- Dec 08
- Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) born in Venosa (Italy), 65BC
- Dec 08
- James (Grover) Thurber born in Columbus, Ohio, 1894
- Dec 08
- First Ph.D. awarded by Computer Science Dept, Univ. of Penna, 1965
- Dec 08
- Blessing of the Water in Uruguay
- Dec 08
- Mother’s Day in Panama
- Dec 08
- Our Lady of the Cacupe in Paraguay
- Dec 08
- Jim Morrison is born in Melbourne, Florida, 1943
- Dec 08
- John Lennon is shot and killed in New York City, 1980
- Dec 08
- Afflux (50th of the Season of The Aftermath)
- Dec 09
- Ball-bearing roller skates patented, 1884
- Dec 09
- Independence Day in Tanzania
- Dec 09
- The Who’s “Tommy” premieres in London, 1973
- Dec 09
- Aujourd’hui, c’est la St(e) Pierre.
- Dec 09
- 2. oder 3. Advent
Yearly Archives: 2007
Germany may illegalize a Religion
… or a cult…. But really, aren’t they all cults?
Germany’s federal and state interior ministers have declared the Church of Scientology unconstitutional, clearing the way for a possible ban.
The ministers have asked Germany’s domestic intelligence agency to examine whether the Church’s legal status as an association could be challenged.
Scientology is not recognised as a religion in Germany.
A Church of Scientology statement said the ministers were “completely out of step with the rest of the world”.
The attempted ban is “a blatant attempt at justifying the on-going and never-ending discrimination against the Church of Scientology and its members in Germany,” said the Church in a statement.
Critics accuse the organisation of cult-type practices and exploiting followers for financial gain.
Robots, Robots, more Robots
What is going on with this Robot thing. There are too many stories per day about new robots to keep track of. I’ve been trying to keep up, but it has been difficult.Here’s the latest. Continue reading Robots, Robots, more Robots
Happy Birthday Jim Morrison
Susan Savage-Rumbaugh: Apes that write, start fires and play Pac-Man
My Afternoon With Reverend Zero
John Maynard Smith Interview
Wales: Wikipedia OK for Students
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has said teachers who refuse younger students access to the site are “bad educators”.Speaking at the Online Information conference at London’s Olympia, he played down the long-running controversy over the site’s authority.He said young students should be able to reference the online encyclopaedia in their work.Mr Wales said the site, which is edited by users, should be seen as a “stepping stone” to other sources.As long as an article included accurate citations, he said he had “no problem” with it being used as a reference for younger students, although academics would “probably be better off doing their own research”.
VVVVVVSSSSSSSSSSTTTT ….. KABOOM!!!!
Another round of heavy artillery launched in the War on Christmas. It’s a hit![hattip: PZ Myers]
Dahmer: Darwin Made me Do It
He was saved by creation science. But a little too late, like, it happened after he became a vicious cannibal.
Big Numbers
O’Reilly: Progressive Blog Readers are Devil Worshipers
Click to see the videoRobert Full: Secrets of movement, from geckos and roaches
UC Berkeley biologist Robert Full shares his fascination with spiny cockroach legs that allow them to scuttle at full speed across loose mesh and gecko feet that have billions of nano-bristles to run straight up walls. His talk, complete with wonderful slow-mo video of cockroach, crab and gecko gaits, explains his goal of creating the perfect robotic “distributed foot.”
Huge Tetris Game
Linux: Stable API vs. Not?
There has been a lot of interesting discussion on the benefits and negatives of a stable API on this thread, with good points being made on both sides. If you don’t know or care what that is about, then just move along, nothing to see here… Continue reading Linux: Stable API vs. Not?