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Those spirals - Raoul - 9/14/2003 6:52:13 PM
- re: Those spirals - ebnelson - 9/15/2003 12:31:49 AM
  - Possibly Towards ME and FC - Mark Eby - 9/15/2003 1:37:28 AM
    - This is the first powerful storm in over eight years in this part of the Atlantic (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/15/2003 3:36:00 AM

More pics from the summit - R.L. - 9/12/2003 10:37:48 PM
- Hey, those bottom two pics look like Mars! (n/t) - Robert Clark - 9/14/2003 11:10:57 AM

Not the begining of the end, but the end of the begining - E.P. Grondine - 9/10/2003 4:26:02 PM
- and not 1 recommending a moon base imagine that - Buster - 9/11/2003 5:38:53 PM
  - Here's a recommendation - E.P. Grondine - 9/12/2003 6:41:15 PM
  - Obviously demonstrates again the need for better NASA internal communications - E.P. Grondine - 9/12/2003 6:19:34 PM
    - what accounts for your deficit in understanding appropriate use of taxpayer dollars? - Buster - 9/12/2003 7:13:26 PM
      - Related Links Made Easy - Mark Eby - 9/13/2003 10:06:30 PM
      - Deliberately mistating risk - - E.P. Grondine - 9/13/2003 5:39:07 PM
        
        Nice Answer But Wrong - Risk Is Virtually Eliminated Either Way - Mark Eby - 9/13/2003 8:10:21 PM
- Belay that comment about 1/3... - Nick Hoffman - 9/10/2003 5:51:23 PM
  - Okay... - E.P. Grondine - 9/10/2003 8:17:33 PM
    - Cold Duck - Nick Hoffman - 9/10/2003 11:21:35 PM
      - That's PAUL MASSON Cold Duck - E.P. Grondine - 9/11/2003 7:09:46 PM
- The begining of the Bulldust... - Nick Hoffman - 9/10/2003 5:42:45 PM
  - We are doomed! DOOMED I tellyou! Only Dr Daniel Isakof can save us!!! (n/t) - epg clone - 9/11/2003 1:42:23 AM

Speaking of $350 Conferences... Habitation 2004 - Chris Vancil - 9/10/2003 11:25:57 AM
- re: Speaking of $350 Conferences... Life Inside the Tall Tin Can - BD - 9/10/2003 12:03:49 PM
  - re: Speaking of $350 Conferences...Habitation 2004: Human Factors Topics - Chris Vancil - 9/10/2003 9:15:30 PM
  - buy my book, buy my book, buy my book - Buster - 9/10/2003 1:01:22 PM
    - Mars: The Living Planet is free to read at libraries! - BD - 9/10/2003 4:56:59 PM
      - Nice quote from Levin - Buster - 9/11/2003 2:28:15 PM
      - If you can't afford have your library buy it because very few have it - Buster - 9/11/2003 2:20:17 PM
      - re: Mars: The Living Planet is free to read at libraries! - Chris Vancil - 9/10/2003 6:44:53 PM
      - re: Mars: The Living Planet is free to read at libraries! - Nick Hoffman - 9/10/2003 5:54:23 PM
        
        Ask them to order it. (n/t) - Robert Clark - 9/11/2003 6:46:33 AM
        
        Not necessary - Mary Anne - 9/12/2003 2:57:01 AM
        
        re: Not necessary - Robert Clark - 9/12/2003 2:32:45 PM
        
        Yes. I thought you were suggesting a recommendation to purchase. :) (n/t) - Mary Anne - 9/12/2003 3:13:50 PM
        
        re: Yes. I thought you were suggesting a recommendation to purchase. :) - Robert Clark - 9/12/2003 3:37:32 PM
        
        Apparently LOC doesn't allow persistent links. - Mary Anne - 9/12/2003 1:34:09 PM
        
        Why? Barry has proven himself incapable of rational discussion here and elsewhere. - Buster - 9/11/2003 12:06:09 PM
        
        Read the book, bud. (n/t) - Robert Clark - 9/11/2003 1:44:36 PM
        
        PS - Buster - 9/11/2003 2:04:49 PM
        
        table of contents and some of his adle brained post are all the time I plan to waste on his writing - Buster - 9/11/2003 2:02:44 PM
        
        To criticize a book without reading it, is considered bad form (at best.) (n/t) - Robert Clark - 9/11/2003 5:15:56 PM
        
        re: Yeah well, to criticize a science without any knowledge in that field, is considered bad form (at best). Ask Barry or Ed what degrees they have in Human Factors... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/11/2003 8:40:20 PM
        
