An old friend of mine has become a "near vegan househusband" so I thought he could use a slicer. Usually,…
From: Stderr
The frame for the hot forge building has been sitting there, upright and ready for the slab to be poured,…
From: Stderr
Back in 1999 I rescued a large snapping turtle who was trying to cross the highway. As soon as I…
From: Stderr
As usual, it takes the comics pages to remind me that today is Father's Day, a marketing device to get…
From: Mano Singham
Take the "Cat Person or Dog Person?" survey! It's an exercise in classification and survey design, for your own enjoyment. …
From: A Trivial Knot
I tend to watch films right to the end, including the credits, and have been amused by some of the…
From: Mano Singham
This is my implementation of an idea that I first encountered from Sandy K. M. who made one for my…
From: Stderr
There has been a lot of violence in that country. After public protests resulted in the dictator Omar al Bashir…
From: Mano Singham
Resin infusing wood ("stabilizing") is all the rage in some parts of the knife-maker community. I used to impregnate all…
From: Stderr
Who knew that the metric system was planned by the French revolutionary Robespierre and adopting it would lead inevitably to…
From: Mano Singham
Even though a philosophy machine would be kind of neat-o, I'm pretty sure it would end up like the one…
From: Pharyngula
Harvard has rescinded an offer of admission to Kyle Kashuv, Parkland shooting survivor, pro-gun advocate, former member of Turning Point…
From: Pharyngula
Remember when Francis Collins published a book containing his goofy, ridiculous testimonial about how he became a Christian because he…
From: Pharyngula
Here's a beautiful fossil from the Green River beds, a whole school of fish fossilized in formation. The article mentions…
From: Pharyngula
Jordan Peterson has a brilliant idea. Not this one… He's pushing a new forum idea, only it's not so new.…
From: Pharyngula
Do we really want a delusional old liar in the presidency again? Joe Biden is making ridiculous claims. Speaking at…
From: Pharyngula
Mike Adams, the so-called Health Ranger of Natural News, a cranky wooey conspiracy theory site, has finally been banned by…
From: Pharyngula
Goddamn Monday morning. What's the first thing that pops up when I open the computer? John Oliver, which is not…
From: Pharyngula
The theist exclaims, "Be careful not to worship the ferocious and strange God of theology; mine is much wiser and…
From: Stderr
In 2011, a trivial incident got blown up into a major cause célèbre by the regressive clique in the growing…
From: Pharyngula
Change of plan! I spotted something interesting on Rationality Rules' channel. His latest video on transgender athletes doesn't have closed-captioning,…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
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From: Pharyngula
Remember when Francis Collins published a book containing his goofy, ridiculous testimonial about how he became a Christian because he…
From: Pharyngula
Layleen Polanco is a 27-year-old Afro-Latina transgender woman who was found dead last Friday in the notorious Rikers Island jail…
From: Mano Singham
[caption id="attachment_805" align="alignright" width="500"] An alien meets with one of the Bolingbrook Pride volunteers.[/caption] Last Sunday, Bolingbrook Pride held their…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
So, you should read RS for the new post up on the incoherence of TERF philosophy and/or ideology, it's well…
From: Pervert Justice
One of our resident brain geniuses put together an excellent takedown of TERFery over at Reprobate Spreadsheet. Sensibly, HJ does…
From: Great American Satan
Remember this old claim of mine? But rather than [use] a specific list [to identify TERFs], it’s more important to…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
The Boston Straight Parade has faced a couple of major setbacks. Tomi Lahren has endorsed it. That's the kiss of…
From: Pharyngula
Would it be OK if I called this an example of toxic masculinity, or will it hurt young men's feelings?…
From: Pharyngula
Hey, I guess people have known about that cutting entry in the index to an obstetrics text for a good…
From: Pharyngula
Back in 1999 I rescued a large snapping turtle who was trying to cross the highway. As soon as I…
From: Stderr
Could Bolingbrook become the home of the largest marijuana shopping center in the world? If Kevin Z. Sampson has his…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
Hey, Dad… [caption id="attachment_54708" align="aligncenter" width="500"] James Clayton Myers 1935-1992[/caption] Just thought I'd let you know how things are going.…
From: Pharyngula
It's the only way to be sure. There's something wrong with those damn people, as the latest incident reveals: a…
From: Pharyngula
I was kind of horrified at the idea of Quentin Tarantino making an R-rated Star Trek movie -- it kind…
From: Pharyngula
After getting off to a good start for the first ten matches, the rains have come with a vengeance in…
From: Mano Singham
The local paper printed a description of our summer research. Now fortune and glory await!
