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 →

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 →

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 →

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

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Before the end of this year, the Bush administration will claim that the War in Iraq is nothing to do with the War on Terror and that no-one had ever claimed that success in Iraq was crucial to the War … Continue reading →

Don’t be expecting these every week now – unless we stay on top 🙂 Pos Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts 1 Man. Utd. 2 2 0 0 8 1 7 6 2 Portsmouth 2 1 1 … Continue reading →