Douchebaggery!
sa smith | February 26, 2010Boy, do I have egg on my face!
After I just made fun of the absurdity of Chris Mooneys 'building bridges with antivaxers' or 'ladders to heaven' or 'rope swings to Creationists' or whatever strategy, Mooney is named a Templeton Foundation 'fellow'.
Like most of you, my initial response was "What a douche."
But then I realized-- This is THE answer to my prayers.
All these years I have been so goddamn frustrated with the level of stupidity coming out of religious institutions regarding HIV-1.
But there was nothing I could do about it because Im not nice and Im a stoopid scientest tat dunt…
sa smith | February 16, 2010Thanks to the numerous vaccines I have received over the years, I have superpowers.
100% serious, here.
I mean, I cant fly. Cant see through walls. Nothing cliche like that.
No, my superpower is, I can predict what Creationists are going to say/do before they say/do it.
You might think this is a pointless superpower and hardly worth exposure to the DANGEROUS TOXINS in vaccines, but the fact is, I would do anything for the lulz my superpower provides me with.
So, lets get to my latest prediction:
Abbies Facebook status, Saturday 8.50 am: *HUG* to University of Alabama Huntsville grad…
sa smith | February 6, 2010Its not news that I like vampire fiction. Grew up with Lestat, eh, its my fluff hobby.
One of my favorite vampires is Andre, from the Sookie Stackhouse mysteries. Dunno why-- hes not in the books a lot, but there was something about him that caught my fancy. (spoilers ahead) I got (and still am) real mad at Sookie for getting him killed. See, Andre did something particularly vampirish in the service of his Queen (his maker and love for eternity). This pissed Sookie off. Why, I dont know. The few things we know about Andre is that he is a VAMPIRE and he will do ANYTHING for his queen.…
sa smith | February 3, 2010The following post should be read in the voice of 'Jakov', from the timeless South Park episode, 'Jakovasaurs'.
*ahem*
THIS IS JUST SO TYPICAL.
TYPICAL WHITE ELITIST D00D DOMINATION OF THE SCIENCES.
EUREKA JUST RELEASED THEIR TOP 30 SCIENCE BLOGS, AND ONLY 20% OF THEM ARE AUTHORED BY WOOMYN.
BUT GET THIS.
THERE IS ONLY ONE BLOG ON THE LIST WHERE THERE IS ONE PRIMARY AUTHOR WHO IS A WOOMYN. ITS AN ART BLOG.
THE OTHER '20%' ARE WOOMYN IN GROUPS. BECAUSE APPARENTLY SCIENCE IS LIKE GOING TO THE BATHROOM BY YOURSELF: ITS JUST TOO SCARY, SO WOOMYN HAVE TO DO IT IN GROUPS. OR ALTERNATIVELY, WE…
sa smith | January 13, 2010One 'insider' thing I hope ERV readers learn about science from this blag, is that in science, controversies are completely normal, everyday occurrences. Outsiders might think scientists are 'mean' when dealing with anti-vaxers/Creationists/whatever, but how we treat non-scientists manufacturing a controversy is no different than how we react to one another in a real scientific controversy.
For example, Behe feigned offense when I pointed out he was a friggin IDiot regarding HIV-1 evolution, yet technically, my response to him was muted (what got published was not my first draft *blink*).…
sa smith | January 2, 2010Mooney 2008.
Mooney 2010.
Hes like the blonde girl in the white convertible-- the one that got away *dreamy sigh*
*BARF!*
sa smith | November 18, 2009Hi Bill!
I think Ive figured out why youve been... unresponsive... to the Skeptical communitys efforts to educate you on vaccines.
All the people addressing you have been cranky old men.
Apparently you dont swing that way.
I hearby offer to give you a personal crash-course in immunology, virology, and why scientists are so 'into' vaccines.
In my bikini.
