I don’t even know what to think anymore. It turns out there were several harassment incidents at TAM, which were all sort of dealt with (although why the notorious guy with the camera on a pole that he was using for upskirt photos was allowed to come back at all is a mystery), but I’m …
Daily Archive: 14 June 2012
Jun 14 2012
Tonight on KPFT 90.1 FM
Scooter will be broadcasting (also live on the internet) on KPFT Houston tonight at 9 central time. We just recorded an interview with Rebecca Watson — that will be pre-taped segment, but most of the show will be a live, call-in talk radio show.
Jun 14 2012
Oh. So that’s the truck full of stupid that hit Joycelyn Elders
What is it with these prudish, stupid Americans? They want T&A on their TVs, they want crude humor and nekkidness in their movies, and they rent porn to watch when the kids are staying at grandma’s place, but just the thought of sex education makes them freak out. The latest hysteria: a teacher in Washington …
Jun 14 2012
TZT
Keep it up. I’ve got an infinite number of bullets to take out these zombie threads.
Jun 14 2012
They all look alike, don’t they?
The Republican National Committee is reaching out to the Latino community with a new website, RNCLatinos.com, which is nice. Unfortunately, they put a splash of color on the page with a picture of happy smiling kids — a stock photo of a group of…Asian kids. Well, you know, they’re slightly less pale than the Good …
Jun 14 2012
I may have to give up calamari
Just the title was enough to make me squeamish: Penetration of the Oral Mucosa by Parasite-Like Sperm Bags of Squid: A Case Report in a Korean Woman. It seems the woman thought she was getting dinner; the squid saw a last chance to reproduce. As is common with these kinds of misunderstandings, neither got what …
Jun 14 2012
Sounds familiar
Damned social networking sites! They’ve been destroying people’s lives since the 17th century, when the hot app was called “Coffeehouse” rather than “Facebook”. Enthusiasm for coffeehouses was not universal, however, and some observers regarded them as a worrying development. They grumbled that Christians had taken to a Muslim drink instead of traditional English beer, and …
Jun 14 2012
The Dawkins Challenge…doesn’t even get out of the starting gate
Are there any good Christian writers who write about Christianity? I’m always astounded at what a confusing mess they generate when they try to explain their faith. Case in point: some theologian named William Carroll has issued something he calls The Dawkins Challenge. I read halfway through it before I could puzzle out what it …
Jun 14 2012
Don’t diss gods in Indonesia
Atheist Alliance International is condemning the jail sentence for Alexander Aan. Aan is the Indonesian man who wrote “god does not exist” on a facebook page, and has now been sentenced to 2½ years in prison for blasphemy. I’m mentally adding up the number of years I’d get for Pharyngula…I’m just relieved I’m not posting …
Jun 14 2012
Art, games, life, obsession
Jerry Gretzinger has a project, one that never ends. What started as a little doodle has grown into a sprawling, detailed map that is maintained and expanded by following rules — rules that increase complexity organically, using chance. It’s cool and strange at the same time. Jerry’s Map from Jerry Gretzinger on Vimeo. Gretzinger also …
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