Archives for May, 2008
Carnival of Campaign Sexism
Posted by Greg Laden on May 26, 2008 An impromptu collection of sexist commentary or commentary about sexism related to the Democratic Primary race.
Carnival of Campaign Racism
Posted by Greg Laden on May 26, 2008 An impromptu collection of racist commentary or commentary about racism related to the Democratic Primary race.
Have you driven a Ford lately?
Posted by Greg Laden on May 26, 2008 Well, I hope it was to church, because Ford is the new Motor Car of the Religious Right. Pharynugla covers this latest example of a right wing yahoo retailer pandering to his god fearing bible humping audience by denigrating atheists. See also this piece at the Underground Believer. Oh, by the way, do you know…
Racism and Sexism in the Democratic Primaries: Part II
Posted by Greg Laden on May 25, 2008 I’ve decided to respond to Ana, Larry, and others in a new post rather than in a comment. This is partly because it is easier and more reliable for me to post than to comment under the present conditions. Which in truth are not really conducive to any kind of writing, but here goes.
Removing the Y-bone from a Northern
Posted by Greg Laden on May 25, 2008 Sunday Morning Radio Matt Cherry and Blair Scott
Posted by Greg Laden on May 24, 2008 Minnesota Atheists’ “Atheists Talk” radio show Sunday, May 25, 2008, 9-10 a.m. Central Time The first half hour will feature an interview with Matt Cherry, executive director of the Institute for Humanist Studies and president of the United Nations Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief. The second half hour, in honor of Memorial Day,…
In fishing, technique is everything
Posted by Greg Laden on May 24, 2008 Now, if you want to see some real technique, check out this video at Living the Scientific Life.
Homeschoolers and public libraries
Posted by Greg Laden on May 23, 2008 Should (or would?) home schooling families pay a small fee for public library access? The Allen County Public Library has changed the number of holds available to patrons to five per card. … The library is a support system to our at-home curriculum. … The usage of the library hold system to find and retrieve…
Carnivals
Posted by Greg Laden on May 23, 2008 Carnival of the Liberals #65: Skepticism and Politics is at Neural Gourmet The Boneyard XX is at Laelaps. Carnival of Space #55 is at Catholic Sensibility Medicine 2.0 Carnival # 24 is at My M.D. Journey
This photograph needs a caption
Posted by Greg Laden on May 23, 2008 Hey Dawg, check out this fish…
Posted by Greg Laden on May 22, 2008 This is apparently some kind of a record.
All The News that’s Bla Bla Bla
Posted by Greg Laden on May 22, 2008 And now, for a true blog post. Let’s see, I skipped breakfast, but for dinner I made a nice pesto and angle hair with srhimp …. The water sprinkler broke, much to my annoyance, just when I went to water the lawn…. and …. I got some interesting email but I mostly deleted it… and…
Rove Issued Subpoena by US House
Posted by Greg Laden on May 22, 2008 The next step is that the Sargent of Arms of the House hunts him down and drags him to the United States Capitol. Apparently they have a room in the basement where they would keep him. (This sort of thing has happened before, but it’s been quite a while.) President Bush has already indirectly indicated…
Racism and Sexism in the Democratic Primaries
Posted by Greg Laden on May 22, 2008 I’m starting to become a little unnerved by the situation with the Democratic party. I’d like to lay out a couple of questions and arguments for discussion. I’m hoping very much that certain people will chime in on this. You know who you are (like, when you get my email asking you to chime in).
Happy Birthday Arthur Conan Doyle
Posted by Greg Laden on May 22, 2008 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes. Arthur Conan Doyle will always be remembered for his Sherlock Holmes tales, including four novels and numerous short stories serialized in The Strand and/or published in various collections. However, Doyle was at least as prolific (probably more) in the area of spiritualism, and according to the London…
Ono: I Want To Just Say No
Posted by Greg Laden on May 22, 2008 Update on the Ono Law Suit … As you most certainly know, Yoko Ono and her two sons have sued the producers of Expelled! for their use without permission of the song Imagine by John Lennon. Well, it appears as though a ruling from the court is imminent. AP is lubing the shoots with a…
Bon Voyage HMS Beagle
Posted by Greg Laden on May 22, 2008 It is on this day, May 22nd, 1825 that the HMS Beagle left Plymouth England on its infamous First Voyage. The Beagle was built at the Woolwich Dockyard (launched 11 May 1820) named after the breed of dog. The Beagle was the first ship to sail under the newly constructed London Bridge. However, as there…
Happy Bloggoversary to PalMD
Posted by Greg Laden on May 21, 2008 Here is the old blog Here is the New Blog It’s been a whole year!
The American Idol is Chosen!
Posted by Greg Laden on May 21, 2008 And it’s DAVID!!!!!!!
Blathering
Posted by Greg Laden on May 21, 2008 …. so you don’t have to…. My best friend, indeed, the “best man” at my wedding, is married to the co-director of a really really cool documentary called “The Listening Project.” I learned Sunday morning, during a visit to the Walker Sculpture Garden, that this documentary has won yet another major award. It is now…
Romney, Jindal and Crist. Not Pawlenty.
Posted by Greg Laden on May 21, 2008 That’s the invitation list to a special party coming up in a couple of days where McCain will have a conversation with a few possible Veepers. The absence of Pawlenty is a great disappointment to us Minnesotans.
Origin of Linux
Posted by Greg Laden on May 21, 2008 This is not a funny Linux video. This is an actual educational video. And it’s long. Only for serious Linux scholars …
Technology News
Posted by Greg Laden on May 20, 2008 According to Really Linux writer Andrea W. Cordingly, “Chicks Love Linux” … There I was standing around the LUG booth at the annual Linux expo when I realised that unlike years past, there were considerable numbers of female attendants. No, I am not referring exclusively to those female models hired to promote an OS (I…
Steve Ballmer ends up with egg on his face
Posted by Greg Laden on May 20, 2008 Microsoft has a deal with the government of Hungary which costs the government billions and traps university students in the Microsoft Gap. This is the usual monopolistic evil corporate policy that makes thinking people dislike Microsoft (everyone else is a mindless clone. Sorry, but, well, I’m just sayin’). Anyway, Microsoft Strong Man Steve Ballmer had…
Resurrection of DNA Function from an Extinct Genome
Posted by Greg Laden on May 20, 2008 Could even this bird be reanimated, gene by gene? When you are extinct you’re extinct. Everything about you is dead and gone. There are no more of you, every individual in your species is kaput, non existent, used up, as the Pima Indians would say, you are hokum (like a car with a flat tire).…
Can Darwin Make You Healthy?
Posted by Greg Laden on May 19, 2008 A talk by Mark Decker! May 20, 7 p.m. Bryant-Lake Bowl, Uptown $5-$10 (pay what you can) Darwin wrote about the competition between individuals that results in the survival of the fittest. But what about competitions within individuals, between the cells inside our bodies? In that struggle, cancer cells could be considered the most successful…
Homeschooling Tidbits
Posted by Greg Laden on May 19, 2008 Homeschooling is an important phenomenon. It is growing in the US and a few other places. Some forms of homeschooling are linked with political, social, or religious movements. For instance, some people homeschool because they want their children raised in a certain religious setting and to have minimal contact with the rest of society. Other…
She offered me pleasure, satisfaction, and a flower. What I really wanted was a million dollars.
Posted by Greg Laden on May 19, 2008 I was fifteen or so years old. That was back in the old days, before everyone who was 15 was world-wise and even world weary. I was a bit world wise for my age, though, as I was living on my own and was fully supporting myself with a couple of paying jobs. Waling home…
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