Archives for June 15, 2010
Blogospherics: Interesting and important items
Posted by Greg Laden on June 15, 2010 You Might Be a Conservative Christian If… You think Benny Hinn and other faith healers are actually curing people by the hand of God, but you have no problem seeking medical attention at the hospital or clinic and popping prescription pills, then later you testify to others that “God healed me”…even while continuing the medication.…
Jesus Struck by Lightning, Burned to Ground, as Predicted in Bible
Posted by Greg Laden on June 15, 2010 Pat Robertson, others, claim that this is a sign from god telling us that Christianity is not the true religion.
A handy geeky graphic
Posted by Greg Laden on June 15, 2010 This is a chart showing a whole bunch of different computer hardware bits and pieces, for reference. Click to embiggen. From here.
White water at Augrabies
Posted by Greg Laden on June 15, 2010 This is the Gariep (aka Orange) River sinking into the granite bedrock just before plunging off the cliff at Augrabies Falls, in the Northern Cape of South Africa.
Drill, Baby, Drill …
Posted by Greg Laden on June 15, 2010 Let’s not forget.
Evolution: The Story of Life by Douglas Palmer
Posted by Greg Laden on June 15, 2010 A very cooly and heavily illustrated chapter from the book Evolution: The Story of Life by Douglas Palmer is available for free download from the National Center for Science Education . CLICK HERE for the download. Visit the NCSE web site here.
A case of Internet Identity Theft In Progress: What do we do?
Posted by Greg Laden on June 15, 2010 What should we do about a case of Internet Identity theft? Here’s the story: There is an individual of some reasonable degree of fame. I shall call him Guy-1. There is this other individual who is not famous. Guy-2. Both are similar in many respect, including, as far as I can tell, their political views,…
Some items for you to read ….
Posted by Greg Laden on June 15, 2010 … while you are cleaning your pistol and watching Hulu.
New and Improved Mac Mini
Posted by Greg Laden on June 15, 2010 Apple® today unveiled a completely redesigned Mac® mini, featuring up to twice the graphics performance, a new HDMI port and a new SD card slot, all in an amazingly compact aluminum enclosure. Mac mini is the world’s most energy efficient desktop and starting at $699, is the most affordable way to enjoy Mac OS® X,…
You’re Not Helping Blog Admits That They Love Greg Laden
Posted by Greg Laden on June 15, 2010 It’s kind of subtle but if you read the words they say carefully, you can hear “kissy kissy” the whole time. Check it out: “Your … fascinating” Oh, and please DO leave a comment if you visit their site. That would be funny.
Ubuntusci: Nice idea but you may be doing it rong
Posted by Greg Laden on June 15, 2010 I like the idea of an edition of Ubuntu for scientists. I like the idea so much that I wrote a blog post about it a while back. So I was very pleased to see that there is a project called Ubuntusci that is moving along nicely and that may fill in this niche. But,…
Genie Scott Discussed Evolution and Creationism on Skepchick: Part 9
Posted by Greg Laden on June 15, 2010 
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