Out of the Blue

[Jul 25, 2012, 11:21 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

The updating timing here has been very inconsistent lately, which I hope to get a better handle on going forward. I have a particular reason to post this evening's news earlier than usual, so hopefully I can use that as a springboard to a new trend.

R.I.P. 'Jeffersons' star Sherman Hemsley dies at 74. Thanks brother19.

Early Links:	Thanks Ant and Acleacius.
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Stories:	How the Dark Knight Became Dark Again.
Science:	Strange New Fish Found Deep off New Zealand. Army’s Pixel Camouflage Gets the Boot.
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Follow-up:	"The Hobbit" Will Be A Trilogy After All? Thanks scorcese.fan.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Jul 26, 2012, 00:25

Cutter

5 billion sounds on the low side for military waste. They blew that on the Crusader artillery program and had nothing to show for it. And how about that story yesterday about the guy setting fire on the sub to get out of work early. $400 million for a minor fire? It was probably more like 40k or 400k worth of damage at best but it being the military you know they're going to tack on a few extra zeros. The US government simply has to look at making the services more efficient and cost effective. 600 billion plus per year is insane by any rationale and that doesn't even tie-in the costs of the all the various overlapping intelligence and security apparatus.




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		Date	Subject	Author
	1.	Jul 25, 11:46	Re: Out of the Blue	PHJF
	10.	Jul 25, 14:55	Re: Out of the Blue	jdreyer
	11.	Jul 25, 15:00	Re: Out of the Blue	El Pit
	2.	Jul 25, 11:54	Re: Out of the Blue	Silicon Avatar
	3.	Jul 25, 12:21	Re: Out of the Blue	Beamer
	8.	Jul 25, 14:52	Re: Out of the Blue	Bet
	12.	Jul 25, 15:14	Re: Out of the Blue	jdreyer
	14.	Jul 25, 15:25	Re: Out of the Blue	Beamer
	16.	Jul 25, 16:00	Re: Out of the Blue	jdreyer
	18.	Jul 25, 17:10	Re: Out of the Blue	Agent.X7
	22.	Jul 25, 19:09	Re: Out of the Blue	eunichron
	23.	Jul 25, 20:43	Re: Out of the Blue	Sepharo
	4.	Jul 25, 12:44	Re: Out of the Blue	The Half Elf
	5.	Jul 25, 13:01	Re: Out of the Blue	nin
	6.	Jul 25, 13:33	Re: Out of the Blue	Matshock
	7.	Jul 25, 14:31	Re: Out of the Blue	PHJF
	13.	Jul 25, 15:18	Re: Out of the Blue	jdreyer
	9.	Jul 25, 14:53	Re: Out of the Blue	El Pit
	15.	Jul 25, 15:34	How the Dark Knight Became Dark Again	jdreyer
	17.	Jul 25, 16:07	Rage	MeanJim
	19.	Jul 25, 17:11	Re: Rage	Agent.X7
	20.	Jul 25, 17:32	Hobbit	Hoop
	21.	Jul 25, 18:42	Re: Hobbit	nin
	25.	Jul 26, 11:46	Re: Hobbit	kanniballl
	26.	Jul 26, 11:54	Re: Hobbit	nin
	27.	Jul 26, 11:59	Re: Hobbit	El Pit
	28.	Jul 26, 15:58	Re: Hobbit	Matshock
	29.	Jul 26, 18:03	Re: Hobbit	eunichron
	30.	Jul 26, 18:17	Re: Hobbit	Matshock
	31.	Jul 26, 18:22	Re: Hobbit	eunichron
	33.	Jul 26, 18:43	Re: Hobbit	Matshock
	32.	Jul 26, 18:29	Re: Hobbit	Matshock
	34.	Jul 26, 19:02	Re: Hobbit	eunichron
	36.	Jul 26, 19:25	Re: Hobbit	Matshock
	35.	Jul 26, 19:13	Re: Hobbit	jdreyer
>>	24.	Jul 26, 00:25	Re: Out of the Blue	Cutter