Twitter / jeffc666. I took the plunge, surely only to abandon it down the road a spell.
This is satire, right? Please say yes… If Everyone’s Talking, Who Will Listen? Money quote: It’s possible that over time, an energy tax, by making some computers, Web sites, blogs and perhaps cable TV channels too costly to maintain, could reduce the supply of information. And folks wonder why newspapers are becoming less and less [...]
Nothoo is back! I may or may not bring back all of the old content, depends on how much work it is. I am also going to revive fairfaxbirding.com. I have also entered the modern age and have this stuff hosted with a real hosting company rather than in my basement.
Kurt Vonnegut has died. I always loved Galapagos for its bizarre fusion of natural history, science fiction, and biting wit.
Hell, why would anyone want to be able to deduct their medical expenses from their taxes? Come on it is un-American to not submit to a total raping at the hands of the the power-crazed, out-of-touch-with-reality, war-mongering, executive branch of these United States. Right? You are either 100% for America or 100% against it. So [...]
Sam Harris has written an excellent essay for the LA Times. The following quote has been circulating and is in itself brilliant: Everything of value that people get from religion can be had more honestly, without presuming anything on insufficient evidence. The rest is self-deception, set to music. This fragment nicely summarizes his argument: The [...]
In consort with my back pain post from last week I am going to post lots of links to various and sundry medicine related stories this week. Here we go: 18 Seconds to Diagnosis Concentrate hard… up to 30% of ADHD diagnoses might be wrong!? Infant Mortaility In the US, Not as Bad as Reported?
This post about why gas costs more in the summer is very interesting. All previous explanations that I have come across were to simplistic.