Once the forge body is all assembled, the next problem is to see if it can get hot enough to…
From: Stderr
I've had my blade-making operation shut down for the last 2 years, because my old forge began developing awkward melted…
From: Stderr
I finally got around to seeing this film that had long been on my list of things to watch. It…
From: Mano Singham
This isn't a new video, but it's one I like. Terry Pratchett is probably my second role model as a…
From: Oceanoxia
(Pearls Before Swine) I went camping just once. There were about ten of us and it was just after we…
From: Mano Singham
Don't worry, there'll be some more serious content soon, and for once it's good news. But for now, let me…
From: Affinity
[caption id="attachment_4128" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Woven Fourteenth Stellation of the Icosahedron designed by Daniel Kwan[/caption] Some years ago I went to…
From: A Trivial Knot
White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony on Tuesday of Trump's obnoxious behavior of throwing food and dishes and overturning all…
From: Mano Singham
So I got lots of writing done today, but most of it was for a fantasy novel that's not going…
From: Oceanoxia
I am following the he congressional hearings on the causes of the riot on January 6, 2021, the latest of…
From: Mano Singham
This is a very important post because it is a critique of a critique on everything that is wrong with…
From: Jonathan's Musings
I didn't attend the Fourth of July Highland Park parade and had no plans to attend. I did have friends…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
Next week, our monthly Podish Sortacast will tackle a hot-button issue: abortion. We've got a doctor, a biologist, and a…
From: Pharyngula
Ugh. Ugh ugh ugh. Kent Hovind, creationist, is bad enough, but Kent Hovind, groomer, is enough to disgust anyone. There…
From: Pharyngula
There is a book that I have returned to over and over again, for years. It fascinates me, because it…
From: Stderr
I got a challenge from a creationist. Hello, I am a Muslim. Recently I have written a small script as…
From: Pharyngula
I'm pretty quick to point out that terves very much share blame for the recent losses on women's rights. Transphobia…
From: Great American Satan
Intelligence and Breast vs. Ass Preference
Here's one for the Evolutionary Psychology Hall of Shame: https://twitter.com/evopsychgoogle/status/1538954025038663681/ The author of this "study" has a theory, which is…
From: Pharyngula
This is a talented bit of work, but I don't think Kent Hovind will recognize how stupid he looks in…
From: Pharyngula
I get solicitations to publish papers all the time, and I just roundfile 'em. There are journals that are desperate…
From: Pharyngula
He's gone full-on hate monger. I'll also post the transcript here tomorrow evening. Hey, friends: Sorry for the horrifying title…
From: Pharyngula
I don't have a lot to say about the Chicago shooting. It's yet another act of terrorism by a white…
From: Oceanoxia
This isn't a new video, but it's one I like. Terry Pratchett is probably my second role model as a…
From: Oceanoxia
I was terrified of sex growing up. I knew very little about my own body and talking about sex always…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
Jordan Peterson announced a while back that he was leaving Twitter for good. Strangely, he was back to posting frantically…
From: Pharyngula
The Supreme Court of the United States of America has declared war on humanity. The assault on bodily autonomy in…
From: Oceanoxia
A remarkable letter sent to Julie Bindel congratulating her on her 'service'. https://twitter.com/bindelj/status/1541527150205046785 The remarkable bit is this paragraph: The…
From: Pharyngula
Cody just wasn't angry enough for this one (that's an odd thing to say), so I'm glad Katy Stoll stepped…
From: Pharyngula
The Washington Post ran an Katie Ledecky, a swimming champion. She looks impressive. In truth, there’s no debate. The greatest…
From: Pharyngula
Nora Reed has compiled a list of abortion information at abortion.cafe. It's short and to the point, and might become…
From: Pharyngula
This video premieres in about 15 minutes. No one has seen it, and it already has 25 comments. There will…
From: Pharyngula
In one of the sacks were these two pieces. [caption id="attachment_48981" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] © Charly, all rights reserved. Click for…
From: Affinity
You aren't alone -- it seems to have developed an annoying allergy to Safari, which is the browser my wife…
From: Pharyngula
The Highland Community Foundation has set up a fund to help the victims and survivors of the Highland Park shooting.…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
As part of a recently announced renovation of Bolingbrook Commons Shopping Center, the village sent an eviction notice to current…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
Oh boy, Minneapolis-St Paul is bracing itself for a sudden surge. Steps from an interstate and minutes from an airport…
From: Pharyngula
Do you like fireworks? https://twitter.com/ChicagoCritter/status/1544029632256671744 I don't. Fuck you, NRA. Die in a fire, Supreme Court. At least six people…
From: Pharyngula
A stuntman has died during a performance. Chris Darnell, 40, was driving the "Shockwave Jet Truck" while racing two planes…
From: Mano Singham
Someone just signed me up for lots of gay porn. Reminds me of the old days, when all the Catholics…
From: Pharyngula
There's an American fetish for "businessmen" and "entrepreneurs" that I can't quite understand. I've never been particularly impressed by "businessmen";…
