February 17, 2008
According to Newsmax, The Telegraph is outlining a scenario by which Al Gore becomes the Democratic Nominee for President.
In the unattributed report from Newsmax (meaning I can't give you a link), Gore comes into play after Clinton regains enough momentum in March to deflate Obama's current…
February 17, 2008
This man supplied some of the weaponry used in two major college mass murders. He is eager to continue supplying these weapons in the hopes that someday a good guy will shoot a bad guy. Eric Thompson, owner of Topglock.com, is the goto guy if you need guns, especially the widely loved Glock…
February 16, 2008
Two fun things to do on Sunday:
1) Listen to Atheist Talk at 9: AM on KTNF, with Minnesota Atheists.
Then, when you are done with that, stop over at Har Mar Mall in Roseville Minnesota for the Twin Cities Creation Science Association Home school Science Fair. Details here.
I'm not sure if I…
February 16, 2008
For the Tangled Bank Web Carnival, by Wednesday, please. You can send it here.
February 16, 2008
.... Is here, at Cat InSight.
February 16, 2008
<-- If you can tell me what this thing is, I'd be much obliged.
The Boneyard. This is approximately the 13th installment of The Boneyard Web Carnival, dated February 9th, plus or minus a week or so. In paleontology, we do not concern ourselves with trifles such as exact dates.
The…
February 16, 2008
.... The Blog Carnival ... is here.
February 16, 2008
[Hat Tip: Dan H.]
February 16, 2008
Does that change your opinion about Macs, or about Limbaugh? (Or neither)
This is what Limbaugh was recently quoted as saying:
Mr. Jobs, please help me. I know we don't agree on anything. You love Al Gore -- and by the way, I've got no problem with him now, but can you put me to somebody that can…
February 16, 2008
Yet another group of slack jawed yokels in some backwater school district want to force their religious beliefs on children in their local school district. This time it's Nassau County.
"The theory of evolution falls short here since it cannot be observed, hasn't been repeated and cannot be…
February 16, 2008
Certain Bloggers have been giving Floridians a hard time because of the opposition to teaching science in public science classrooms. Shame on those bloggers. (See here and here for examples). There are some local school districts in Florida that insist that excellent science, and not creationism…
February 16, 2008
The Best Possible Hot Sauce
I believe that the hottest hot sauce you can get without a permit is Dave's Insanity Hot Sauce. It is also one of the best tasting.
That is an unsolicited product endorsement. If you think differently, fine, but you have not tried it so don't be so sure!!!
Why do I…
February 16, 2008
Virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin plays and discusses her theremin, the not-just-for-sci-fi electronic instrument that is played without being touched. Songs include the classic "Autumn Leaves," Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life" and a composition by David Mash, "Listen: the Words Are Gone." Piano: Makoto Ozone.
February 16, 2008
Run Internet Explorer. Why would you want to do this? Well, normally, you would not, but there are some enterprise applications that stubbornly, and stupidly, insist on running in IE. I avoid such circumstances, and I lobby to undo such decisions when I can. But if you need to run IE, well, it'…
February 15, 2008
What if human consciousness isn't the end-all and be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn's clever strategy game, the ultimate prize of which is world domination? Author Michael Pollan asks us to see things from a plant's-eye view -- to consider the possibility that nature isn't…
February 15, 2008
George Dyson tells the amazing story of Project Orion, a massive, nuclear-powered spacecraft that could have taken us to Saturn in five years. With a priceless insider's perspective and a cache of documents, photos and film, Dyson brings this dusty Atomic Age dream to vivid life.
February 15, 2008
Evolution: The Mind's Big Bang
I've known Shea for years ... since before grad school. Going out drinking with this guy was a little dangerous. Almost as dangerous as going out drinking with me.
February 15, 2008
A classic:
February 15, 2008
Choose from a very wide range of software in certain application areas. For instance, the range of text editors and HTML editors is larger than in other systems. I'm comparing the free Linux applications to the non-free Windows applications. If you count only free applications on both systems,…
February 15, 2008
A survey conducted by the St. Petersburg Times shows that half of the respondents want "only faith-based theories such as creationism or intelligent design" taught in public school classrooms, and only 22 percent want evolution-only life science curriculum.
The Florida State Board of Education…
February 15, 2008
Darwin published hundreds of pages of text, but he also kept notebooks many of which come down to us today. They can be roughly divided into two aspects, the Beagle field notebooks of 1831 - 1836, and his later notes. Sometimes these notes are found in a single book, and one way they are told…
February 14, 2008
Katie Criss has a post critiquing home schooling.
When I asked myself the question, How do you feel about home schooling? I first thought "Why would anyone do that" So I researched exactly that, What are the reasons that people give of why they choose to homeschool and how valid are they.
Link…
February 14, 2008
Some time in the next few days the US navy will fire a rocket in order to shoot down a satellite carrying 454 kilograms of the very poisonous substance hydrazine. By blowing the satellite up, the hydrazine tank will explode dispersing the gas to a low concentration level If the tank is not blown…
February 14, 2008
Contains brief nudity and sexually suggestive material.
This is very long, but if you are at home bored on Valentine's day, you might as well watch it.
February 14, 2008
Four Stone Hearth Blog Carnival Number 34 is here, at Our Cultural World. It's a good one.
February 14, 2008
Beta. So, don't download this unless you want to play. Details here.
Here's the skinny:
Improved security features such as: better presentation of website identity and security including support for Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificates, malware protection, stricter SSL error pages, anti-…
February 14, 2008
Choose among a wide range of cool desktops. These are not "skins" or mods like in Windows. These are entirely different desktop systems that each have their unique characteristics.
What this means is that you can choose a desktop that does a lot of work for you ... like my main home computer,…
February 14, 2008
Darwin's finches are a classic and historically important example of a species radiation (sometimes called an "adaptive" radiation, but that implies a specific assertion about the cause of the radiation which may not be appropriate in all cases). During the five weeks that Darwin spent on the…
February 14, 2008
A little how-to action for Valentine's Day
