Comments on: Update on the Skepchick Track https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/04/update-on-the-skepchick-track/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Raka https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/04/update-on-the-skepchick-track/#comment-519679 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:51:51 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/04/update-on-the-skepchick-track/#comment-519679 Riker was “First Mate” or “First Officer”, which is (in European-derived navies) the second-in-command of any vessel. I believe the etymology stems from the idea that the captain “belongs” to the ship, but the officers and enlisted “belong” to the captain (symbolically, at least). So Riker is first among Picard’s officers, while Picard himself stands outside the group. I couldn’t find a good citation with a little workplace-filtered googling, so take that with a larger-than-usual grain of salt.

I was at the “Science + Media” panel where the Klingons were commenting, and you guys were great. I’m a little sad that I didn’t get to attend “Bulls**t Detection Kit: Why Pseudo-Science Doesnâ??t Deliver”. I wanted to raise my hand after ten minutes or so, and ask if I was in the right room for the “Ghost Hunting How-To” panel.

]]> By: jaf https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/04/update-on-the-skepchick-track/#comment-519678 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:40:53 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/04/update-on-the-skepchick-track/#comment-519678 June 24 is 6 months from Xmas Eve, silly!

That was a great panel, by they way. So was the subsequent panel!
I heart science.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/04/update-on-the-skepchick-track/#comment-519677 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:28:43 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/04/update-on-the-skepchick-track/#comment-519677 Birger: That is my birthday, by thew way. Which would make me the Anti-Christ.

Lately I’ve been reading 19th century African travelers accounts. (And, avoiding beaches)

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/04/update-on-the-skepchick-track/#comment-519676 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:24:21 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/04/update-on-the-skepchick-track/#comment-519676 Steve: I actually said “Number One”. Then I wrote “Number One” in this blog. Then I looked at it and said “How can he be number one? He must be number two!” and changed it. Damn.

]]> By: Birger Johansson https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/04/update-on-the-skepchick-track/#comment-519675 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:19:29 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/04/update-on-the-skepchick-track/#comment-519675 (OT) Greg do you have time to do some recreational reading this vacation, and if so, what favourite authors do you have? I ask since I already have sent some stuff to P Z Myers (24 June is the exact opposite date to Xmas and since some consider him to be an anti-christian monster, I found it appropriate to send him some Lovecraftian monster fiction) 🙂

]]> By: Steve https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/04/update-on-the-skepchick-track/#comment-519674 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:43:31 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/04/update-on-the-skepchick-track/#comment-519674 Not to nitpick, but Riker was “Number One” (first officer), not number two. Geek out.

]]> By: Mike Haubrich, FCD https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/04/update-on-the-skepchick-track/#comment-519673 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:53:59 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/04/update-on-the-skepchick-track/#comment-519673 Shasbott!

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