Comments on: You Want Six Dollars For What? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:04:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sili http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-45159 Sili Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:02:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/#comment-45159 Nevermind. Nevermind.

]]> By: Sili http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-45160 Sili Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:07:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/#comment-45160 Warning: Whining ahead! I thought I should put my money where my mouth is and stop teasing. Unfortunately DC didn't like me to register with a non-US address (nor would it allow me to without one so I fibbed in Minesota, natch). More importantly it rejected my creditcard without any explanation, so I guess I won't be taking you up on that offer of dinner (assuming it ever becomes possible to travel by air again). Warning: Whining ahead!

I thought I should put my money where my mouth is and stop teasing.

Unfortunately DC didn’t like me to register with a non-US address (nor would it allow me to without one so I fibbed in Minesota, natch). More importantly it rejected my creditcard without any explanation, so I guess I won’t be taking you up on that offer of dinner (assuming it ever becomes possible to travel by air again).

]]> By: kletter http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-45163 kletter Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:19:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/#comment-45163 Now, if Congress and State Legislatures could just see that video... the difference being, of course, that Congress and State Legislatures already have our money! How about a new idea- citizen earmarks! To be reasonable, we could just apply it to 5-15% of each citizen's tax bill - the rest goes to the government to redistribute, hopefully responsibly (but probably not). If you could earmark 10% of your taxes, who would you give it to? I'd give all mine to science education, wetland restoration, and renewable energy research, those being by pet interests. This seems like a great idea, doesn't it? Now, if Congress and State Legislatures could just see that video… the difference being, of course, that Congress and State Legislatures already have our money!

How about a new idea- citizen earmarks! To be reasonable, we could just apply it to 5-15% of each citizen’s tax bill – the rest goes to the government to redistribute, hopefully responsibly (but probably not).

If you could earmark 10% of your taxes, who would you give it to? I’d give all mine to science education, wetland restoration, and renewable energy research, those being by pet interests. This seems like a great idea, doesn’t it?

]]> By: Sili http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-45161 Sili Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:23:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/#comment-45161 Guess I shoulda donated before the dollar swelled back up. Guess I shoulda donated before the dollar swelled back up.

]]> By: Mark http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-45162 Mark Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:10:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/#comment-45162 Damn! I've just spent the last day practicing my monkey dancing. Damn! I’ve just spent the last day practicing my monkey dancing.

]]> By: Sean http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-45153 Sean Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:47:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/#comment-45153 If anyone donates $500, Mark will record a cover version of "Can't Do Nuttin For Ya Man" and post it to YouTube. If anyone donates $500, Mark will record a cover version of “Can’t Do Nuttin For Ya Man” and post it to YouTube.

]]> By: Janiece http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-45158 Janiece Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:38:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/#comment-45158 Don't feel bad - Chad had the "Scalzi Bump." And I got pimped! By a <em>physics blog!</em> My work here is done. Don’t feel bad – Chad had the “Scalzi Bump.”

And I got pimped! By a physics blog!

My work here is done.

]]> By: Ben Lillie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-45157 Ben Lillie Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:31:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/#comment-45157 The worst part is that, at this point, the CV team is going to have to up the ante quite a bit to beat Chad. I nominate them doing a cover version of the LHC rap. The worst part is that, at this point, the CV team is going to have to up the ante quite a bit to beat Chad. I nominate them doing a cover version of the LHC rap.

]]> By: Jennifer Ouellette http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-45156 Jennifer Ouellette Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:30:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/#comment-45156 Monkey dance! Monkey dance! And isn't there a contest to present one's PhD thesis as an interpretive dance? I think I sense a trend... Monkey dance! Monkey dance!

And isn’t there a contest to present one’s PhD thesis as an interpretive dance? I think I sense a trend…

]]> By: Julianne http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-45155 Julianne Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:27:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/10/28/you-want-six-dollars-for-what/#comment-45155 Some of us were just born to dance like monkeys, and others of us just..can't. I'm amused that fund-raising for science education is turning into a dance off. Some of us were just born to dance like monkeys, and others of us just..can’t.

I’m amused that fund-raising for science education is turning into a dance off.

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