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Am I the only one that's going to miss TABLE support in posts? My signature, as well as some of my posts that make use of TABLE tags, are now train wrecks. :(

My new shirt: :beer:

As part of my Mach1 rebuild project with a terminator engine, we're rebuilding the lower crank pulley component. Since this component's rubber bushings are no longer available from Ford (lame), we decided to get some material from McMaster-Carr and cut our own bushings. I found two ideal...

I'm in the process of buying a SN95 4V Level 3 Return System from Fore Innovations and I need some help with the details. I'll be running a 4.6L stroker setup (298ci, 9.5:1, stage 3) from Livernois, a 2.9L Whipple, and ID1000s. I'm not sure which fuel lines to get and whether or not I need...

I'm missing the 6-rib accessory drive belt tensioner for my terminator swap project. I'm under the impression the tensioner itself is the same part as the 8-rib tensioner for the supercharger drive, with the only difference being the pulley. Is my understanding correct here? Also, will my...

Dear SVTP, I am return unto you with a new slogan, and a new attitude. I can't run my mouth because I can't run my engine. Let the onslaught of story and fun commence. -wurd2 P.S. I need your help in spending to go fast.

My provocative thread title is inaccurate insofar as this fossil being a checkmate against creationism because creationists can make anything up and claim any evidence as supportive of their own elastic, all-encompassing worldview. This is still an amazing find though, regardless of how you...

I was in Las Vegas with my wife and a few family members, all of whom are practicing Catholics. We met up with another portion of family members on my wife's side that happened to be there the same weekend. While folks greeted and conversed, we slowly migrated over to a random food court and...

Am I alone here in my concern and frustration that thinking individuals reject well-established scientific theories like big bang and evolution? My distress stems directly from the religious right's attack on public education in the arena of science (i.e. major court cases, in their...

NASA Mars rover Curiosity finds water in first sample of planet surface Sep. 26, 2013 — The first scoop of soil analyzed by the analytical suite in the belly of NASA's Curiosity rover reveals that fine materials on the surface of the planet contain several percent water by weight. The results...

It looks like nature has stepped into the gear manufacturing market: The First Gear Discovered in Nature - Popular Mechanics With two diminutive legs locked into a leap-ready position, the tiny jumper bends its body taut like an archer drawing a bow. At the top of its legs, a minuscule...

Theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins have teamed up to travel the world and engage a series of public talks and debates in the interest of promoting science and reason over religion and superstition. Their goals are to inspire people to think...

Dear fellow believers, you may find this of interest: April 25, 2013 — Faith in God Positively Influences Treatment for Individuals With Psychiatric Illness Belief in God may significantly improve the outcome of those receiving short-term treatment for psychiatric illness, according to a...

UN chief says anti-Islam film 'disgraceful, shameless' ...Calling freedom of expression and assembly "inalienable" rights, Mr Ban said on Wednesday that they "must be guaranteed and protected when they are used for common justice, common purpose." "When some people use this freedom of...

A 14 year old Christian girl living in the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan was accused by a local imam of desecrating pages of the Koran. Arrested amidst an angry mob of peaceful Muslims calling for her burning alive, the girl was taken into custody and placed in a maximum-security jail where...

On the subject of life after death, I have heard several people remark in closing that when we die we will conclusively know whether or not our personal experience continues beyond our biological demise. In all such discussions that I've been involved in, or near enough to overhear...

About 3 weeks ago, a research project led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology published scientific results demonstrating that the genome of humans differs from that of bonobos and chimpanzees by a mere 1.3%. Here is the source article: June 13, 2012 — Bonobo Genome...

Just after the beginning of the year, we adopted a Chihuahua/Jack Russell Terrier who is the sole survivor of a litter of four. I tried in vain to talk my better half out of it, but I eventually lost the battle. Although I did get to name him Ender, after the main character in a great science...

Yesterday I had a personal emergency that required me to drive home in a spirited fashion. Not surprisingly, I was pulled over for a red light violation. The citing officer claimed that I was responsible for running not one but two red lights. He said one of them he could understand as it was...

YouTube - Crucial Step Towards Sharia Law? U.N. Anti Blasphemy Resolution - Christopher Hitchens @ CNN This resolution—which would criminalize "offensive" criticism of religion, Islam in particular—must be opposed at all costs. Aside from being a large step in the wrong direction, it is a...

A creative friend of mine who likes brewing beer put this portable rig together for brewing convenience. It allows us to brew 10 gallons at a time: The unfermented mix then sits in these sterilized glass tubs for a few weeks while the yeast works its magic. The wooden crates are on...

September 14, 2008 — Charles Darwin to receive apology from the Church of England for rejecting evolution The Church of England is to apologise to Charles Darwin for its initial rejection of his theories, nearly 150 years after he published his most famous work. The Church of England will...

In relationship to a very popular thread I started here, scientists are actually on the brink of creating living matter from nonliving matter! Until the scientific work mentioned in the article is peer-reviewed (scrutinized and successfully reproduced by other disinterested parties) and...

Science has taken another small step towards determining the origin of life: September 2, 2008 – Scientists Develop New Computational Method To Investigate Origin Of Life Scientists at Penn State have developed a new computational method that they say will help them to understand how life...

A large insect caught my eye while I was out jogging today and my first reaction after realizing it was fairly large was that it was a potato bug. I reluctantly stopped to take a closer look and could not believe that it was in fact a spider. I found a nearby stick and coaxed the spider aboard...