“You’re hurting old people like me. Well, not me... I’ll never see you.”Larry David wants everyone to stay home to…
From: Mano Singham
A while ago I started writing a few science fiction stories about life after The Gauntlet. The basic premise was…
From: Oceanoxia
The schedule of operas being streamed by the New York Metropolitan Opera company for the coming two weeks has been…
From: Mano Singham
[caption id="attachment_3155" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Waterbomb Curve, designed by me[/caption] This is a variant on the so-called waterbomb tessellation (a photo…
From: A Trivial Knot
Hi! I've been sitting on this post for a bit. To be honest, I mostly finished writing it way back on…
China has started shipping planeloads of medical equipment to the US to help cope with the pandemic. That country has…
From: Mano Singham
On this day, I think the primary way I can help is to use my platform, such as it is,…
From: Oceanoxia
Sanders is the first guest that Meyers has had since the show went into its new production mode with no…
From: Mano Singham
Greetings after a long absence. There are a number of reasons for my time away from the blog, though it's…
From: Freethinking Ahead
There are some larger projects still in progress, like the dragon egg, but in between there was time for some…
From: Affinity
(I know, I know; right now, this seems like a strange and possibly inappropriate thing to be paying much attention…
From: Geeky Humanist
I saw Cody at Some More News talking about the rich people who are dealing with the pandemic in rich…
From: Pharyngula
April 1, 2018 was a nice day. After years of xians saying, "April first is athiest day!" (their misspelling, not…
From: Intransitive
The google word significance score is always a fun tool to play with. I'm glad it's not part of my…
From: Stderr
Andreas Avester is having to deal with someone stealing his art and using it as a commercial logo. [http://blamscoon.e-monsite.com/] What's…
From: Stderr
Jean-Jacques Rousseau - a complicated and irritating man, but one of the enlightenment philosophers who helped justify the state's authority.…
From: Stderr
I've worked for too many corporatist shitbags to have any instinct but "RUN!" when I hear the sound of corpocrat.…
From: Stderr
Florida takes an early lead, with a Republican lawmaker suggesting we aim a hair dryer up our nose to treat…
From: Pharyngula
This is a submission on interpersonally destructive personality disorders that is lengthy but important to understanding narcissism as it highlights…
From: Jonathan's Musings
The response to my request for help has been incredibly uplifting. I've got a ways to go before I can…
From: Oceanoxia
Since I didn't have time to write something myself, here's a round-up of posts on the subject from FTB-ers: In…
From: Geeky Humanist
On this day, I think the primary way I can help is to use my platform, such as it is,…
From: Oceanoxia
It's difficult to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility today, on a day when fascists in Idaho pass laws legalizing…
From: Intransitive
It's a follow-up to my post on that awful Idaho bill.
From: Pharyngula
Content Warnings: Suicide mention, Less than positive trans stuff. Trans Day of Visibility, right? A lot of trans people don't…
From: Great American Satan
This is the day we're supposed to increase awareness of discrimination against trans people, and I guess you could say…
From: Pharyngula
Richard Wolff's take on current event is worth considering, particularly now as corporate forces are working to sacrifice hundreds of…
From: Oceanoxia
Previous thread. Thanks to the wisdom of YouTube algorithm, I found out about the show Brooklyn 99 recently, and I…
From: Affinity
Times are tough, unemployment is high, and a lot of people who were already living paycheck to paycheck are worried…
From: Oceanoxia
One of the key features of capitalism is the practice of "externalizing" costs, to increase profits. One of the classic…
From: Oceanoxia
All is well, I'm doing great. Everybody en mi casa is Peachy keen. I was sent home from work but…
From: Great American Satan
This is officially a "NO JOKE" zone. Please remain in your homes and refrain from excessive humor. I'm serious. April…
From: Pharyngula
Boats and ships scare me. That dates back to a particularly difficult English Channel crossing in the 1960s, when my…
From: Stderr
None of these are mine, they're others' observations posted online and collected: It's like the exact opposite of that…
From: Intransitive
PANCAKES FOR DINNER! Nobody ain't gonna tell me what to do.
