Category Archives: Science

Bye Bye to the Space Shuttle Program

Posted on 9 July 2011 by Larry Russwurm

During the Space Shuttle’s last flight this week, many have with melancholy said bye to the whole Space Shuttle program with heaviness in their hearts. I’ve had a heavy heart, too, but largely this post says goodbye to a joke, … Continue reading →

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The 20th Century Showed that Genocide can be Common

Posted on 22 June 2011 by Larry Russwurm

First there was the Armenian genocide that started in Turkey during World War I. Then there was the obvious genocide of the European Jew done by Hitler and the Nazis during World War II. Then in the early ’90s there … Continue reading →

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One Possible Reparation for a Genocide

Posted on 15 June 2011 by Larry Russwurm

The Armenian genocide doesn’t quite get the respect it deserves. Firstly, almost all Turks are Armenian genocide deniers. Secondly, after the bigger (and more obvious to the west) Jewish holocaust, not much is spoken about the Armenian trials. The newer … Continue reading →

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Policing the Word Police

Posted on 11 May 2011 by Larry Russwurm

I’ve been surfing the net to find what phrase or word has superseded the older and now frowned upon term ‘mentally retarded’. I did it for pure self interest, at first, until I found that the phrase I thought might … Continue reading →

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Helping Science Denialism Come of Age

Posted on 30 April 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Poor science denialism, in some quarters it doesn’t get as much respect as science. Perhaps that’s because it doesn’t have a codified methodology like science has. Here we would like to rectify this situation. But first we will start with … Continue reading →

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Beyond and Below Geostationary Orbit

Posted on 27 April 2011 by Larry Russwurm

At first I was going to rant about light being able to go around the world 7 times in one second, so why is there a lag of two seconds between interview question and interview answer from only half way … Continue reading →

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I Might Flip Flop From This Position

Posted on 23 April 2011 by Larry Russwurm

I’ve seen the tag “flip flopper” ruin a politician’s career and I have to wonder why. Sure flip flopping does remind one of that way one can lose an argument or debate. If you contradict yourself or become a hypocrite, … Continue reading →

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True If Destroyed

Posted on 6 April 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Growing up I had a number of siblings near my own age. Young siblings usually don’t see the advantages they have and instead compete with each other for attention and privileges. There were a lot of insults flying around in … Continue reading →

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All Psychologists are Lazy

Posted on 24 March 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Let’s look at birth order as handed down to us from the psychologists. There are two methods of divvying up birth order. Both theories take the only child as separate and have some things to say about this position. It … Continue reading →

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The Scourge of the Nineties

Posted on 10 March 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Some say the scourge of the nineties was Kim Jong Il or maybe ethnic cleansing, either Rwandan or Bosnian. I have a different thing to nominate and this will hit home to anyone who lived in the developed world in … Continue reading →

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