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

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

NSIDC offline? ER June 12, 2025 12:19 pm (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)

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)

"Remember, what the dormouse said, ER June 5, 2025 4:14 pm (Space/Science)

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

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So, it is official RL June 6, 2025 5:39 pm (Space/Science)

This left her speechless by Eri August 11, 2011 9:40 pm

One wonders if they watched that Clnit Eastwood Movie by Eri August 11, 2011 9:38 pm

I've heard about this system. It is an expendable vehicle, designed to be used on very valuable targets,depending on ... by CJB 2011-08-12 07:13:06
- It could give us quick access to what's going on on the ground anywhere in the world with high tech ... by Eri 2011-08-12 10:00:58
  - That's true. I guess you could use it as a high speed, quick response recon drone, once. But what ... by CJB 2011-08-12 10:30:19
    - On the other hand. Maybe all we 'know' about this system is artful misdirection. This would be an ideal weapon ... by CJB 2011-08-12 10:42:23

Can you believe this? by Eri August 11, 2011 9:35 pm

Lord of the Flies by CJB August 10, 2011 7:58 pm

A little boy was walking up and down the beach picking up starfish that had washed ashore, and throwing them ... by Jody 2011-08-10 20:38:08
- You're absolutely right, of course. You can't save them all, so you save as many as you can, and failing that, ... by CJB 2011-08-11 08:32:18
Maybe deep down, you know that aid will only increase and prolong the suffering. For all the good intentions ... by Lee 2011-08-10 20:12:30

This is just wrong! by Eri August 10, 2011 5:24 am

Violence in UK Spreads. Is US next? by Eri August 9, 2011 5:06 am

Update on the UK Riots. by Eri 2011-08-10 05:42:59
- Well well well, it does seem that even the civilized act abhorrently. But they are socialistic...what ever could be the ... by Jody 2011-08-10 10:03:17
  - What ever gave you the idea we or any other nation was ever civilized? Man is cruel to man. ... by Eri 2011-08-10 12:05:53
    - But in your article it said that poverty was to blame... by Jody 2011-08-10 15:07:05
      - Excuse me. Not MY article. I didn't write it, only posted it for informational purposes. by Eri 2011-08-10 22:20:22
        
        I stand corrected. by Jody 2011-08-10 22:36:48
        
        You may sit if you want. :-) by Eri 2011-08-11 00:40:39
      - So...is socialism any better? ...TB is not here...I am speaking all by my lonesome. by Jody 2011-08-10 15:21:32
        
        I would say that socialism could be a contributing factor. The more entitlements given to a people, the more pissed ... by FrankC 2011-08-10 17:10:52
        
        What Frank said except I disagree on the long haul. I have serious doubts about our future. As to whether ... by Eri 2011-08-10 22:23:03
        
        The point I am trying to ineffectively make is that as we inch closer to a more socialistic existence in ... by Jody 2011-08-10 22:44:45
        
        I get your point Jody. We should be willing to try reasonable social experiments, but imo UK may have gone ... by FrankC 2011-08-11 00:15:19
        
        But will we? Sometimes we take the wrong lesson. Or corporate entities overrule the populace. Seldom are ... by Eri 2011-08-11 00:51:05
        
        Maybe socialism has nothing to do with it, one way or the other. by CJB 2011-08-10 15:40:52
        
        I am with Frank...it is a contributing factor. It has to be. That is all they know. by Jody 2011-08-10 19:37:10
        
        I think you're both crazy. For starters, Britain is not a socialist country, it is a capitalist one, and it has ... by CJB 2011-08-10 21:18:55
        
        LOL, There it is, "You people (I love that indignant "Yooo Peeple") can't blame socialism for everything." Britain is a ... by FrankC 2011-08-10 22:44:44
        
        Can you really believe that if Britain never had the dole, Council Housing and National Health, there wouldn't have been ... by CJB 2011-08-11 04:06:59
        
        I feel that it is a contributing factor.The Brits are unhappy with the way life is...and that is the premise ... by Jody 2011-08-11 09:51:45
        
        Maybe we need to define what wer'e talking about. Health care in the UK is socialist. The Government ... by Eri 2011-08-10 22:26:27
        
        Well....my son-in-law who hails from Kent considers it a socialist country...one of which he is very proud of...so now there ... by Jody 2011-08-10 21:40:47
Yes, it is going to spread to this country. The problem in the UK is that there are too many people. ... by CJB 2011-08-09 18:02:38
- On the other hand, by podrock 2011-08-10 16:44:15
- Perfectly written. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-10 10:39:59
  - OTOH, remember Egypt of late? Sometimes it only takes a little to tip something. In this instance I ... by Eri 2011-08-10 12:07:31
- Well stated. by Eri 2011-08-09 23:50:01

