Sep 30 2011
I suppose you could all celebrate Blasphemy Day, but it’s not such a big deal for me. As far as I’m concerned, every day is Blasphemy Day. All right, Rebecca Watson does a good job of getting into the spirit of Blasphemy Day. “> I’ll try to do my part. I’m out here in Cleveland …
Sep 30 2011
Wow. It’s just like science. I wouldn’t say I know all that much about porn. More than the average guy for sure but there is a whole other level of porn aficianado out there that dwarfs mine. It’s the guys who have been following porn for 20+ years and have tens of thousands of posts …
Sep 30 2011
Be warned. This is a horrific story. Anthony Navarro Jr. is a righteous fundamentalist who is opposed without reservation to divorce. His brother, Dave Navarro, decided to leave his marriage — so Anthony Jr. stalks and harasses his own brother, threatening him, harasses people associated with him, lies about him, contacts his clients and basically …
Sep 29 2011
Rebecca Watson takes a moment to vent about the internet bile aimed at her, and it’s a depressing read. Who would have imagined a mild admonition to “guys, don’t do that” would turn into months of seething hatred and demonization? As she documents, there are whole sites and ongoing threads dedicated to trashing her and …
Sep 29 2011
It’s all about geeky mathy sciencey love, the finest kind of them all. And of course Fourier transforms are fantastically beautiful! (Also on Sb)
Sep 29 2011
Among the many joys plaguing me recently is learning that I get to teach, for the first time for me and for the first time at my university, I get to teach a course in cancer biology this spring term. I’m not totally unprepared for this — I was on a cancer training grant for …
Sep 29 2011
Rick Perry is unsuited to high office. That he’s a cretin is one thing, but that he has an anti-American, unconstitutional attitude towards the law is another. He thinks the US is in an alliance with Jesus, as revealed in his recent comments about Israel. Well, obviously, Israel is our oldest and most stable democratic …
Sep 29 2011
(via National Geographic) (Also on Sb)
Sep 28 2011
Wait a minute here…this cartoon is from 1903? And it prompted this comment? And I have realized that C.C. Moore was reincarnated as PZ Myers. I feel weirded out by the comparison, but I did go ahead and order the collected writings. We’ll have to see if I experience deja vu and start having flashbacks …
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