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Kepler Telescope Team Reveals Over Twelve Hundred New Planets -- And Maybe Another Twelve Hundred Suspected Ones
NASA's Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of planets to date. "This announcement more than doubles the number of confirmed planets from Kepler," said Ellen Stofan, chief scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "This gives us hope that somewhere out there, around a star much like ours, we can eventually discover another Earth." Analysis was performed on the Kepler space telescope’s July 2015 planet candidate catalog, which identified 4,302 potential planets. For 1,284 of the candidates, the probability of being a planet is greater than 99 percent – the minimum required to earn the status of "planet." An additional 1,327 candidates are more likely than not to be actual planets, but they do not meet the 99 percent threshold and will require additional study. The remaining 707 are more likely to be some other astrophysical phenomena. This analysis also validated 984 candidates previously verified by other techniques. "Before the Kepler space telescope launched, we did not know whether exoplanets were rare or common in the galaxy. Thanks to Kepler and the research community, we now know there could be more planets than stars," said Paul Hertz, Astrophysics Division director at NASA Headquarters... In the newly-validated batch of planets, nearly 550 could be rocky planets like Earth, based on their size. Nine of these orbit in their sun's habitable zone, which is the distance from a star where orbiting planets can have surface temperatures that allow liquid water to pool. With the addition of these nine, 21 exoplanets now are known to be members of this exclusive group.I think Obama and everyone who voted for him should be rewarded for their forward-thinkingness with a berth on the Golgifrinchan Space Ark B.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Pluto, A Planet and a Damn Good One at May 10, 2016 07:28 PM (8ZskC)
Target = Sol.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 10, 2016 07:28 PM (OcD4G)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 10, 2016 07:29 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 10, 2016 07:30 PM (ptqRm)
How about a woodchipper instead?
Posted by: Sorta fed up, and understanding they won't get the message till shit hits the fan at May 10, 2016 07:31 PM (J3UIw)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 07:32 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: lauren at May 10, 2016 07:32 PM (+JCyB)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, turkey ain't all that's stuffed at May 10, 2016 07:32 PM (D0J8L)
When is the AoShq Caldera going to blow??
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 07:32 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:32 PM (p4UlV)
Posted by: 90lbs Princess Deusmachinah at May 10, 2016 07:33 PM (OcD4G)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:33 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: eman at May 10, 2016 07:33 PM (mR7Es)
Posted by: surly monolith at May 10, 2016 07:33 PM (vk8PN)
Sad space thread . , ,
[sniff]
Posted by: Sharkman at May 10, 2016 07:33 PM (WiRLm)
Metronews exit polling: 63% of WV Democratic voters says economy and jobs are the number one issue. 17% say health. 11% income inequality
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Dont they know that the economy is great and their is no unemployment????!!!!1!!!! Thanks to Comrade Barry.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 07:33 PM (iQIUe)
That is every bit as stupid as our own.
Posted by: torquewrench at May 10, 2016 07:33 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:33 PM (1ZOkK)
Yes!
Posted by: Velvet Ambition at May 10, 2016 07:34 PM (QPdNE)
When is the AoShq Caldera going to blow??
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 07:32 PM (iQIUe)
We need a human sacrifice. Is there a troll handy?
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:34 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:34 PM (p4UlV)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 10, 2016 07:34 PM (6Ll1u)
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2016 07:35 PM (e3bId)
It's okay, everyone. The landing will be at night. We've planned this carefully.
Posted by: His Excellency, Space Emperor Barackhenaton I at May 10, 2016 07:35 PM (noWW6)
Jake Tapper
WV Exit polls show Trump would win 1/3rd of Clinton voters in a Clinton v Trump race; 1/3rd of Sanders voters in Sanders v Trump. Ouch
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Put Meatball on suicide watch.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 07:35 PM (iQIUe)
kraken...
Posted by: kraken at May 10, 2016 07:36 PM (sdxPm)
How do you know that they're planets? Maybe they self-identify as moons or asteroids
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 10, 2016 07:36 PM (45oDG)
Posted by: eman at May 10, 2016 07:37 PM (mR7Es)
Sixth Century and all.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 10, 2016 07:37 PM (ej1L0)
Posted by: Cornelius Evazan at May 10, 2016 07:37 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at May 10, 2016 07:37 PM (zq5o+)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:38 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 10, 2016 07:38 PM (Ntwfo)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 10, 2016 07:38 PM (ptqRm)
That's probably how this planet got so f-ed up in the first place. It was colonized by that bunch
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 10, 2016 07:39 PM (45oDG)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:39 PM (p4UlV)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:38 PM (1ZOkK)
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Don't matter with Arcturians!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at May 10, 2016 07:39 PM (jR7Wy)
Posted by: Old Blue at May 10, 2016 07:39 PM (9iR5/)
ET could have blown up his planet centuries ago and we won't see it until Spock is sucking the teat of mother in an off-world nursery.
Posted by: Fritz at May 10, 2016 07:39 PM (f40FU)
Posted by: Old Blue at May 10, 2016 07:39 PM (9iR5/)
So, no Obama voters? I'm in!
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:40 PM (1ZOkK)
jobs are the number one issue. 17% say health. 11% income inequality"
As has been noted before: Cruz ran on abolishing the IRS. Trump ran on "I'm the guy who will get your stolen jerbs back for you."
America's laid-off, downsized, outsourced, offshored economic casualties would actually be pretty damn happy to be paying some taxes, if they had gainful employment with which to be doing so. Nota bene.
Posted by: torquewrench at May 10, 2016 07:41 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: Neil DeAss Tyson at May 10, 2016 07:41 PM (H9MG5)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:41 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:41 PM (p4UlV)
ET could have blown up his planet centuries ago and we won't see it until Spock is sucking the teat of mother in an off-world nursery.
Posted by: Fritz at May 10, 2016 07:39 PM (f40FU)
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I was going to posit this very thing, minus the teat-sucking.
I'm all for exoplanetary exploration, but it would be faster to just terraform one of our own planets.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at May 10, 2016 07:41 PM (jR7Wy)
Posted by: Nilz Baris at May 10, 2016 07:42 PM (Mt8T4)
Knowing what we now know, just imagine what we could learn from a next generation Kepler.
Posted by: Raymond Stegatorian at May 10, 2016 07:43 PM (pCm/c)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 10, 2016 07:43 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Nilz Baris at May 10, 2016 07:42 PM (Mt8T4)
Planet Poppa Bill Schallert.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:43 PM (p4UlV)
Can they tell the size of an object by the dip and expected orbit?
Kepler detects planets by looking for periodic dips in the brightness of stars. Some planets pass in front of their stars as seen from our point of view on Earth; when they do, they cause their stars to dim slightly, an event Kepler can see.
Posted by: Dave Willmore at May 10, 2016 07:43 PM (D7R4y)
It's a planet if a minimum of 1237 NASA scientists think that it is.
Posted by: angela urkel at May 10, 2016 07:44 PM (YINfZ)
The odds of very large numbers could mean a habitable planet, and one that is already inhabited by intelligent life.
Posted by: Old Blue at May 10, 2016 07:39 PM (9iR5/)
If they're really intelligent, they're trying hard to hide from us.
Posted by: rickl at May 10, 2016 07:44 PM (sdi6R)
jobs are the number one issue. 17% say health. 11% income inequality"
As has been noted before: Cruz ran on abolishing the IRS. Trump ran on "I'm the guy who will get your stolen jerbs back for you."
America's laid-off, downsized, outsourced, offshored economic casualties would actually be pretty damn happy to be paying some taxes, if they had gainful employment with which to be doing so. Nota bene.
Posted by: torquewrench at May 10, 2016 07:41 PM (noWW6)
Are you sure that the unemployed with no job prospects care more about the economy than tranny toilets? Cuz it seems like with 93 million out of the workforce this country is only focusing on Klinger being able to take a leak in the ladies room
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 10, 2016 07:44 PM (45oDG)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 10, 2016 07:43 PM (8ZskC)
We'll have the best planets. The best!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:45 PM (p4UlV)
IRS. Trump ran on "I'm the guy who will get your stolen jerbs back for
you."
Posted by: torquewrench at May 10, 2016 07:41 PM (noWW6)<<<
He can get my "jerbs" back? He's got my vote.
Posted by: Richard Gere at May 10, 2016 07:45 PM (H9MG5)
Posted by: Disembodied Punchlines at May 10, 2016 07:45 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Jim at May 10, 2016 07:45 PM (McRlu)
Posted by: kraken at May 10, 2016 07:46 PM (sdxPm)
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 10, 2016 07:46 PM (vb33c)
That Kepler is an amazing instrument.
Knowing what we now know, just imagine what we could learn from a next generation Kepler.
Posted by: Raymond Stegatorian at May 10, 2016 07:43 PM (pCm/c)
--------James Webb telescope, scheduled for launch in 2018. It will be in orbit outside the Moon's orbit. Mostly designed to look into very deep space, back to the beginning of the universe, but I imagine it could be used to look at just about anything.
Posted by: Old Blue at May 10, 2016 07:46 PM (9iR5/)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:46 PM (1ZOkK)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at May 10, 2016 07:45 PM (McRlu)
Is the Enterprise still searching for Klingons?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:46 PM (p4UlV)
Just imagine shipping the magic rock and a billion muslims to the worst piece of shit planet we can find.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 10, 2016 07:47 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 10, 2016 07:47 PM (6Ll1u)
Posted by: zombie sir arthur conan doyle at May 10, 2016 07:47 PM (Ntwfo)
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 10, 2016 07:47 PM (vb33c)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 10, 2016 07:47 PM (4ErVI)
Posted by: NASA chief scientist at May 10, 2016 07:47 PM (YINfZ)
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2016 07:35 PM (e3bId)
Hoozaynus.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:39 PM (p4UlV)
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Ur's!
