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AI progress RL February 14, 2026 1:59 pm (Space/Science)

Somebody help me out with telephone games. ER February 12, 2026 5:00 pm (CurrentEvents)

A Rubicon of Sorts ER February 12, 2026 5:33 pm (Space/Science)

Latinexus DEE-Fense ER February 9, 2026 6:48 pm (CurrentEvents)

"Trump in heels" leads America's surrender in the global information war. BuckGalaxy February 11, 2026 12:08 pm (Flame)

Why do I do this to myself? podrock February 11, 2026 9:49 am (CurrentEvents)

Did you think there was a limit to Trump's narcissism? BuckGalaxy February 6, 2026 1:33 am (CurrentEvents)

Bad Musk Moon Rising BuckGalaxy February 10, 2026 12:07 pm (Space/Science)

Being a tech bro gets you a commission and a uniform podrock January 28, 2026 11:16 am (CurrentEvents)

Did we detect an exploding primordial black hole? RL February 7, 2026 5:29 pm (Space/Science)

Is anybody paying attention? ER February 6, 2026 4:47 pm (CurrentEvents)

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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

Top Secret America by TB September 4, 2011 1:02 pm

Apparently, the news is now leaking out from Libya that a lot of our prisoners were being interrogated in Libya ... by ER 2011-09-04 13:18:55

Tropical storm Lee heads onshore by TB September 4, 2011 10:42 am

It won't be that much longer by Eri September 3, 2011 7:28 pm

But what CAN a poor boy do? ...except to sing for a rock and roll band... The greatest rock and roll ... by ER 2011-09-04 10:41:49
- Well, you could do worse. Ol' Mick's on the other side of that fancy gate, now. Ask not for whom ... by TB 2011-09-04 10:56:12
  - I don't resent Mick 's millions one bit. I pay for his product because I want to, I enjoy it, and ... by ER 2011-09-04 11:10:31
    - Nope. Didn't say any of that stuff. Not even remotely. I don't believe any of it either. Just ... by TB 2011-09-04 11:26:56
      - Actually, it's Mick that's being ironic, and deliberately so. He's no "street fightin' man", he's just a "singer in ... by ER 2011-09-04 11:39:15
        
        Second lyric is from the Moody Blues. I'm a big fan of theirs, too, and we saw them a ... by TB 2011-09-04 11:52:59
        
        mp3 @ amazon by Robert 2011-09-05 12:04:17
        
        I've never heard this work, but I've heard much about it. The personnel involved includes some real heavyweights, as ... by ER 2011-09-04 12:08:21
The protests will begin in earnest when the Republicans get elected and learn they can't make the recession go away ... by ER 2011-09-04 05:49:03

Meet the real Rick Perry by Eri September 3, 2011 7:25 pm

I know you won't listen...but hey...I swim upstream. what the hell by Jody 2011-09-04 11:08:00

....and then there is this... by Jody September 3, 2011 9:56 am

Well, Pat Robertson claimed the Teletubbies were gay propaganda designed to turn children into homosexuals, and Ariel Dorfmann was convinced ... by ER 2011-09-03 10:30:22
- I am gonna move to Timbuktu...I swan. Ya know though ER....digressing here...but look what you and I have been exposed to ... by Jody 2011-09-03 12:05:33
  - I wouldn't worry about it. For hundreds of years, Roman kids went with their parents to the Circus and ... by ER 2011-09-03 12:13:28

The current Wikileaks disaster by TB September 2, 2011 3:43 pm

CEO's earn more than companies pay in taxes by Eri August 31, 2011 5:12 am

You still don't get it, do you Eri? These are the "job creators". They're being rewarded for all those jobs ... by ER 2011-08-31 06:12:34
- In that case, the CEO's should be paying US. by Eri 2011-08-31 12:53:29
  - Oh, they will. As soon as they get their tax cut. by ER 2011-08-31 13:17:32
    - Of course they will. And what planet are YOU from? :-) by Eri 2011-08-31 14:46:58

Cheney afraid of War Crimes Prosecution? by Eri August 31, 2011 5:10 am

Huh? by Eri August 30, 2011 7:32 am

“multi-lateral debating societies”. Isn't that what's called a "democracy"? by ER 2011-08-30 08:04:55
- That's certainly what I thought it was. Obviously, Mr. Perry doesn't think much of Democracy. by Eri 2011-08-30 11:28:28
  - People like Mr Perry find it inconceivable that people who don't agree with them can have honest and principled reasons ... by ER 2011-08-30 11:52:05

More on Warren Buffett's op ed by Eri August 30, 2011 7:29 am

I've got a way to shut this man up. by Eri August 29, 2011 3:27 pm

Cheney is desperately trying to whitewash the lurid details of his sordid life by shamelessly slandering all his former colleagues ... by ER 2011-08-30 06:33:25
Colin Powell's take on Cheney. I have always admired and respected Colin Powell. I still think he would have ... by Eri 2011-08-29 23:14:31

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