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Signs
July 2011
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NOBODY expects the Atheist Inquisition!
Our chief weapon is reason…reason and evidence…evidence and reason….
Our two weapons are evidence and reason…and ruthless efficiency….
Our *three* weapons are evidence, reason, and ruthless efficiency…and an almost fanatical devotion to Richard Dawkins….
Our *four*…no…
*Amongst* our weapons….
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“In preparation for the final Harry Potter movie, I’m rewatching all of the films...”
– Why Harry Potter Should Really Be All About Hermione Granger
June 2011
4 posts
The Atheist Chaplain
iOS 5 weather app to include hourly forecasts (I... →
Yogi Joke
Three yogis are performing a meditative vigil in a cave high in the Himalayas. One day there is a sound outside of the cave. Six months later one of the yogis says, “that was a tiger.” The cave is silent once again. About a year later, another yogi says, “that wasn’t a tiger it was a lion. Again the cave falls silent. About two years later the third yogi says,...
May 2011
3 posts
Lack of Fear or Lack of Respect? Preventing Shop...
Professor Mueller lists the ten most common causes of Shop Accidents at City College of SF in his talk from Maker Faire, number one being “Lack of Fear” but I would argue that Fear is a bad thing. Being afraid of equipment will cause just as many accidents as a cavalier attitude to it. Now having a healthy Respect for the equipment is always a good idea.
Fear will cause you to...
WatchWhat is Maker Faire?
April 2011
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March 2011
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“It’s very common, and very silly, to point out that there are many
questions as...”
February 2011
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January 2011
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October 2010
3 posts
Watch
Apologies to Edgar Allen Poe
Once upon a midnight dreary, fingers cramped and vision bleary, System manuals piled high and wasted paper on the floor, Longing for the warmth of bed sheets, Still I sat there, doing spreadsheets: Having reached the bottom line, I took a floppy from the drawer. Typing with a steady hand, I then invoked the SAVE command and waited for the disk to store, Only this and nothing more. Deep...
WatchThree Years in Three Minutes.
August 2010
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Quack Miranda Warning from PalMD's White Coat... →
June 2010
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February 2010
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How Does Homeopathy Work?
Stolen from I Speak of Dreams
I should have been this simple:
How Does Homeopathy Work?
Elsewhere:
How Does Homeopathy Work? (Respectful Insolence)
The Long Dark Tea-Time of Homeopathy (Respectful Insolence)
Index to posts on homeopathy & links to resources (Science Based Medicine)