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2016 07:47 PM (e3bId)
Posted by: Richard Gere at May 10, 2016 07:45 PM (H9MG5)
Gerry Penacoli Hardest Hit.
"Shall we? Surely!"
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:47 PM (p4UlV)
Just imagine shipping the magic rock and a billion muslims to the worst piece of shit planet we can find.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 10, 2016 07:47 PM (8ZskC)
name them all mecca
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 10, 2016 07:48 PM (vb33c)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:48 PM (p4UlV)
Pro Tip: Never point it at the Earth.
Posted by: Your Planetary Safety Officer at May 10, 2016 07:48 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:46 PM (p4UlV)
The Klingons are on the starboard bow...
Posted by: kraken at May 10, 2016 07:48 PM (sdxPm)
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 10, 2016 07:49 PM (vb33c)
Someone shot stabby guy. No report on who did the shooting.
Hysterical Shep in reporting.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:49 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:49 PM (p4UlV)
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 10, 2016 07:50 PM (vb33c)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:50 PM (1ZOkK)
Someone shot stabby guy. No report on who did the shooting.
Hysterical Shep in reporting.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:49 PM (1ZOkK)
More troubled youth, no doubt...
Posted by: kraken at May 10, 2016 07:50 PM (sdxPm)
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 10, 2016 07:51 PM (vb33c)
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 10, 2016 07:50 PM (vb33c)
Ma nish-ta'na, ha lai-la ha-zeh . . .
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:51 PM (p4UlV)
Wasn't it Kepler that was pointed at 'empty space' and took long duration exposures to discover very faint very distant galaxies?
Would it be reasonable to guess that this new telescope might well do the same?
Posted by: Raymond Stegatorian at May 10, 2016 07:51 PM (pCm/c)
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2016 07:51 PM (e3bId)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 10, 2016 07:51 PM (SEXy3)
Someone shot stabby guy. No report on who did the shooting.
Hysterical Shep in reporting.
Better check out what they're eating in the food court. It could be corpses.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 10, 2016 07:51 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:51 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:51 PM (p4UlV)
Posted by: guy who stabbed the other guy outside the Macy's at May 10, 2016 07:52 PM (H9MG5)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:51 PM (1ZOkK)
Say that 20 times real fast.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:52 PM (p4UlV)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:52 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 10, 2016 07:52 PM (vb33c)
The use of extreme violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers... has been approved.
Posted by: torquewrench at May 10, 2016 07:53 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: FaCubeItches at May 10, 2016 07:53 PM (rznWS)
The real mystery, then, is what happened to all the Bullwinkle planets?
Posted by: zombie at May 10, 2016 07:53 PM (jBuUi)
where is fauxahontas?
Yeah. Maybe she went all stabby when she didn't get her Native American discount at Macy's.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:53 PM (1ZOkK)
The Eurovision contest has started. Think ISIS has entered?
Maybe jihadists singing old favorites:
Ka-Boom Ka-Boom!
I Cut Your Head Off!
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 07:53 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 10, 2016 07:54 PM (8ZskC)
The real mystery, then, is what happened to all the Bullwinkle planets?
Here's a planet I know you'll really like!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:54 PM (p4UlV)
Posted by: guy who makes everything a movie reference at May 10, 2016 07:54 PM (bGLSw)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:54 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Rupert Murdoch at May 10, 2016 07:54 PM (H9MG5)
duration exposures to discover very faint very distant galaxies?
Posted by: Raymond Stegatorian at May 10, 2016 07:51 PM (pCm/c)
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No, that was actually Hubble. They pointed it toward what appeared to be empty space and discovered a crap ton of galaxies that they never knew had existed.
Posted by: Old Blue at May 10, 2016 07:55 PM (9iR5/)
Posted by: Thrawn at May 10, 2016 07:55 PM (wQWv4)
Haviv Rettig Gur
Cannes enlists ex-IDF general to boost security for film fest http://toi.sr/1VRjLbU via @timesofisrael
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Bet all those movie twats hate guns and Israel. smh
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 07:55 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Country Singer at May 10, 2016 07:55 PM (GUBah)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:55 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 10, 2016 07:52 PM (vb33c)<<<
I've buried the hatchet.
Posted by: Fauxcahontas at May 10, 2016 07:55 PM (H9MG5)
While my Shepard gently weeps...
Posted by: Rupert Murdoch at May 10, 2016 07:54 PM (H9MG5)
Next hour, Shep weeps into Geraldo's mouth.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:55 PM (p4UlV)
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 10, 2016 07:49 PM (vb33c)
Time to outlaw knives
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 10, 2016 07:55 PM (45oDG)
Posted by: yankeefifth at May 10, 2016 07:55 PM (vb33c)
Posted by: James Felix at May 10, 2016 07:55 PM (x7byD)
Scientists changed the name to avoid that. It's now called Urectum.
Posted by: Professor Hubert Farnsworth at May 10, 2016 07:56 PM (rznWS)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:57 PM (1ZOkK)
I hope the old commie bastard beats her as bad as Slick Willie cheated on her
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 10, 2016 07:57 PM (45oDG)
Posted by: Old Blue at May 10, 2016 07:55 PM (9iR5/)
Nah, the universe is circular and we're just looking back at ourselves.
Really though, a lot of this is speculation without any way to prove that what we are seeing are planets. Could be.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at May 10, 2016 07:57 PM (n2GmV)
Seriously! Take a wild guess.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 07:57 PM (1ZOkK)
Johannes Trumpler?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:57 PM (p4UlV)
Posted by: Blano at May 10, 2016 07:57 PM (NHQQx)
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At least that's not fucking Goofy!
Posted by: andycanuck at May 10, 2016 07:58 PM (Ntwfo)
Posted by: guess 1 at May 10, 2016 07:58 PM (vk8PN)
Posted by: Blano at May 10, 2016 07:57 PM (NHQQx)
"Journey to the Far Side of the Sun"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064519/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 07:58 PM (p4UlV)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 07:59 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Grand Moff Tarkin at May 10, 2016 07:59 PM (z+4T3)
Ok thanks. Hubble was the one that need new prescription glasses for nearsightedness or astigmatism or something. The astronauts had to take it apart and fix it.
Posted by: Raymond Stegatorian at May 10, 2016 07:59 PM (pCm/c)
Planet Poppa Bill Schallert.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton
Still, they're planets,
Identical planets and you'll find,
They laugh alike, they walk alike,
At times they even talk alike —
You can lose your mind,
When planets are two of a kind.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 10, 2016 07:59 PM (k4M/B)
Posted by: zombie at May 10, 2016 07:53 PM (jBuUi)
I'd check with the Badanovs.
Posted by: kraken at May 10, 2016 07:59 PM (sdxPm)
Posted by: Galileo at May 10, 2016 07:59 PM (8ZskC)
LOL.
Ross is one of the moons, right?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 08:00 PM (p4UlV)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 10, 2016 08:00 PM (Ntwfo)
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at May 10, 2016 08:00 PM (1ijHg)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 08:00 PM (p4UlV)
Another great space movie is Moon, starring Sam Rockwell.
Posted by: Sharkman at May 10, 2016 08:01 PM (WiRLm)
Posted by: Mike Brown at May 10, 2016 08:01 PM (1ijHg)
Another great space movie is Moon, starring Sam Rockwell.
Posted by: Sharkman at May 10, 2016 08:01 PM (WiRLm)
Believe it or not, I'm in that movie. At the very beginning, when she's listening to a press conference on the radio, I'm one of the scientists.
The scene was filmed but of course got cut out into only a voice over.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 08:02 PM (p4UlV)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 10, 2016 08:02 PM (NeFrd)
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When they cast the mirror in Earth gravity it was perfect. When it got into space with no gravity, it distorted the mirror. They had to install new optics to compensate for the distortion. But when they got done, My God! It was absolutely incredible what Hubble could see.
Posted by: Old Blue at May 10, 2016 08:02 PM (9iR5/)
Posted by: zombie at May 10, 2016 07:53 PM (jBuUi)
Closed.
Moose planet out front should have told you.
Posted by: Planetary security guard at May 10, 2016 08:03 PM (vBeA5)
There's an episode from the first season of "Space: 1999" where the moon goes through a time warp and wind up in Earth orbit but hundreds of years in the future.
Pretty decent.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 08:03 PM (p4UlV)
The scene was filmed but of course got cut out into only a voice over.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 08:02 PM (p4UlV)
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Were you nakey?
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 08:04 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Sharkman at May 10, 2016 08:01 PM (WiRLm)
--------Just watched that the other night. Kind of slow, but very interesting.
Posted by: Old Blue at May 10, 2016 08:04 PM (9iR5/)
****
It was then that he realized he had been shtupping Hillary.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 10, 2016 08:04 PM (NeFrd)
Astroglide's best known spokesman.
Posted by: Aviator at May 10, 2016 08:04 PM (c7vUv)
I chuckle every time these know-nothings think they're gonna find another Earth somewhere.
Posted by: Blano
"Journey to the Far Side of the Sun"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064519/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Posted by: J.J. Sefton
"The Stranger"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070742
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 10, 2016 08:04 PM (k4M/B)
The good news is that there may be habitable planets out there.
The bad news is that they are so very far away, you and a hundred generations cannot get there from here.
That's good news for them.
