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grrlscientist | April 26, 2010tags: Cleanternet, internet security, online porn, online censorship, politics, satire, comedy, humor, cultural observation, social commentary, streaming video
Cleanternet is a campaign to support European Commissioner Cecilia Malmström in her plans to introduce a website blocking system in Europe.
sa smith | April 25, 2010April 23, 2010 12:33 PM - alysonmiers--
If it involves boobs, it will become extremely popular on the Internet.
If that isn't already a formally recognized and numbered rule, it should be.
April 23, 2010 12:43 PM - KOPD--
Rule 34D?
My labmates and I (and every other cool person on this planet) will be participating in 'BOOBQUAKE!' tomorrow. We are scientists, after all :)
If you have been living in a spider hole in the desert and you dont know what BOOBQUAKE is, basically, this random dumb artard respected, solemn Muslim cleric blamed natural disasters on slutty women:
"Many women who do…
pharyngula | April 25, 2010I don't know why the creationists haven't been pushing this one.
(Moved below the fold because apparently a cartoon of a naked man and woman will freak some people out. Isn't it enough to just say it's a Bible story? That excuses everything!)
grrlscientist | April 25, 2010tags: What Would Jesus Do?, Axis of Awesome, music video, religion, cults, mind control, offbeat, beliefs, comedy, fucking hilarious, streaming video
Yesterday, I ran a video that featured the Australian comedy music group, Axis of Awesome and their take on the science of popular music. Today, just in time for Sunday sacrilege, I am sharing another of their music videos; "What Would Jesus Do?", performed live, during Good News Week.
pharyngula | April 24, 2010I never thought of this, but it's a real danger: the Homeopathic Bomb.
Homeopathic bombs are comprised of 99.9% water but contain the merest trace element of explosive. The solution is then repeatedly diluted so as to leave only the memory of the explosive in the water molecules. According to the laws of homeopathy, the more that the water is diluted, the more powerful the bomb becomes.
All I need is a minuscule quantity of octanitrocubane and a couple of liters of bottled water, and *POW*, I'll have the deadliest water balloon in the universe. Those people who were afraid the LHC was…
oracknows | April 24, 2010Oh, no. I think we have another reason to be afraid--very afraid--of homeopathy/ Apparently New Agers have developed a homeopathic bomb:
The world has been placed on a heightened security alert following reports that New Age terrorists have harnessed the power of homeopathy for evil. 'Homeopathic weapons represent a major threat to world peace,' said President Barack Obama, 'they might not cause any actual damage but the placebo effect could be quite devastating.'
The H2O-bomb has been developed by the radical New Age group, The Axis of Aquarius. In a taped message to the world, their leader…
grrlscientist | April 24, 2010tags: The Four Chord Song, Axis of Awesome, Jordan Raskopoulos, Lee Naimo, Benny Davis, funny, comedy, silly, humor, fucking hilarious, streaming video
This amusing video investigates the science behind popular music: Australian comedy group 'Axis Of Awesome' performs a sketch from the 2009 Melbourne International Comedy Festival where they play parts of popular songs to demonstrate their claim that popular music contains only four cords that are rearranged. Somewhat.
Footage courtesy of Network Ten Australia. More information about Axis of Awesome.
grrlscientist | April 23, 2010tags: Things You CAN'T Do When You're NOT a Dog, behavior, silly, humor, fucking hilarious, streaming video
To kick off this week's Silly Saturday, here's a ridiculous look at what dogs can get away with but humans can't. (I've watched this several times and am surprised I haven't used it yet on the blog, so here it is now).
pharyngula | April 23, 2010It's weird what can suddenly go viral on the web. Jen is riding the tiger right now with her light-hearted 'boobquake' idea…and it's getting picked up all over the place. CNN has a decent article on it, good because they let her explain what it's about.
"It's not supposed to be serious activism that is going to revolutionize women's rights, but just a bit of fun juvenile humor," she wrote. "I'm a firm believer that when someone says something so stupid and hateful, serious discourse isn't going to accomplish anything - sometimes light-hearted mockery is worthwhile."
