This strikes me as mind-bogglingly welcome news: Google is stepping up its activism on gay rights issues in nations with anti-homosexuality laws on the books, a company official announced Saturday as he kicked off Google’s new “Legalize Love” campaign. The campaign will focus on countries like Singapore, where certain homosexual activities are illegal, and Poland, …
Category Archive: Awesome
Jul 04 2012
Higgs Boson
I heard a rumor that somebody was getting ready to announce the discovery of the Higgs boson, and now I see the discovery being hailed as a done deed on CNN, so I guess they really did it. This is so cool and so awesome! It’s a bit ironic that the discovery was announced on …
May 11 2012
Who said it?
I have a new favorite quote. The person who follows the pursuit of reason unflinchingly toward its end will be atheistic or, at best, agnostic. Guess who said that?
Apr 15 2012
Oo, this is fun
Now this was actually fun, you guys should try it: Go to www.kiva.org. Pick a business or family that’s looking for a small loan in a high-poverty and/or underbanked area. Make a contribution of $25 or more. What’s fun is that this is loan, not a donation, so the money comes back again. If you …
Apr 15 2012
Kickstarter for science
Crowd-funding sites like Kickstarter have proven popular for groups and individuals looking to get a consumer product, movie, music or video game project off the ground. Now a group of researchers and scientists is adopting a similar crowd-funding model to raise money for scientific research projects. The Microryza website, which launched this week, lets the …
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