July 8, 2010
There are three topics I want to blog about in the near future, but given baby duties, narcotic haze, and a few other factors I won't get to right away. But I thought I'd tell you what they are in case you have any preliminary remarks that I might find useful. Or, perhaps you can talk me out of…
July 8, 2010
I want everyone else on the Innertubes to be nice to me, but I don't care to be nice to them unless I feel like it.
Ah... having made that confession, I feel much much better.
And now, for some intellectual type discussion on the subject of hypocrisy: Hypocrisy Part II
While you read that (and…
July 8, 2010
The site has been removed from Scienceblogs.com.
So, moving right along...
July 7, 2010
OK, not really. But ... following Pal MD's nostalgia/softdrink/video theme, here is what happens when the Pepsi Theme Song meets the Internet:
The scary guy in the middle is Physiprof.
I'm pretty sure that is not the Pepsi Theme Song, but the Internet says it is in several places.
July 7, 2010
If you look at the Pepsi Food Frontiers Blog you will see that it now says "ADVERTORIAL" along the top of the blog. My understanding is that this is temporary and more design changes may occur, but the objective is to make this sort of blog clearly distinct from regular blogs. This is a good…
July 7, 2010
Having read my colleagues blog posts and many comments thereon and elsewhere, I want to suggest that we consider the new blog, "Food Frontiers," a little differently than some have suggested (see my original post) and, actually, welcome it to the Sb fold.
As painful as it is to admit (and I'm…
July 7, 2010
UPDATE: It gets worse. Chis Mooney has provided some additional details. As more and more is known, my tendency to say to 'William': "oh, stop confessing and just get back to blogging, we forgive you" is turning into "OMH, you fuckhead, please slit your wrists now" ... except I'm afraid he'd do…
July 6, 2010
This topic came up a couple of times during SkepchiCON. I'll be blogging about that later. But for now, I thought you might find this interesting.
July 6, 2010
Although I quickly add that I've not been reading much on the Internet this morning, but stilll ..... There is this item in HuffPo ... Jesus and the Evolution of the Species by Stanley Knick, PhD:
This is not about whether you believe in God, or whether you believe in evolution. It is not about…
July 6, 2010
The BBC Sports Section accidentally released a version of its newly designed website that insulted many of its readers, and possibly insulted The Queen (depending on one's interpretation). The web site had "place holder" text and graphics that were not removed before release. Here's the story.…
July 6, 2010
Certain individuals who shall not be named (or linked to) by me on this blog have been making the usual petty and annoying nuisance of themselves. But there is some justice on the Internet, and the slapping upside the head happens here. Enjoy. Or throw up a little in your mouth. Either way,…
July 6, 2010
According to those who decide these things. This is what I had assumed would happen assuming that Caster Semenya is an XY person with complete AIS. (see: Caster Semenya's Gender: What would the science be?)
The current news story, just being reported and quite incomplete (and perhaps…
July 6, 2010
... in a research project having to do with dialect ...
We are doing research on different accents in "North American" (US and Canadian) English. We know that Americans and Canadians have a great deal in common in the way they speak, but there are also differences. These differences are influenced…
July 6, 2010
Apparently, it is OK for a government agency to insist that its employees consider religious explanations for natural phenomenon as equal to scientific ones in the context of science education.
In a decision issued on July 2, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a…
July 6, 2010
Hat Tip: Rachel Maddow
July 5, 2010
It must have been very difficult to get the Universe to stand still for this photograph, but the European Space Agency managed it . Check it out.
Here is a web site that shows you what the sky looks like when viewed in different wavelengths, or using different energy sources.
July 5, 2010
The remains of US-born chess champion Bobby Fischer have been exhumed in Iceland to establish a paternity claim.
Lawyers for nine-year old Jinky Young and her mother, Marilyn, who had a relationship with Fischer, claim she is entitled to Fischer's fortune.
The Supreme Court in Reykjavik ruled last…
July 5, 2010
Does your back yard slope up, away from your house, or does it slope down?
The likelihood that your yard slopes one way or the other ... statistically ... depends in large part on what region you live in. (Here I'll be speaking mainly of the US, but the principle applies broadly.) If you live in…
July 5, 2010
Say no more.
July 4, 2010
... OK, I think we can arrange that ...
This is YA crazy web site extolling the wonders of Young Earth creationism. Nothing new.
Which is why it is interesting. How can the following possibly still be part of the YEC rhetoric?
There are dating methods like Carbon 14 dating convincing many people…
July 4, 2010
Gemsbok probably have more adaptations to dry conditions than any other antelope. They even recover the moisture from the breath they exhale in their sinuses. They will also fight for shade.
July 4, 2010
Today is the last day of SkepchiCON, a skeptic and science track at the Convergence Convention, which in turn is one of those science fiction and fantasy conventions. I've attended a number of panels most of which I participated in, and they have all done well. For the most part, I'm told, the…
July 3, 2010
Scene: Berkeley, California, April 1986. A bar. Five conference attendees, myself included, grabbing a hamburger and a beer in a fern-bar on or near Telegraph.
All eyes are on the TV’s mounted over the bar, where we watch footage of an air strike against Libya. This is the retribution by…
July 3, 2010
This is a canal paralleling the Gariep (aka Orange) River in the Northern Cape of South Africa. Around the turn of the 19th century missionaries moved into this area and developed water irrigation systems that supported the development of an orchard industry which is still going strong, with an…
July 3, 2010
The coffee shop was already loud. The walls, floor, and ceiling of the Caribou are all made of sound-bouncy materials. The equipment behind the counter is loud to begin with and is not muffled by any structure. The barista has developed the typical barista habit of banging shit on other shit as…
July 2, 2010
There are two lies you will hear from anyone who is into the sport of angling. 1) "It was THIS BIG!" and 2) "Catching fish isn't the point. It's the experience of fishing that matters."
Saturday is Reposted Essay Day!
The Mocking Bass. For four years this fish watched me cast lures and live…
July 2, 2010
Our guest is Ben Radford, columnist and managing editor for Skeptical Inquirer Magazine. Ben is a veteran investigator of paranormal incidents, and the author of "Scientific Paranormal Investigation: How to Solve Unexplained Mysteries." He'll share stories about his favourite investigations, and…
July 2, 2010
When the dotcom bubble burst, hotelier Chip Conley went in search of a business model based on happiness. In an old friendship with an employee and in the wisdom of a Buddhist king, he learned that success comes from what you count.
July 2, 2010
A dam at a game preserve in the Waterberg. I believe that one crocodile lives here. Gets bigger every year. (It probably has friends in the nearby river.)
