Mike Dunford was a graduate student in the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, where he studied evolution. Life as an army spouse has since moved him on to Pensacola, where he's currently trying to figure out what to do next. While he's doing that, he writes stuff here, although not usually in the third person. He's also a contributer to The Pandas Thumb. As is the case with everyone else here, his opinions are his own, and do not necessarily represent those of any organization he is affiliated with.
September 30, 2008
Category: The Blog
Just so you know, I haven't forgotten about this blog. My laptop suffered a major hard drive failure a few days ago, and my internet access has been limited by the need to share the desktop with my wife and...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 12:08 PM • 0 Comments •
September 19, 2008
Category: From the Right
The basis behind the claim that the CRA caused the subprime crisis is relatively simple. The Community Reinvestment Act requires banks to make loans in the low- and moderate-income areas that they serve. Everyone knows that low- and moderate-income families...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 11:18 PM • 172 Comments •
September 11, 2008
Category: Science and Public Safety
If you have any doubt about how dangerous Hurricane Ike is likely to be, I've got some pictures for you. These pictures were taken within the past two hours, on the shoreline along the grounds of Naval Air Station...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 5:00 PM • 4 Comments •
September 10, 2008
Category: Accidental
You have to give Uncommon Descent poster DaveScot credit. He's not one of life's overly specialized intellects. He's a good, old fashioned generalist, able to talk about absolutely any area of science with exactly the same degree of spectacular...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 11:43 PM • 73 Comments •
Category: Misc
Somehow, though, I doubt that there are going to be a lot of scientists who are thrilled with the latest use Henry's found for his iPhone....
Posted by Mike Dunford at 12:33 PM • 5 Comments •
September 8, 2008
Category: Do Something
Last week, right around the time that Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin were mocking community organizers at the Republican Convention, I found myself talking about how community organizing can help us become more effective when it comes to dealing...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 8:49 AM • 2 Comments •
September 7, 2008
Category: The Blog
As I write this, I'm sitting bouncing up and down in a sardine can high above the Atlantic Ocean. If I'm lucky, this state of affairs will continue for another few hours, and be followed in rapid succession by...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 12:43 PM • 5 Comments •
September 4, 2008
Category: Picture Posts
Ozymandias was a piker. He left us his legs, most of his face, and a clear statement of what he wanted to achieve. When you get right down to it, he's not much of an enigma. The people who...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 5:13 AM • 7 Comments •
September 3, 2008
Category: Politics
Matt "Framing Science" Nisbit has a post up that asks a somewhat very loaded question: "Did the Far Left Blogs Turn Lieberman Into a Republican?" In fact, now that I look more closely at the question, I'm starting to...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 4:17 PM • 13 Comments •
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