Mon 11 Aug, 2008 11:07 am - Precisely -what- is Bush going to do, exactly?
We're not going to war with Russia over this. Even if we were inclined to - even if Georgia were our best friends, and there was a huge... (view)
Mon 11 Aug, 2008 12:16 am - If you listen to the actual scientists - the ones working with the temperature data and the computer models - the certainty is a lot less evident.
Look, it's not like this is easy and the... (view)
Sat 9 Aug, 2008 10:05 pm - You forget that a significant majority of the stock of the nation's corporations is held by various mutual funds, in trust for retirement accounts and the like. That's a fairly small... (view)
Sat 9 Aug, 2008 05:51 pm - Parados, you've missed the point.
A tremendous number of transactions occur every day with the expectation, not necessarily of anonymity, but at least indifference. You don't expect to... (view)
Fri 8 Aug, 2008 09:01 pm - "A letter from your friends at (your bank):
Like all Americans, we're very interested in the upcoming election. We here at (your bank) are of the firm belief that the election of... (view)
Wed 6 Aug, 2008 11:08 am - Well, except for cost and reliability. (And performance, for that matter. Yes, it's possible to build an electric with decent performance specifications, but it's NOT possible to do so on... (view)
Tue 5 Aug, 2008 03:59 pm - I'm willing to admit that the Republicans hanging around Washington is definitely in the "stunt" category.
That said, it's actually quite a weak piece. Releasing oil from the... (view)
Tue 5 Aug, 2008 01:33 pm - One points out that efficiency can be measured in several respects.
The internal combustion engine is not efficient if you're measuring in terms of "how much energy can you extract... (view)
Sun 3 Aug, 2008 03:40 pm - Advocate, modern pebble-bed reactor designs obviate the worry about meltdowns. They require intervention to keep the reaction going; in the event of a failure, the reaction stops altogether. The... (view)
Thu 31 Jul, 2008 06:24 pm - Advocate, be serious.
Oil companies have assets currently being used in Gulf Coast drilling operations. Some of these could be repurposed/transported to Atlantic and Pacific coast fields if... (view)