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at May 10, 2016 08:05 PM (1ijHg)
From the sidebar:
Muslims Attack People in England for Drinking Beer.
If that doesnt get the brits to fight back, nothing will.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 08:05 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Sharkman at May 10, 2016 08:05 PM (WiRLm)
That is every bit as stupid as our own.
Posted by: torquewrench at May 10, 2016 07:33 PM (noWW6)
Silly, there's already another Earth. It sits on the far side of the sun and is full of slave-girls.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 10, 2016 08:06 PM (fC9RO)
Posted by: Old Blue at May 10, 2016 08:02 PM (9iR5/)<<<
It's not always so impressive.
Posted by: the ghost telescope that watches you aliens fap at May 10, 2016 08:06 PM (H9MG5)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 08:06 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 10, 2016 08:07 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 08:08 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Max Power at May 10, 2016 08:08 PM (q177U)
He didn't build telescopes full-time.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 10, 2016 08:07 PM (8ZskC)
He saw things he couldn't un-see.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 08:08 PM (1ZOkK)
When they cast the mirror in Earth gravity it was perfect. When it got into space with no gravity, it distorted the mirror. They had to install new optics to compensate for the distortion.
Posted by: Old Blue at May 10, 2016 08:02 PM (9iR5/)
There is a conspiracy theory that says Hubble was a civilian version of a state-of-the-art spy satellite, and that the mirror was deliberately ground wrong to conceal the spy satellite's true capabilities, while knowing that it could be repaired in orbit.
The same company, Perkin-Elmer, made the mirrors for both versions and has extensive experience in building mirrors for use in spacecraft.
Posted by: rickl at May 10, 2016 08:08 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 08:08 PM (p4UlV)
Muslims Attack People in England for Drinking Beer.
If that doesnt get the brits to fight back, nothing will.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang!
They've devolved beyond that.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 10, 2016 08:09 PM (k4M/B)
Thanks.
Ark B with Gaylord in charge? Would take a left turn at Aldebaran and get sucked into the Schwarzchild radii of Neil DeGrasse Tyson's mouth. To be never heard from again.
Or simply get pocketed in the side during a game of intergalactic billiards. Because even the Vogons have standards.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2016 08:10 PM (Gz2AJ)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 10, 2016 08:10 PM (p4UlV)
Posted by: Goofy at May 10, 2016 08:10 PM (YINfZ)
Posted by: Sharkman at May 10, 2016 08:12 PM (WiRLm)
Posted by: DaveA at May 10, 2016 08:13 PM (DL2i+)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 08:08 PM (1ZOkK)<<<
No... words... should have drank more Moet.
Posted by: Webb Hubbell, gazing into Cankles void at May 10, 2016 08:13 PM (H9MG5)
It isn't too late for Trump to steal that Ted Cruz position and tax plan...
Posted by: rd at May 10, 2016 08:13 PM (v0YLX)
Posted by: Grump928(C) says Free Soothie!, with purchase of commenter of equal or greater value at May 10, 2016 08:14 PM (rwI+c)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 10, 2016 08:14 PM (0O7c5)
Posted by: Aviator at May 10, 2016 08:14 PM (c7vUv)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 10, 2016 08:15 PM (k4M/B)
Posted by: Jean at May 10, 2016 08:15 PM (cXiMR)
Mooch's people already destroyed their homeworld, Qo'nos. You really want to let her in space again for a do-over?
Posted by: Qoheleth at May 10, 2016 08:15 PM (iIzG7)
Posted by: DaveA at May 10, 2016 08:16 PM (DL2i+)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr.
Do they make vag sanitizers?
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at May 10, 2016 08:16 PM (c7vUv)
Speaking of space conspiracies, what has the X37B been doing for a year?
Posted by: Jean
Wonder Woman has been flying it.
What cannot be seen cannot be unseen.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 10, 2016 08:17 PM (k4M/B)
Posted by: Max Power at May 10, 2016 08:18 PM (q177U)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2016 08:18 PM (Gz2AJ)
And the grasping totalitarians, if they haven't completely taken over the world yet, will never be able to rule everyone ever again.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at May 10, 2016 08:18 PM (HalrA)
Science needs to be precise, not sexed up for grant money.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 10, 2016 08:19 PM (39g3+)
****
As with everything else these days it all hinges on the definition of "we".
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 10, 2016 08:19 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 10, 2016 08:20 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Grump928(C) says Free Soothie!, with purchase of commenter of equal or greater value at May 10, 2016 08:21 PM (rwI+c)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 10, 2016 08:14 PM (0O7c5)
Yeah. Try memorizing this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Solar_System_objects_by_size
Posted by: rickl at May 10, 2016 08:21 PM (sdi6R)
I was walking behind him. He stops to chat and missed the elevator I was in.
I saw him while the door was closing, about a foot to go.
I almost pushed open button, but thought "why should I let him slow me down?"
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at May 10, 2016 08:21 PM (1ijHg)
Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelation
And the mind's true liberation
Aquarius!
Aquarius!
Posted by: Grump928(C) says Free Soothie!, with purchase of commenter of equal or greater value at May 10, 2016 08:22 PM (rwI+c)
Posted by: Grump928(C) says Free Soothie!, with purchase of commenter of equal or greater value at May 10, 2016 08:22 PM (rwI+c)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2016 08:22 PM (Gz2AJ)
Aliens and their exhaust ions from their ion drive.
Coming or going.
Posted by: Raymond Stegatorian at May 10, 2016 08:22 PM (pCm/c)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 10, 2016 08:20 PM (NeFrd)<<<
It's the Donning of the age of Aquarius. And it's gonna be terrific. Really fantastic. Yuuuge!
Posted by: D. Trump at May 10, 2016 08:23 PM (H9MG5)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 10, 2016 08:23 PM (6Ll1u)
Do you really need to know them to be a successful person (not counting astronomers and paleontologists)?
Teachers like to teach them because kids are stupid and like to learn about them.
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at May 10, 2016 08:23 PM (1ijHg)
Head now to Eden
Yea brother
Head now to Eden
No more trouble in my body or my mind
Gonna live like a king on whatever I find
Eat all the fruit and throw away the rind
Yea brother, yea.
Posted by: Herbert at May 10, 2016 08:23 PM (rwI+c)
Posted by: DaveA at May 10, 2016 08:16 PM (DL2i+)
I want an updated version of Stars!
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 10, 2016 08:24 PM (fC9RO)
A win win for all and we get to make planet Earth great again!
Posted by: Alf767 at May 10, 2016 08:24 PM (YVQAa)
I don't know. Whatever, spelling isn't really my thing.
But... I'm gonna Make Aquarius Great Again!
Posted by: D. Trump at May 10, 2016 08:25 PM (H9MG5)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2016 08:25 PM (Gz2AJ)
You want to inflict Obama and other leftists on other planets which-as far as we know-never did anything wrong?! Man, that's cruel.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2016 08:26 PM (w4NZ8)
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2016 08:27 PM (e3bId)
Please do not invoke 'those' sanitizers, I really don't want to see a
reemergence of RWC's vast knowledge on steam cleaning that region of the
body.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2016 08:18 PM (Gz2AJ)
No kidding. Yikes.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 08:27 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Jean at May 10, 2016 08:28 PM (cXiMR)
other planets which-as far as we know-never did anything wrong?! Man,
that's cruel.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2016 08:26 PM (w4NZ
They want to turn the Earth into a prison planet. I say we let them - after everyone like us has vacated. We'll inherit the stars and they can keep refusing to learn and marching to extinction.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at May 10, 2016 08:28 PM (HalrA)
Seems like an ideal setting for an exploration of treachery, betrayal, mutiny, and retribution.
Posted by: Fritz at May 10, 2016 08:28 PM (f40FU)
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at May 10, 2016 08:29 PM (1ijHg)
The planet Douchetard.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 08:29 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Jean at May 10, 2016 08:29 PM (cXiMR)
Posted by: speedster1 at May 10, 2016 08:32 PM (vUcdz)
Well there is Slow Train to Arcturus by Freer and Flint
http://preview.tinyurl.com/j3e37e7
Or perhaps Fritz Leiber's Hugo winning novella Ship of Shadows
http://preview.tinyurl.com/jezfova
Megazone 23 or 2001 Nights for anime treatments.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2016 08:33 PM (Gz2AJ)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/zzc54gq
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2016 08:33 PM (w4NZ8)
Posted by: speedster1 at May 10, 2016 08:33 PM (vUcdz)
Posted by: Boaty McBoatface at May 10, 2016 08:34 PM (eHpnh)
Posted by: DaveA at May 10, 2016 08:34 PM (DL2i+)
How did your son's trip to Europe go?
I trust he has lots of good memories and stories.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 10, 2016 08:35 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Clark Kent at May 10, 2016 08:39 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 10, 2016 08:39 PM (J+n2j)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/jh2qqbu
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2016 08:40 PM (Gz2AJ)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 10, 2016 08:41 PM (6Ll1u)
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2016 08:42 PM (e3bId)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 08:42 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Geddy Lee at May 10, 2016 08:43 PM (vk8PN)
David Brin's first book in the original Uplift trilogy - Sundiver.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2016 08:43 PM (Gz2AJ)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian at May 10, 2016 08:43 PM (v6tlA)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 08:43 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 10, 2016 08:44 PM (J+n2j)
Its sucks when the Mets are on the west coast, can barely stay up to catch the start of the games.
