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Victor Davis Hanson has a blog now. - Tom Brosz - 9/17/2006 7:07:53 PM

Reporter Greg palast charged by "Homeland Security" for filming Katrina refugees near Exxon Mobil installation - Lindy - 9/15/2006 2:04:08 AM
- I find it amazing..... - Lindy - 9/16/2006 2:37:47 PM
  - My point being........ - Lindy - 9/16/2006 2:41:05 PM
    - You're Unbelievable Lindy - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/16/2006 8:51:43 PM
      - " The John Dean's of the world already have Robert hook line and sinker." - Lindy - 9/17/2006 1:37:18 AM
        
        Reel silly - Robert - 9/17/2006 5:17:33 PM
        
        He was lunch Lindy - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/17/2006 2:50:26 AM
        
        If he was sold down the river.... - Lindy - 9/17/2006 2:57:20 AM

Rebuild the towers. It is not too late. - REB - 9/12/2006 2:23:09 PM
- Too Tempting a TArget - carl - 9/13/2006 2:53:59 PM
  - We can't live in fear or the terrorist win. - REB - 9/13/2006 4:03:12 PM
    - NOVA had program on re-building tower - carl - 9/14/2006 4:24:34 PM
- I'd support it... - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2006 5:00:16 PM
  - Apathy as usual - FrankC - 9/13/2006 6:21:19 PM
    - re: Apathy as usual - REB - 9/13/2006 7:27:34 PM
      - true - FrankC - 9/13/2006 8:07:52 PM
        
        But one question to ask... - LJK - 9/14/2006 4:32:04 PM
        
        re: But one question to ask... - REB - 9/14/2006 9:24:11 PM
        
        parachutes - SDG - 9/14/2006 7:48:04 PM
        
        more - SDG - 9/14/2006 8:03:06 PM
        
        That would need to be addressed - FrankC - 9/14/2006 6:48:42 PM
        
        Addressing the problems - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2006 5:10:27 AM
        
        But let's be realistic. - Lee - 9/15/2006 9:56:19 AM
        
        re: But let's be realistic. - REB - 9/15/2006 12:28:19 PM
        
        re: But let's be realistic. - LJK - 9/15/2006 8:59:27 PM
        
        re: But let's be realistic. - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2006 4:50:38 AM
  - re: I'd support it... - REB - 9/12/2006 7:45:25 PM
    - signed it as well - SDG - 9/13/2006 2:43:51 PM
    - Signed it quite a while ago. Thanks! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2006 11:47:01 PM
  - Before this decade is out... - LJK - 9/12/2006 7:20:50 PM
    - Insurance PAYOUT Holdups - carl - 9/14/2006 10:16:37 PM
  - re: I'd support it... - REB - 9/12/2006 6:49:02 PM
- re: Rebuild the towers. It is not too late. - SDG - 9/12/2006 2:30:18 PM
  - This group is trying to make it real. - REB - 9/12/2006 2:51:21 PM
    - re: This group is trying to make it real. - SDG - 9/12/2006 3:53:53 PM
      - 7 World Trade Center was rebuilt - LJK - 9/12/2006 7:15:36 PM
        
        Yeah, that's where their EOC center was - carl - 9/14/2006 4:26:26 PM

The Monkey King - FrankC - 9/15/2006 10:43:10 PM

Oriana Fallaci has died (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2006 2:22:04 PM
- re: Who is she? (n/t) - Scott Evil - 9/15/2006 5:38:17 PM
  - She's the one who made a bet with Pete Conrad he wouldn't say certain words when he was going to step on the Ocean of Storms! (n/t) - Raoul - 9/15/2006 6:09:33 PM
  - re: Who is she? - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2006 5:57:42 PM
    - Must be the same Turk who said this... - Lee - 9/15/2006 7:08:52 PM

1 in 7 cellphone users show symptoms of addiction - SDF - 9/15/2006 12:12:20 PM

Little Girl Giant - Tom Brosz - 9/14/2006 6:06:44 AM
- More pictures and film - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2006 7:16:13 AM
- re: Little Girl Giant - Raoul - 9/14/2006 9:02:46 PM
  - Dang it, Raoul... - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2006 2:30:19 AM
- re: Little Girl Giant - Laurie Street - 9/14/2006 5:35:19 PM