        How many books have you read by hitler? - Buster - 9/11/2003 5:24:16 PM
        
        re: How many books have you read by hitler? - Robert Clark - 9/11/2003 9:43:03 PM
        
        Have you read? - Buster - 9/12/2003 11:49:48 AM
        
        re: Have you read? - Robert Clark - 9/12/2003 3:28:18 PM
        
        on your strawman - Buster - 9/12/2003 6:00:21 PM
        
        Apply your comments to Barry - Buster - 9/12/2003 5:34:48 PM
        
        re: Apply your comments to Barry - Chris Vancil - 9/12/2003 6:22:38 PM
        
        "Barry has never read any text on ergonomics has no degree in the field, and doesn't respect other who are working in the field so why should they respect him and his book?" - Mary Anne - 9/13/2003 3:58:51 AM
        
        re:Mary you are a fair nicer person than I. Barry gets my respect when he gives me respect. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/13/2003 4:18:04 AM
        
        Just practical - Mary Anne - 9/13/2003 1:13:45 PM
        
        Have You Considered This Is Play For Most? (n/t) - Mark Eby - 9/13/2003 2:15:29 PM
        
        Manners count - Mary Anne - 9/13/2003 5:40:43 PM
        
        re: Manners count - Mark Eby - 9/13/2003 8:34:06 PM
        
        Thank you - Mary Anne - 9/13/2003 9:32:38 PM
        
        Criticism at first-hand - Mary Anne - 9/12/2003 1:05:51 PM
        
        overgeneralization and practical generalization - Buster - 9/12/2003 3:03:03 PM
        
        Mr. Clark was speaking to your criticism of a particular work - Mary Anne - 9/12/2003 4:01:16 PM
        
        (I also happen to be a big fan of librarians.) (n/t) - Robert Clark - 9/12/2003 11:41:28 PM
        
        Mary Anne makes a good mediator. - Robert Clark - 9/12/2003 4:38:19 PM
        
        Naw I could use his help - Buster - 9/12/2003 5:43:20 PM
        
        you should learn to read better - Buster - 9/12/2003 4:15:36 PM
        
        You mean I should learn to read your mind - Mary Anne - 9/12/2003 5:51:41 PM
        
        on judging - Buster - 9/12/2003 6:20:07 PM
        
        some agreement - Buster - 9/12/2003 6:13:31 PM
        
        re: you should learn to read better - Robert Clark - 9/12/2003 4:29:33 PM
        
        It's not science if you ignore data inconvenient to your conclusions - Buster - 9/12/2003 5:40:06 PM
        
        re: It's not science if you ignore data inconvenient to your conclusions - Robert Clark - 9/12/2003 11:27:50 PM

The sun, your local antimatter factory - p - 9/9/2003 1:06:07 PM
- Solar physics is cool...d'I mean HOT! (n/t) - et - 9/9/2003 6:07:24 PM
- re: The sun, your local antimatter factory - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/9/2003 5:07:39 PM
  - re: The sun, your local antimatter factory - Johannes - 9/10/2003 4:29:53 AM
    - More wisdom from Dr. Johannes - R.L. - 9/10/2003 7:49:52 PM
      - You just HAD to ask, didn't you? (n/t) - et - 9/11/2003 6:37:51 PM
      - re: More wisdom: BD is right - Johannes - 9/11/2003 6:17:14 PM
        
        A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but when johannes has zero knowledge its just funny! - R.L. - 9/11/2003 8:47:57 PM
        
        re: little knowledge - Johannes - 9/13/2003 2:41:45 AM
        
        One answer for the nutcase - R.L. - 9/13/2003 3:18:41 AM
        
        just another nutcase... - R.L. - 9/13/2003 3:11:15 AM
        
        So, how can anti-Hydrogen could be used to test the standard model and general relativity? - et - 9/12/2003 9:27:45 PM
        
        re: So, how can anti-Hydrogen could be used to test the standard model and general relativity? - R.L. - 9/12/2003 10:09:22 PM
  - Absolute drivel! Now I stomp! - R.L. - 9/9/2003 10:41:03 PM
    - Stomp away! Be my guest. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/10/2003 8:58:47 PM
      - wow... - R.L. - 9/12/2003 7:27:20 PM

