Monthly Archives: November 2007

Most viewed pages on Conservapedia

By mpj | Published: 21 November, 2007
Kieran Healy of Crooked Timber has unearthed some interesting statistics on Conservapedia, that beacon of piety in the secular world. As of right now, Conservapedia’s most viewed pages are as follows: Main Page‎ [1,907,392] Homosexuality‎ [1,575,873] Homosexuality and Hepatitis‎ [517,112] Homosexuality and Promiscuity‎ [420,721] Gay Bowel Syndrome‎ [391,120] Homosexuality and Parasites‎ [388,155] Homosexuality and Domestic Violence‎ [367,707] Homosexuality and Gonorrhea‎ [331,558] Homosexuality and Mental [...]
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Why have I never heard of Béla Fleck before?

By mpj | Published: 20 November, 2007
These guys are amazing: Béla Fleck Hat tip to CC.
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If cryptography is outlawed…

By mpj | Published: 20 November, 2007
Some animal rights terrorists have been asked to hand over decryption keys under Part III Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) a mere few weeks after it was activated. Completely apart from the fact that I disagree with their cause, I think this is a worrying development. I hope it accelerates the development and adoption [...]
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Wht is the SI unit for car fuel consuption?

By mpj | Published: 9 November, 2007
The SI system of units is a wonderfully logical and functional system of units of measurement. In the SI system all units can be expressed in terms of a few fundamental, independently defined base units such as the second, the metre and the kilogram. (I freely admit that the fact the kilogram as a base [...]
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If you need to monitor the boot process of a security-sensitive system…

By mpj | Published: 9 November, 2007
…do it off-screen. Sometimes obscurity helps.
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