Man Refuses to Leave New Orleans Because "God Won't Let That Happen Again" (4)
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Roughly 2 million people evacuated from Louisiana alone due to Hurricane Gustav. This includes more than 95% of New Orleans residents. Some of those staying behind in New Orleans did not have the means to leave, but others defied the evacuation order and chose to stay for other reasons. One man, and something tells me he may not be alone, staying behind is convinced that he has nothing to worry about because he has faith ...
Ad Creep Hits the Bike Lanes (2)
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from treehugger: We have complained before about ad creep, how the public realm is being taken over by private marketers. I don’t know if I should be happy or sad that the Egg Farmers of Canada have determined that there are enough cyclists in London, Ontario that they want to pay to advertise to them by painting ads onto bike lanes. Matthew Blackett writes in Spacing: “What’s the next step? Using the dashes on the ...
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splashme said:
I think this is awesome. Why? It makes it totally ok to graffiti over and reverse the message on these adverts. I've seen it a lot lately, lets keep it up!
Followup: Green objects in space (7)
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A while back, I wrote about why there are no green stars in the sky (you should read that post first; some of the concepts below are explained there). But that’s not to say there are no green objects in space. There are! Low-density gas clouds, like NGC 6826 (which I studied for my Masters degree, incidentally), emit light in a very different way than stars do; they aren’t blackbodies at all. They are more ...
Rubber hand illusion shows how easily our brains can be misled. (1)
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One of the things that contributed a lot to my eventual deconversion to atheism was learning more about how the human brain works. Many believers will admit that they may not have a rational basis for what they believe, but they know it’s real just the same and I accept those statements as sincere. The reason that I don’t find them convincing, however, is because it’s possible to experience all sorts of things that feel ...
Mythbustin’ the Moon Hoax, Part V: The review! (13)
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The day has dawned, the clock has rung, the time has come, calloo callay! Tonight, the Mythbusters take on the Moon Hoax (check your local listings)! OK, for you newbies, read Parts 1 - 4 (here, here, here, and here). That’ll catch you up on the history. I was able to get an advance copy of the show — I have powers beyond those of mortal men… or maybe I’m just on a Discovery Channel ...
It is only possible to write honestly about your own personal experiences (1)
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It is only possible to write honestly about your own personal experiences. It is impossible to write about a person who is not ‘YOU’. If you have not experienced a certain situation you should not write about that situation. If you attempt to write about a situation you have not experienced, your account of that situation will definitely devalue the real experience. (Not even the most ‘skilful’ writer can write about a situation they have ...
Galapagos Wrapup (1)
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I am finally getting my act back together after 11 days away from home, visiting the astonishing and wondrous Galapagos Islands. I wasn’t sure how to tackle writing about it, since there is so much to say: the trip itself, the islands, the time we spent in Quito, the friends renewed and newly made, the incredible, incredible scenery, animals, plants, and, of course, the southern skies. Maybe it’ll help to point you to my best ...
Aug. 30th Release Date….. (1)
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I received word from James via an email forwarded from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. They visited him on Friday and report that he is in good health and eager to get back home. He was arrested 5 days ago in Beijing for “upsetting public order” and is now serving 10 days for suspicion of activities in regards to his affiliation with the organization Students for a Free Tibet. He has not been formally charged ...
When adults are no more enlightened than their kids (1)
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In a city in Mindoro, Philippines, some two dozen students mostly female have experienced "seizures" in the past two months. The Inquirer reports that the children "were crying in pain as they suffered from seizures and shortness of breath in a paranormal [emphasis mine] phenomenon that has left a public high school here petrified and perplexed." The reporter has dutifully conveyed the symptoms to us readers. But how does she know the phenomenon is paranormal? ...
Antivaxxers must be stopped! NOW. (13)
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Antivaxxers are people who think vaccinations cause health problems, most notably autism. This is despite study after study showing them to be wrong; there simply is no link between vaccines and autism. While there can be isolated reactions to vaccines, they are very rare, and the overall health benefits of vaccines vastly — vastly — outweigh the negatives. But these antiscience crusaders are starting to have an effect, and it’s a bad one: measles outbreaks ...
When James Bond's Gadgets Backfire (1)
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1. Exploding pen (GoldenEye) blows up the cheque being written. And the bank it's being written in.2. Oddjob's razor-edged bowler hat (Goldfinger) slices into shoulder of expensive suit, which cannot be repaired.3. Miniature flare gun (Thunderball) goes off in pocket, causes chafing. 4. Mini-Sub (Diamonds are Forever) has too-limited range, does not allow infiltration of enemy lair. Also a real gas-hog.5. Rolex Submariner containing powerful electromagnet (Live and Let Die) accidentally erases hard disc data ...
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