A little note from the US State Dept. - Mary Anne - 9/14/2006 12:31:49 AM
- Thanks for the heads-up - Fox - 9/14/2006 1:58:25 AM
  - If you ask before you buy your ticket, you should be able to avoid that. - Mary Anne - 9/14/2006 3:55:17 AM
    - re: If you ask before ... - Fox - 9/15/2006 3:28:23 AM
    - Fairbanks - Tom Brosz - 9/14/2006 5:01:42 AM
      - Great story. - Bowser - 9/14/2006 1:44:45 PM
- Really. - Bowser - 9/14/2006 12:56:27 AM
  - Really - Lindy - 9/14/2006 4:08:40 AM
    - Foreigners - Tom Brosz - 9/14/2006 5:17:04 AM
      - re: Foreigners - Raoul - 9/14/2006 5:40:58 AM
      - Foreigners - Bowser - 9/14/2006 5:32:26 AM
        
        re: credit and ID - Tom Brosz - 9/14/2006 6:11:16 AM
        
        Courtesy and friendliness are two-way streets. - Mary Anne - 9/14/2006 12:56:35 PM
        
        re: Courtesy and friendliness are two-way streets. - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2006 2:38:41 AM
        
        Amen. "Instant karma", I believe. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/14/2006 1:46:49 PM
  - $97 about a year and a half ago. - Mary Anne - 9/14/2006 3:47:50 AM
    - That is great information! - Bowser - 9/14/2006 5:39:04 AM
      - Post offices charge $30.00 too. - Mary Anne - 9/14/2006 12:46:54 PM
        
        Canadian passports are not renewable - Lindy - 9/15/2006 12:54:32 AM

The Dilbert Blog - SDF - 9/15/2006 12:20:03 AM

What is morality? - ER - 9/10/2006 12:33:09 AM
- re: What is morality? - azstrummer - 9/11/2006 11:02:38 PM
  - Interesting take, novel approach... (n/t) - ER - 9/12/2006 12:47:07 AM
- Morality. (A very technical definition) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/10/2006 11:29:54 PM
  - Can you imagine Yogi Berra with PhDs in philosophy and semiotics? (n/t) - ER - 9/11/2006 12:00:00 AM
    - Don't question answers to questions because it creates more questions than answers. (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/11/2006 12:31:16 AM
- re: Humanism? - Raoul - 9/10/2006 7:53:17 PM
  - Incidentally, that interview was in 1999. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 8:37:41 PM
  - re: Humanism? - ER - 9/10/2006 8:35:14 PM
    - re: Humanism? - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 8:45:19 PM
      - almost a great line..... - Publius - 9/11/2006 10:18:22 PM
        
        re: almost a great line..... - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2006 5:42:32 AM
        
        Now you leave Andy's little boy out of this (n/t) - Laurie Street - 9/12/2006 3:55:01 PM
  - On the other hand... - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 8:33:58 PM
    - re: femine gods....! (n/t) - Raoul - 9/10/2006 9:05:21 PM
- What is morality? - Publius - 9/10/2006 1:09:41 PM
  - Religion does have something to contribute. - ER - 9/10/2006 2:01:41 PM
    - OK, so let's go pre-Socratic........ - Publius - 9/11/2006 2:36:12 PM
      - Socrates got what he deserved. - ER - 9/11/2006 7:43:36 PM
        
        re: Socrates got what he deserved. - Publius - 9/12/2006 9:13:57 PM
        
        History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. - ER - 9/14/2006 12:15:20 AM
        
        Addendum: Read the IF Stone NYT interview - ER - 9/14/2006 1:41:50 PM
        
        That's my biggest argument against multiculturalism - Lee - 9/11/2006 10:13:44 PM
    - The problem with the Ten Commandments - ljk - 9/10/2006 6:07:15 PM
      - The Ten Commandments deal with contracts. - Mary Anne - 9/10/2006 6:52:50 PM
      - No, I forgive you. Just don't let it happen again. - ER - 9/10/2006 6:51:39 PM
        
        We have two gods on this forum? - ljk - 9/10/2006 7:06:21 PM
        
        Of course! For every Vishnu, a Lakshmi. For every Durga, a Shiva. - Mary Anne - 9/10/2006 7:20:53 PM
        
        Then there's that Garden of Eden bit - LJK - 9/12/2006 3:01:23 PM
        
        Yes, and the Pandora bit. - Mary Anne - 9/13/2006 5:24:10 AM
- re: What is morality? - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 7:02:28 AM
  - I can accept that. - ER - 9/10/2006 12:02:31 PM
    - A proper moral code isn't just about other people. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 6:08:24 PM
      - A third alternative - ER - 9/10/2006 7:29:33 PM
        