Posted by: Kreplach at May 10, 2016 08:44 PM (WVvzl)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2016 08:44 PM (Gz2AJ)
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 10, 2016 08:45 PM (KCxzN)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 10, 2016 08:45 PM (k4M/B)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 10, 2016 08:46 PM (J+n2j)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 10, 2016 08:19 PM (39g3+)
Grant money helps me really effing love me some science!
Posted by: Professor Hrothgar at May 10, 2016 08:48 PM (wYnyS)
Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at May 10, 2016 08:48 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 08:49 PM (P9AMr)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 10, 2016 08:49 PM (J+n2j)
I thought all three trips to the sun in Sundiver were only at the surface of the sun. Inside the Corona, sure, but not into the sun.
Now, The Mote in God's Eye and The Gripping Hand both involved being inside a red giant star.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 10, 2016 08:50 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian at May 10, 2016 08:50 PM (v6tlA)
Puts up great big ass fence.
Posted by: ScoggDog at May 10, 2016 08:50 PM (fiGNd)
According to the asshat, Hellary would be a better choice. Well, it is a free(ish) country, so he's free to advocate as he wishes, but I do have a question.
What has the GOP done that is a victory for conservatives? How does this buffoon get the idea that the GOP has ideological conservative purity?
It is to laugh.
As many before me have noticed, the word "conservative" means nothing, and is therefore of no further value, if one can posit that this GOP is the embodiment of it.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 10, 2016 08:51 PM (kKHcp)
This is one reason they've been finding all those freaky "hot Jupiters" with huge masses orbiting really close to the parent stars: those show up after only a brief period of observation. Planets like Earth take longer to detect.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 10, 2016 08:51 PM (wOeMO)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 10, 2016 08:51 PM (k4M/B)
"And i've been drinking."
Two walls and one for real in the last 72 hours, who wouldn't?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 08:51 PM (P9AMr)
?q=pink+floyd+heart+of+the+sun
Posted by: DaveA at May 10, 2016 08:51 PM (DL2i+)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2016 08:51 PM (Gz2AJ)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 08:52 PM (P9AMr)
From radar, it looks like far north central Kansas got hit. The main cell look like it is over the Nebraska border southwest of Hastings.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 10, 2016 08:52 PM (u82oZ)
I heard... not a podcast per se, this being many years pre-intartoobz, but something like an SF-fan-produced community radio program, interviewing Harlan Ellison about exactly that series.
It provided quite the view into the "creative process" in Hollyweird.
I have a vague memory of Ellison saying that one of the producers was demanding that they arbitrarily incorporate Aztec/Mayan themes throughout the show. That stuff having being big among SoCal New Age cosmic muffin types back in the Seventies when the series was pitched and produced. This did NOT sit well with Harlan, as you may imagine.
Posted by: torquewrench at May 10, 2016 08:53 PM (noWW6)
If I were to shout "Allahu akbar" while shifting a dirty snowball into their path, your authorities would give me a pass, wouldn't they?
Posted by: Oort Cloud at May 10, 2016 08:53 PM (qmO3a)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 08:53 PM (P9AMr)
Posted by: thathalfrican - be water my friend at May 10, 2016 08:53 PM (R5HRU)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 10, 2016 08:54 PM (6Ll1u)
and is therefore of no further value, if one can posit that this GOP is
the embodiment of it.
the GOP is the "embodiment" of conservatism, in the same sense that Neil deGrasse Tyson is the "embodiment" of science.
sure, NGT actually does do science from time to time, but man does he ever fuck it up as well. but just because NGT fucks up science, doesn't mean that we should toss out all of science or reject it as a valid way of understanding the world.
same thing with the GOP and conservatism. oh boy has the GOP fucked up its implementation of conservatism. but just because they fuck it up doesn't mean that we should now turn our backs on conservative principles.
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian at May 10, 2016 08:55 PM (v6tlA)
This did NOT sit well with Harlan, as you may imagine.
Posted by: torquewrench
Nothing sits well with him.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 10, 2016 08:55 PM (k4M/B)
Due to the rising price of Ion Cannon Bolts ... Warning Ion Cannon Bolts will no longer be issued.
Posted by: ScoggDog at May 10, 2016 08:55 PM (fiGNd)
I could be wrong, as well. Maybe I should re-read it.
In the trilogy, The Uplift War was my favorite. Go Fiben!
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 10, 2016 08:56 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2016 08:56 PM (Gz2AJ)
link to Steven Crowder's righteous rant against the SJW's at U Mass. i
want to adopt this guy. He's certainly old enough to be my son, is
funny, an actor and seems quite bright:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/zzc54gq
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2016 08:33 PM
If you want a chuckle, FS, here's his brother on The Art of Manliness site:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZDPEogOU34#t=107
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2016 08:57 PM (Q7bO0)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 10, 2016 08:46 PM (J+n2j)<<<
Carry on my wayward sign...
Posted by: Kansas at May 10, 2016 08:58 PM (H9MG5)
Yes, it has it's silly moments, but the tale satisfies.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 10, 2016 08:58 PM (u82oZ)
?q=pink+floyd+heart+of+the+sun
Posted by: DaveA at May 10, 2016 08:51 PM (DL2i+)
-------
Bingo -
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2016 08:58 PM (e3bId)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian at May 10, 2016 08:59 PM (v6tlA)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian at May 10, 2016 08:59 PM (v6tlA)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2016 08:59 PM (Gz2AJ)
so I am at a hotel here, just relaxing..
should I go get a beer, or not?
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian at May 10, 2016 08:50 PM (v6tlA)
The answer is "yes."
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 08:59 PM (1ZOkK)
Also, son brought some Scorpion peppers or some hellish thing to plant.
The Carolina Reapers survived the winter and have blooms.
I hate gardening, by the way.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:02 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian at May 10, 2016 08:55 PM (v6tlA)
Hear, hear!
Posted by: Paul Ryan at May 10, 2016 09:04 PM (cmE8J)
I say there is no proof the GOP is conservative. There is only proof that the party occasionally makes conservative sounding noises with their mouths, just long enough to get elected.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 10, 2016 09:04 PM (kKHcp)
Posted by: f'd at May 10, 2016 09:05 PM (BO/km)
What makes anyone think another planet is gonna be better than this one? We'd just f'k up that one too.
Huh?
Posted by: Obamabots, Hillbots, Berniebots and Progs in General at May 10, 2016 09:07 PM (1ZOkK)
Speaking for absolutely nobody but myself, I'm having a bit of an episode of sussing out exactly what my principles actually are. For one thing I'm done with throwing pearls before swine, as it were; "conservative principles" are fine for those solidly within Western culture and tradition, who have the grounding to make it work, but for those outside--including the many of our countrymen-by-courtesy here in the US--I'm not quite so willing to extend the same courtesies. It's why I call myself a "Westernist" instead now.
Posted by: Brother Cavil at May 10, 2016 09:07 PM (D0J8L)
Conservative theory/principle still exists, but, there is no major party in the U.S. espousing or pushing them in a meaningful way.
" There is only proof that the party occasionally makes conservative sounding noises with their mouths, just long enough to get elected. "
And how many "Tea Party" darlings from '08/'12 have turned into complete and utter useless assholes? That killed the movement more than anything else.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 09:08 PM (P9AMr)
Hokey Philosophies and Ancient Parties are no match for a good gun at your side, kid.
Posted by: Han Solo at May 10, 2016 09:09 PM (fiGNd)
Get the beer for a starter, then champagne and a hooker. Charge it against your per diam. Don't forget the business-friendly receipt.
Posted by: Fritz at May 10, 2016 09:09 PM (f40FU)
Get the beer for a starter, then champagne and a hooker. Charge it against your per diam. Don't forget the business-friendly receipt.
Posted by: Fritz at May 10, 2016 09:09 PM (f40FU)
And blow. Don't forget the blow.
Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at May 10, 2016 09:10 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 10, 2016 09:10 PM (6Ll1u)
$250 for "Etc?!?"
Posted by: chemjeff's boss at May 10, 2016 09:11 PM (P9AMr)
Uttering words about conservative principles is a hell of a lot easier than actually doing anything conservative, especially when you consider the perks that come with not slowing down the gravy train!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 10, 2016 09:11 PM (wYnyS)
Posted by: Marvin at May 10, 2016 09:11 PM (MY6Mq)
conservative principles, like limited government, that they never really
liked in the first place, with or without the GOP, and with or without
Donald Trump
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian at May 10, 2016 08:59 PM (v6tlA)
You've taken the words right out of my mouth.
Posted by: Lindsey Graham at May 10, 2016 09:12 PM (cmE8J)
That's a hell of a statement. Cuts through a lot of pre-conceived shit.
Posted by: ScoggDog at May 10, 2016 09:12 PM (fiGNd)
He should have never aligned with the Weeper. Kiss of death.
Having said that, Beck has been spot-on with Muslims and the caliphate. And other things. So I'll give credit.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:13 PM (1ZOkK)
We cant lose...Bernie is going to move the US Mint money printing machines to to W Va for our very own personal use OR Trump is going to turn the entire state into the Holland Tunnel.
West By God Virginia for the Win!
Posted by: Malignantly aggrieved and economically useless at May 10, 2016 09:13 PM (3ZttN)
Posted by: redc1c4 at May 10, 2016 09:13 PM (MA9r2)
"Open
airlock number 3, Marvin."
"Marvin, can you pick up that piece of
paper?"
Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they ask me to pick
up a piece of paper.
Posted by: Marvin at May 10, 2016 09:13 PM (MY6Mq)
I envision a typical mythological but real life story where humans travel to the New Earth just in time for it to be wiped out be SMOD.
I'm a happy person like that.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 10, 2016 09:14 PM (ODxAs)
Today I kilt the bar.
