A Reminder
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” – Carl Sagan
Month: March 2010
Fantastic Young Bassist
Wherein I share a video of an amazing 11 year old bassist.
Notes on Rationality and the Loch Ness Monster
Recently, xkcd ran this comic: Steven Novella followed it up with a post on his NeuroLogica Blog, and concludes that: The take home message for skeptics is that even in a world without ghosts, aliens, and bigfeet we would expect there to be large numbers of anecdotes that sound very impressive, told by people who …
A Note to Those Considering Domestic Terrorism
Do you really want to fight? Then let’s fight. But know this: we won’t come at you with guns and hatred in our eyes. We won’t threaten your children and shrug our shoulders and mutter “collateral damage.” We won’t attempt to bully you and wrap ourselves in the flag while demonstrating that democracy and freedom …
Lifesaving Blood
Sometimes one person can make a huge and positive difference in the lives of millions: An Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for 56 years has saved the lives of more than two million babies. James Harrison, 74, has an antibody in his plasma that stops babies dying from …
Beautiful Math
Wherein a share a movie that shows the beauty of math.
Air Video Review
If you have an iPhone or are soon to have an iPad, and if you have movies on your computer of nearly any format, then you really ought to check out InMethod’s Air Video App. Perspicacious readers will note the emphasis on “any format” and realize that the iPhone does not play formats such as …
Chatroulette Log 1
Wherein I share a log of my recent Chatroulette session.
New Album by The National in May
Wherein I share the video for “Terrible Love,” by The National.
Because Asking a Question is a Federal Offense
Well, this sucks. Peter Watts has been found guilty of a federal crime because he asked question and did not submit to the whim of capricious authority without asking “why?” One would have thought that such a stance, you know, personal liberty and the ability to question authority, would be an American value instead of …