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Posts Made By: jess tauber

April 29, 2008 02:42 PM Forum: Eyepieces

8mm Ethos Price Announced

Posted By jess tauber
Is that in AMERICAN or overpriced CANADIAN dollars? grin

Jess Tauber

May 6, 2008 11:49 PM Forum: Religion

God before creation ?

Posted By jess tauber
If time is cyclic, then long enough before is also a long time after, and God may not even exist 'yet'. For all I know, it might be living things that eventually evolve into a God, which is then freed from temporal constraints. How ironic that would be. But the nature of causality is poorly understood anyway, and having the cart both before and after the horse would make life a LOT more interesting.

Jess Tauber

May 19, 2008 03:19 PM Forum: Politics

Another one bites the dust

Posted By jess tauber
They WERE going to hire Saddam for the staff, but he was unavailable.

Jess Tauber

June 21, 2008 12:58 AM Forum: LUNATICS

Moon Occults Neptune - June 23

Posted By jess tauber
Hi- Just where are Uranus and Neptune right now- I haven't seen 'em in many years? Thanx.

Jess Tauber

June 29, 2008 04:00 AM Forum: Astro Binoculars

finding owners of giant binoculars

Posted By jess tauber
I've been assembling the components for a giant binocular for a couple of years (as time/money permits)- 2 F/8 Celestron CR6 refractors, a strong tripod with a center column that can extend to over 7 feet. Now I need to put together the bits and pieces- large mirrors/diagonals, etc.

I'm playing with the option of using oversided focal reducers to get wider views. When all said and done the project should run less than $1000 total. It won't be the prettiest thing, and I hope it all works.

Jess Tauber

July 15, 2008 01:16 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

smoke residue on second-hand optics

Posted By jess tauber
Ionizer system? We had a house fire here a while back, and the company that did the repairs used an ionizer machine (stronger than what most people use in their homes)- in a few weeks most of the smell was gone. Dunno if that would work around optics without damage, though.

Jess Tauber

August 10, 2008 01:47 AM Forum: SCI-FI

Star Trek 2.0

Posted By jess tauber
Wait a couple of years and you can put yourself, your friends, enemies, and relatives into the action, or morph them or the original characters to suit your tastes image, sound, movementwise, or alter the lines and plot.

Jess Tauber

August 29, 2008 07:13 PM Forum: Politics

Is this possible?

Posted By jess tauber
It will be interesting, if there are VP debates, to see whether Biden will be deferential to Palin in ways he might not have been had the GOP VP pick been a man. Down White Fang!

Maybe we'll all get lucky and McCain will become President of Alaska (which, even though it has a small population NOW, will swell as everyone moves there in coming years to escape the warming climate, and land opens up as small lakes dry up and all the trees die from bark beetles)- then we can finally fulfill the dream of our forefathers and conquer those blasted Canadians once and for all.

Jess Tauber

October 5, 2008 02:20 PM Forum: Politics

Anyone else think Gov. Palin has overplayed the

Posted By jess tauber
Sarah only takes signs from 'above'. And woe unto those she feels aren't giving her their wholehearted support. Hmmm- sounds like 'W' to me, the estrogenized version.

I just wonder, though, should she become VP and God Forbid President, how much she would sympathize with others in her own current predicaments (special needs child, wayward expectant daughter, etc.). My guess- not much. Funny how divine punishment is always for the other guy (or girl)...

As Dana Carvey's Church Lady always said- 'Isn't That Special??'

Jess Tauber

November 30, 2008 05:45 PM Forum: Religion

I Feel Like Rip Van Winkle

Posted By jess tauber
I wonder if it would be possible to flag such posts, and then have the option as a user to simply not have them open up when viewing threads for those who would rather skip the excitement. Seems like a better option than banishment and mass deletion- those who want 'action' can then just retire to the 'back room'.

I also miss posts from people who are no longer subscribers- many had a LOT of good information in them, lost forever. Too bad these couldn't have been archived somewhere.

Jess Tauber

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