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Working as a computer tech with a client on the phone, back in the day of 5 1/4 inch floppies. Me: Insert the first disk and close the door... Client: OK, just a minute (long pause on the phone) Me: Hello? Hello? Are you still with me? (pause continues...finally) Client: OK the door is closed. Me: T...

That group is not a part of the Catholic Church. They call themselves Catholics, and they practice the classical Catholic spirituality (rosary and such), but they aren't recognized as part of the Church. They sprung off out of a monk by the name of Joseph Natale (although he never got to the point ...

Now that I have your attention...no really, on a more serious note...I don't recall how I stumbled onto the website "mostholyfamilymonastery" but I found a video entitled "Creation and Miracles, Past and Present" that I began watching to educate myself on what the Catholic Church...

I still don't get it. How does a laser "help government physicists ensure the reliability of the nation's nuclear weapons as they become older?" What do they do? Laser a piece/sample of a warhead? In essence, yes. Checking the material properties of small samples under extreme temperature...

Hey, I admit it's a close call on a couple points. It's not an overwhelming victory, but neither is it close to anything like a flaming defeat. The outcome, and it is the outcome that ultimately counts, the outcome is that for the next ten years teaching evolution in public schools stays firmly entr...

I'm delighted by the the sheer wow-cool factor but how does an instrument like this serve as a nuclear weapon-detonation simulator? All the separate high powered laser beams converge in one spot, said spot houses a hydrogen pellet which is hit with the combined power of said laser beams. Basically ...

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Texas Board of Education resists conservatives' changes to the teaching of evolution in Texas public schools.

should have been the title to this thread. My bad.

Dallas Morning News link AUSTIN – Social conservatives lost another skirmish over evolution Friday when the State Board of Education stripped two provisions from proposed science standards that would have raised questions about key principles of the theory of evolution. In identical 8-7 votes, boar...

Banning Hugs at School Local news there reported this weekend that parents at the East Shore Middle School received a letter from Principal Catherine Williams, which said that any touching at all on school grounds — including “hugging” and “horseplay” — could result in “parent conferences, detentio...

Hunter gatherers don't take too much time to find food or shelter. They have ALOT of free time Uhm, what? Hunter gatherers have to spend most of their time tracking, killing and cleaning game. That can involve several days of wasted effort if not more depending on how much available game you have i...

Texas has a well known history of trying to push hyper-religious/conservative bullshit through on a frighteningly regular basis, whether from the elected officials or the general populace; a frightening amount of the time they actually manage to succeed. OK, I'll accept this statement as your "...

TheManWithNoName wrote:I'm now entered in a contest to meet Ron and Craig. What should I say to them if I win? Even if I don't win, are there any questions you want to me to ask them during the Q and A session?

OK. It's now the 28th. Where's our report on the debate? Inquiring minds want to know.

"You were right Filby. We did go too far." So what's your take on this idea? Is there some 'upper limit' of technology/behavior/society you think humanity should not try to push past because the risks are potentially too great? If so, what point do you think that is, and if not where do y...

Don't deep-six the Dusenberg! Man, there is somebody out there somewhere who will give up some gold to have that engine. Maybe you have to list it on E-bay for two years before you find a buyer, but you'll be glad you waited when you do find the person who needs that engine, or any part of it.

Rye wrote:I refrain from talking about anese cultural artefacts in case I offend anyone. "Moonspeak" is A-OK, however.

OK. I give up. What's "anese?"

At some point, we're going to either have to just create one giant sticky thread entitled "Stupid shit Texas does" or else just put up a moratorium on Texas. Texas hasn't done anything yet, hasn't enacted the bill yet, so your comment "Stupid shit Texas does" is premature. They'...

It's all very interesting. However, my question is: Where are the other nations of the world in laser development? Allies and antagonists? The USA can't be the only country developing lasers. Are we leading the way or are we going to get smoked like a cheap cigar by another nation?

One man does not a civilization make. First, too busy harvesting and hunting for food and water. Second, too busy with shelter and clothing. However, given enough time (tens of thousands of years) he can make incremental and lasting improvements, then eventually he will improve his situation, so tha...

Not an earth shattering discovery now, but give it twenty years, and who knows? Like super-conductivity. At the time it was expensive and only existed in laboratories. Now, NYC is replacing copper with a super-conductive conduit. The practical application arrives years after the initial discovery. P...

Amazon.com has notifications available for Gargoyles Season Two, Vol. 2, and Season Three. Maybe they know something we don't and Disney does intend to release those seasons on DVD. Hopefully, some time soon.

At some point, we're going to either have to just create one giant sticky thread entitled "Stupid shit Texas does" or else just put up a moratorium on Texas. Texas hasn't done anything yet, hasn't enacted the bill yet, so your comment "Stupid shit Texas does" is premature. (A) B...

Zor wrote:

Article wrote:
Certain bacteria on Earth can exist in extremely salty and cold conditions.

Looks like there might be bacteria on mars after all.

That's an intuitive leap the article does not make.

But "sodding," is that like getting "buggered?" And what does "smegging" mean. And why is it apparently not a good thing to be a "big girl's blouse?" "Sod" is abbreviated from "sodomite", so yes, it's "buggered". "Smegging&q...

Basically last week the culmination of cramming minutiae came to a head. I sat part one (written exam) of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians....Any way, most candidates I talked to found the exam hard to say the least....So theoretically you could do really well in these situations, or yo...

That leaves you with Augustus and FDR. Of the two, I would definitely argue in favor of Augustus, as his contributions are way more important than those of FDR....So yeah, for me it is Augustus. How in the world are Augustus "contributions...way more important than those of FDR?" Do you c...