Multl Million dollar Sattelitte DROPPED!!!!!!! - Carl - 9/11/2003 6:06:50 PM
- Old news Carl!!!!!!!! - et - 9/11/2003 6:09:13 PM
  - Hey! Be nice! - Tom Brosz - 9/11/2003 9:45:50 PM
    - Now I'm DEPRESSED!!!!!! - Carl - 9/12/2003 3:03:18 PM
      - Hope it was obvious my light admonishment was directed at et... (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2003 5:25:40 PM
        
        ...as a hole in the head. Sorr-REE Mr. Nice guy amiability police chief. - et - 9/12/2003 9:19:29 PM
        
        Whoa...de-caf, dude. And who you callin' polite?? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/13/2003 2:22:42 AM

Top 10 reasons why we need space - Raoul - 9/12/2003 7:19:37 PM
- Top reason: If we didn't have space where would we keep our stuff! (n/t) - R.L. - 9/13/2003 1:46:28 AM
- re: Top 10 reasons why we need space - gbaikie - 9/13/2003 12:59:51 AM

Returning samples from Mars - Raoul - 9/10/2003 9:20:48 PM
- Sample return, schmample scmeegurn......phooey. - et - 9/11/2003 5:53:58 PM
  - re: Sample in situ study - Raoul - 9/11/2003 6:36:34 PM
    - your intial link explained why - read it again (n/t) - Buster - 9/11/2003 6:52:02 PM
      - re: In situ - Raoul - 9/12/2003 5:41:58 AM
        
        no space probe has even 1% of the analytical capabilities on Earth - It's that simple (n/t) - Buster - 9/12/2003 11:35:03 AM
        
        re: Pieces of Mars on Earth - Raoul - 9/12/2003 10:00:53 PM
        
        Thos Are Random Samples Raoul - Mark Eby - 9/13/2003 12:49:58 AM
        
        No analytical facility on Earth would have access to 1% of the sample material that would be available in-situ. - et - 9/12/2003 9:50:03 PM
        
        No Trade Off Is Needed - Mark Eby - 9/13/2003 12:55:36 AM
- Yes! - Don - 9/11/2003 1:12:31 AM

SpaceX August Update - Mark Eby - 9/13/2003 12:12:34 AM

Hybrid rockets for Rutan's SpaceshipOne tested - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2003 5:39:31 PM
- Environmental Aeroscience Corporation? - et - 9/12/2003 10:00:50 PM
  - re: Environmental Aeroscience Corporation? - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2003 11:40:30 PM

Full text of Zubrin's Space News Op-Ed - et - 9/12/2003 9:43:25 PM
- re: HTML - Raoul - 9/12/2003 11:16:48 PM

Evidence of Stone Age Settlements Found . . . - D. Spires - 9/12/2003 9:30:31 PM

What's New from the APS. - et - 9/12/2003 9:08:09 PM

Selections from an Op-Ed Spacenews by Doctor Robert Zubrin - Chris Vancil - 9/11/2003 7:37:08 AM
- Bob understands what you don't - E.P. Grondine - 9/11/2003 7:25:55 PM
  - "Bob understands what you don't - E.P. Grondine"...truer words have never been written - Chris Vancil - 9/11/2003 9:37:25 PM
    - Private sector money is inadequate to finance manned Mars flight - E.P. Grondine - 9/12/2003 4:49:47 PM
      - Out of ignorance Ed pontificates! - Chris Vancil - 9/12/2003 5:55:12 PM
        
        and yet more invective - E.P. Grondine - 9/12/2003 6:15:51 PM
        
        re: Yeah I know...yet more invective - Chris Vancil - 9/12/2003 6:27:56 PM
  - The most pressing need for you is mental help - Buster - 9/11/2003 8:31:21 PM
    - More invective, I see - E.P. Grondine - 9/12/2003 5:54:33 PM
- et defends ET - et - 9/11/2003 6:27:51 PM
  - re: et defends ET - robert_d - 9/11/2003 9:33:05 PM
- re: Op-Ed Spacenews by Doctor Robert Zubrin - Tom Brosz - 9/11/2003 4:51:01 PM
  - Where we are, versus where we were - E.P. Grondine - 9/11/2003 7:34:03 PM
  - re: Op-Ed Spacenews by Doctor Robert Zubrin - robert_d - 9/11/2003 5:30:52 PM

