Usual disclaimer: discrimination against atheists is pretty tame compared to the discrimination that blacks and jews and gays have historically faced. It’s not like atheists were ever persecuted or excluded from public office [er, you sure? -ed]. This bloggingheads.tv vialog … Continue reading
Optical Dude: So how’s your vision? Me: I can’t see crap anymore. Optical Dude: Yeah. You are about the age for that. Me: Should I consider progressive lenses? Optical Dude: Yeah. A lot of people like progressive lenses these days. Me: Would … Continue reading
The Road is about a man and a boy. And nothing happens.
A late entry in Gizmodo’s rip off an album cover contest. Continue reading
Farewell to a muse. Continue reading
Nate Silver’s column today was about how the tech industry overwhelmingly supported the Dems in the recent election. Obama won 84% of the vote in San Francisco and almost as much in Silicon Valley and the rest of the Bay … Continue reading
If you are not paying for the service, you are the product. Continue reading
The things they carried into war. Continue reading
In 2004, more preschoolers than law enforcement officers were killed by firearms Continue reading
A series of short lectures on religion from my alma mater. Stalin and his gang had found lots of other ways to oppress people that didn’t have any of the fun bits of religion. Or, indeed. opium. Those hilarious people … Continue reading