February 2010
“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young,...”
– George Washington Carver
"Motivational Posters: Black History Month... →
February is Black History Month.
January 2010
2009: "On Darwin’s Birthday, Only 4 in 10 Believe... →
Sigh.
2007: "Majority of Republicans Doubt Theory of... →
Two comments:
There is no “theory of evolution.” Evolution is an observed phenomenon. Natural selection is the widely-accepted theory to explain it.
No wonder U.S. politics are so messed up. One party is rooted in fantasy, and the other is too chicken to point it out.
(With thanks to Roger Ebert via Twitter.)
"The People's Mario" — 88by31.com →
Mario as Communist propaganda.
(With thanks to Chris Payne via Facebook.)
“The Real Work is not formatting the margins, installing the printer driver,...”
– Fraser Speirs on the iPad
"Dissecting the O-Jay interview, lie by lie" — TV... →
On Leno’s first attempt at rehabbing his image. Leno can say what he wants about Letterman, but Letterman didn’t damage his image nearly as badly as he did.
(With thanks to @AndrewBucholtz for the heads-up via Twitter.)
“There is always a well-known solution to every human problem—neat, plausible,...”
– H.L. Mencken, died January 29, 1956
"Vanoc Olympic torch video contains clip from Nazi... →
Somebody’s about to lose their video-editing job, if they haven’t already.
"MacKay promises landing strip for UFOs" — cbc.ca →
In all fairness, he went on to say, “I’m only kidding. I’m joking. That’s a joke.” I love the CBC, but they really should have qualified that title a bit.
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How to review the iPad.
If you have actually seen the device:
It’s the most awesome device ever made. Ever.
If not:
Who’d buy this piece of crap?
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“There are many issues you could have with the iPad… They all fall away the...”
– Stephen Fry
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"Bernanke wins...Stocks slide...JD Salinger dies"... →
That’s quite the title.
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This is a test.
Do not be alarmed.
That is all.
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Not Your Parents' 'Reefer Madness' — The Tyee →
On The Nature of Things (CBC) tomorrow night.
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Post-Jaypocalyptic Fiction: The History-Rewriting... →
From Time.com. I may have to repost this a few times over the next couple of months.
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I do love me some Field Notes.
See here: http://fieldnotesbrand.com/ How these haven’t ended up on Stuff White People Like is beyond me.
(You’ll note that my background is slightly different. That’s because I matched it to the cover of the notebook I’m currently using, French Paper’s Construction Safety Orange from FN’s “Mackinaw Autumn” colourway. Yeah, I’m a bit of a...
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Nature Reports: Climate Change →
Further to my last tweet.
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"Jim Nantz in a conflict of interest" — Truth &... →
Haven’t seen the ad myself, but you really have to wonder what Nantz was thinking.