I stuck a GoPro on the end of the die of a Coal Iron forging press. This is not my…
From: Stderr
Today was all set-up for the big day: quenching. In order to minimize blade bends or change of a stress-riser…
From: Stderr
Finally, I am back on more solid ground; we have switched to grinders and rasps for shaping the blade preparing…
From: Stderr
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is a polarizing film. On the one hand, there are those like me who absolutely…
From: Mano Singham
I don't feel that my hammer control is very good, but once the shape of the blade gets refined, good…
From: Stderr
[caption id="attachment_52801" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Tom the Dancing Bug 1439 perfect candidate[/caption] (From Ruben Bolling) {AD}
From: Mano Singham
From the Zoo as well. [caption id="attachment_38440" align="alignnone" width="800"] ©Giliell, all rights reserved[/caption] [caption id="attachment_38439" align="alignnone" width="800"] ©Giliell, all rights…
From: Affinity
I did not take many pictures today. Mostly because the object of my photos would be an object of frustration.…
From: Stderr
We're making the sword-blades out of wire rope, with a twist. It was a long drive to two long flights,…
From: Stderr
As I have said many times before, I had no interest in watching Game of Thrones but have been fascinated…
From: Mano Singham
Jesus fucking christ. There's going to be a conference in August, on ENDING RACISM, VIOLENCE AND AUTHORITARIANISM. Sounds good, right?…
From: Pharyngula
The genesis of the next bestseller: Dear Dr. Matthew D Herron, I am Luis, Editorial assistant from Oasis Publishing Group…
From: Fierce Roller
Remember, Sam Harris is the atheist leader who once, when asked where all the women were at in atheism, explained…
From: Pharyngula
If only philosophical SWAT teams existed…although the members would probably spend more time arguing with each other than battling those…
From: Pharyngula
I have, all the time. I remember when atheism was about idealism and anger at ignorant tribalism and superstition. Then…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_5223" align="aligncenter" width="595"] Persecution complex? Image from an Evolution News & Views post on the Discovery Institute's exclusion from…
From: Fierce Roller
Their doctors are going to be so surprised! https://twitter.com/Kolyin/status/1127967565156720640
From: Pharyngula
Sam Harris has a long interview with Kara Swisher (1'40"! transcript here), which even in written form puts me to…
From: Pharyngula
If you can't beat 'em, define 'em out of existence! Some members of the intelligent design community seem to have…
From: Fierce Roller
Right, so. Many people here will have heard about Indiana's attempt to legislate the value of pi. This was quite…
From: Pervert Justice
We have seen a spate of highly restrictive anti-choice laws passed by mostly male legislators who do not seem to…
From: Mano Singham
I'm boycotting Georgia, too. In an hour I have to go watch a terra-bad movie by the bozos who made…
From: Pharyngula
Men get molested, too, and university administrations seem to care about as much as they do for the welfare of…
From: Pharyngula
The end is racing at us so fast -- we've been watching movies about the zombie apocalypse or handmaid's tales,…
From: Pharyngula
Once again, Oliver Thorne has created an important, informative video on an issue laden with controversy and bad intentions. …
From: Oceanoxia
…Tony Robbins! Tell me you're surprised. He's another over-inflated ass with no real talent or expertise beyond self-promotion, he maintains…
From: Pharyngula
I am just shocked at the stories emerging about David Yesner, the University of Alaska anthropologist. He is being sued…
From: Pharyngula
As predicted, they convened a new grand jury just to toss her back in the clink, along with an unprecedented…
From: Great American Satan
Bolingbrook's second annual Pride Picnic and Puppies event is set for June 9 from Noon to 6 PM. This year's LGBTQ+…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
...First you must have suitable bait. Then you can set a trap. Content warning - non-explicit discussion about sexual predators…
From: Affinity
Elon Musk proudly announced the great achievement of his Boring Company. https://twitter.com/boringcompany/status/1131809805876654080 The video compares one car driving in traffic…
From: Pharyngula
I wonder if they's appreciate these refreshments? I'm also wondering which place in town would fill this order. [caption id="attachment_54431"…
From: Pharyngula
Will milkshakes be banned in certain parts of Bolingbrook? Sources within Village Hall say Mayor Roger Claar will establish “Milkshake-free”…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
Today just something lighter, and a reaction to our recent visit from the Grammar and Spelling Police. I would like…
From: Affinity
One or both of you may already know about https://aiweirdness.com. It's a site of GARGANTUAN fun, run by Janelle Shane (Ph.D., I…
From: Pervert Justice
I think that means I'm a natural for the Morris Public Library summer reading club, even if it is mainly…
From: Pharyngula
It was strange. I've got to get used to this again. Today was another day for registering incoming first-year students,…
From: Pharyngula
Starting today, I will be traveling over this long Memorial Day weekend and so blogging will be sporadic. {AD}
From: Mano Singham
[caption id="attachment_38524" align="alignleft" width="1600"] The Marcus Tactical Dog Brush[/caption] A few weeks back, Jack and I received a very…
From: Affinity
I'm impressed -- they kept on turning.