Got an offer today, and crazily, not from the long standing process I had with the one interview. Another company jumped in and rushed through and in less than a week I have an offer. I start work Monday. W00t!
Posted by: blaster at May 10, 2016 09:14 PM (2Ocf1)
I know. I'm just venting a little that some WSJ dolt is acting as a White Knight for this used-up whore of a party, as if it were something pure, and not to be sullied.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 10, 2016 09:15 PM (kKHcp)
Got an offer today, and crazily, not from the
long standing process I had with the one interview. Another company
jumped in and rushed through and in less than a week I have an offer. I
start work Monday. W00t!
Posted by: blaster at May 10, 2016 09:14 PM (2Ocf1)
Congratulations! Great news!
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:15 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: chemjeff's boss at May 10, 2016 09:16 PM (P9AMr)
Posted by: f'd at May 10, 2016 09:16 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: Hanoverfist at May 10, 2016 09:16 PM (fK4Z3)
1. glad to see you've done this before,
2. $250 is respectable,
3. absolutely!
4. get a second receipt prorated for tomorrow.
Posted by: Fritz at May 10, 2016 09:16 PM (f40FU)
Sexually, of course.
Posted by: Josephistan at May 10, 2016 09:17 PM (7qAYi)
Poetry.
Posted by: chemjeff's boss at May 10, 2016 09:17 PM (P9AMr)
... usually, you have one you're sick of. But it's easier to get one when you got one. And nothing makes you more attractive to the next one like the current one.
Fvcked up, ain't it.
Posted by: ScoggDog at May 10, 2016 09:17 PM (fiGNd)
manically depressed robot? No, don't even bother answering. I'm 50,000
times more intelligent than you and even I don't know the answer.
Posted by: Marvin at May 10, 2016 09:18 PM (MY6Mq)
Today I kilt the bar.
Got an offer today, and crazily, not from the long standing process I had with the one interview. Another company jumped in and rushed through and in less than a week I have an offer. I start work Monday. W00t!
Posted by: blaster at May 10, 2016 09:14 PM (2Ocf1)
Congratulations, you lucky bastard!
Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at May 10, 2016 09:19 PM (0mRoj)
having a bit of an episode of sussing out exactly what my principles
actually are. For one thing I'm done with throwing pearls before swine,
as it were; "conservative principles" are fine for those solidly within
Western culture and tradition, who have the grounding to make it work,
but for those outside--including the many of our countrymen-by-courtesy
here in the US--I'm not quite so willing to extend the same courtesies.
It's why I call myself a "Westernist" instead now.
Posted by: Brother Cavil at May 10, 2016 09:07 PM (D0J8L)
Fair enough, I suppose. I agree to the extent that not everyone on the planet has yet adopted a mindset compatible with conservatism, but I disagree that timeless principles of conservatism, such as smaller government over bigger government, wouldn't be applicable to everyone.
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 09:19 PM (v6tlA)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 09:19 PM (v6tlA)
Posted by: Cy.Borg.Robot.Drifter at May 10, 2016 09:20 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 09:20 PM (v6tlA)
Phase 2 is in the planning stages
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 09:19 PM (v6tlA)
Hookers and blow
Hookers and blow
Nothing makes a party go
Like hookers and blow
Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at May 10, 2016 09:20 PM (0mRoj)
Sanders held a slight edge in early returns and should he hold on to win, such a result would underscore the awkward position of Clinton and the Democratic Party establishment, as they attempt to turn their focus to the general election.
Awkward position? All she does is lose but will still get the nomination.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 10, 2016 09:20 PM (45oDG)
... usually, you have one you're sick of. But it's easier to get one when you got one. And nothing makes you more attractive to the next one like the current one.
Fvcked up, ain't it.
Posted by: ScoggDog at May 10, 2016 09:17 PM (fiGNd)
Call it the Everyone Loves a Winner theory of life.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 10, 2016 09:20 PM (kKHcp)
... usually, you have one you're sick of. But it's easier to get one when you got one. And nothing makes you more attractive to the next one like the current one. "
That's kinda profound.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 09:21 PM (P9AMr)
http://goo.gl/otqLIx
==========
Not sure if I believe this. Too horrendous to imagine. If she was so mentally disabled, how could she make the decision to end her life? Shudder.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 09:21 PM (iQIUe)
... usually, you have one you're sick of. But it's easier to get one when you got one. And nothing makes you more attractive to the next one like the current one. "
That's kinda profound.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 09:21 PM (P9AMr)
Far out man.
Posted by: Blano Chong at May 10, 2016 09:22 PM (heN73)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 10, 2016 09:22 PM (6Ll1u)
Posted by: Lincolntf at May 10, 2016 09:22 PM (2cS/G)
imagine. If she was so mentally disabled, how could she make the
decision to end her life? Shudder.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 09:21 PM (iQIUe)
She had some guidance from us.
Posted by: Holland Death Panel at May 10, 2016 09:22 PM (v6tlA)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2016 09:23 PM (EZebt)
-------------
Did you know that Mercury is heavier than Iron? I just found out. You learn something new every day. Bill Nye told me when I was wondering how the planet remained together instead of scattering into blobs.
Posted by: Barky at May 10, 2016 09:23 PM (9mTYi)
Hookers and blow
Nothing makes a party go
Like hookers and blow"
I'm STILL quite put out that my proposed national unity ticket consisting of David Vitter and Hunter Biden never got traction.
I got yer hookers and blow _right here_.
Posted by: torquewrench at May 10, 2016 09:23 PM (noWW6)
What is meant by that word exactly? Do you believe in limited government? The rule of law? Free-market capitalism? Traditional marriage? Pro-Life? Then talk about those things specifically.
Simply saying, 'I am a conservative" is taking the lazy route. People who share your beliefs might understand what you mean, but don't assume that others will.
I think it's also become a dirty word to many people, who think that a "conservative" is just a prude who wants to outlaw fun. I've met people like that, and it's not just young people. Sure, they've been misinformed by the MSM, but just repeating the word "conservative" over and over is not going to educate or sway them.
Posted by: rickl at May 10, 2016 09:23 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2016 09:23 PM (Gz2AJ)
Posted by: blaster at May 10, 2016 09:14 PM (2Ocf1)
Way to go!!
May your good fortune rub off on some of the rest of us.
Posted by: Blano at May 10, 2016 09:24 PM (heN73)
Posted by: torquewrench at May 10, 2016 09:25 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 10, 2016 09:26 PM (+eR2D)
Posted by: Holland Death Panel at May 10, 2016 09:26 PM (v6tlA)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 10, 2016 09:26 PM (6Ll1u)
Posted by: torquewrench at May 10, 2016 09:25 PM (noWW6)
___
Fuck 'em. Too many companies are on the 4, 5, 6 interview plan these days. If after 2 or 3 you're not sure you want me as an employee, I KNOW FOR SURE I don't want you as an employer.
Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at May 10, 2016 09:27 PM (0LHZx)
____
It's really fiscal conservative and social conservative. Most people who are one, are also the other. But a significant minority is one or the other.
Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at May 10, 2016 09:28 PM (0LHZx)
interview plan these days. If after 2 or 3 you're not sure you want me
as an employee, I KNOW FOR SURE I don't want you as an employer.
Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at May 10, 2016 09:27 PM (0LHZx)
Well higher ed is notorious for having a one-day or two-day gauntlet of several mini-interviews, just to see if you will make it to the end without losing your cool, I suppose.
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 09:28 PM (v6tlA)
Got an offer today, and crazily, not from the long standing process I had with the one interview. Another company jumped in and rushed through and in less than a week I have an offer. I start work Monday. W00t!
Posted by: blaster at May 10, 2016 09:14 PM (2Ocf1)
Congrats! Finding a job in Barry's economic golden age is very tough.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 10, 2016 09:29 PM (45oDG)
Posted by: redc1c4 at May 10, 2016 09:29 PM (MA9r2)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 09:28 PM (v6tlA)
Bringing a gun to wave around halfway through usually resolves things.
Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at May 10, 2016 09:29 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: rickl at May 10, 2016 09:23 PM (sdi6R)
Exactly right.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 10, 2016 09:30 PM (kKHcp)
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 10, 2016 09:30 PM (+eR2D)
Posted by: Cy.Borg.Robot.Drifter at May 10, 2016 09:20 PM (BO/km)
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I still love you.
Posted by: Roomba at May 10, 2016 09:31 PM (T/5A0)
Holy crap, things got crazy here for a while but we're safe. Hail,
70+mph winds, green skies. We were scared shitless but are ok. Thank you
God for protecting us.
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 10, 2016 09:26 PM (+eR2D)
Thank God you're okay!! That's scary as hell.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:31 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 09:32 PM (v6tlA)
Posted by: Mortimer at May 10, 2016 09:33 PM (MY6Mq)
I guess they shoulda jumped sooner. Went through the extensive interview process with BOA one time back in '09 after getting laid off. Kept getting multiples for a couple of weeks and then another company swept and offered after the first. I took it.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 09:33 PM (P9AMr)
Lots of planets in the universe means there's lots of places where intelligent life could evolve, but we don't see any sign of other civilizations anywhere.
Maybe it's harder than we think for life to develop, or harder for intelligence to arise than we realize.
But if lots of planets have beings who get as smart as we are . . . and then vanish . . .
. . . we have a big problem.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 10, 2016 09:34 PM (wOeMO)
70+mph winds, green skies."
Glad to hear, DG. That cell was glowing purple.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 09:35 PM (P9AMr)
Had the Weather Channel on the TV in the master bedroom, and they said, "If you live near ________ Street in Savannah, there's a funnel cloud in your area.