From: Pharyngula
Somehow, I produced three good-looking, intelligent, worthy children, and they're now producing beautiful grandchildren. I'm not sure how this works.…
From: Pharyngula
Blockchain! It's the latest thing, except that that it's not really that new. Someone, back in the 80s, was doing…
From: Stderr
The Legion of St Ambrose looks like a gang of video game cosplayers. They threaten to dab you. https://twitter.com/AmbroseLegion/status/1137459897715625986 They…
From: Pharyngula
The theist exclaims, "Be careful not to worship the ferocious and strange God of theology; mine is much wiser and…
From: Stderr
It seems like they were just yesterday. {AD}
From: Mano Singham
He has been driven out of Ireland. Pastor Steven L Anderson, who founded the Faithful Word Baptist Church in 2005,…
From: Pharyngula
A humanitarian group known as No More Deaths places water at various locations in the desert regions near the Mexican…
From: Mano Singham
The property on which the supposed replica of the mythical ark told in the ghastly Bible story of Noah, that…
From: Mano Singham
The long drawn out Indian Parliament elections finally got over last week. The right-wing Hindutva party of Prime Minister Narendra…
From: Nastik Deliberations
This isn't new -- Christians have been demanding the right to invade public schools for years -- but now there's…
From: Pharyngula
Many religious people seek some sort of sign from their god that s/he exists and is also willing to violate…
From: Mano Singham
Really, if religious people made this kind of argument more often, I'd regard them far more charitably. [caption id="attachment_54467" align="aligncenter"…
From: Pharyngula
This meeting is really an exercise in attitude readjustment. I've been steeped in the zebrafish world for so long that…
From: Pharyngula
I kept seeing news report headlines that a speech by a leading Pakistani politician Shaukat Yousafzai had been passed through…
From: Mano Singham
Good morning from the arachnid meetings! I had a busy day yesterday, soaking in new knowledge and trying to absorb…
From: Pharyngula
I'm out here at Washington and Lee University to attend the American Arachnological Society 2019 meeting, and the sessions start…
From: Pharyngula
A survey of the gravitational field on the surface of the moon to determine its makeup underneath has discovered the…
From: Mano Singham
In the wake of a resurgence of diseases once thought eliminated, the state of New York has passed legislation that…
From: Mano Singham
It takes a while to escape the gravitational pull of Morris, Minnesota, so we're about to leave for the Twin…
From: Pharyngula
I've been wondering that, myself. Presumably the answer is somewhere between "yuge" and "outrageous." According a report in The Guardian…
From: Stderr
I may be becoming notorious in Morris. Since we got mentioned in the local paper, I've gotten a few phone…
From: Pharyngula
I know, you may think they're hideous with their long fangs and weird lure and bulgy eyes, but that's only…
From: Pharyngula
As I've mentioned many times, I hold a lead position on The Ace Community Survey. One of the things we…
From: A Trivial Knot
Kyle Kashuv, a student who had been admitted to Harvard University, has had his admission rescinded after it was revealed…
From: Mano Singham
I've been wondering that, myself. Presumably the answer is somewhere between "yuge" and "outrageous." According a report in The Guardian…
From: Stderr
Layleen Polanco is a 27-year-old Afro-Latina transgender woman who was found dead last Friday in the notorious Rikers Island jail…
From: Mano Singham
In my series discussing capitalism and socialism, I want to discuss another Marxist idea: the social reproduction of labor. Basically…
From: A Trivial Knot
I wrote recently about how the US Customs and Border Protection agency had been destroying water stations left by humanitarian…
From: Mano Singham
In their mad flailing about to defeat the bad PR about how their site is a haven for racists and…
From: Pharyngula
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From: Pharyngula
The case of the Central Park Five has become famous as a miscarriage of justice. After a 28-year old white…
From: Mano Singham
Brown vs Board of Education is a landmark 1954 case in the US civil rights movement because it deemed the…
From: Mano Singham
I find it hard to believe that conservatives are currently trying to argue that the USA does not have concentration…
From: Pharyngula
During the Obama Administration, a deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was worked out involving the US,…
From: Mano Singham
Some of you may be aware that in response to a recent post of mine, a vigorous supporter of Israeli…
From: Mano Singham
Insulin is the major drug used by people to deal with diabetes and given the prevalence of the disease, it…
From: Mano Singham
When the Quing Dynasty was defeated by the British during the opium wars of 1842, the British demanded concessions -…
From: Stderr
The damage sustained by two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman has resulted in the Trump administration immediately claiming…
From: Mano Singham
Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has made a plea deal with prosecutors that resulted in her…
From: Mano Singham
Just a reminder: messing with another country's civilian power grid is a crime against humanity. Not that that's going to…
From: Stderr
So the mainstream media and rethuglican party are merrily drumming up support to invade Iran, it looks like it's working,…
From: Great American Satan
In the wake of a resurgence of diseases once thought eliminated, the state of New York has passed legislation that…
From: Mano Singham