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Galileo Roller Coaster January 21, 2012 10:45 pm alcaray

Great recap of all the <a href=”http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00003336/“> thrills and spills.</a>  Includes a link to pdfs of a great source that detail the entire history.  I recall when I heard about some of these events for the first time, shaking my head, and wondering “What next!!!???!!!”

  • OK, how do you do links, now? by alcaray 2012-01-21 22:47:04
    • WYSIWYG editors require you to use a special form for entering links, or switch to naked HTML mode to enter ... by Robert 2012-01-22 12:37:00
      • The first thing I tried was the "link" button (I think you were referring to this when you said "WYSIWYG ... by alcaray 2012-01-22 14:35:13
        • What I said to Tom, plus, I think that alternating between visual and raw HTML depending on what you're trying ... by Robert 2012-01-22 16:06:11
          • You got the part where I said the link button was greyed out, right? I had no intention of ... by alcaray 2012-01-22 16:50:16
            • Nope, missed it. by Robert 2012-01-22 17:11:39
              • Ahh, that works. Never seen it like that before (or if I did, I probably couldn't figure out how ... by alcaray 2012-01-22 18:14:39
                • How many zoners does it take to change a lightbulb?....................................... ................................................................. I don't know either, I just thought it was a ... by alcaray 2012-01-22 18:35:59
                  • The poisonous ones or the black market incandescents? by TB 2012-01-22 22:25:04
                    • Obamabulbs. by bowser 2012-01-27 03:21:45
                      • The poisonous zoners. by alcaray 2012-01-24 00:06:51
                        • Poi Zoners? by Robert 2012-01-24 11:46:06
                          • Or maybe that gray crud they serve in Hawaii. by TB 2012-01-24 11:55:42
                            • Swing the poi, fling the poi, potaytoe pototto. by Robert 2012-01-24 12:31:57
          • The link form doesn't work as nicely as it used to. I could highlight text, and just paste a ... by TB 2012-01-22 12:58:00
            • Yep. All these HTML "WYSIWYG" editors are a snake's nest of compromises and kludges. by Robert 2012-01-22 16:03:02
          • As far as I can tell, you did everything right. Granted, your quotation marks are backwards on my screen, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-01-21 23:51:18

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