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Monthly Archives: February 2009

Feb
28
2009

Scandinavian Deism

Many people point to Scandinavia as an example of a successful, moral atheism. Anyone who has paid attention knows that Denmark and Sweden are among the least religious nations in the world. Polls asking about belief in God, the importance … Continue reading

Feb
28
2009

The Goldwater Myth

In which David Frum points out that a large contingent under the republican big tent believes in a dangerous myth. The myth is the myth of the Goldwater triumph of 1964. It goes approximately as follows: In 1964, after years … Continue reading

Feb
28
2009

There is probably no God

Y’all have been following the there is probably no god campaign on buses in London? You can make your own now.

Feb
19
2009

Liberaltarians Unite!

The political blogs for the last few weeks have been talking about something called Liberaltarianism. It’s based around the idea that libertarians have more in common with a certain kind of liberal than they do with mainstream conservatives – or … Continue reading

Feb
19
2009

The Expand-o-Tron 3000

Kalid at Better Explained likes to find intuitive ways to explain difficult mathematical concepts like, Why does 00 = 1 ? I like Kalid.

Feb
15
2009

No training required

Steve Freemand observes (We are not craftspeople yet) the poor opinion that the general public has of software development as a profession. Recently the (London) Times put the dire state of UK government IT projects on their front page. One … Continue reading

Feb
14
2009

The Best Idea Ever

“Thus, from the war of nature, from famine and death, the most exalted object which we are capable of conceiving, namely, the production of the higher animals, directly follows. There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several … Continue reading

Feb
14
2009

Voted greatest Hubble photo ever

The Sombrero Galaxy – 28 million light years from Earth – has 800 billion suns and is 50,000 light years across. and it’s very pretty.