It was our street. Grabbed the two cats and son and dove into husband's walk-in closet.
The tornado passed over us, and a few miles away took out a church steeple and damaged several houses.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:35 PM (1ZOkK)
Thank God you're okay!! That's scary as hell.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:31 PM (1ZOkK)
Thanks Jane. A few years ago we had one come through sort of the same, with horrible hail. This one was worse though, the hail was smaller but the wind was crazy. When my fearless husband is in tears because he is thankful it missed us, you know it was bad. I'm hoping everyone else in the neighborhood made it through ok.
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 10, 2016 09:35 PM (+eR2D)
Posted by: JTB at May 10, 2016 09:35 PM (V+03K)
. . . we have a big problem.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 10, 2016 09:34 PM (wOeMO)
Or maybe we are a miracle of God.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 10, 2016 09:36 PM (kKHcp)
Being positive, maybe these advanced civilizations have learned to keep a low profile and not invite "visitors."
Maybe.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 09:36 PM (P9AMr)
several mini-interviews, just to see if you will make it to the end
without losing your cool, I suppose."
It would be amusing to have film of that "gauntlet" of interviews juxtaposed with the interviews which Hyman Rickover personally conducted with all of the prospects for the naval nuclear power program which he oversaw.
The "Kindly Old Gentleman" also was interested in knowing who would and who would not lose their cool.
Sadly, I don't think any audiovisual records of the brutal Rickover ordeal existed, or have survived to this day. All we have to go on are first-person accounts by those who endured them.
Posted by: torquewrench at May 10, 2016 09:36 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 09:35 PM (P9AMr)
I take it all is well down your way? That was some nasty shit. I hope all DFW Morons are ok!
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 10, 2016 09:37 PM (+eR2D)
Posted by: Cy.Borg.Robot.Drifter at May 10, 2016 09:37 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 10, 2016 09:37 PM (wYnyS)
We live in fear of them in the spring, and then there's the awful hurricane season until November.
I keep telling my husband I really, really want to retire in the GA or SC foothills, as much as we love the coast and boating life.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:37 PM (1ZOkK)
Just fine. That same cell split out around W'ford and part edged north and part edged south. Hardly even a shower.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 09:40 PM (P9AMr)
Bonk.
Posted by: Roomba at May 10, 2016 09:40 PM (T/5A0)
Shrillary is employed by Goldman Sachs and is all in for TPP and open borders. Regardless of whether Trump kisses Ryan's GOPe ring- whether public endorsing or not- the WSJ will be pulling for her.
Posted by: Cooldawg at May 10, 2016 09:40 PM (0ky4/)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:37 PM (1ZOkK)
Get to them thar hills!
It's much easier to head for the water when the weather is good than it is to scramble for higher ground when it's not.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 10, 2016 09:40 PM (kKHcp)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:40 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 09:41 PM (P9AMr)
Posted by: Alf767 at May 10, 2016 09:41 PM (YVQAa)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 09:40 PM (P9AMr)
Glad to hear, my friend.
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 10, 2016 09:41 PM (+eR2D)
Maybe there really are better days ahead after all...
Posted by: Brother Cavil at May 10, 2016 09:41 PM (D0J8L)
Resident Evil had a final interview with a hospital here in Lost Angels, but it's been over 2 weeks now, and they haven't pulled the trigger yet.
even the headhunter group they sourced the search through hasn't heard a peep.
me? i drove her to the temp site she's w*rking at, because her car was deadlined, and the person she's covering for, after finding out i'm a pharmacy tech with logistical experience, asked for a resume.
i might have a j*b offer when she gets back from her trip, which would be nice, because i haven't had steady employment since 2007.
Posted by: redc1c4 at May 10, 2016 09:41 PM (MA9r2)
Instead, we should be rent-a-voters for the business community, huh?
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 09:41 PM (J3UIw)
Posted by: Alf767 at May 10, 2016 09:41 PM (YVQAa)
All props rendered. I miss flying.
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 09:42 PM (J3UIw)
Just fine. That same cell split out around W'ford and part edged north and part edged south. Hardly even a shower.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 09:40 PM (P9AMr)
Yeah I was chuckling when Arlington fired up their sirens. Barely got wet.
Posted by: Blano at May 10, 2016 09:42 PM (heN73)
Oddly, I use to dream of tornadoes but they were always in color - the tornado. Bright colors. I was reading a student paper and saw in the classifieds that someone was looking for people who dreamed of tornadoes in colors. I was dumbstruck. What an odd think. Unfortunately, I never contacted the person who placed the ad.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 09:43 PM (iQIUe)
Instead, we should be rent-a-voters for the business community, huh?
Posted by: Nobody
Why, yes.
Posted by: Chamber of Commerce at May 10, 2016 09:43 PM (k4M/B)
Posted by: redc1c4 at May 10, 2016 09:43 PM (MA9r2)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 10, 2016 09:43 PM (6Ll1u)
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Prayer rug, I bet
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 10, 2016 09:44 PM (voOPb)
tornadoes vs earthquakes
discuss
Posted by: redc1c4 at May 10, 2016 09:43 PM (MA9r2)
I predict the discussion will not end well.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:44 PM (1ZOkK)
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ALLAHU K-BAR!!!
Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at May 10, 2016 09:44 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Cy.Borg.Robot.Drifter at May 10, 2016 09:45 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 09:47 PM (v6tlA)
discuss"
For some reason the thought of Mother Earth shaking and gyrating underneath me has always unsettled me more. Chances are slim a tornado hits you actually, all told.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 09:47 PM (P9AMr)
Posted by: Sharknado at May 10, 2016 09:47 PM (v6tlA)
Posted by: redc1c4 at May 10, 2016 09:47 PM (MA9r2)
Posted by: Nobody
I wouldn't even call it the "business community". It's very advanced speculation and trading community.
In the days of the old Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser, they were called the Lead Bulls of Wall Street.
I remember one particular episode of WSW about 1990 where one of Louis' bestest pals was commenting on ATT taking over NCR (of which I knew a lot about) and why was the manangement of NCR fighting this? ATT was going to do great things.
Well, ATT did buy out NCR in a hostile takeover, and screwed up the company, screwed up a lot of people's lives that I knew, and then "Oops!" spun it back off again. It was never the same. Ruined a very good and well run medium size corporation.
Wall Street. Genius!
Posted by: Bossy Conservative...pondering the future at May 10, 2016 09:48 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 09:48 PM (P9AMr)
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at May 10, 2016 09:49 PM (+eR2D)
About fifteen minutes later, we had a minor earth tremor. I remember the coffee table in the den vibrating across the floor.
Animals can sense things.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:49 PM (1ZOkK)
No.
Shit.
Do tell?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 09:49 PM (P9AMr)
I don't think Mrs. MH would appreciate me joining
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 10, 2016 09:49 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: Some post menopausal old crook at May 10, 2016 09:49 PM (jJRIy)
I hope SyFy has a Sharknado Marathon this summer and we get some HQ liveblogging/drunkblogging of it
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 09:49 PM (v6tlA)
discuss
Posted by: redc1c4 at May 10, 2016 09:43 PM
While I don't follow professional soccer, it's clear they are both Bush's fault.
Posted by: Zelda Cloggenstein of Brattleboro, VT at May 10, 2016 09:49 PM (OF/aZ)
356 >>>know who went all stabby at the MA mall? Or is that info being swept under the rug?
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Prayer rug, I bet
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 10, 2016 09:44 PM (voOPb)
The rug was handmade. Damned Amish.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 10, 2016 09:50 PM (o98Jz)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 10, 2016 09:50 PM (voOPb)
But the last time we had a giant flying squid discussion, ace interjected weasels and their various forms.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:51 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:44 PM (1ZOkK)
I could shake up the blog?
Posted by: Nip Sip at May 10, 2016 09:51 PM (jJRIy)
Posted by: Nip Sip at May 10, 2016 09:51 PM (jJRIy)
tornado. Bright colors. I was reading a student paper and saw in the
classifieds that someone was looking for people who dreamed of tornadoes
in colors. I was dumbstruck. What an odd think. Unfortunately, I never
contacted the person who placed the ad.
It's a screening technique we used at one point to find people who won't go insane during time travel. Turns out it didn't work as well we thought.
Posted by: John Titor at May 10, 2016 09:51 PM (T/cxb)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
Not ANY Amish in Taunton, MA.
Probably Italicans and the Irish, mixing it up again.
Posted by: Bossy Conservative...pondering the future at May 10, 2016 09:51 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 09:51 PM (J3UIw)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:44 PM (1ZOkK)
I could shake up the blog?
Posted by: Nip Sip at May 10, 2016 09:51 PM (jJRIy)
Ehh, we could give it a whirl...
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 09:52 PM (J3UIw)
Posted by: Achmed the Goatfucker at May 10, 2016 09:53 PM (T/cxb)
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 10, 2016 09:53 PM (ntObR)
356 >>>know who went all stabby at the MA mall? Or is that info being swept under the rug?
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Prayer rug, I bet
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 10, 2016 09:44 PM (voOPb)
The rug was handmade. Damned Amish.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 10, 2016 09:50 PM (o98Jz)
What about the rascally Menonites?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 10, 2016 09:53 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: Alf767 at May 10, 2016 09:41 PM (YVQAa)
You must want to work because surely you don't have to.
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at May 10, 2016 09:53 PM (MNgU2)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 09:53 PM (P9AMr)
Needs to have scare quotes around the words.
"Business Community."
