fwiw, I decided to break an old/. tradition, and read TFA. And I'll agree that TFA is somewhat breathless about "we've wondered for centuries", or whatever. So I withdraw my snark at your snark. I apologize if changing my mind upon review seems un-american.
Missouri Compromise f'rinstance had nothing to do with Europe. It had all to do with extending slavery. The actions of the slave-holdering states a decade or two before the CW is proof to me what the primary reason for the war was. Of course they'll support states rights, 'cause it'll let them keep their slaves. Of course they'll trot out economic reasons, 'cause it'll let them keep their slaves. As an aside, slave-holding is one of the main reasons that the Roman Republic fell after civil war.
From TFA, fwiw: "According to Facebook, fraudulent accounts, which have now been closed, paid $100,000 for the ads." Still, point taken. Tip of the iceberg, though.
I've heard this somewhere before and it comes to mind here, liberals want people to shut up while conservatives want people to keep talking. Go ahead, keep talking. Let the best argument win.
Close. It's "Conservatives don't care what you think as long as you do what you're told. Liberals don't care what you do as long as you think as you're told".
... Specifically, we learned that Enceladus has a large subsurface ocean, at the bottom of which may lie hydrothermal vents. Since those on Earth are often teeming with life, we didn't want to risk contamination of Enceladus' oceans.
Really, they didn't want the Enceladusians to capture our technology.
Anything to delay the inevitable misunderstanding when they discover Mexican food.
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Ooo, good jab tovarishch.
fwiw, I decided to break an old /. tradition, and read TFA. And I'll agree that TFA is somewhat breathless about "we've wondered for centuries", or whatever. So I withdraw my snark at your snark. I apologize if changing my mind upon review seems un-american.
Dad, is that you? Howzit going up there?
The proof is new. You know, the "new" part of "news".
Good one. Forgot the sarcasm tag, though.
Nicely done.
Good one! Forgot the sarcasm tag, though.
"We are all but assured further meddling in 2018 and 2020."
Ouch. And it's hard for us to respond in kind, as few of us know Russian. It's one disadvantage of English being a lingua franca.
Missouri Compromise f'rinstance had nothing to do with Europe. It had all to do with extending slavery. The actions of the slave-holdering states a decade or two before the CW is proof to me what the primary reason for the war was. Of course they'll support states rights, 'cause it'll let them keep their slaves. Of course they'll trot out economic reasons, 'cause it'll let them keep their slaves. As an aside, slave-holding is one of the main reasons that the Roman Republic fell after civil war.
Nyet nyet, tovarishch.
Pedant here. It's spelled "successky".
From TFA, fwiw: "According to Facebook, fraudulent accounts, which have now been closed, paid $100,000 for the ads." Still, point taken. Tip of the iceberg, though.
I've heard this somewhere before and it comes to mind here, liberals want people to shut up while conservatives want people to keep talking. Go ahead, keep talking. Let the best argument win.
Close. It's "Conservatives don't care what you think as long as you do what you're told. Liberals don't care what you do as long as you think as you're told".
1st thought: What, missiles? Drones?
2nd thought: Actual arms on the computer.
3rd thought: Dammit, got me.
What's that in proper units?
Fourteen parsecs.
Fahrenheit 451, baby!
I for one am glad it will be years away. Flying Cars + AI = Skynet.
It'a all the Marketeers that make it crowded.
2 days later and there's only 17 comments on the Ig Nobel. News for nerds: This site is no longer news for nerds.
"...ya gotta know when to run away, and know when to hide!"
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Specifically, we learned that Enceladus has a large subsurface ocean, at the bottom of which may lie hydrothermal vents. Since those on Earth are often teeming with life, we didn't want to risk contamination of Enceladus' oceans.
Really, they didn't want the Enceladusians to capture our technology.
Anything to delay the inevitable misunderstanding when they discover Mexican food.
Talk about hydrothermal vents!
I see what you did there! You purposely misspelled "equifax" for the password. Brillant!
True, but logic doesn't help with dog-whistles.
Yah, that's a great bit. I listen to it occasionally. He's a good story-teller.
Sure. "Universal Translators" can change anything to English, dontchaknow. Except Klingon.