It's supposed to snow here. Kinda. Sorta. Not really. Well, just in case, let's lay in a supply of links. Science:
Grad School Cost of Living
'Rev the Scientific Engine.' Great. How?
The Importance of Vacation
Other:
The world is socialist
Cory Doctorow: Net Neutrality for Writers: It's All About the Leverage
Tobacco and alcohol kill large numbers of Americans every day
There's One Huge State Budget Crisis That Everyone Is Refusing To Talk About
Taking Aim at Public Workers
To Beat Back Poverty, Pay the Poor
More like this
Discussing Isaac Asimov's non-fiction a bit yesterday reminded me of my absolute favorite panel at Worldcon, Saturday's "Mundane or Transcendent?" with Cory Doctorow, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Charlie Stross, and Robert Silverberg as moderator.
While I was reading Cory Doctorow's Information Doesn't Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age, I was reminded of a quote of his that I
Cory Doctorow visited the Nature offices, and gave what sounds like a very thought-provoking talk.
I actually read the freely downloadable version of Cory Doctorow's novel Makers
randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/1176-serves-em-right.html
At least we're on the same page...
Serves Em Right, eh, Randi....
Just for you, little traitorsâ¦
youtube.com/watch?v=6YgdmtkTwO8&feature=related
WHAT IS WRONG WITH HENRY?
we're this far from nuking all of you....
the X-MAS vacuum cleaner for the atheists....
shermer, randi, myers, pz, dawkins, harris
thecoolgadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/henry-desktop-vacuum1.jpg
youtube.com/watch?v=lz4R0GHfM-Y&
why does everyone always want to PUNCH you, shermer?
skepticalcommunity.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=29968&p=567498#p567498