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 [...]
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Why have I never heard of Béla Fleck before?
These guys are amazing: Béla Fleck Hat tip to CC.
If cryptography is outlawed…
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 [...]
Wht is the SI unit for car fuel consuption?
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…
…do it off-screen. Sometimes obscurity helps.
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Look it up. It’s right there.
Via Pharyngula comes a link to an educational Bible study page by Jay Pinkerton. Since everyone already knows the basic stuff, this concentrates on the intermediate/advanced topics most Sunday schools don’t have time to mention. And it’s illustrated too!
Appendices. Can live with them, can live without them.
Appendix has a job, and Uncommon Descent reminds us that is the last nail in evolution’s coffin. But this is just too funny. In the comments, Mats says: oh, by the way, needless to say that, if this paper is confirmed, then Darwinists will spin this around and say that this new found function of [...]
My pocket survival kit
Lifehacker continues its “show us what’s in your…” meme. So, welcome to a guided tour of my pockets. The Jimi wallet (back pocket). It currently has one debit card, one credit card, a ten-pound note, two business cards, my driving licence and an Oyster card, the RFID-based electronic ticket for the London public transport network. [...]
Wanna buy a smile?
A recent email I received had a link to Microsoft’s FREE emoticon download site (and yes, they’ve dedicated an entire domain for it, as have millions of others.) A few questions, if I may: Is this Microsoft’s business plan for Hotmail? If so, should they perhaps consider reading your email, like the smarter companies do? [...]
Pro-disestablishmentarianism!
Did you know Finland has one of the last state churches in the civilised world? In a country which allegedly promotes freedom of religion, the Evangelical Lutheral Church is the only church mentioned in the Constitution. It has a right to tax people (and even companies!) through the state and it receives tax breaks no [...]