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Guild Launch Jan 20 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:17:20 -0800

screenshot of a selection of msn videos -- obama's inauguration, biden's inauguration, jfk's inauguration, and confused looking clara from "the guild"

Rickey Henderson should be a unanimous Hall of Famer - Joe Posnanski - SI.com

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:57:24 -0800

stunning stats on rickey henderson

http://togroklife.com/cthulhucolbert08.html

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:29:51 -0700

satirical election site for Cthulhu and Stephen Colbert

Language Log & A non-apology of the first kind

Sat, 24 May 2008 05:01:17 -0700

hillary's apology is not much of an apology at all.

http://www.touchspin.com/chem/SWFs/pt2k61012.swf

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:27:32 -0700

a very very nicely put together periodic chart of the elements with a dynamic information window about which element is selected and electron orbital configuration displays as well

http://i25.tinypic.com/2r6ns4y.jpg

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:14:19 -0700

Obviously not suggesting that violent video games have reduced the amount of violent crimes in America, but pretty clearly showing that there is no relationship between an increase in people playing violent video games and crime rates in America.

50 Years in Space, and where are we now? &171; Grok Life

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:39:16 -0800

Post about the anniversary of America's entrance into space, where we've gone, and where we might be going.

bic pen art by juan francisco casas

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:30:56 -0800

photo-realistic art using only Bic pens. pretty amazing stuff.

TruthNews.us & Blog Archive & This is What A Police State Looks Like

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:16:14 -0800

I'm all for being aware of the dangers of government impinging on the rights of the citizenry and for calling out against the harmful actions of cops. But this film is heavily edited - how nice that every time the cops say "why" someone is worth inspecting the speaking becomes [inaudible] and never shows the full story. The overhyping of the actions of the police is disgusting. The majority of those cops are doing their jobs, and are standing around, not doing anything, and they are subject to all sorts of verbal abuse by the "peaceful" protesters. This is not a police state. This doesn't even compare to modern police states like Burma, or China, or half a dozen other nations.

Do we need to watch out for infringements of our rights? Yes, absolutely. But this one video doesn't prove that they are being infringed. Just like the Rodney King video didn't show that King deserved what he got for ignoring the police, resisting arrest, and breaking the law in the first place. I don't suppose he was just exercising his rights and practicing civil disobedience was he?

That's the thing about civil disobedience though. If you're going to do it, be willing to suffer the consequences. The police tell you to disperse because your permit to block the streets has expired, then you ought to do it. Don't get confrontational, don't get pissed off if a car runs you over because you're impeding traffic. Get a brain.

Notes From The Geek Show: Narrative Grammars

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:56:16 -0800

Good commentary on the ongoing discourse of the relationship of the science fiction and fantasy genres.