Blog Memes and Such:
Some of the other SciBlings are doing it, so why not ... My compatibility with the current gaggle of presidential candidates: Kucinich (95) Gravel (90) Richardson (82) Edwards (81) Dodd (78) Clinton (74) Obama (72) Biden (72) Paul (61) McCain...
Posted on January 2, 2008 6:18 PM • 3 Comments
Last year a few of us did this - basic idea is to reproduce the first sentence of the first post every month over the past year. I’m going to ignore "Today in Science" posts. Let’s see what we got...
Posted on December 15, 2007 10:13 PM • 0 Comments
Since PZ got it from Wilkins, I might as well chime in. I bold those I’ve read and italicize those I’ve partially read....
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Posted on October 5, 2007 2:05 AM • 4 Comments
You’re 50% Irish You’re probably less Irish than you think you are...But you’re still more Irish than most. How Irish Are You? This despite being born, and spending 25 years, in Ireland. Just goes to prove how dumb these...
Posted on August 9, 2007 6:09 PM • 3 Comments
So Orac is worth $3590 and Janet tunes in at $4875 Me? I’m...
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Posted on July 22, 2007 4:01 PM • 0 Comments
Which LOLcat are you? I are serious cat (37% affectionate, 33% excitable, 51% hungry). Who haz my sandwich? Hungry for knowledge in any internet forum, you demand decorum. Any off-topic remarks, absurd statements, or tomfoolery on the interweb is deeply...
Posted on July 21, 2007 12:48 PM • 3 Comments
Easing myself into blogging with the Personality Defect Test. Apparently I’m a Robot: 100% Rational, 42% Extroverted, 14% Brutal and 0% Arrogant. Your exact opposite is the Class Clown. Other personalities you would probably get along with are the Hand-Raiser,...
Posted on July 19, 2007 2:37 PM • 1 Comments
You scored as Existentialism. Your life is guided by the concept of Existentialism: You choose the meaning and purpose of your life. "Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything...
Posted on March 30, 2007 11:36 PM • 5 Comments
Once again, my sheep-like characteristics manifest themselves and I find myself dutifully following Orac, PZ, Bora, Joseph, John, Rob, and Afarensis in listing (in bold) those of the "Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years" that...
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Posted on March 11, 2007 4:39 PM • 3 Comments
What Famous Leader Are You? And apparently, I'm Dr Doom as well ("Blessed with smarts and power but burdened by vanity"). The possibilities are endless. (HT to GrrlScientist and Afarensis respectively)...
Posted on February 10, 2007 12:44 PM • 2 Comments
I am: Arthur C. Clarke Well known for nonfiction science writing and for early promotion of the effort toward space travel, his fiction was often grand and visionary. Which science fiction writer are you? PZ made me do it....
Posted on January 27, 2007 6:27 PM • 3 Comments
Bora and Janet have done it, so why not. Basic idea is to reproduce the first sentence of the first post over the past year. I've noted before that a significant number of lawyers not only to deny evolution but...
Posted on December 20, 2006 3:06 PM • 1 Comments
Chad made me take the Brutally Honest Personality Test:...
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Posted on December 9, 2006 11:01 AM • 0 Comments
Your Political Profile: Overall: 10% Conservative, 90% Liberal Social Issues: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal Personal Responsibility: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal Fiscal Issues: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal Ethics: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal Defense and Crime: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal How...
Posted on December 5, 2006 10:50 PM • 2 Comments
My ninja can beat up your pirate....
Posted on December 5, 2006 12:26 AM • 0 Comments
I don't think anyone is surprised by this ......
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Posted on December 3, 2006 5:40 PM • 8 Comments