        Not really. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 8:18:25 PM
        
        The post was just a goof, Tom, - ER - 9/10/2006 8:39:52 PM
        
        re: The post was just a goof - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 8:47:27 PM
    - Anything's OK as long as no one gets hurt. - Mary Anne - 9/10/2006 3:17:20 PM
      - re: Anything's OK as long as no one gets hurt. - Publius - 9/10/2006 10:58:32 PM
- You don't have to be religious to have morality. - Lee - 9/10/2006 3:18:23 AM
  - It's an existential thing - ER - 9/10/2006 4:01:59 AM
    - I do wonder sometimes... - Lee - 9/10/2006 4:35:50 AM
      - Another "behind the veil" moment - ER - 9/10/2006 12:58:18 PM
        
        Rachel Carson, trying like hell to see a dog where there isn't one. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 6:09:50 PM
        
        From the edge of the sea - ER - 9/10/2006 6:37:50 PM
        
        re: From the edge of the sea - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 8:21:51 PM
        
        Quote from some guy - LJK - 9/12/2006 2:45:48 PM
      - A feature, or a bug? - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 7:34:07 AM
        
        Naaah. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/11/2006 1:03:12 AM
        
        "There is no chaos in the universe." Q.E.D. - Tom Brosz - 9/11/2006 4:09:55 AM
        
        Tom's famous spotted dog! - ER - 9/10/2006 12:11:41 PM
        
        re: Tom's famous spotted dog! - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 6:21:45 PM
        
        You could be right. - Lee - 9/10/2006 8:02:02 AM
        
        If somebody offers you two colored pills, let us know. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 8:16:33 AM
- An issue. Involves empathy, which is lacking in True Believers. - Bowser - 9/10/2006 3:11:31 AM
  - Can you spell Hijack? - ER - 9/10/2006 3:53:54 AM
    - re: Can you spell Hijack? - azstrummer - 9/11/2006 10:44:44 PM
    - How do you spell "topical relevant example"? - Bowser - 9/10/2006 6:17:28 AM
    - How do you spell "topical relevant example"? - Bowser - 9/10/2006 6:17:26 AM
      - re: How do you spell "topical relevant example"? - ER - 9/10/2006 11:52:02 AM

The power of no - alcaray - 9/13/2006 11:02:56 PM
- Why YES! - Lindy - 9/14/2006 4:17:49 AM

"This I Believe" - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2006 7:40:18 PM
- re: Batman vs binLaden - Fox - 9/13/2006 3:12:38 AM
  - Not a chance! But there is a way. - Bowser - 9/14/2006 3:43:51 AM

BSG webisodes on Scifi.com - SDG - 9/13/2006 7:54:05 PM
- I think I read there will only be 10 new episodes - FrankC - 9/13/2006 8:51:47 PM

Touching on black-and-white thinking. "Study: Teenage brain lacks empathy" - Bowser - 9/8/2006 11:53:03 PM
- re: "Study: Teenage brain lacks empathy" - Tom Brosz - 9/9/2006 2:48:45 AM
  - re: "Study: Teenage brain lacks empathy" - azstrummer - 9/13/2006 8:20:42 PM
  - A hallmark of black and white thinking is the complete lack of empathy. - Bowser - 9/9/2006 6:46:20 PM
    - re: black and white thinking - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 7:11:42 AM
  - Yeah? - Daniel - 9/9/2006 4:39:23 PM
    - re: Yeah? - Tom Brosz - 9/9/2006 5:34:45 PM
      - One could read it differently... - Mary Anne - 9/9/2006 6:16:49 PM
        
        re: One could read it differently... - Tom Brosz - 9/9/2006 6:26:08 PM
      - Interesting - Daniel - 9/9/2006 6:09:47 PM
        
        I live quite a ways south of San Francisco. - Tom Brosz - 9/9/2006 6:21:10 PM

Now THIS is retarded - Laurie Street - 9/12/2006 8:32:11 PM
- Disappointing, but not very surprising, sadly. (n/t) - McFly - 9/12/2006 9:56:44 PM
- Somehow makes sense. - Bowser - 9/12/2006 8:46:13 PM
  - The people in charge of animal protection in films - Lindy - 9/13/2006 3:10:27 AM
    - Anybody remember old, saintly Marlon Perkins... - alcaray - 9/13/2006 6:17:02 PM
    - re: animal protection - Tom Brosz - 9/13/2006 4:59:58 AM
      - And it goes without saying... - Tom Brosz - 9/13/2006 5:01:26 AM
        
        re: And it goes without saying... - Lindy - 9/13/2006 3:48:45 PM
    - May be why he's Australian - couldn't do it here, could sell it here. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/13/2006 3:51:08 AM

