The science of the large and small.  Pretty cool stuff.  A TED presentation, 7 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiZqn6fV-4Y

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Wow!  Sounds great.  Any big plans? Good question...how about initial reactions for now. :-) 1. Four generation cruise (almost didn't happen as my father had a quad bypass three weeks ago, but he is progressing well and can go) 2. Landscapping a new home where I'm relocating to Too young to do noth...

Obama must be totally insane. He just sent a videotaped message to the Iranian people  as if they have the right to hear, think and decide for themselves.  All he was doing was legitimizing the murderous mullahs in Tehran who are playing him like a fool while they move ever closer to nukes with ICB...

You are leaving out the Big Bend National Park area as a place to live - maybe set up shop in Boquillas, Mexico.

Si?

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Maybe we should split this into two threads. Only two?  That might strengthen our dualistic tendencies even more toward "my way or the highway" vs. "everything must be paved so we can each go our separate ways".  I did like your analysis of C vs. L.  :)  I wish you would have ad...

I invented flamewars on the internet, and the internet.  Gore was "confused". 

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Let's all just get along.  "Kumbaya" theme song sung by Mr. T and Hillary with Huckabee on the guitar with Elizabeth Warren softly chanting the Song of Hiawatha in the background.

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Hey team, I wonder if the show will get an A?

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After several years, I recently upgraded my 100w equivalent 1600 lumens full spectrum CFL because it was just too dim, with a 150w equivalent 1800 lumens full spectrum CFL and now the brightness is still off by almost an order of magnitude?!! 8) Based on epidemiological studies, Ian Morgan, a myopi...

moda0306 wrote:

Desert wrote: Moda sucks too. 

We all suck.

Are you trying to kc us?  I thought liberal statists moved forward, progressively.  Move on Dude! 

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West Virginia might be poor in financial numbers, but not in the things that count - God, guns, and hard working pragmatic people (mostly).  ;) Ironic then that Manchin was one of the ones strongly pushing a major federal gun control bill two years ago. Actually, not ironic at all but there is more...

Joe Manchin vs. Rand Paul So what did you think about the irony of a superrich Rockefeller repesenting in the Senate one of the poorest states in the US? He lived in an adjacent neighborhood to mine.  His kid went to school with mine.  He made large donations to the school system - consequently, th...

Joe Manchin vs. Rand Paul

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Nobody quits a job they like. I liked my job.  The people were great, the schedules were reasonable, and the work was interesting.  I "retired" (for lack of a better word) because I was ready to enjoy my own time rather than continuing to trade it for money I no longer needed.  There's so...

Pointedstick wrote:

Reub wrote: People don't like to be lied to.

Sure they do; it just has to be a lie they already agree with. For the most part, people believe what confirms their existing beliefs, not what's true.

PS, I believe you speak the truth.  Are you lying to me? 

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I see it pretty much like barrett.  To me, the purpose of an emergency fund is for the unexpected NOW, not a year or two in the future.  If you can somehow cover the really bad unexpected that might happen in the next 5 minutes after you sink your cash into a non-liquid investment, then go for it.  ...

If you go with a cheap laptop, for goodness sakes get one with Linux on it. A couple of years ago, the hard drive on my daughter's laptop went bad and I had to replace it. I tried using the Windows recovery disk on the new one but it told me it wasn't allowed since the drive didn't exactly match th...

Could we please broaden out "utility" to mean more than just Homo economicus?  There's no need to start bringing in moral metaphysics to account for the utilitarian gains from altruism.  Anything that makes a human being happy is "utility" so long as it does not infringe on anyo...

My wife would like to have a low-capability laptop <snip> She's been looking on line and was attracted to the HP Stream (the $279 version). </snip> If you were an expert, I would recommend that you buy your wife a mac Air and give it to her as a surprise. If your wife were an expert, you would be o...

Scott Walker versus Elizabeth Warren  I don't really want either one in office (I still want faux Lib Rand Paul), but at least that contest would be interesting, since they're both a bit extreme.  And they aren't tired retreads.  What do you think? It would definitely be exciting!  Clinton vs Bush ...

In-fact, I'm going trap shooting tomorrow and can't wait.  Hopefully I'll "blast" through my 21/25 plateau. :) Best wishes.  You are a better man than I (comment limited to trap shooting only  ;) ).  I'm a rifle/pistol/revolver mucho macho person gender neutral alien "Mountaineer's a...

It's worth mentioning in the context of all the ridiculous comments a certain wing of the gun enthusiasts finds it necessary to work into their arguments that "guns are just tools," or "bathtubs cause more deaths," or "should we ban cars too?" Guns are just tools.  The...

This is an excellent sermon by a family member's pastor that you can either read or listen to:  GODS AND FOOLISHNESS "The Law of God is obvious. It is summarized for us in Exodus 20, but in the end it is as obvious as that other law that God has made, the law of gravity. You don’t have to like ...

WiseOne, No doctor has any business imposing their politics on their patients. Should it be a gag order?  I dunno. Kind of depends on what is done with the Doctor/Patient information.  If kept solely between the Doctor and the Patient, let them discuss anything.  If it is open to the prying eyes of...

Libertarian666 wrote: I still haven't heard any objections to my plan. Is it too simple to discuss?

tech for galactic president and chief domo!  Here, Here!  Endorsement for the universe will depend on success of galactic accomplishments.

... Mountaineer