Newsletter - Raoul - 9/12/2003 5:45:07 PM

Kepler v. SETI - pwokenyaw - 9/11/2003 8:43:07 PM
- A validity test for a SETI program - Gary - 9/12/2003 5:03:07 AM
  - re: A validity test for a SETI program - p - 9/12/2003 3:38:07 PM
  - Eye of the beholder - Fox - 9/12/2003 3:21:37 PM
    - TPF/Darwin are already politically feasible - pwokenyaw - 9/12/2003 5:06:08 PM
    - I don't think "so what" is the way I'd put it... - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2003 4:05:02 PM
      - "...which, I caution readers, is *not* my personal view ..." (n/t) - Fox - 9/12/2003 5:18:01 PM
- re: Kepler and Mars - Raoul - 9/11/2003 9:37:15 PM

Time to make some difficult decisions - phil - 8/27/2003 1:43:33 PM
- NASA Has Had No Clear Goal Or Timetable For Human Spaceflight Since Apollo - Mark Eby - 8/31/2003 9:48:37 PM
  - Actually, since Mariner 4 returned its pictures of the real Mars - E.P. Grondine - 9/6/2003 5:33:02 PM
    - Histrorically It's When You Stopped Thinking - Mark Eby - 9/6/2003 5:47:15 PM
      - Right now, I'm simply awestuck... - E.P. Grondine - 9/12/2003 4:59:54 PM
  - re: CATS and MARS are not compatible - Raoul - 9/1/2003 4:15:30 PM
    - That's Because You Are Using A Limited Definition Of Cats - Mark Eby - 9/1/2003 4:48:51 PM
      - re: Reliability, frequent use.... - Raoul - 9/1/2003 6:05:50 PM
        
        HLLV Yes - Mark Eby - 9/1/2003 6:12:48 PM
- re: What will come out of it? - Raoul - 8/29/2003 4:33:58 PM
  - We've gone thru decades of no Presidential leadership of the space program (n/t) - p - 8/29/2003 5:43:48 PM
    - re: This is very different! - Raoul - 8/29/2003 7:19:49 PM
      - re: This is very different! - phil - 8/29/2003 10:14:59 PM
        
        re: Technology or human minds - Raoul - 8/29/2003 11:29:40 PM
        
        re: Technology or human minds - Marcia - 8/30/2003 1:07:24 AM
        
        re: win-win-win - Raoul - 8/30/2003 9:05:08 AM
        
        re: Yes, but - Marcia - 8/30/2003 4:02:55 PM
- Okay: Dark Horse and CAPS - E.P. Grondine - 8/29/2003 3:51:43 PM
  - re: Dark Horse and CAPS - Tom Brosz - 8/29/2003 4:09:26 PM
    - re: Black Horse and CAPS - E.P. Grondine - 8/31/2003 8:13:50 PM
      - still not sober after all this time ? - Buster - 9/5/2003 1:52:29 PM
      - Do I Really Need To Rap Your Knuckles With Steele's CCNet Message Again? - Mark Eby - 8/31/2003 10:07:00 PM
        
        You have exactly 1 chance of ever seeing manned Mars flight, and that is by supporting Moon based astronomy - E.P. Grondine - 9/3/2003 6:24:40 PM
        
        re: Yeah sure your are now desperate and clueless... - Chris Vancil - 9/3/2003 11:48:25 PM
        
        Real Clear You Don't Know What Your Talking About - Mark Eby - 9/3/2003 9:56:45 PM
        
        The data - E.P. Grondine - 9/6/2003 5:40:59 PM
        
        Non Causa Pro Causa - Chris Vancil - 9/6/2003 8:08:17 PM
        
        Those Aren't Opinion Polls EP - Mark Eby - 9/6/2003 5:52:56 PM
        
        Yes, as the depths of your moral vacuity are truly outrageous - E.P. Grondine - 9/3/2003 6:12:13 PM
        
        Lasers?! WTF are your credentials? - R.L. - 9/6/2003 3:36:05 AM
        
        Would you settle for 7 Phds? - E.P. Grondine - 9/6/2003 5:47:58 PM
        
        NOPE - R.L. - 9/12/2003 3:08:07 AM
        
        re: So you have no credentials? Thus hang out 7 other peoples as some how your own? (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/6/2003 8:12:37 PM
        
        Heh,...Heh,..Hehehe - Buster - 9/5/2003 12:36:09 AM
        
        Expert Commentary Exposes EP's Ignorance - Mark Eby - 9/4/2003 6:13:45 PM
        
        re: Expert Commentary Exposes EP's Ignorance - E.P. Grondine - 9/6/2003 5:36:53 PM
        
