This video has been removed becaus, I assume, THEY did not want you to see it…
So how about this one instead:
Continue reading The Democrats and the Media vs. The Republicans
Yearly Archives: 2007
Where The Cooties Go To Die
OK, so you are vacuuming the house, and along the way, you suck up a couple of spiders, some spier eggs, a beetle or two, and as the cat or dog walks by, you figure you’re probably sucking up some fleas and flea eggs, and so on and so forth.SO you know all these cooties are now in the vacuum cleaner bag. When you are done vacuuming, you put the vacuum cleaner away. The thought is in your brain… all these creepy crawlers are now going to slowly work their way out of the vacuum cleaner and go back to their crawly creepy business. But you stop yourself from thinking further about it and live your life in denial of what might be a horrific reality. Continue reading Where The Cooties Go To Die
Tunguska Modeled: There’s good news and there’s bad news
The good news is that the object that hit the earth at Tunguska 1908 was much smaller than previously thought. The bad news is that the object that hit the earth at Tunguska 1908 was much smaller than previously thought. In other words, if such a small object can do so much damage, then the prospect of something bad happens goes up orders of magnitude… Continue reading Tunguska Modeled: There’s good news and there’s bad news
Open Source Wins and Woes
Owing to public presure, the BBC iPlayer is now going to support Linux. But if you are a student in Newville, Pennsylvania who is into OpenSource, you may serve detention! (or NOT, see update below) Continue reading Open Source Wins and Woes
More Hype on Highway 35
I knew there was something holey about this road that I drive on every day. And all this time I thought it was the potholes. (see this for earlier post on this topic)
Global Orgasm for Peace
Finally, some spirituality I can live with…
I was a little disappointed with the online store, though.
Neanderthal Childhood. Did it happen?
Every few years a paper comes out “explaining” short stature in one or more Pygmy groups. Most of the time the new work ads new information and new ideas but fails to be convincing. This is the case with the recent PNAS paper by Migliano et al.
From the abstract:
Happy Birthday Keith
I think this is a pro Linux video
My Christmas is Most Like…
| Your Christmas is Most Like: How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
 But it usually gets to you by the end of the holiday. |
I found Elvis
Sent from one of my more faithful readers(includes footage of my brother in law being being Willie Nelson or the Everly brothers or somebody.)
Loony Climate Denialism Holdouts
A small group of US experts stubbornly insist that, contrary to what the vast majority of their colleagues believe, humans may not be responsible for the warming of the planet Earth. Continue reading Loony Climate Denialism Holdouts
Anthro Notes
The new Anthronotes is available, hereThis is a Smithsonian publication. This issue has, among other things, a very nice article on the Flores Hobbits and a piece on teaching Human Evolution. Teachers should take special note of this, the material in this publication is usually perfect for 10th through 12th grade Life Sciences.[Hat Tip: Ed Hessler].
Holiday Shopping Tip #4
The Minnesota Citizens for Science Education Teddy Bear!I know you want one…I personally have a mug, a tee-shirt and a hat. Hey, they should add bumper stickers.
Sticklebacks and Shrimp Co-Evolving
Prawns (shrimp) behavior is exploited by sticklebacks in the quest for food. Continue reading Sticklebacks and Shrimp Co-Evolving