Skeptic community gets you to quit spouting anti-vaccine BS on TV (and 'Twitter'), you get an out for admitting youre wrong ('34D! Id believe anything she said!') and can put this topic behind you.
Call my people.
Yours in Christ,
Abbie
sa smith | September 20, 20091. If you do know a farmer, and you grew up in a town where feed lots and Tyson plants are normal, there is nothing particularly interesting in 'Food Inc'. I had to fight off falling asleep.
2. If you dont know a farmer, but you are not an idiot, you probably will learn a couple of things. Like, we need to treat farmers and people who work in meat processing plants better, and need to do better regarding the treatment of livestock. Like the financial industry, the food industry needs more oversight via FDA/USDA.
3. If you are a complete moron who thinks chickens magically appear on…
sa smith | August 2, 2009DRAMA-LLAMA-DING-DONG!
Just an observation. Move along, unless youre bored on a Sunday afternoon.
So you all know how I 'debated' Charles Jackson a few months ago? Like over 9,000 hours of presentation and Q&A? Well, I answered a lot more Qs after the Q&A, after we had officially 'stopped'.
A nice young man came up, a little sheepishly, and as delicately as he could, asked me how I could be 'good' without his God. He was very concerned that this question might offend me, and kept gushing about how nice I was and such, so I was happy to give him a nice answer, and not the usual '…
sa smith | July 30, 2009If you are one of the many people who cant get Luskin Mooney to give you a straight answer to your questions/comments/criticisms of his 'Unscientific America' fap-fest, whether because youre banned from his blog, he defriended you on Facebook, or he just plain ignores everything you say because youre a damn dirty atheist/retarded scientist, why dont you give Reggie a call when he opens up the line to questions on tonights next Thursdays episode of InfidelGuy? 8 pm Eastern.
Alternatively, if you are sick of watching Luskin Mooney masturbating, InfidelGuy has a ton of free shows up, including…
sa smith | July 28, 2009*collapses in a pile of giggles*
If you dont want to read more blag drama, move along. This post is strictly for the lulz.
Chris Mooney is Not My Friend Anymore
In addition, Mooney and Kirshenbaum offer no practical suggestions for how to acquire the target audience. People with no interest in science will not tune in to Science Idol on Fox, even if Fox were to pick up such a show.
After I read the article, I posted the following comment on Chris's Facebook profile link to the article:
I must say, I am very disappointed and somewhat insulted. Blaming scientists for scientific illiteracy…
sa smith | July 18, 2009FereÅte-mÄ, doamne, de prieteni, cÄ de duÅmani mÄ feresc eu singur.
Defend me, Lord, from my friends, because from enemies I can defend myself.
Thank you, Ms Stephanie Zvan. One might say you were sent from Heaven.
*bows*
sa smith | July 16, 2009Im obnoxiously optimistic.
You have to be, as an HIV-1 researcher. You have to be, cause when you think about how far weve come, and how far we have to go... youd never get out of bed in the morning.
So I happily found something good through Mooneytits and Cockenbaum throwing PZ under the bus: Idiot America
PZ likes it.
Tittycocks dont.
And it seems to be about a topic I have brought up over and over and over with Creationists: How in some cultures, expertise is shunned in favor of mediocrity. 'Intellectual communism', which people rightly recognize is suicide in many professions (would you…
sa smith | July 9, 2009Via The Watchers-- AtBC, also Colloquy
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
sa smith | July 9, 2009Hey, you remember how in the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, the more Frodo wears The Ring, the more he acts like Gollum? In the end, Frodo wants to keep The Ring and almost totally blows it?
Well, congrats, Sheril Kirshenbaum and Chris Mooney! Youve been wearing The Ring for so long, youve officially turned into CASEY LUSKIN!!!!
YAY!
Bringing internet drama no one cares about into meatworld!
Attacking your 'opponents' character in forums where they cannot respond, then bitch when they do respond!
Bitching about how 'mean' people are in comments!
Why, I honestly cant tell you buxom brunettes…