I tend to remember non-anglo names best because my mind likes to wrap around the pronunciation, automatically reaches for mnemonics. …
From: Life's a Gas
The Probability Broach, chapter 19 We'll get back to the proceedings of the anarcho-capitalist legislature soon, but Smith opens this…
From: Daylight Atheism
Trump may have a lot of money, though for him and his greedy family it is never enough and they…
From: Mano Singham
I had this idea for an intense action-horror novel, inspired by video games, that takes place in the hell of…
From: Life's a Gas
[caption id="attachment_5719" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Sferica, designed by Riccardo Colletto[/caption] I'm out travelling, but I brought some origami paper to fold.…
From: A Trivial Knot
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From: Mano Singham
Before Stephen Colbert started his 11-year run on The Late Show, he guest-hosted a public access local TV program in…
From: Mano Singham
Remember Alison Goldfrapp? After coming to fame collabing with Tricky, she swung for the stars on her self-titled project, repping…
From: Life's a Gas
[caption id="attachment_1144" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Bournemouth Events, CC BY-SA 2.0[/caption] The Probability Broach, chapter 18 Win and Lucy are twiddling their…
From: Daylight Atheism
He was on a tear with his opening monologue. The AI-generated clip he showed at the beginning was scaringly good…
From: Mano Singham
I just posted about building a ship model, and what happens? Ken Ham posts about building a model ark. I…
From: Pharyngula
Pete Hegseth has decreed that there are only 31 religions that will be officially recognized by the US military, in…
From: Pharyngula
Atheism is associated with a handful of hairsplitting terms: agnosticism, agnostic atheism, ignosticism, apatheism, and so on. These terms describe…
From: A Trivial Knot
One of Christianity's most pernicious and harmful ideas is that a deathbed conversion is sufficient to erase all of your…
From: Pharyngula
You may have the impression that Minnesota is chock-full of Scandinavian Lutherans, but that's not so: German Catholics make up…
From: Pharyngula
It's been afloat for about 10 years. When the notion was first proposed in a gambit to get state tax…
From: Pharyngula
What is the meaning of life?
I stumbled across this video via Dark of All Trades, and it annoyed me. This tradcath weirdo calling himself "PreConciliar…
From: Pharyngula
Ken Ham takes the opportunity of Craig Venter's to misunderstand everything he studied, condemning atheism and making the weird argument…
From: Pharyngula
The great machine of scientific enquiry continues to grind relentlessly along, in spite of the smoking wreckage made, then thrown…
From: Stderr
Commenter Ted Lawry pointed me at this Discovery Institute article, in which they accuse scientists of smugness. Their authoritative source…
From: Pharyngula
I apologize for scaring you all with that dour, nasty visage. That's Keith Kidwell, a North Carolina state legislator, looking…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_79395" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Oh look, a trans person![/caption]
From: Pharyngula
Jey McCreight is an old friend I've known since they were a an undergraduate studying biology in Indiana. I've been…
From: Pharyngula
Our movement was founded in part on islamophobia, so it's unsurprising a number of our blogs beat that drum occasionally…
From: Life's a Gas
I'll have a lot more to say about this when I have time to knock together an essay, but right…
From: Life's a Gas
I write a bunch of book reviews, and review-ish writings on my Pillowfort. Maybe I should port some of these…
From: A Trivial Knot
I'm not gay, or trans, or bi, but even so, if I were living in Texas, I'd be desperate to…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_3580" align="aligncenter" width="979"] Mother (pink madonna) by Mikulus Galanda, 1933.(public domain via rawpixel)[/caption] (via Women's March email) Mother’s Day…
From: Death to Squirrels
I know I'm not here much any more. But I came by, attracted by an unrelated technical issue, and found…
From: Impossible Me
Will a trans rights group unleash a powerful global earthquake on April 25? Bolingbrook officials aren’t taking chances. “Sure, it…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
I had such a surplus of tomato plants this year that I decided to make another makeshift shelter to grow…
From: Affinity
We've found the hottest cartoon woman on the internet. [caption id="attachment_79442" align="aligncenter" width="382"] Oglaf[/caption] It gets a bit gross in…
From: Pharyngula
My draft for "Loneliness, 3" is currently sitting at 2,600 words. It hasn't been as hard to write as "Loneliness,…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
From: Pharyngula
I had my medical follow-up this morning, and it was entertaining. We looked at photos from my arthroscopic surgery! That…
From: Pharyngula
A few days ago, I got sucked into a weird vortex of a YouTube category. I watched ONE (1) video…
From: Pharyngula
Every time he brags about passing a basic cognitive test -- as he does so painfully often -- this is…
From: Pharyngula
Yesterday, I stumbled across this duo, Angine de Poitrine, and they scrambled my brain. I was listening to this weird…
From: Pharyngula
Oh no. I have been asked for dietary advice. I am not qualified. I've never taken a nutrition course, I…
From: Pharyngula
Things are growing. Some well, some badly. [caption id="attachment_50918" align="aligncenter" width="800"] © Charly, all rights reserved. Click for full size.[/caption]…