        Caps Link - Mark Eby - 9/4/2003 6:18:25 PM
        
        re: Your Current Mental Vacuity - Mark Eby - 9/3/2003 9:45:14 PM
        
        rYou Are Proof Some People Only Get More Ignorant With Age - Mark Eby - 9/3/2003 9:36:05 PM
- re: It depends on one person... - Raoul - 8/28/2003 6:00:25 PM
  - Sorry if concern about 3000 American deaths takes priority over the space program - Larry J - 8/28/2003 7:22:38 PM
    - re:Responding to challenges - Raoul - 8/28/2003 9:48:24 PM
    - re: You are creating a strawman! Where did he say Bush's problems are from 9/11? - Chris Vancil - 8/28/2003 7:33:54 PM
      - This is rapidly getting off topic - Larry J - 8/29/2003 2:18:02 PM
        
        re: This is rapidly getting off topic - Chris Vancil - 8/29/2003 7:49:05 PM
        
        Israeli exapansion and Moslem economic embargo - E.P. Grondine - 8/29/2003 3:38:38 PM
- another voice asking the right questions - phil - 8/27/2003 10:39:42 PM
  - re: Right questions? Whos right questions? They don't fit my agenda and they seem over all pretty naive! (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 8/27/2003 10:52:38 PM
- re: Time to make some difficult decisions - gbaikie - 8/27/2003 9:29:38 PM
- re: But....... - Raoul - 8/27/2003 2:35:24 PM
  - Perhaps it would be better if we went back to the NACA model - Larry J - 8/27/2003 9:39:58 PM
    - Dark Hourse and CAPS - E.P. Grondine - 8/29/2003 3:40:32 PM
  - re: But....... Agreement - phil - 8/27/2003 5:07:46 PM
    - Louis & Clark redux - Lee - 8/29/2003 6:58:33 AM
      - Ahem...Lewis. (n/t) - et - 8/29/2003 4:49:20 PM
        
        Yeah, him too. LOL - Lee - 8/30/2003 1:17:02 AM

New technique could lead to widespread use of solar power - et - 9/11/2003 6:05:33 PM

Sunlight makes asteroids spin in strange ways - et - 9/11/2003 5:38:54 PM

Dr. Zhivago has died. - et - 9/10/2003 6:48:44 PM
- re: Dr. Strangelove! - Raoul - 9/10/2003 9:00:53 PM
  - Thank's Raoul, that's who I meant of course. (n/t) - et - 9/11/2003 5:35:59 PM

EP, DUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there's a 3km rock with your name on it - Buster - 9/9/2003 8:21:56 PM
- Duck???? --- At this early stage, it sounds a bit 'Chiken Little' to me ;-) ---> - Sarandon - 9/9/2003 10:20:44 PM
  - No worry - it's an asteroid, not a comet - E.P. Grondine - 9/10/2003 4:29:04 PM
    - "as is well known" - Nick Hoffman - 9/10/2003 11:32:46 PM
      - I don't know about that - Buster - 9/11/2003 2:09:24 PM

The Disney Space Shows on DVD! Hoo HAH!! - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2003 5:41:24 AM
- It's about time! Now I know what to get some folks for X-mas. ;-) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/11/2003 5:38:51 AM
- I watched them all first run. - Delbert - 9/10/2003 4:35:19 AM
- Yeah! - E.P. Grondine - 9/8/2003 8:38:54 PM
- P.S. - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2003 5:52:58 AM
  - It's the mother lode! Thanks, Tom (n/t) - Fox - 9/4/2003 10:01:02 PM

Is that a Strong Anthropic principle in your pocket or...?. - et - 9/10/2003 6:45:28 PM

Deep space - LJ - 9/9/2003 11:04:55 PM
- re: Deep space - Raoul - 9/10/2003 5:46:41 AM
  - re: Deep space music. - Marcia - 9/10/2003 2:54:43 PM
    - re: Thr harmony of nature - Raoul - 9/10/2003 6:43:53 PM
    - Movie - great idea, Marcia! (n/t) - LJ - 9/10/2003 4:21:48 PM
- The real "Music of the Spheres!" - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2003 12:07:58 AM

Chandra hears a black hole - Raoul - 9/10/2003 6:20:45 PM
- re: sorry, LJ - Raoul - 9/10/2003 6:26:08 PM

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