Sam Harris: Sexist Pig and Liberal Shill :: Sam Harris (3)
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Sam Harris: Author, Philosopher, Essayist, Atheist (4)
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I’ve received more than the usual amount of criticism for my recent opinion piece on Sarah Palin, most of it alleging sexism and/or an unseemly infatuation with Barack Obama. For those who care, I’d like to briefly respond:
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Ken said:
"Needless to say, I find Obama’s religious pandering repulsive. The suspicion that he is pandering, out of obvious necessity, and not quite as religious as he makes out, is somewhat comforting, however. But even if Obama were precisely as religious as he appears, he is not a Creationist, Rapture-Ready blockhead. Palin, by all appearances, seems to be one. This is a difference worth noting. Whatever you may think of his politics, Obama is very intelligent and reasonably well educated. Palin thinks the universe is 6000 years old"
Afternoon Inquisition 9.3 (1)
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So…I was discussing religion and morality with a friend of mine the other day and the conversation came down to this question: Which came first: religion or morality? The original conversation was about whether morality would exist without religion. And that is actually the real question, so feel free to speak on that. Determining which came first doesn’t answer that question (unless morality evolved first), but this chicken-egg sort of debate caused us to carefully ...
Pharyngula: Palinanity (6)
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This is a terrifying video. It's Sarah Palin going on and on in front of her Assembly of God church, talking about the war in Iraq as "a task that is from God", promising the congregants the gift of prophecy, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus…it ought to make any rational human being ill. But that's not the scary part. The truly frightening prospect, and the thing that we must not forget lest we underestimate Palin, is that ...
Sebab ketua kampung di S'gor diganti (1)
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Malaysiakini (6)
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Sebahagian besar daripada mereka tidak mahu menandatangani surat akuan untuk berkhidmat kepada semua penduduk tanpa mengira fahaman politik.
Guildwatch: "10 guilds kicked me in a row" (1)
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Guilds, Odds and ends, Instances, Humor, Raiding, Guildwatch, Bosses, Forums The above screenshot is a little hard to read, and for that we apologize. But it comes from Diablo of Stormscale -- apparently they had a healer who /afked in the middle of a raid for about 30 minutes, and when he got switched out of the raid for a Resto Shaman got a little testy. He says he's going ...
Study: Our Mates Look Like Mom and Dad (29)
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Men like women who resemble dear old mom, and women like men who look like dear old dad, a computer analysis now shows. Scientists in Hungary investigated 52 university students and their parents. They also looked at the significant others of the volunteers and the parents of these significant others, for 312 faces total.416 diggs | 117 comments | Science / General Sciences | submitted by MakiMaki | mirror
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nicerobot said:
Doesn't seem to hold true for me. I'm equally attracted to many types of woman with dramatically different features. I might be wrong but it seems i've rarely dated anyone with similar features to my mom. I'm definitely drawn to darker, exotic features. It seems more an expected coincidence that i would eventually date someone like her than that i'm drawn to them. I wouldn't discount that such a Freudian phenomenon exists in some people, maybe many, but i think i'm evidence it isn't universal.
Google Chrome First Look [Screenshot Tour] (58)
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Google Chrome officially hit the streets just a few minutes ago, and we've rolled up our sleeves and taken a quick look at everything the newest browser on the block has to offer. Keep reading for a detailed screenshot tour of the exciting new Google Chrome browser. The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser. Similar to Speed Dial in Opera (or the copycat Firefox extension), Google Chrome offers shortcuts for ...
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DJ said:
"Porn Mode"? I think this is the killer feature.h
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Monchster said:
New Google Chrome App
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Gary M said:
wish they had just bought Opera.
15 Minutes of Fame: Around the world playing World of Warcraft (1)
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Filed under: Features, Interviews, 15 Minutes of Fame 15 Minutes of Fame is our look at World of Warcraft players of all shapes and sizes - from the renowned to the relatively anonymous, the remarkable to the player next door. Tip us off to players you'd like to hear more about.If you've ever wanted to quit your job, travel the world and play WoW whenever and wherever you please - take it from Caesar of ...
Why Palin should be taken seriously (10)
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Scripting News (211)
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Three pieces that caution Democrats to not quickly dismiss the candidacy of Sarah Palin. 1. New Republic. "Sarah Palin is a living reminder that the ultimate source of political power in this country is not the Kennedy School or the Davos Summit or an Ariana Huffington salon; even now, power emanates from the electorate itself. More precisely, power in 2008 emanates from the working class electorates of Pennsylvania and Ohio." 2. George Lakoff. "Palin is ...
Minimum price on fags soon (1)
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The Government is currently working on a mechanism to impose a minimum price on cigarettes with the aim of making it unaffordable to children.
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Haris said:
Make it RM1 per stick!
Umno: Tindakan Nizar jadi tandatanya (1)
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Badan Perhubungan Umno Perak berkata, tindakannya Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaludin meluluskan 400 hektar tanah kepada sembilan sekolah persendirian Cina menjadi tandatanya walaupun ia bukan satu kesalahan.
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Haris said:
This is non-news. I wish people would stop reporting on people talking about crap.
More nonsense... (1)
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The Star Online > Nation Tuesday September 2, 2008Children made into 'devils' at Merdeka do SOME children as young as two were made into 'junior devils' by their parents and guardians at the Merdeka celebrations in Shah Alam on Sunday, claimed a Malay daily. Harian Metro said the parents bought the children 'hair clips' in the shape of the Devil's horns, which cost some RM8 apiece. The daily said many parents seemed happy watching their ...
Toys exit prams as midfielder appears not to have arrived (1)
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HOW very Arsenal to announce contract extensions for Mark Randall and Kieran Gibbs yesterday. I’ve said previously how after losing Diarra, Flamini and Gilberto, we’ve left ourselves not just exposed to injuries, but short of midfielders in the first place. It does frustrate me because I really don’t see why we couldn’t have held onto Gilberto and then only sold him yesterday if replacements were tied up. But let’s not just throw our toys out ...
Nobody in, it seems, on a mad, bad day for football (1)
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So transfer deadline day has come and gone with seemingly no activity from Arsenal. I'm told that we were in negotiations with Liverpool over the signing of Xabi Alonso but as yet no announcement has been forthcoming and at this point it seems unlikely. Had a deal been reached then we'd probably have heard about it by now. It was, by any standards, an extraordinary day yesterday. The image to your left shows the traffic ...
Village committee head gunned down in front of school (1)
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A Federal Village Development and Security Committee (JKKKP) chairman was shot dead in his parked car in front of SMK Gunong Semanggol near here about 7.30am on Tuesday.
How To Demo Your Startup (Part Two) (87)
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Jason Calacanis’ just posted part two of his “how to demo a startup” advice to his email list earlier today. Part one with his initial advice is here. Last week Jason coordinated rehearsal demos at Sequoia Capital for the companies that are launching at TechCrunch50 on September 8-10. He spends a lot of time with each company and gives solid advice for improving the messaging. The full text of Jason’s email is below. You can ...
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Moah said:
Jason is as self promoting as bloggers come. Most of this was covered in 6.UAT. But not bad to review them once in a while
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Pheelmore said:
Read, repeat. Unglaublich, wie viele es nciht hinbekommen, enie spannende Präsentation (für durchaus spannende Produkte) hinzubekommen.