From: Affinity
One of Christianity's most pernicious and harmful ideas is that a deathbed conversion is sufficient to erase all of your…
From: Pharyngula
You may have the impression that Minnesota is chock-full of Scandinavian Lutherans, but that's not so: German Catholics make up…
From: Pharyngula
I am busy today and in lieu of an original post, thought that I would post an old article of…
From: Mano Singham
It has come to my attention that a disturbing number of people think that ethnostates, or ethnocracies, are fine as…
From: Oceanoxia
Trump has fired the secretary of the navy John Phelan. Phelan's only qualification for the job seemed to be that…
From: Mano Singham
Whatever one's views are about the Catholic Church, there is no question that it takes its doctrines seriously, devoting enormous…
From: Mano Singham
When I posted about pope Leo criticizing warmongering leaders, I added that that it was only a matter of time…
From: Mano Singham
Although he did not mention any leaders by name, it is pretty clear who was the main intended recipient of…
From: Mano Singham
Atheism is not an intellectual achievement. Maybe for some people it can be, people who grew up in an environment…
From: Life's a Gas
I thought Xians were supposed to celebrate with colored eggs and church services and a nice family dinner. I was…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_79448" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Salticus scenicus[/caption] We have a lot of pest hunters at my house. The evil cat is…
From: Pharyngula
Bro. You're talking about replacing people at programming jobs, sure, maybe. But I'm literally watching people program shit with LLMs. …
From: Life's a Gas
Remember those bright white birds that flew in tight formation, and vexed my ID attempts for ages? Eventually I figured…
From: Life's a Gas
This little spider was clinging to our car. Sorry, young one, we're relocating you to a safer place. [caption id="attachment_79432"…
From: Pharyngula
An article published in the journal Diabetes Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association, and authored by credible scientists…
From: Pharyngula
Recent developments in AI technology and its spawning of personalized chatbots has renewed attention in the Turing test. The Turing…
From: Mano Singham
This is, in a sense, a followup to the warning about the coming El Niño. If you haven't already, you…
From: Oceanoxia
I gave Mary a quick lesson in using a real camera this morning. She took a few shots of the…
From: Pharyngula
I'm a bit frustrated -- this stupid knee doesn't allow me to walk on rough ground. I can handle floors…
From: Pharyngula
In recent years, we've learned disturbing things about the beliefs and behaviors of the ruling class. We still don't know…
From: Oceanoxia
The other day, while I was browsing, I was interrupted by an ad for PragerU. I despise PragerU, the totally…
From: Pharyngula
In recent years, we've learned disturbing things about the beliefs and behaviors of the ruling class. We still don't know…
From: Oceanoxia
After a party loses an election, it usually benefits from having an analysis of the reasons for its failure and…
From: Mano Singham
Before you "not all men" me: of course, not all boomers... [caption id="attachment_50892" align="aligncenter" width="800"] ©Giliell, all rights reservedPutting fresh…
From: Affinity
Israel has long abandoned civilized norms in the way that it treats non-Israelis. Like its patron, the US, it thinks…
From: Mano Singham
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From: Mano Singham
Even as his poll numbers nationally sink to historically low values, Trump's grip on the Republican base seems to be…
From: Mano Singham
The abuse of immigrants by agents working for government agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection…
From: Mano Singham
A bunch of links to interesting content that I have come across on the internet Public Health professor’s ‘Coverage Denied’…
From: Pro-Science
The post I had intended for today is simply not ready yet, and I'd rather not put half-finished work out…
From: Oceanoxia
The American Diabetes Association has responded to the little incident at a recent meeting, and issued a formal statement. As…
From: Pharyngula
Rodrigo Duterte was president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. A self-proclaimed tough guy, he encouraged the extra-judicial killings…
From: Mano Singham
An article published in the journal Diabetes Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association, and authored by credible scientists…
From: Pharyngula
This is, in a sense, a followup to the warning about the coming El Niño. If you haven't already, you…
From: Oceanoxia
During their heyday, empires seem permanent, so strong and their rivals so weak that it is hard to imagine them…
From: Mano Singham
Yesterday was primary day in several states and the results were a mixed bag from a progressive perspective. In California…
From: Mano Singham
Trump may have a lot of money, though for him and his greedy family it is never enough and they…
From: Mano Singham
[caption id="attachment_79395" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Oh look, a trans person![/caption]
From: Pharyngula
The state conventions have put up their choices for governor, since Walz has announced that he won't be running. On…
From: Pharyngula
Before Stephen Colbert started his 11-year run on The Late Show, he guest-hosted a public access local TV program in…
From: Mano Singham