December 2011
10 posts
“Marc is correct that being able to stimulate religious feeling does not falsify...”
– Tuesday is Science Section Day | Unequally Yoked
Dec 21st
“He described the act of taking photographs as ‘silly’ and...”
– London cops apologise to young photographer who was told that shooting Armed Forces Day parade was “anti-social,” “gay,” “stupid” and an offense under the Terrorism Act - Boing Boing I’ve said more offensive things about the “act of taking...
Dec 19th
“The reticulated python is the world’s longest snake. Females typically...”
– Meet the Agta, a tribe where a quarter of men have been attacked by giant snakes
Dec 17th
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Borderland/Bordertown Series
I wanted to point some folks on twitter to this series, but it takes a bit more room than a tweet, so, here we go. What I’m talking about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Borderland_Series http://bordertownseries.com/blog/ It’s a series of anthologies and a couple of standalone novels. Genre-wise, we’re talking YA urban fantasy, but starting in the 80’s, a bit...
Dec 16th
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Dec 14th
“Teenaged Damon Fowler got death threats from strangers when he objected to...”
– Tis the Season for Church-State Lawsuits! | Unequally Yoked
Dec 14th
“According to the researchers, that process not only allows for the smallest...”
– Researchers claim to have developed ‘smallest conceivable switch’ — Engadget Great news for sufferers of NanOCD.
Dec 13th
“I was concerned that this level of intensity was impossible to maintain. But,...”
– Rainbow Six: Patriots – #OccupyClancy | Rock, Paper, Shotgun Honestly, I think they’d sell more games if they just made the game an outright banker murder simulator.
Dec 12th
“Bad movies are a particular source of pleasure for many of us — not just because...”
– The Greatest Bad TV Movie of The Year
Dec 8th
“Hmmmm. So let’s get this straight. Evangelicals see themselves as very...”
– Experimental Theology: Are Christians Hate-Filled Hypocrites?
Dec 7th