From: Pharyngula
The New York Stock Exchange trading room floor is a flurry of activity from the minute the bell rings until…
From: Stderr
My daily walk around the neighborhood is along a narrow path. A couple of days ago, as I was walking…
From: Mano Singham
Last week, I mentioned China Mobile's drop in 7.25 million customers. I never claimed that were how many died, thouugh…
From: Intransitive
A bit of practical advice for these interesting times. https://youtu.be/sjDuwc9KBps
From: Affinity
We have an update to the previous report of a physicist with magnets up his nose. We have the discharge…
From: Pharyngula
A Florida evangelical church leader who still held services in his church despite being told not to has been arrested.…
From: Mano Singham
Richard Wolff's take on current event is worth considering, particularly now as corporate forces are working to sacrifice hundreds of…
From: Oceanoxia
Times are tough, unemployment is high, and a lot of people who were already living paycheck to paycheck are worried…
From: Oceanoxia
Can I please go back to my state of innocence? Drollinger is a minister of some sort who gets together…
From: Pharyngula
Something to add to your quarantine reading list: To provide access to people’s history materials for students while school buildings…
From: Oceanoxia
https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/1242555802264768519 This is one way that concentration camps can become death camps. People crowded together without adequate sanitation, health care,…
From: Oceanoxia
I thought that for this Saturday I'd share some pictures of my cat engaging in his third favorite activity. Then…
From: Oceanoxia
With everything that has been going on, and the recent announcement that the United States might be hitting 30% unemployment…
From: Oceanoxia
While other people are isolating themselves to slow the spread of the epidemic, Michigan Republicans pushed through an exemption to…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="596"] "This is your free trial apocalypse. If you do not wish to renew your subscription at…
From: Oceanoxia
“You’re hurting old people like me. Well, not me... I’ll never see you.”Larry David wants everyone to stay home to…
From: Mano Singham
A while ago I started writing a few science fiction stories about life after The Gauntlet. The basic premise was…
From: Oceanoxia
A Florida evangelical church leader who still held services in his church despite being told not to has been arrested.…
From: Mano Singham
For patrons only, I'm going to post the YouTube videos I'm doing for my courses during this period of isolation.…
From: Pharyngula
China has started shipping planeloads of medical equipment to the US to help cope with the pandemic. That country has…
From: Mano Singham
Sanders is the first guest that Meyers has had since the show went into its new production mode with no…
From: Mano Singham
There is a video circulating about how to minimize one's exposure to viral contamination from groceries by a Dr. Jeffrey…
From: Impossible Me
I recently posted a link to a more easily understandable display of Covid-19 infections and deaths for every country. (Incidentally…
From: Mano Singham
John Oliver excoriates Trump for his almost criminal ineptness in responding to the pandemic. {AD}
From: Mano Singham
Richard Wolff's take on current event is worth considering, particularly now as corporate forces are working to sacrifice hundreds of…
From: Oceanoxia
A while ago I started writing a few science fiction stories about life after The Gauntlet. The basic premise was…
From: Oceanoxia
Since November of 2016, I've heard a lot of people wondering out loud about how we got to this point.…
From: Oceanoxia
There are several arguments given for gun ownership and each reason favors a particular type of gun. Some people may…
From: Mano Singham
On this day, I think the primary way I can help is to use my platform, such as it is,…
From: Oceanoxia
Richard Wolff's take on current event is worth considering, particularly now as corporate forces are working to sacrifice hundreds of…
From: Oceanoxia
Previous thread. Thanks to the wisdom of YouTube algorithm, I found out about the show Brooklyn 99 recently, and I…
From: Affinity
Times are tough, unemployment is high, and a lot of people who were already living paycheck to paycheck are worried…
From: Oceanoxia
You might remember the old saw "If you are not a liberal at 25, you have no heart. If you…
From: Impossible Me
Hey everybody, so as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hammer the United States, people are going to start seeing folks…
From: Oceanoxia
Workers on the "front lines" of this crisis should get 100% of the profits generated by their labor for the…
From: Oceanoxia
“You’re hurting old people like me. Well, not me... I’ll never see you.”Larry David wants everyone to stay home to…
From: Mano Singham
A while ago I started writing a few science fiction stories about life after The Gauntlet. The basic premise was…
From: Oceanoxia
A Florida evangelical church leader who still held services in his church despite being told not to has been arrested.…
From: Mano Singham
Since November of 2016, I've heard a lot of people wondering out loud about how we got to this point.…
From: Oceanoxia
There are several arguments given for gun ownership and each reason favors a particular type of gun. Some people may…
From: Mano Singham
China has started shipping planeloads of medical equipment to the US to help cope with the pandemic. That country has…
From: Mano Singham
On this day, I think the primary way I can help is to use my platform, such as it is,…
From: Oceanoxia
Sanders is the first guest that Meyers has had since the show went into its new production mode with no…
From: Mano Singham
I recently posted a link to a more easily understandable display of Covid-19 infections and deaths for every country. (Incidentally…
From: Mano Singham
George Packer writes that the Trump presidency has exposed how brittle are the institutions that people thought formed the solid…
From: Mano Singham