...and today's quote comes from: by Jody August 8, 2011 8:01 pm

Perspective... by Jody August 8, 2011 4:19 pm

Enoch Powell said there'd be days like this. by Lee August 8, 2011 4:06 pm

Goldilocks Gazette 7/16 - 7/23 by Vitruvius July 25, 2011 8:34 pm

The Terrorist attack in Norway. Something stinks in Norway. If someone is so against Islamist intrusion into Europe, ... by Eri 2011-07-25 21:42:15
- It wasn't just a summer camp. It was a camp for young Labor Party members. Think a camp for ... by podrock 2011-07-25 22:15:15
  - Like I said, Right Wing. And Eri, I love ya dearly, but pick up on that "Pin our problems ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-25 22:32:17
    - Oh dear God, I give in! Turn it off! Turn it off! by Eri 2011-07-26 08:27:44
    - Just as creepy: by podrock 2011-07-25 22:46:13
      - The Left has been trying to sell this line for many years now, usually every time some lone nut (Christian ... by TB 2011-07-26 21:48:12
        
        By the way, note my first response on the "Zeitgeist" post. by TB 2011-07-26 21:50:16
        
        Lone Nut Christians don't grow in a vacuum, nor do islamic terrorists. Too often religion teaches hate of those who ... by podrock 2011-07-26 22:21:32
        
        Lunatics do grow quite nicely in a vacuum. They absorb from their environment anything they can twist to their ... by TB 2011-07-26 22:31:10
        
        Your first two sentences contradict one another. The nut-case absorbes ideology from their environment (i.e. not a vacuum) and twists ... by podrock 2011-07-26 22:53:57
        
        Look, we're going to ride this wave of demonization out just like the last one, when Democrats and the media ... by TB 2011-07-27 08:15:39
        
        Where is it? by mcfly 2011-07-27 11:18:49
        
        For starters, the Alternet article that began this conversation. by TB 2011-07-27 13:04:48
        
        Alternet, huh? Yep, there's yer VLWC. Tell me, have you ever found any commies under your bed? by mcfly 2011-07-27 20:43:40
        
        OK, the commies under the bed crack was uncalled for, but seriously, do you know how many times I've visited ... by mcfly 2011-07-28 10:22:25
        
        Yeah, you've got a point there. This might be a bit better as an example. by TB 2011-07-28 11:00:07
        
        Aside from the superfluous line about Palin's crosshairs, is this really demonization? I see far worse crap about the Dems almost ... by mcfly 2011-07-28 13:40:11
      - Congragulations, podrock. I now have to change boxers because of your link. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-26 21:31:13
That Astronautix news is the worst news I've heard today. I used that resource a LOT. by TB 2011-07-25 21:11:32
- Hmm. This old version still seems to be there. by TB 2011-07-25 21:13:26
  - EXCELLENT! Now, how long before the DDSer's (Damn Dookie Suckers) find out about that site? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-25 22:24:30
Hey, who's getting that 87 cents a day? by TB 2011-07-25 20:55:12
- ....................... ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-26 22:24:17

Wisconsin State Fair. by Lee August 7, 2011 8:15 pm

Crisis of Competence by CJB August 7, 2011 3:14 pm

It ain't just you. It's been clear that the US has been disintegrating for a while to anyone who ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-07 20:02:13
- You're right. It's pretty well agreed that the American economy, and American prosperity, began its decline in the 70s. ... by CJB 2011-08-07 21:13:29
  - I agree with everything but one part - the one about the jobs never coming back. True, today's plans ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-07 21:43:33
I agree with everything you've said. I've been saying for a long time that there are bad times (much ... by Eri 2011-08-07 18:00:35
- It is a quagmire From one of my previous posts by Jody 2011-08-07 18:47:57
Liberalism is what's wrong. The pirates could be taken care of in a month, but the liberals wouldn't allow ... by Lee 2011-08-07 15:42:36
- So the government doesn't work because there are not enough white people in it? OK, I can easily see ... by CJB 2011-08-07 15:59:37
  - Burying your head in the sand won't make the problem go away. In fact, it's part of the problem. ... by Lee 2011-08-07 18:19:22
  - You learn quickly, grasshopper. ;) by Eri 2011-08-07 17:54:14

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