Back on Boobquake's…
pharyngula | April 23, 2010Fortunately, in my teaching career, I have been spared confrontations with comic book nerds.
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I recognize that as the Green Lantern creation myth. I guess if we're going to have to teach the controversy, I'll have to address that in intro biology next year…
sastyk | April 22, 2010Perhaps my two previous screeds about Earth Day were unfair. After all, this could be the next major shopping holiday, with a lead in that rivals Christmas. Check out the New York Times for a sense of the range of products available
So strong was the antibusiness sentiment for the first Earth Day in 1970 that organizers took no money from corporations and held teach-ins "to challenge corporate and government leaders."
Forty years later, the day has turned into a premier marketing platform for selling a variety of goods and services, like office products, Greek yogurt and eco-dentistry.…
grrlscientist | April 21, 2010tags: Prometheus and Bob, behavior, space alien, caveman, humor, funny, comedy, animation, art, streaming video
What happens when a space alien tries to 'edumacate' a caveman? This video is hilarious (as are all the others in the series) and no one dies, or (to the best of my knowledge) says anything vulgar, although Bob (who sounds suspiciously like Homer Simpson) does lose his hair ... Hrm.
grrlscientist | April 20, 2010tags: Take Your Daughter to Work Day, Star Wars, Stormtrooper father, comedy, humor, parody, satire, silly, fucking hilarious, streaming video
A funny look at a stormtrooper whose wife demands that he takes his daughter to work with him and the events that transpire as a result.
Read more about the 2010 campaign to bring our daughters and sons to work.
pharyngula | April 20, 2010Apparently, German Catholics are a bit irate over the cover to a satirical magazine. I don't understand why. This one just shows a reverent priest, titled "The church today".
And this one actually offers a practical use for Christian icons ("Does Jesus play a role?").
This cover is a little more serious, befitting a more serious magazine. It says, "The Hypocrites: the Catholic Church and Sex" — this is a little more accusatory.
Maybe the church does have good reason to be a bit touchy about it all.
mikethemadbiologist | April 19, 2010On this Patriot's Day, we must never forget that the Heroic Struggle Against Our Demonic Turkey Overlords has not abated. Now they are assaulting the basic workings of our government:
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(from here)
Preventing the Boston Transportation Department from the appointed rounds! (and Intelligent Designer knows, we need the revenue).
Have they no decency?
oracknows | April 19, 2010I've pivoted immediately from attending NECSS and participating in a panel on the infiltration of quackery into academia to heading down to Washington, DC for the AACR meeting. Then, after a packed day of meetings yesterday followed by spending yesterday evening with a friend whom I haven't seen for a long time, there's--gasp!--no new material today. Fortunately, there is this amusing little thing from two and a half years ago (which means it's new to you if you haven't been reading that long). It's also very appropriate, given that I'm at a big cancer research meeting and the decreasing…
pharyngula | April 18, 2010There is a whole collection of Skeptic Trump cards available on the web, and what do you know, I'm in there:
A bit chipmunky, but look: I have no worthy adversaries, and no arch nemesis! I guess I'll be scampering to the goal line unopposed, then. (I notice, though, that Dawkins' nemesis is Alister McGrath — that's like saying the biggest obstacle in your way is a blob of jello.)
oracknows | April 18, 2010After having a great time at NECSS participating in a panel about science-based medicine (although I hate to have to say that I was disappointed that the science-based medicine panel was cut short to get the conference back on schedule, which meant that we didn't get to answer nearly as many questions as we would have liked), I'm on my way to Washington, DC in order to attend the annual AACR meeting to learn about (hopefully) the latest and greatest cancer science and therapies. In the meantime, I just discovered Stephen Lynch and couldn't resist posting this to amuse everyone (hopefully)…
grrlscientist | April 17, 2010tags: What Is Scientology?, scientology, religion, cults, mind control, Thetan, silly, offbeat, beliefs, Xenu, L Ron Hubbard, television, Boston Legal, streaming video
James Spader explains Scientology in an episode of of the television program, Boston Legal.