Meaning those few firms large enough to find buying congress worth the money in special treatment and tax carve-outs, at the expense of real competition and the consumer.
In the case of unfettered immigration, at the expense of the American citizen worker.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 10, 2016 09:54 PM (kKHcp)
Then the Gods of the Market tumbled, and their smooth-tongued wizards withdrew
And the hearts of the meanest were humbled and began to believe it was true
That All is not Gold that Glitters, and Two and Two make Four
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings limped up to explain it once more.
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 10, 2016 09:55 PM (wYnyS)
Posted by: Alf767 at May 10, 2016 09:55 PM (YVQAa)
rendered but will never be forgotten. How many sweethearts did you
reunite, how many kids did you get them home while you were away from
yours? Flying for a living is both a blessing and a curse but I wouldn't
trade the places I've been, the people I've met and the experiences
I've had for all the tea in China (which is actually really good).
Posted by: Alf767 at May 10, 2016 09:55 PM (YVQAa)
That's beautiful.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:56 PM (1ZOkK)
Lutherans carrying jello salad!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 10, 2016 09:57 PM (wYnyS)
years in aviation and after 6 months I'm still looking for a job.
Obamanomics. Good for you and good luck!
Posted by: Alf767 at May 10, 2016 09:41 PM
Wow. I thought the airlines were desperate for pilots?
Since you've flown 757s, I have a question. About a year ago, there was one of those blue boxes with 'interesting factoids' at the bottom of the screen of a CNN show wherein they were discussing something civilian aviation-related.
The text in the box said: "Boeing 757s have difficulty maintaining altitude after they run out of fuel."
So, is there a design flaw in the 757, since by inference other types don't have this issue? Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Duncanthrax the Bellicose at May 10, 2016 09:58 PM (OF/aZ)
Posted by: Alf767 at May 10, 2016 09:55 PM (YVQAa)
Only the ones whose husbands I put on the flight schedule for carrier flyoff when coming back in.
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 09:58 PM (J3UIw)
*****
Only to a certain point.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 10, 2016 09:59 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:59 PM (1ZOkK)
The text in the box said: "Boeing 757s have difficulty maintaining altitude after they run out of fuel."
I think it's related to black holes.
Posted by: Don Lemon at May 10, 2016 09:59 PM (k4M/B)
That's an interesting question and I have a few, menial thoughts but I'd love to hear Alf answer.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 09:59 PM (P9AMr)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 10:00 PM (P9AMr)
Posted by: Only the punchline at May 10, 2016 10:00 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 10:01 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 10, 2016 10:01 PM (6Ll1u)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 09:59 PM (1ZOkK)
Ben Rhodes was unavailable for comment!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 10, 2016 10:01 PM (wYnyS)
Posted by: Only the punchline at May 10, 2016 10:02 PM (NeFrd)
All the way to the crash-sight.
On the bright side you'll be the first ones there.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 10, 2016 10:02 PM (T/cxb)
All aircraft crashes are inevitably due to loss of altitude!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 10, 2016 10:03 PM (wYnyS)
Despite being a tall person crammed in economy, I immensely enjoy the ride as long as I have a window seat. I would imagine it would be super tough to adjust to a different occupation. Hang in there. Hopefully, you'll be back to work soon.
I was fortunate enough to accompany the wife on a biz trip to Hawaii once. The crew announced that it was the pilot's last flight before retirement. He spoke about his career over the intercom and thanked everyone for being a part of the experience. Very cool.
Posted by: Cooldawg at May 10, 2016 10:03 PM (0ky4/)
All aircraft crashes are inevitably due to loss of altitude!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 10, 2016 10:03 PM (wYnyS)
The ground rises up and smites thee...
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 10:03 PM (J3UIw)
http://thecityschool.org/grad-profile-cora-segal
Apparently, Trigglypuff went to a radical leftist school before she ever went to kollij...
Posted by: Nilz Baris at May 10, 2016 10:03 PM (OkKDg)
Posted by: Hrothgar
That or a few bad reviews on Yelp.
Posted by: 90lbs Princess Deusmachinah at May 10, 2016 10:04 PM (OcD4G)
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 10, 2016 10:03 PM (wYnyS)
Uh....what about us?
Posted by: Mountains and clouds at May 10, 2016 10:04 PM (kKHcp)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 10:05 PM (v6tlA)
IMO, to many people, the complaint that "the GOP sucks therefore I'm
gonna stop calling myself a conservative", is really just a
rationalization for rejecting the conservative principles, like limited
government, that they never really liked in the first place, with or
without the GOP, and with or without Donald Trump
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian at May 10, 2016 08:59 PM (v6tlA)
You're missing the point. What does most of America think of when you say the word Conservative? They think of Donald Trump, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, and all of the other globalist scumbags who have been selling us out for decades.
The label is claimed by too many disparate groups, many of whom are antithetical to the typical Horde definition of Conservative. So the real issue is this. We can either fight an uphill PR battle to both reclaim and redefine a damaged brand, or we can put a new unsullied name on it.
The Democrats haven't stopped being any less Communist every time they switch between Socialist, Progressive, and Liberal depending on which is the most discredited title at the moment. Branding matters, and trying to cure the negative public perception of conservatism - that people who claim the title like Boehner have so richly earned - is a fool's errand.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at May 10, 2016 10:05 PM (HalrA)
factoids' at the bottom of the screen of a CNN show wherein they were
discussing something civilian aviation-related. The text in the box said: 'Boeing 757s have difficulty maintaining altitude after they run out of fuel.'"
CNN, known for their aerospace smarts, also helpfully informed viewers via their chyron crawl that at the time the shuttle _Columbia_ broke up, it was traveling at "18 times the speed of light".
See also: GELL-MANN AMNESIA EFFECT.
Posted by: torquewrench at May 10, 2016 10:05 PM (noWW6)
I could shake up the blog?
Posted by: Nip Sip at May 10, 2016 09:51 PM (jJRIy)
Ehh, we could give it a whirl...
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 09:52 PM (J3UIw)
Stuff might fall in the cracks?
Posted by: Nip Sip at May 10, 2016 10:05 PM (jJRIy)
Seriously. I'm like a dog on plane flights. If I could roll down the window and hang my head out I would.
Of course, I'd be dead, but.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 10:06 PM (P9AMr)
I could shake up the blog?
Posted by: Nip Sip at May 10, 2016 09:51 PM (jJRIy)
Ehh, we could give it a whirl...
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 09:52 PM (J3UIw)
Stuff might fall in the cracks?
Posted by: Nip Sip at May 10, 2016 10:05 PM (jJRIy)
Nah, things will just slide by...
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 10:06 PM (J3UIw)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 10, 2016 10:07 PM (6Ll1u)
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 10:03 PM (J3UIw)
We came within a nano second of that happening to us on a flight to Vegas for a conference several years ago. Turbulence drove the plane downward into the trees as we approached our Charlotte connection. The pilot never said a word during the 30+ minutes we circled the airport after he shot the nose of the plane skyward and saved us from the treeline.
I grew up with an AF pilot dad, loved flying in anything, and now I hate it.
On our flight to Africa, husband took an Ambien, and he and everyone were asleep halfway over the Atlantic, when we ran into major turbulence. I thought I would have a heart attack. Ugh.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 10:08 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 10, 2016 10:09 PM (wYnyS)
See also: GELL-MANN AMNESIA EFFECT.
Posted by: torquewrench at May 10, 2016 10:05 PM (noWW6)
NX-02 Columbia, maybe.
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 10:09 PM (J3UIw)
snort"
He's talking rate of drop. No two type of airplanes will drop exactly the same way after losing power. Some will glide further or shorter. Weight, aerodynamics.
The 757 is considered a "hotter" ship than most other airliners.
Thus I await Alf with anticipation.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 10:09 PM (P9AMr)
Posted by: blaster at May 10, 2016 10:09 PM (2Ocf1)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 10, 2016 10:10 PM (k4M/B)
Posted by: Sheila Jackson Lee at May 10, 2016 10:10 PM (Tyii7)
Posted by: Nip Sip at May 10, 2016 09:51 PM (jJRIy)
Ehh, we could give it a whirl...
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 09:52 PM (J3UIw)
Stuff might fall in the cracks?
Posted by: Nip Sip at May 10, 2016 10:05 PM (jJRIy)
Nah, things will just slide by...
****
All right. This one is not my fault.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 10, 2016 10:11 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 10:11 PM (1ZOkK)
San Jose's Reid-Hillview airport has had so many planes crash at the Eastridge mall that the mall parking lot should be designated the third runway.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 10, 2016 10:11 PM (T/cxb)
Posted by: Hrothgar
What is that?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr.
One that insists their politicians give speeches with bananas in their mouths.
Posted by: 90lbs Princess Deusmachinah at May 10, 2016 10:12 PM (OcD4G)
Posted by: E.T. at May 10, 2016 10:13 PM (c+7Ko)
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 10, 2016 10:13 PM (wYnyS)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 10:13 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 10:13 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Sheila Jackson Lee at May 10, 2016 10:10 PM (Tyii7)
But are they allowed to marry?
Posted by: Blano at May 10, 2016 10:14 PM (NHQQx)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 10:13 PM (iQIUe)
Well, the day did end in a "y".
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 10, 2016 10:15 PM (wYnyS)
*looks in mirror for shocked face*
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 10:15 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 10:15 PM (iQIUe)
Gotta love the multi-cultural appreciation days!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 10, 2016 10:16 PM (wYnyS)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 10:08 PM (1ZOkK)
I enjoy watching the wing bounce up and down. Almost as much as the time I looked back and saw the left vertical stab vibrating, and thought it was flutter, but was told, nope, "a ok". Turns out it was flutter. Maintenance activity had never got the word that snubbers had to be installed to change the resonant frequency. Because actually knowing the tech bulletins was too triggering for them (it wasn't their normal community aircraft type, and they hated calling the other coast).
