Digital Chum - Virtual fish guts and other nonsense

Oct 22nd 09 Posted by Dan

Red Meat (the comic)

Red Meat has a great strip today… one that hits home with folks who tend to reject irrational and superstitious claims.

Oct 20th 09 Posted by Dan

Newsweek on Inoculation Misinformation

Newsweek has a great article addressing all the misinformation flying around regarding the H1N1 vaccine. It’s definitely well done and worth the time to read, if only to counter those...

Oct 19th 09 Posted by Dan

You need to roll a 16 to save…

From now on, I’m going to carry around my complete set of dice… just in case.

Oct 19th 09 Posted by Dan

Lunar Sarcasm

After all the effort, training and money it took to get us up here…

Oct 18th 09 Posted by Dan

Too Tired For Slippers

Megan and I were going to go to a movie, but decided to make one ourselves, instead. Here’s the result.

Oct 12th 09 Posted by Dan

“Just say no” misinterpreted

There is a fight in Congress now, not between Republicans and Democrats, but between those who want to help and those who say, ‘Thank God we’re not helping.’ - Rep. Alan Grayson...

Oct 11th 09 Posted by Dan

You can discover the galaxy, too.

NASA’s equipment is some pretty powerful stuff. But astronomy also depends on the curiosity and contribution of amateur astronomers. [...] If they can discover something great, so can any of...

Oct 10th 09 Posted by Dan

Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize

Since President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, there’s been a firestorm of criticism with some people even implying that Obama himself somehow used subversive tactics to gain the award…...

Oct 10th 09 Posted by Dan

Time to take away her matches.

[Debating Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey was like] “debating a pyromaniac in a straw man factory.” - Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) (via)

Oct 9th 09 Posted by Dan

I’m okay with this…

I got an email from President Obama today. Well… a form email, but an email nonetheless which addressed the Nobel Peace Prize that he received today. Here’s what it said. Daniel – This...

Oct 9th 09 Posted by Dan

It’s not fun for all those involved.

Though boys throw stones at frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, but in earnest.

Oct 8th 09 Posted by Dan

Dr. Joe Albietz on Vaccination

Dr. Joe Albietz is a pediatrician who is among the people who outspokenly refute the anti-vaxxers of the world (like Jenny McCarthy). This is his talk from TAM 7 about vaccinations and what they’ve...

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