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Quackery In Seattle
I often listen to AM 1090 Seattle (upstart progressive talk radio station and Air America / Nova M radio affiliate). What irks me are the many fringe/quack commercials and infomercials that air on the …
Deregulation Behind The Massive Financial Crisis
No, it wasn’t Fannie and Freddie. Alan Greenspan (who owns a lot of blame for the mess), the SEC chairman and John Snow agree it wasn’t them. Fannie and Freddie weren’t even …
Gop Rebirth Focus On New Fundamentals Instead Of Fundamentalist Views-
We can only hope. You can’t keep campaigning on social issues but falling down when in office on the other issues that should be more important (the economy, the war, veterans benefits, etc.) …
Cool Site With Newspaper Headlines Of Obama Win From Around The World
VERY cool. Especially for those who couldn’t get their hands on a paper copy the day-after. Newspaper headlines of Obama election win, Nov. 5 2008 - Boing Boing
Healthy Skepticism Of Court Quot Tools Quot Of The Trade
A skeptic should be aware of the fallibility of eyewitness identification. This excellent 5-part series discusses 19 case studies and the specific techniques you may be familiar with from CSI and Law …
Boy Sent Home From School For Dressing As Jesus For Halloween
This is truly ridiculous. The constitutional prohibitions against schools endorsing religion do not extend to what the students choose to do. This is the wrong move from a first amendment standpoint. …
Funniest Nonprofit
They do sound like they are doing good work. But sounded like a joke at first mention. Don’t miss the 2008 World Toilet Summit. World Toilet Organization|WTO|Global Voice for Toilets & …
Be Careful Hanging Decorations In Space
This is amazing. X-rays from ordinary adhesive tape. The cool thing is they expect to be able to come up with a way to make an inexpensive, low-power x-ray machine for use in poor areas or areas …
Experience Education And Judgment
This is a very stark comparison. I am sickened by the Dumbfuckistan residents of this country who wear lack of education and lack of reliance on sound data for decisions as a badge of honor. We need …
My Newfound Links To Fame
So, I was on myspace inviting other members of my mentoring group to our myspace group when I noticed a posting by Death Cab For Cutie, Death Cab for Cutie posted new blog entries: Chris Walla …