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 10:17 PM (J3UIw)
Okay so what is your new name for "conservatism"?
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 10:17 PM (v6tlA)
Posted by: Every Democrat, Ever at May 10, 2016 10:17 PM (HalrA)
Go Pan-guans!!
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 10, 2016 10:17 PM (NeFrd)
There was like four threads about that today.
And. Yes.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 10:17 PM (P9AMr)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 10:15 PM (iQIUe)
You can't handle the truth!
Posted by: Col Jessup at May 10, 2016 10:18 PM (wYnyS)
I enjoy watching the wing bounce up and down.
Almost as much as the time I looked back and saw the left vertical stab
vibrating, and thought it was flutter, but was told, nope, "a ok". Turns
out it was flutter. Maintenance activity had never got the word that
snubbers had to be installed to change the resonant frequency. Because
actually knowing the tech bulletins was too triggering for them (it
wasn't their normal community aircraft type, and they hated calling the
other coast).
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 10:17 PM (J3UIw)
I have no idea what the fuck any of that means, but you just scared the hell out of me.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 10:18 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Nip Sip at May 10, 2016 09:51 PM (jJRIy)
Ehh, we could give it a whirl...
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 09:52 PM (J3UIw)
Stuff might fall in the cracks?
Posted by: Nip Sip at May 10, 2016 10:05 PM (jJRIy)
Nah, things will just slide by...
****
All right. This one is not my fault.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 10, 2016 10:11 PM (NeFrd)
I think we are getting spun up on this one...
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 10:18 PM (J3UIw)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 10, 2016 10:20 PM (NeFrd)
If we could only get it in the general media.
My hate. It grows. I feel it.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 10:20 PM (P9AMr)
Posted by: Every Democrat with a security line item, Ever
Fixed for some sense of accuracy.
Posted by: 90lbs Princess Deusmachinah at May 10, 2016 10:20 PM (OcD4G)
Inevitable result of legal weed.
Posted by: Nilz Baris at May 10, 2016 10:21 PM (OkKDg)
will drop exactly the same way after losing power. Some will glide
further or shorter. Weight, aerodynamics.
The 757 is considered a "hotter" ship than most other airliners.
Thus I await Alf with anticipation.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 10:09 PM (P9AMr)
Uhh... yeah, that's totes what I meant!
Posted by: Brain Dead CNN Reporter Borrowing Soledad O'Brien's Earpiece at May 10, 2016 10:21 PM (v6tlA)
Posted by: Sheila Jackson Lee at May 10, 2016 10:22 PM (Tyii7)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 10, 2016 10:20 PM (NeFrd)
How I long for the days of qualified trolls!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 10, 2016 10:22 PM (wYnyS)
---
that's why we have free health care, so people can pursue their muse, instead of being shackled to a j*b...
/
Posted by: redc1c4 at May 10, 2016 10:22 PM (MA9r2)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 10:23 PM (v6tlA)
Inevitable result of legal weed.
Posted by: Nilz Baris at May 10, 2016 10:21 PM (OkKDg)
What about triticale?
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 10:23 PM (J3UIw)
Let's cut the poor loser a break.
By the way, he's been here before.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 10:23 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 10:23 PM (P9AMr)
Posted by: Aviator at May 10, 2016 10:23 PM (c7vUv)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 10:17 PM (v6tlA)
Anti-Authoritarian. Why make it complicated? You're either on the side of liberty or you're with the Cult of the Almighty State.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at May 10, 2016 10:23 PM (HalrA)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstien from Brattleboro, VT at May 10, 2016 10:24 PM (Fbj4h)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 10, 2016 10:20 PM (NeFrd)
How I long for the days of qualified trolls!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 10, 2016 10:22 PM (wYnyS)
One shot wonders. One conceit, played out different ways, is all they got. With their blazing high 105 IQs, I understand the superiority complex they must have.
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 10:24 PM (J3UIw)
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at May 10, 2016 10:23 PM (HalrA)
There's already a name for that.... anarchism
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 10:25 PM (v6tlA)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 10, 2016 10:26 PM (P9AMr)
Posted by: 90lbs Princess Deusmachinah at May 10, 2016 10:26 PM (OcD4G)
This is true! That is why we tie the goats up first.
Posted by: Achmed the Goatfucker at May 10, 2016 09:53 PM (T/cxb)
ONT will be up soon, time to call Threadwinner!
JMHO
Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 10, 2016 10:27 PM (kKHcp)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 10:25 PM (v6tlA)
Anarchism is a ridiculous extreme. To be against authoritarianism is not. A government with distributed powers, properly checked and balanced isn't authoritarian and there isn't anything to oppose in it.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at May 10, 2016 10:27 PM (HalrA)
Actually the two times I flew first class, I really liked it. When I
visit Europe and/or Australia, I am definitely saving up for first class
for that adventure.
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 10:23 PM (v6tlA)
When we went to Africa, we used Amex points saved up. Flew Delta Bidness Elite (they don't have first class on the long haul flight to Jo-burg). You have these sleeping pods which seem really cool. Until you try to sleep in them. The seat belts have these bulky things that we were told were "air bags" because none of the seats face the front of the plane, they're at an angle. Anyhow, it was way more comfortable than sitting up for 15+ hours. So I'm grateful we were able to do that.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 10, 2016 10:27 PM (1ZOkK)
What a novel idea. Fact check a 15 yo on scientific research. He shoulda claimed the research prved global warming .
Posted by: tbodie at May 10, 2016 10:27 PM (NsI03)
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at May 10, 2016 10:23 PM (HalrA)
There's already a name for that.... anarchism
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 10:25 PM (v6tlA)
There is a third choice--I am a popular sovereignty man. The people, at the end of the day, are the stock owners and call the ultimate shots. They own the government, but they do not own their fellow citizens.
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 10:27 PM (J3UIw)
Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 10, 2016 10:28 PM (kKHcp)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 10:28 PM (v6tlA)
I love Jesus and he just told me, u are going to hell, and Trump is the second coming of Christ.
Posted by: I love Jesus at May 10, 2016 10:27 PM (fFVEg)
Sounds legit.
Posted by: Nobody at May 10, 2016 10:29 PM (J3UIw)
authoritarianism is not. A government with distributed powers, properly
checked and balanced isn't authoritarian and there isn't anything to
oppose in it.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at May 10, 2016 10:27 PM (HalrA)
Well, taken literally, "anti-authoritarianism" is exactly anarchism, since all government force represents a degree of authoritarian power.
But what you seem to be describing is minarchism, or minimal government, which is basically libertarianism or Objectivism
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 10:29 PM (v6tlA)
Um, no. It isn't just a matter of freedom vs. restriction, but what form that restriction comes in. Government is just one possible source.
Traditionally, I think that conservatism is fairly restrictive, but wants the restrictions to come from culture, religion, and personal morality rather than the state.
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 10, 2016 10:29 PM (bZ7mE)
Posted by: chemjeff - Libertarian drinking beer at May 10, 2016 10:31 PM (v6tlA)
"I have no idea what the fuck any of that means, but you just scared the hell out of me."
No kidding, I know just enough that I don't want to know anymore. Resonance is bad in electronic circuits if not a design goal; I would certainly expect that to be the case with aircraft.
Some kind of tree-top turbulence misadventure, would be a supreme buzz kill as well. Meds would be necessary to climb aboard.
Posted by: Cooldawg at May 10, 2016 10:32 PM (0ky4/)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 10:33 PM (iQIUe)
As my 6 year old would say "LAY-UM!"
Posted by: Max Power at May 10, 2016 10:33 PM (q177U)
When I hear "popular sovereignty" I think Tyranny of the Majority. I would rather have stick with with James Madison, Edmund Burke, and F. A. Hayek.
My problem with the GOPe was that they broke campaign promises, failed to govern as conservatives, and didn't resist the leftist agenda, all in the name of crony capitalism and electability. I can't get behind any movement that simply doesn't care about the first two items on that list.
Posted by: lowtech redneck at May 10, 2016 10:42 PM (KF8B+)
Posted by: Alf767 at May 10, 2016 10:47 PM (YVQAa)
Posted by: E.T. at May 10, 2016 10:13 PM (c+7Ko)
Looking at the picture, I sure wouldn't bet against him being a muzz.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2016 10:53 PM (GQ0V+)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at May 10, 2016 10:13 PM (iQIUe)
Well, the day did end in a "y".
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 10, 2016 10:15 PM (wYnyS)
Tuesday is stabby day? I thought it was "rapey Tuesday"
Posted by: Mo, just Mo at May 10, 2016 10:58 PM (VSenK)
Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at May 10, 2016 11:17 PM (FtrY1)
The number could be millions but they report it as if it's meaningful news. We've speculated that logically there must be other planets that could support life similar to ours.
And now we have supposed proof but so what?
Let's spend that money on getting back into space.
We don't even have a space presence of any depth and we're spending money and time looking for places we'll probably never reach.
Let's seek out more information about how to get there and spend more money on putting a human presence into space.
Which really is the only known sure way to avoid any cataclysmic events on this planet.
I am so disappointed in this country. We went to the moon and then didn't do anything with it.
And the space industry will be harder to restart than it was to build on what we had at the time.
It's been such a waste of opportunity.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 10, 2016 11:56 PM (Xo1Rt)
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