From: Pharyngula
Next time some Libertarian tries to convince you that the government should not be involved in charity, let the churches…
From: Pharyngula
The Supreme Court of the United States of America has declared war on humanity. The assault on bodily autonomy in…
From: Oceanoxia
We got another grand decision today. The Supreme Court decided in favor of a public school football coach who pushed…
From: Pharyngula
But he's right. https://twitter.com/RightWingWatch/status/1541451617874153472 That's exactly what the Supreme Court is trying to do, impose a Catholic Taliban on us…although…
From: Pharyngula
I heard that the Bible has a recommendation for an abortion remedy, and I thought that was pretty cool, until…
From: Pharyngula
On May 12, 2022, Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a 200 level Home Economics student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education,…
From: YEMMYnisting
A Christian football player from Texas (obviously, that's all you need to be fully qualified to provide answers to everything)…
From: Pharyngula
This is Franklin Graham, evangelical leader of the Southern Baptist convention, son of Billy Graham, yesterday, the 23rd of May.…
From: Pharyngula
I did suggest that Greg Locke's tax exempt status be revoked, as did many other people. It is now being…
From: Pharyngula
To anyone? Srsly? News Alert May 22, 4:01 p.m. EDT Southern Baptist leaders covered up sex abuse, lied to members…
From: Death to Squirrels
I can't really compete with Marcus and Charly in the big time construction and crafting projects, but I did make…
From: Pharyngula
I'm learning things from raising Steatoda triangulosa. Feeding time is a marvel: I recorded a very short video of the…
From: Pharyngula
I know I was worried about feeding my spiders -- they're so tiny, 1.2mm long, and fruit flies are huge,…
From: Pharyngula
The world needs to quadruple its annual investment in nature if the climate, biodiversity and land degradation crises are to…
From: Oceanoxia
Complexity, complexity, complexity. This article sure talks about complexity a lot, but it's all produced spontaneously by spiders. Across 44…
From: Pharyngula
The current pandemic has reached a strange state. On the one hand, people are still getting infected in large numbers.…
From: Mano Singham
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. We need to go…
From: Oceanoxia
I mentioned The Shock Doctrine (also known as disaster capitalism) yesterday, in reference to what looks to be an endless…
From: Oceanoxia
The Supreme Court of the United States of America has declared war on humanity. The assault on bodily autonomy in…
From: Oceanoxia
I'm afraid no one will, and that makes me sad. They're so cute! They're like a bunch of puppies, all…
From: Pharyngula
Is that too much for you? Do you honestly think cops do more good than harm? Based on what? We…
From: Oceanoxia
I don't have a lot to say about the Chicago shooting. It's yet another act of terrorism by a white…
From: Oceanoxia
I finally got around to seeing this film that had long been on my list of things to watch. It…
From: Mano Singham
This isn't a new video, but it's one I like. Terry Pratchett is probably my second role model as a…
From: Oceanoxia
In a detailed profile of Florida governor Ron DeSantis who is clearly running for the Republican party's presidential nomination in…
From: Mano Singham
It's easy to hate the demented fucks they keep electing, but then the citizens of the state have to live…
From: Pharyngula
The Supreme Court of the United States of America has declared war on humanity. The assault on bodily autonomy in…
From: Oceanoxia
There is a book that I have returned to over and over again, for years. It fascinates me, because it…
From: Stderr
The prevailing theory of change in the United States has long been that you persuade people to agree with you,…
From: Oceanoxia
The radio program On The Media talked to Rae Garringer, the creator of the oral history project Country Queers that…
From: Mano Singham
Florida is leading the way in wrecking the American university system. In his efforts to remake higher education in Florida,…
From: Pharyngula
Is that too much for you? Do you honestly think cops do more good than harm? Based on what? We…
From: Oceanoxia
Like his friend Donald Trump, Boris Johnson is a sleazy, corrupt, liar who only cares about his pwn interests. They…
From: Mano Singham
I don't have a lot to say about the Chicago shooting. It's yet another act of terrorism by a white…
From: Oceanoxia
I didn't attend the Fourth of July Highland Park parade and had no plans to attend. I did have friends…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
The title of this post is that of a very influential lecture by Richard Hofstadter that he gave in 1963…
From: Mano Singham
Happy That-Time-of-the-Year-When-Gunshot-Murders-Take-Longer-to-Investigate-Because-They-are-Indistinguishable-From-Asshole-Ideas-of-a-Good-Time Day. Happy Explosion Day. Happy Give-Songbirds-and-Some-Humans-Heart-Attacks Day. Happy Increase-in-Dog-Bites Day. Happy Celebrate-the-Nation-Built-on-Genocide-and-Slavery-that-is-Still-Fucking-Your-Own-Personal-Rights-Apart Day. Happy Your-President-Proudly-Does-His-Part-to-Facilitate-Human-Fucking-Extinction Day. Death to…
From: Great American Satan
The world needs to quadruple its annual investment in nature if the climate, biodiversity and land degradation crises are to…
From: Oceanoxia
I finally got around to seeing this film that had long been on my list of things to watch. It…
From: Mano Singham
I don't feel much of a call to celebrate the Fourth of July. That first attempt at writing a bold…
From: Pharyngula