R. Allen Standford, notorious scam artist of the Carribean, got 110 years for his massive Ponzi schemes that defrauded untold thousands of people of their hard earned savings. But that’s not the real take away from this story: [Read more…]
R. Allen Standford, notorious scam artist of the Carribean, got 110 years for his massive Ponzi schemes that defrauded untold thousands of people of their hard earned savings. But that’s not the real take away from this story: [Read more…]
Respectful Insolence has a truly wonderful, witty article about Reiki woomasters plying their nonsense on helpless, trusting pets. You will enjoy it. [Read more…]
For those of you who aren’t yet onboard with the progressive movement, let me make you a proposition: say your business has failed, you are going to to end up on the street, so I’ll provide you a no interest, no repayment schedule loan for billions of dollars. You can do anything you wish with it!
Do you think you could make some money that way? Maybe buy some guaranteed CDs or T-notes? Well then let me sweeten the deal! [Read more…]
Blizzard’s Real Money Auction House, for the gaming sensation Diablo III, went live in the US yesterday and already reports of wide spread banning have surfaced. So far the source of the bans seems to be the system detecting signs of botting, hacking, — and possibly add ons — being used. At least according to Blizzard: [Read more…]
The controversial Creationist Museum will be putting up billboards in several large cities this summer hoping to cash in on gullible tourists. Some critics say the move is aimed at the helpless children of the willfully ignorant: [Read more…]
SpaceX cleaned up on public relations last month with the successful launch of their Falcon 9 booster and Dragon spacecraft. But if everything goes right, another new space firm, Orbital Sciences, will be launching a Pegasus rocket from its signature flying launch pad today or morrow. On board, NASA’s NuStar high energy observatory: [Read more…]
Ronald Lindsey, President and CEO of the Center for Inquiry, has a great article out about coming out as an atheist in which he compares and contrasts disbelief with sexual orientation. He makes some great points: [Read more…]
I was amused, in a dark sort of way, reading the usual Worldnut Daily drivel today. Here’s what Farrah’s linkbait de jure quoted in his piece Why Can’t Atheists be Real Americans? (Hint, because they’re atheists! Duh.) [Read more…]
The Chinese have their sights set on the high frontier, but this week they’re looking to another unexplored realm intent on setting records there too: [Read more…]
Cryo-researchers have found algal blooms below the polar ice that are far more robust than once thought, and that could explain some things: [Read more…]