Thursday, May 7, 2009
A Brief History of the counter Culture
This is interesting.
*Note: The authors seemed to have got confused when they mention "LSD and acid" (which are one in the same). Maybe they took too much before writing this.
Texas enters the Dark Ages
During the Texas State Board of Education hearings on science standards for Texas schoolchildren, BoE member and staunch creationist Barbara Cargill decided that the age of the Universe was up for vote. Oddly enough, I had some issue with that. You may vote on issues all you want, and you can even vote on morality if you’d like, but scientific reality is not a matter of opinion and cares not for the majority vote.
The National Center for Science Education has video of the moment where it becomes clear that Ms. Cargill, not happy enough to destroy biology for students, proposes an amendment to creationize astronomy as well: ...
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Duke Nukem Forever - news
Update: Apogee Software and Deep Silver have issued a statement to Shacknews, confirming that the situation at 3D Realms has not affected the development of Frontline Games' upcoming handheld Duke Nukem Trilogy.
"Deep Silver and Apogee Software are not affected by the situation at 3D Realms," a representative for the companies told us. "Development on the Duke Nukem Trilogy is continuing as planned."
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Firefox Extension Wars
The NoScript Firefox extension faced a major backlash last week when users discovered that it was surreptitiously disrupting the operation of AdBlock Plus. The developers behind the two extensions turned the browser into a battleground as their conflict escalated. Mozilla has responded by proposing a new policy that sets boundaries for appropriate extension behavior. ...
Mission to deal with the continent of plastic garbage in the Pacific
A high-seas mission departs from San Francisco next month to map and explore a sinister and shifting 21st-century continent: one twice the size of Texas and created from six million tonnes of discarded plastic.
Scientists and conservationists on the expedition will begin attempts to retrieve and recycle a monument to throwaway living in the middle of the North Pacific. ...
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Night Owls and Early Birds
(thanks Thor - reposted from April 24, 2009
The early bird may get the worm, but the night owl has more stamina, a new study suggests. ...
Saturday, May 2, 2009
District 9 movie coming this summer!
Watch the trailer. This looks good!
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters - movie
The idea is, they've grown up and they hunt witches... It's a hybrid sort of old-timey feeling, yet there's pump-action shotguns. Modern technology but in an old style. We heard it and we were just like, 'That's a freakin' franchise! You could make three of those!'
Friday, May 1, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Ignatieff = Harper...
... But hidden beneath his rhetoric, Michael Ignatieff has already moved his party as close to the Conservaitve Party as any leader has in two decades. ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Global Warming Forces an Alaskan Town to Relocate
The 340 residents of Newtok, Alaska will soon be among the first “climate refugees” in the United States. Global warming has battered the tiny coastal town: As average yearly temperatures rise, coastal ice shelves melt as does the permafrost on which the town sits. The Ninglick River has overtaken the town as the ground level simultaneously sinks [Backpacker blog]. As a result, the town’s scattered buildings are connected by a network of boardwalks across the mud. ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
A great wallpaper search site
Click on advanced search to enter your screen resolution (it may already be entered automatically)
Monday, April 27, 2009
Stephen Harper and the Rule of Law
... Harper was prepared to defy the Governor General and challenge her legitimacy if she hadn't permitted prorogation in December. Mind boggling. ...
The Federal Government and the Economy Today
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Rather than scapegoating the CAW for a crisis it did not cause, the federal government should focus its efforts on combating the pressures of wage-driven deflation, maintaining income and employment, and using public dollars to buy transformation of the auto industry away from gas-guzzlers to the low emission vehicles of the future. Industrial policies like this have been an important part of the development of the auto industry and are needed once again.
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