“ @artfldgr Perhaps they just don't want their comments page overwhelmed by peculiar folks with lots to say but little worth saying.    Go somewhere... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on May 16, 2012 at 5:34 PM EDT

“ How old is this Sterling, this "dean of high performance supercomputing"?  'Cause I'm reminded of Max Plank's notion:   A new scientific truth does... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on May 16, 2012 at 5:21 PM EDT

“ @sweerek The same subtle gestures that drivers use today with each other -- a little sideways nod of the head or wave of the hand -- will suffice. ... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on April 30, 2012 at 12:50 PM EDT

“ @MATR Excellent observation, MATR.  The study focuses, perhaps inadvertently, on intact viable organisms, encouraging the unsupported presumption... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on April 21, 2012 at 2:16 PM EDT

“ "corporate dictatorship" is not applicable Indeed, this idea is not new. I first encountered it in "Here Comes Immortality", by Jerome Tuccille,... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on August 25, 2011 at 2:58 PM EDT

“ The scarce resource is not habitable planets. The deep gravity well of any planet is an undesirable location. A large, artificial, low gravity... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on April 8, 2011 at 5:21 PM EDT

“ claim-jumping as business model Hoist, petard, own. Life is good. (read full comment) ” 

Posted on March 24, 2011 at 2:47 PM EDT

“ Don't be taken in by American propaganda. The Tehran regime is completely legitimate, and the so-called "injustices" stem from the... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on December 2, 2010 at 11:06 AM EST

“ Quiet is good, don't screw it up. Profquatermass got it right, with just the sort of creative thinking that we need more of. Kudos, PQM. Now,... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on November 30, 2009 at 5:34 PM EST

“ "...Reid, who once claimed that we had lost in Iraq..." The US "lost" 4,300+ dead soldiers; "lost" an estimated 100,000 wounded, 30,000 severely,... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on October 3, 2009 at 2:06 PM EDT