Ragged Clown

It's just a shadow you're seeing that he's chasing…


Monthly Archives: August 2006

Aug
31
2006

Harris vs Harris

One of the statements is not like the other one … Rep. Katherine Harris (R-Fla.) said this week that God did not intend for the United States to be a “nation of secular laws” and that the separation of church … Continue reading

Aug
31
2006

What year are you?

This essay, quoted from Atlantic Monthly, suggests that your worldview can be summed up by what period of the 20th century you think 2006 is like. 1938ers think that Germany (Iran) is a growing threat that we ignore at our … Continue reading

Aug
31
2006

Gentlemen, we have the technology…

Researchers at Stanford University have used microelectrode arrays consisting of multi-walled carbon nanotubes to electrically stimulate rat retinal neurons. The small diameter of the nanotubes – 50 micrometres – enabled the researchers to stimulate individual ganglion cells growing on the … Continue reading

Aug
31
2006

What is science?

Heard this on some blog or other Evolution is just a theory. Science is just a bunch of theories.

Aug
30
2006

I never supported it anyway

I watched Sunday’s Meet the Press last night. The panel discussion was quite excellent but I  was horrified to hear all the panelists falling over themselves to claim that they never supported the war in the first place. Where were … Continue reading

Aug
28
2006

Soccer is skill-based

Raph Koster uses an analogy with sports to make a point about structure in multi-player games. He chose the wrong sport though. First some terminology. Most of the recent online games require you to choose a class (a healer, a … Continue reading

Aug
25
2006

Astrology and Genetic Engineering

My local public radio station, KQED, has these annoying pledge drives every six months. About 20 minutes of every hour are devoted to a blah blah blah blah telethon that lasts two weeks. My membership expired in June but I … Continue reading

Aug
24
2006

Mighty Mouse

All the UI gurus say that a good user interface should make the user feel in control. This firefox extension, Mouse Gestures, makes me feel mighty! Swish! You go back. Swosh! You go forward. Slash! That stupid image is gone. … Continue reading