- “I'm not disappointed yet, because (a) I knew he was pretty conciliatory (but also good at keeping the right wingnuts”
Posted on Is Everybody Disappointed In Obama? November 22, 2009 12:32 PM - “My favorite idea as an answer to Fermi's question ("where are they"), which I have yet to see written up”
Posted on Extraterrestrials: Space Nazis or Fluffy Bunnies? November 21, 2009 3:57 PM - “"Since health care would have to be rationed if it were promised to everyone ..." The correct conclusion to this”
Posted on Palin Digs In On Death Panels, Also Calls For Primary Against Lindsey Graham November 18, 2009 2:26 PM - “But what happens when I get sick of this BS and move to the Bahamas?Please do so immediately. Thank you.”
Posted on "Financial Transactions Tax" Comes before "Value-Added Tax" November 11, 2009 1:01 AM - “I imagine it did indeed. I recall some news that claimed (no idea if it is true) that some of”
Posted on Ft Hood vs Orlando, or, An Armed Society Is Dangerous November 7, 2009 8:50 PM - “This thread is out of control at this point (and you might not see this reply), but, short version: there's”
Posted on Connected Cars: The 'Killer App' For The Smart Grid--And The New Driver of Growth November 7, 2009 3:55 AM - “Ah, but the thing is, after this:For instance, if I come down with a cold, the sheer amount of prayers”
Posted on I'm a SciMoChristoSatanIslaJew and you must pay for my spiritual & Religious health care November 6, 2009 4:58 AM - “One comment on the article itself (rather than the text here): you mention the homes-to-transformer ratio and give it as”
Posted on Connected Cars: The 'Killer App' For The Smart Grid--And The New Driver of Growth November 5, 2009 5:05 AM - “If you think the government (actually governments, plural) was (were) not heavily involved in cell phones, you have not studied”
Posted on Connected Cars: The 'Killer App' For The Smart Grid--And The New Driver of Growth November 5, 2009 4:46 AM - “Looking ahead more, to pure EV's - not plug-in's - we face the problem that these vehicles have many many”
Posted on Connected Cars: The 'Killer App' For The Smart Grid--And The New Driver of Growth November 5, 2009 4:45 AM - “(You left out a "million" there.) One can also see, via the LLNL "energy flow" diagrams (see, e.g., https://publicaffairs.llnl.gov/news/energy/content/energy/energy_archive/energy_flow_2008/LLNL_US_EFC_20081.png) that”
Posted on Connected Cars: The 'Killer App' For The Smart Grid--And The New Driver of Growth November 4, 2009 10:25 PM - “It's not exactly "left over energy", but the picture is quite complicated. Virtually all generation today is done by rotating”
Posted on Connected Cars: The 'Killer App' For The Smart Grid--And The New Driver of Growth November 4, 2009 9:50 PM - “Gah, my second "blockquote" there screwed up. If only I'd used "preview" first. Ah well, you can figure it out.”
Posted on Connected Cars: The 'Killer App' For The Smart Grid--And The New Driver of Growth November 4, 2009 9:30 PM - “Even better, with "smart" grids, we can have supply-following load (instead of what we have today, "load-following supply", in which”
Posted on Connected Cars: The 'Killer App' For The Smart Grid--And The New Driver of Growth November 4, 2009 9:26 PM - “The critical component of lithium ion batteries is the lithium. Lithium reserves are concentrated in Bolivia, Chile, and China.Well, more”
Posted on Connected Cars: The 'Killer App' For The Smart Grid--And The New Driver of Growth November 4, 2009 9:22 PM - “Heck, I'm considering a Fisker Karma. (I'd rather have a Tesla Model S, but that requires waiting until 2012. The”
Posted on Connected Cars: The 'Killer App' For The Smart Grid--And The New Driver of Growth November 4, 2009 7:42 AM - “If health care reform is structured correctly (and there's no guarantee that it will be), it will help create jobs.”
Posted on Health Care Reform is Critically Important, But Getting Americans Back to Work is More So November 2, 2009 1:03 AM - “Blood type is a really poor marker for dietary requirements. If you did a thorough genetic analysis, you could probably”
Posted on The Farmer's Dilemma November 1, 2009 6:50 PM - “Grass-fed dairy cows have higher levels of ALA (alpha lipoic acid) in their milk than non-grass-fed. (The milk and butter”
Posted on The Farmer's Dilemma November 1, 2009 6:46 PM - “He probably just has good genetics. Genetics determines your range of possibilities. Diet, exercise, etc., determine where you live within”
Posted on The Farmer's Dilemma November 1, 2009 6:41 PM - “We just got rid of a W. :-)”
Posted on The recession is not over; not even close to over October 30, 2009 7:51 AM - “Why is the original fee so outrageously out of proportion to what they got paid, which is a grand total”
Posted on My Recent Bill for Lab Work October 30, 2009 7:47 AM - “"Recession" is defined by GDP, which is not directly connected to what individuals actually earn, or who/howmany have jobs. So,”
Posted on The economy is getting better.. October 30, 2009 7:40 AM - “There are a number of points to keep in mind when looking at these statistics. The biggest is that "recession"”
Posted on US economy is growing ? October 30, 2009 7:33 AM - “I'll add that "productivity growth" can result in increasing GDP (even rapidly increasing) without increasing employment. To take the example”
Posted on Economy Grew 3.2%: Fastest Pace in 2 Years October 25, 2009 3:48 PM - “If the economy is GROWING so will employment very soon.Would that it were so.... In this particular case, we will”
Posted on Economy Grew 3.2%: Fastest Pace in 2 Years October 25, 2009 2:19 PM - “Was this:bend over bankwards(emphasis mine) a deliberate turn of phrase, or a typo like the one misspelling of "Steagall"? Nonetheless,”
Posted on Too Big to Fail: Why The Big Banks Should Be Broken Up, But Why The White House and Congress Don't Want To October 25, 2009 1:50 PM - “I realize he's less-often right than even a stopped clock, but, everyone has to be right sometimes, even if only”
Posted on Krauthammer Making Sense? October 23, 2009 8:31 PM - “Well, she's sort-of-right. The fundamental problem in this case is that Americans (probably people all over the world but the”
Posted on Peggy Noonan Says That It's All Obama's Fault Now October 23, 2009 5:48 PM - “I don't actually "do" marketing but let me refine your view a bit by telling you what I see in”
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