Modern Humans, Not Neandertals, May Be Evolution's 'Odd Man Out' - LJK - 9/12/2006 2:20:02 PM
- Neanderthals and humans lived side by side - LJK - 9/13/2006 6:09:19 PM

Sharia-Compliant Products & Services (Islamic Banking) - SDF - 9/12/2006 1:24:14 PM
- "Islamic Banking" is a nice PC way of saying - sz - 9/13/2006 3:20:58 AM
  - Our culture, on the other hand... - alcaray - 9/13/2006 6:06:00 PM
  - Banks don't do anything unless it's going to make them money - SDF - 9/13/2006 4:19:29 PM
    - plus... - SDF - 9/13/2006 4:28:48 PM
- May actually be an interesting way of systematically stealing money from muslims - SDF - 9/12/2006 1:39:52 PM
  - Hmmm. "Ya got it, then you sell it, and you still got it." - Bowser - 9/12/2006 3:48:44 PM
    - Better than just "giving it away", eh? (n/t) - SDF - 9/12/2006 3:57:31 PM

Too Many Males = More Trouble? - LJK - 9/12/2006 2:21:59 PM
- The next big match-up: China vs. India... again. - Mary Anne - 9/13/2006 5:04:05 AM
  - re: The next big match-up: China vs. India... again. Another solution... - Laurie Street - 9/13/2006 4:38:08 PM

The Hidden Pattern: A Patternist Philosophy of Mind - LJK - 9/13/2006 4:10:50 PM

ITunes: Downloading movies - Tom Brosz - 9/13/2006 4:40:54 AM
- overpriced - SDG - 9/13/2006 2:41:53 PM

Elusive Proof, Elusive Prover: A New Mathematical Mystery - ljk - 8/17/2006 2:18:32 AM
- Amazing. The guy obviously couldn't care less about ego stuff. - Bowser - 8/17/2006 4:20:05 AM
  - The ultimate math ubergeek - ljk - 8/17/2006 12:15:33 PM
    - Wasn't excusing Kazcynski. - Bowser - 8/17/2006 4:49:58 PM
      - re: Wasn't excusing Kazcynski. - ljk - 8/17/2006 5:10:24 PM
        
        The other man who only loved numbers - LJK - 8/22/2006 7:40:26 PM
        
        New Yorker article on Grigory Perelman online - LJK - 8/29/2006 3:40:02 PM
        
        re: New Yorker article on Grigory Perelman online - Vasilis Tsoulkas - 9/13/2006 9:35:49 AM

Lileks on 9/11 - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2006 7:03:47 AM
- Lileks on Lileks - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2006 7:30:31 AM
  - Lileks on "Lileks on Lileks" next? Love sequels. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/12/2006 3:54:06 PM

Magnetic vortices could store thousands of movies per square inch - LJK - 9/8/2006 2:00:20 PM
- Poor Larry. I share his pain. - ER - 9/9/2006 1:43:14 PM
- Vortices, The Soul and the FUTURE! (plus a warning) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/8/2006 11:58:56 PM
  - I don't think I can ever forgive him. (n/t) - ER - 9/9/2006 1:39:47 AM
    - better be careful though... - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/9/2006 1:58:49 AM
      - There ain't that much careful in the world... - ER - 9/9/2006 12:27:00 PM
        
        Oprah? Plenty of room on "Coast to Coast..." (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/9/2006 5:35:35 PM
        
        Hilarious ER! (n/t) - Lindy - 9/9/2006 4:56:19 PM
- Or your very SOUL.....! (n/t) - Actually Tom Brosz, not SDAI - 9/8/2006 3:33:49 PM
  - Laugh it up Brosz-ball... - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/8/2006 10:49:19 PM
    - Too late (see below) - Tom Brosz - 9/8/2006 11:11:07 PM
  - Not to worry! (n/t) - Bowser - 9/8/2006 9:33:07 PM
  - I prefer the horizontal to the vortical. (n/t) - ER - 9/8/2006 5:42:54 PM
    - Speak for yourself - Lindy - 9/8/2006 6:38:00 PM
      - And for many others, too! (n/t) - ER - 9/8/2006 6:55:56 PM
        
        Spinning new theory on particle spin brings science closer to quantum computing - LJK - 9/12/2006 2:41:03 PM

Carbon-trading scheme at work - SDF - 9/12/2006 1:09:30 PM

Louisiana seeks to use sugar cane fields as site for new oil refinery - SDF - 9/12/2006 1:00:38 PM

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