just because *anyone* in here says "I've covered that before" hardly means the discussion is over. Perhaps we doubt the ... by mcfly 2011-06-12 22:25:29
  - Naive? Actually, it seems pretty smart to me. Look how long TB has gotten away with it. by ER 2011-06-13 04:44:23
    - Sorry, but weren't you yelling at me for repeating the same stuff over and over again? There are probably a couple ... by TB 2011-06-13 08:23:30
      - Tom, you keep on bringing it up, you leave us no choice but to respond. Besides, you love this stuff, or ... by ER 2011-06-13 11:49:10
        
        Oh, I do enjoy using my brain on these things. But it does get frustrating sometimes. It's like trying to ... by TB 2011-06-13 12:10:22
        
        Yeah, but just because its not really green cheese doesn't mean there's an alien base on the Far Side. by ER 2011-06-13 12:54:54
        
        First there's no cheese, and now there's no aliens? Crap. Crappity crap crap. by mcfly 2011-06-14 13:39:04
        
        Maybe there are space mice. by TB 2011-06-14 14:11:30
  - I just get a little tired of dragging out the same damn numbers to meet the same damn tropes that ... by TB 2011-06-12 23:07:46
- Yeah, and in the real world corporations pay how much? Get your head out of that very dark place ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-12 21:54:17
  - Also, see this related article linked to from the Reuters page you posted. "Companies: Drowning in Taxes or Artful Dodgers?". http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/14/us-usa-taxes-corporate-idUSTRE73D7EL20110414 by ER 2011-06-13 05:18:47
  - I looked it up. In 2008, out of about half a million returns, and every tax loophole was applied, ... by TB 2011-06-12 22:24:05
    - So you've jumped from 39% to 23 % in one short post without an "oh shit I was wrong" in ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-13 09:02:38
      - I found no source anywhere that said "13 percent." I found endless papers on this, all over the map, ... by TB 2011-06-13 09:56:35
    - Extra Credit on Slide 10: After you've marked up that curve by year (I did every two years), circle the years ... by TB 2011-06-12 23:02:09

Some cool volcano photos by TB June 12, 2011 11:34 am

How not to look crazy on the internet by TB June 12, 2011 11:20 am

I think I've broken every one of these rules in the past ten years. Could be worse -0 I ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-12 13:33:10
- I am not crazy...but it helps to act as if you are now and then..just to blend in.....bwahahahaha by Jody 2011-06-12 17:17:12
- ME TOO by mcfly 2011-06-12 16:55:42

Return of the Hum by TB June 12, 2011 11:00 am

What about the hum that used to occasionally plague Sausalito residents? Wasn't that eventually tied to some sort of ... by ER 2011-07-02 13:54:54
- The fishy culprit. I don't hear any background sound on that website, but might just be my computer. Woodland, the town in ... by TB 2011-07-02 14:23:27
Is it REAL? The question of whether or not it can be recorded, mentioned below, is central to the issue. It could ... by DavidFMayerPhD 2011-06-30 19:55:22
Hmmm.... Any changes in the magnetic field there? Any piezoelectric discharges? (Yeah, I'm a nut) by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-12 13:38:55
- First question I would have asked: Is the noise recordable? by TB 2011-06-12 14:19:06
  - If it isn't then maybe something's affecting their brains (A.K.A. some natural form of transcranial magnetic stimulation) by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 13:56:26
    - Or maybe its the witch that lives down the block. I'm just saying... by mcfly 2011-06-15 10:25:28
      - Har. Har. Har. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-15 18:38:37

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