From: Pharyngula
Hah. Answers in Genesis is pissed off because their insurance didn't cover rain damage. Ark Encounter, which unveiled the 510-foot-long…
From: Pharyngula
The Jeffs family is moving into Minnesota. Warren Jeffs is still in prison, but his brother is buying land up…
From: Pharyngula
For years the new atheist movement has been saying in various forms that "Atheism is not a religion." That in…
I had to make a couple of road trips across the state this past weekend, and while I'm used to…
From: Pharyngula
The Catholic church requires celibacy for its priests and nuns. But many find it hard to do so. While some…
From: Mano Singham
A Kentucky teen who sued his school because they required all students to be vaccinated has now been diagnosed as…
From: Mano Singham
Many readers will remember the case of Aasia Bibi, the Pakistani woman who went through hell as a result of…
From: Mano Singham
Take a look at this image. It may not be great art but seems pretty innocuous, no? {AD} But it…
From: Mano Singham
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that "The mayor of Hoschton, a nearly all-white community 50 miles northeast of Atlanta, allegedly…
From: Mano Singham
In a significant development, the Satanic Temple has been recognized by the IRS as a church. The decision has sparked…
From: Mano Singham
We're getting close. This week I'm training some students (and myself) in spider classification, and then the week after we're…
From: Pharyngula
So, doop-de-doo, I'm doing daily hobby-reading, in this case about why the Large Hadron Collider has been such a bust.…
From: Pervert Justice
In my series discussing capitalism and socialism, a commenter said that both frameworks have problems with externalized costs. According to…
From: A Trivial Knot
Now this is high-quality click-bait: Near-Sighted Kids of Martian Colonists Could Find Sex With Earth-Humans Deadly. If only HG Wells…
From: Pharyngula
Local scientist featured on Science Friday! Our newest addition to the biology discipline, Rob Denton, appeared on SciFri for his…
From: Pharyngula
Continuing the saga of our efforts to track down spiders…we've had some success. I mentioned earlier that we found some…
From: Pharyngula
My wife and I are getting serious about this spider hunting business. We lit some torches and delved deep into…
From: Pharyngula
I went for my morning stroll this morning, checking out spider haunts. My garage is still destitute, with nothing but…
From: Pharyngula
On May 20th, the 26th General Conference on Weights and Measures instituted a new standard for the kilogram mass. A…
From: Mano Singham
I have noticed that my spider videos get about a fifth of the traffic of my other videos, which means…
From: Pharyngula
We all know the story of the boy who cried wolf, which, in one version or the other is something…
From: Affinity
Ugh, his apology video pissed me off. For instance: [2:36] Anyhow, yesterday, the ACA, and its productions, published a statement…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
So, when redesigning the US$20 bill, the treasury department took a poll on the best person to next be depicted.…
From: Pervert Justice
DeVos was awarded an honorary doctorate by Bethune-Cookman University, a historically black college. The students were not happy. Graduating students…
From: Pharyngula
Jason England, former admissions dean at Carnegie Mellon University, has drawn from his own experiences to add to what the…
From: Mano Singham
So there's a particular bit of overused truth whose use I want to challenge. Again, it's not that it's not…
From: Pervert Justice
Every couple of months it seems a certain debate flares up on my Twitter and it keeps annoying me. It…
From: Affinity
Although I'm also seeing signs that the professional atheist debaters are getting a bit annoyed with us. [caption id="attachment_54196" align="aligncenter"…
From: Pharyngula
“The battle for gay acceptance will only be won after the conversion of Christians.” We are seeing the evidence…
From: Odgraphix
I just watched this documentary that follows four insurgent women candidates who bucked the Democratic party establishment by challenging long-standing…
From: Mano Singham
Will milkshakes be banned in certain parts of Bolingbrook? Sources within Village Hall say Mayor Roger Claar will establish “Milkshake-free”…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
In my series discussing capitalism and socialism, a commenter said that both frameworks have problems with externalized costs. According to…
From: A Trivial Knot
…but this seems like cruel and unusual punishment. The prime minister will remain in Downing Street, to shoulder the blame…
From: Pharyngula
We should start throwing milkshakes at every journalist and pol who uses the word "electability" right now. [caption id="attachment_54415" align="aligncenter"…
From: Pharyngula
So, when redesigning the US$20 bill, the treasury department took a poll on the best person to next be depicted.…
From: Pervert Justice
[caption id="attachment_52801" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Tom the Dancing Bug 1439 perfect candidate[/caption] (From Ruben Bolling) {AD}
From: Mano Singham
This was charming enough. https://twitter.com/ashleyn1cole/status/1130162078793080832 But even better…Elizabeth Warren actually called her, and talked about a plan! https://twitter.com/ashleyn1cole/status/1130893530048618496 The best…
From: Pharyngula
The state of Alabama has been in the news as one of the wave of states passing highly restrictive laws…
From: Mano Singham
The US penchant for absolving those in the military who murder foreigners is once again on full display. It begins…
From: Mano Singham
I like watching British police procedurals and a key person in those stories is the forensic pathologist who determines the…
From: Mano Singham