Archives for March 12, 2008
Wolves, Coyotes, Pronghorns.
Posted by Greg Laden on March 12, 2008 The big, bad wolf could use a few friends. If western states remove the gray wolf from protection under the Endangered Species Act–a decision currently under debate–consequences could be grave. Wyoming and Idaho announced they would reduce their populations of approximately 300 and 700 wolves, respectively, by 50 percent and 80 percent. Amidst the debate,…
This is the 12th highest ranked site on the planet Earth
Posted by Greg Laden on March 12, 2008 (click the bunnies)
Yale Peabody Evolution Exhibit
Posted by Greg Laden on March 12, 2008 Charles Darwin turns 200 next year–Happy birthday, dude!–and the Peabody Museum of Natural History is getting excited. You would think that a couple centuries would have kicked the last bit of dust over the grave of “intelligent design,” but sadly, it ain’t so. The people at the Peabody still have some convincing to do, and…
Blogospherics – Recommended reads
Posted by Greg Laden on March 12, 2008 How to tell if your housemate is an Atheist, in Pharyngula’s So that’s why I wear tennis shoes with my suit. Effect Measure on Pandemic flu “lockdown” nonsense. Submit your Carnival of Education Entries to The Education Wonks. Catalogue of Organisms explores Slime Nets: Another Group of Not-Fungi Tangled up in Blue Guy posts about…
My Authority Has A Nice Round Number
Posted by Greg Laden on March 12, 2008 Hey, my Technorati Authority is now 500. So that means that whatever crap I say, you have to believe it because I have Authority. Just keep that in mind, OK? (Does anyone really know what this means?)
Carnival of the Liberals
Posted by Greg Laden on March 12, 2008 The Blog Carnival, is here, at Tangled up in Blue Guy
The Browser Acid Test
Posted by Greg Laden on March 12, 2008 The Acid Test is a webs standards test to which browsers can be subjected to see which is best. Here are some of the current results for browsers that are released (the one you are likely to use if your software is reasonably well updated): Konqueror on Ubuntu 7.10: 62% Epiphany on Ubuntu 8.04: 59%…
Faces of Shame
Posted by Greg Laden on March 12, 2008 This is a picture of David Vitter, who was caught up in a prostitution ring in 2007. His face exhibits a certain look, one that may be referred to as an expression of shame. Here we have New York Governor, or should I say the Former New York Governor, Eliot Spitzer, in a state of…
Robots Will Be Fitted With X-Ray Glasses
Posted by Greg Laden on March 12, 2008 Home Schooling in California: A spontaneous blog carnival
Posted by Greg Laden on March 12, 2008 … well, just a little carnival. More like a street fair. On a small side street:
A Broken Pipeline: Unprecedented Funding NIH Stagnation Can Only Lead to Harm
Posted by Greg Laden on March 12, 2008 There is a campaign to bring attention, of the public and of congress, to a five year long stagnation of NIH funding, which is being called a broken pipeline. NIH funding had been increased significantly prior to that, to address major shortfalls in funding for mostly medical research in key important issues. However, over the…
PLoS Journal Club
Posted by Greg Laden on March 12, 2008 This is cool. It is like the unholy mating of a science blog and a peer reviewed journal. I’m talking about the new PLoS Journal Club. You can get there from the PLoS One home page (right side, near the top) or you can see a list of journal articles being clubbed here.
Oklahoma Representative Sally Kern: No society that has totally embraced homosexuality has lasted more than a few decades
Posted by Greg Laden on March 12, 2008 Last week, a secret recording emerged of a disturbing speech by Oklahoma Representative Sally Kern stating that homosexuality is a bigger threat to our nation than “terrorism or Islam.” Rep. Kern has refused to apologize for her remarks. She also said: “They’re going after two year olds….” “Eureka Springs is now controlled by gays ……
Spitzer Will Quit Just Now
Posted by Greg Laden on March 12, 2008 New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is going to resign any moment now. Mr Spitzer, 48, made a public apology on Monday for what he called his unacceptable behaviour, but did not give details. He was allegedly identified by federal agents arranging to meet a prostitute in a Washington hotel. Mr Spitzer made his name as…
Polar Bears and Global Warming
Posted by Greg Laden on March 12, 2008 The pending federal decision about whether to protect the polar bear as a threatened species is as much about climate science as it is about climate change. The US Fish and Wildlife service is contemplating the listing of the obviusly endangered polar bear as a threatened species. Well, duh… The problem for them (the US…
New Intelligence Score
Posted by Greg Laden on March 12, 2008 hat tip: Miss Cellania
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