You might think, looking at my past writings, that I am unilaterally opposed to religion and therefore don’t support freedom of religion. This is simply not true. I support freedom of religion, but what I support even more is freedom from religion, which I think must be integral concepts. When those two come in conflict, … Read more
Yes, I know. That title could be seriously taken out of context, and yes, I was scarred mentally by seeing Last Tango in Paris in High School, but in this case, I mean that statement as 100% literal. This is a blog post about butter. It might be my most trivial post ever – and … Read more
With the weather bordering on the phenomenal, we decided to get out of Phoenix for a day trip up to the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum, some thirty of so miles outside of the Phoenix metro area (depending on where you start measuring.) Although I’m not particularly interested in botany, I’ve always liked the arboretum. It’s set in … Read more
Primeval is back for its second series. Last time, we were left on a cliffhanger, where Prof Cutter, having fallen in love with Claudia Brown, returns from the Permian to discover that time has change, and Claudia no longer exists.
How could they “fix†that one? Find out after the jump.
While going through my backlog of unfinished posts, I found this one. New World’s Hotel/Casino Breaks Ground Las Vegas, NV Ground was broken today at what some people consider the most ambitious construction project ever undertaken in the 20th century. MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) owners of The Mandalay Bay, Circus Circus, Luxor and other theme-based … Read more
Apart from being able to laugh at the country western singer, this clip from Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? gives me the perfect opportunity to expound on what scares me about our civilization: celebrities. I don’t recognize this person in the video, but it would appear she’s some form of celebrity, or she … Read more
BBC News => Shark ‘kills swimming kangaroo’ A kangaroo met an unlikely death after it bounded into the surf in southern Australia and was mauled by a shark, according to eyewitnesses. I’ve been watching a fair amount of Australian TV lately, and I’m amazed at how often the subject of sharks snatching animals and people … Read more
I’m of quite mixed emotions about the One Laptop Per Child project. Even in charity there is injustice, so I suppose this might be a good thing, but I can’t help thinking there are better ways to help children. This article sums up my initial thoughts beautifully. The Daily Mash => The Daily Mash – … Read more
Speaking of Satan, how’s this for a terrible abuse of technology? I mean, sure, it’s quite a technological achievement, and I can’t think of a better book to make unreadable, but couldn’t they just make it 0.5sq-mm smaller? BBC News => Bible put on a pinhead-size chip Researchers in Israel say they have succeeded in … Read more
Seems like we’ve been getting an increasing number of “soft tissue†dinosaur fossils lately. Is it luck? Some improvement in the way fossils are found? Or is it Satan just trying harder trick people into believing in evolution? BBC News => Flesh wound reveals dino secrets A fossil unearthed in China has given scientists a … Read more