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Month: August 2006
The Post of the Beast
(from the end is near dept.) 666th post — Or if you prefer, this post has a post id of 666.
The Stupid Rays, They Hurt Us!
(via Fundies say the darndest things!)
[no logical YEC explanation for stars billions of light-years away]
That’s because astronomers erroneously assume that the light which the stars reflect is the light from the sun. They then base their calculations on that. But read the 2nd paragraph in Genesis and you’ll notice that God created light before he created the sun. So guess which light the stars are reflecting? 😉
Carico, CARM [2006-Aug-15]
Holy crap! “Wrong” doesn’t even begin to describe this…
(more…)Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a Blog
Check out these links: 2009 Iranian election protests Iran Unrest #iranelection Check out Mr. Ahmadinejad’s blog. I was curious as to what blogging software the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran would use, so looking at the source: <HEAD> <title>يادداشت هاي شخصي اØمدي نژاد</title> <meta content="AhmadiNejad , Ahmadi , Nejad , Mahmood , Iran … Continue reading “Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a Blog”
2006 DCI World Championships – Madison, WI
August 12, 2006 Division I Finals August 11, 2006 Division I Semifinals Division II/III Finals August 10, 2006 Division I Quarterfinals Division II/III Semifinals August 8, 2006 Division II/III Prelims
Spammers: Annoying and Absolutely Worthless
Since January 16, 2006, over 23,000 attempts to post comment spam to this site have been logged. That’s 1,000 spam comments since August 6, 2006.
Aaaaagh!
(via Pharyngula) U.S. Lags World in Grasp of Genetics and Acceptance of Evolution A chart showing public acceptance of evolution in 34 countries. The United States ranked near the bottom, beat only by Turkey. As the Republicans in power would say, Mission Accomplished.
Friday Random Ten: 2006-08-11
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Just One Step Away | Billy Cobham | The Traveler | Jazz |
| 2. | State Of Independence | Jon & Vangelis | The Friends Of Mr. Cairo | Rock |
| 3. | Jezebel Boy | Frank Zappa | Broadway The Hard Way | Alternative & Punk |
| 4. | Twice In Every Show | Monty Python’s Spamalot | Original Cast Recording | Soundtrack |
| 5. | Owner Of A Lonely Heart | Yes | 90125 | Rock |
| 6. | Quien Sabe (Who Knows) | Stan Kenton | Cuban Fire! | Jazz |
| 7. | Island Magic | Dave Weckl | Master Plan | Jazz |
| 8. | Solo in 4 Movements – 2nd Movement – Marche Violent | Terry Bozzio | Solo Drum Music (Disc 1) | World |
| 9. | Jesus Thinks You’re A Jerk | Frank Zappa | Broadway The Hard Way | Alternative & Punk |
| 10. | Space Station Docking | Alex North | Alex North’s 2001 | Soundtrack |
Why did the chicken cross the road?
(via email) Andre Ampere: ‘To keep up with current events.’ Albert Einstein: ‘Did the chicken really cross the road or did the road move beneath the chicken?’ Alexander Graham Bell: ‘To get to the nearest phone.’ Robert Boyle: ‘She had been under too much pressure at home.’ James Watt: ‘It thought it would be a … Continue reading “Why did the chicken cross the road?”
Wednesday Weathervane Blogging
(from the not likely to be a weekly feature dept.) Bragging rights to the first person to guess the location…