June 2009
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Mission Accomplished:
Six Iraqi oil fields holding 5 billion barrels of oil set to be auctioned to Shell, Exxon, and BP the same day that US troops are to be withdrawn from Iraqi cities. Contracts are for 20 years…
Jun 30th
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“A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.”
– Jose Bergamin, author (1895-1983)
Jun 30th
#1130 - A Thinking Problem →
Jun 30th
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ListenThe Non-Prophets: Leprechauns Skit (Theist vs....
Jun 30th
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Jun 28th
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The more things change...
In yet another sign of political perfidy, the White House of President George W. Bush has drafted a presidential executive order that would allow that double-dealing Republican chief executive to hold suspected terrorist detainees indefinitely. According to the president’s intentions, such suspects could be detained for long periods of time, virtually indefinitely. Is this really what the...
Jun 27th
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Jun 26th
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#1129 - BOASAS 2515 →
Jun 26th
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The Bible and Radio Waves
God asked Job a very strange question in 1500 B.C. He asked, “Can you send lightnings, that they may go, and say to you, Here we are?” (Job 38.35). This appears to be a scientifically ludicrous statement—that light can be sent, and then manifest itself in speech. But did you know that all electromagnetic radiation—from radio waves to x-rays—travels at the speed of light? This...
Jun 26th
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Jun 26th
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Jun 25th
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Jun 25th
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Jun 25th
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#1128 - Bored to Life →
Jun 24th
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Jun 24th
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Jun 24th
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Jun 24th
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Jun 23rd
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Jun 23rd
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“We’re (USA) spending 6 or 7 percent of GDP more on health care than other...”
– Paul Krugman (NYT)
Jun 22nd
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#1127 -The Centrifuge  →
Jun 22nd
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Jun 21st
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Destroying the moon finally within the grasp of... →
NASA will tomorrow launch a spectacular mission to bomb the Moon. Their LCROSS mission will blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying a missile that will blast a hole in the lunar surface at twice the speed of a bullet.
Jun 21st
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Jun 20th
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Jun 20th
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“An Anti-Anxiety Drug That Could Create Super-Soldiers”
– io9 (via Science)
Jun 20th
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Support the Personal Use of Marijuana by... →
Jun 19th
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#1126 - COACH GOD →
Jun 19th
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Jun 18th
#1125 - Good Night →
Jun 18th
listening to "Casa Bey - Mos Def" →
Just picked this album up from eMusic. I have no regrets.
Jun 17th
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Cyberspace
Pijohos: my modem just started working again
Steven Cloud: excellent. what baud you at?
Pijohos: kind
Pijohos: kind baud
Steven Cloud: haha
Jun 17th
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“I write this for the millions who, like myself, are holed up in basements,...”
– David Cox, Open Salon Blog Post
Jun 17th
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You Are an Anarchist
anarchiststandard: If you ask a person what sort of behavior is acceptable, they will likely reply, “Do whatever you like so long as it doesn’t harm others.” The principle described above is a “liberal” principle. Liberal, derived from the root word liberty, concerns the freedom of individuals to do as they please, as well as their individual rights which cannot be infringed upon by others. ...
Jun 16th
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#1124 - Reality Casualty  →
Jun 16th
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“The (coal ash) pollution is so toxic, so dangerous, that an enemy of the United...”
– (via Huffington Post)
Jun 12th
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“A man who was 14 years old when detained by the US in Guantanamo has been...”
– (via BBC)
Jun 12th
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#1123 - Declaration of Dependence →
Jun 12th
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Jun 12th
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“Imagine your child buying marijuana, because I promise you they will, would you...”
– Pot Is Political: And It’s Big Business Too (via aja) (via buchino)
Jun 11th
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CARL SAGAN'S BALONEY DETECTION KIT →
The following are suggested as tools for testing arguments and detecting fallacious or fraudulent argument…
Jun 11th
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Jun 11th
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“I don’t know anything about cars”
– Newly appointed chairman of GM, Edward Whitacre, Jr.
Jun 10th
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David Simon on Bill Moyers Journal 4/2009 →
claytoncubitt: “You know, you start talking about a social compact between the people at the bottom of the pyramid and the people at the top, and that’s how you ground a society, and people look at you and say, “Are you talking about sharing wealth?” You know? “Yeah.” I want to— Listen, capitalism is the only engine credible enough to generate mass wealth. I think it’s imperfect, but we’re stuck...
Jun 10th
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“I feel the less harm I do, the lighter my heart. I love a light heart. And when...”
– Alice Walker, author (b. 1944)
Jun 10th
#1122 - A Blood Laugh →
Jun 10th
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Jun 10th
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Moving.
Steven Cloud: so what's the deal? you moved?
Cananopie: Yes, I am typing to you from Alabama, New York
Steven Cloud: are you in Bizarro America?
Jun 10th
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#1121 - BOASAS: YEAR 2515 →
Jun 9th
#1120 - Capabilities  →
Jun 6th