tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61646755274870092952011-09-22T08:54:08.496-04:00I believe in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.Kleyaunoreply@blogger.comBlogger771100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-16793318794082066492009-04-23T19:32:00.002-04:002009-04-23T19:36:55.880-04:00

Tim's Lambert's non-exhaustive list on the fallacies in Ian Plimer's "Heaven and Earth" is a perfect example on why stupid/dishonest people make so much work for the rest of us.Here are the notes I made on some of the other problems with Plimer's book. These are nowhere near exhaustive -- this is just what leapt off the page and assaulted me.p11 No source given for figure 1 but is based on a

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-54090035751503803212009-04-23T19:30:00.003-04:002009-04-23T19:32:17.605-04:00

I think the comments some it up best:Hell, just get her to stand in a room filled with CO2 for a while.Clearly, she should be willing.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-75597481067915503132009-04-16T22:16:00.001-04:002009-04-16T22:19:21.246-04:00

He covered up Jesus (alright, only Jes, but the Jefferson sentiments are still there).The White House asked Georgetown to cover a monogram symbolizing Jesus' name in Gaston Hall, which Obama used for his speech, according to CNSNews.com.The gold "IHS" monogram inscribed on a pediment in the hall was covered over by a piece of black-painted plywood, and remained covered over the next day,

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-27117440848272683432009-04-03T13:52:00.004-04:002009-04-03T13:59:09.050-04:00

Simple. Propose that if they be environmentally responsible, it shows how much they hate Obama.Oh, Worldnutdaily, how you fill my life with amusement.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-3065163595648102862009-03-30T16:22:00.002-04:002009-03-30T16:38:04.737-04:00

So, a lady, and I use the term loosely, in England, gets sloshed and then has sex with a man twenty years younger. And, it must be rape, because she would have never consented to sleep with him if she was sober. I could see this being rape if, I don't know, she was passed out, he pinned her down, or something else, but she says, engaging in sexual intercourse in a number of different positions

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-11677784083208221232009-03-30T11:23:00.002-04:002009-03-30T11:26:11.643-04:00

Another reason why 24 hour news channels are superfluous.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-12490542381215750492009-03-28T14:55:00.001-04:002009-03-28T14:57:26.706-04:00

Yes, yes it is.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-55155283356701337972009-03-27T21:07:00.003-04:002009-03-27T21:15:06.152-04:00

Yesterday, from the Treasury:As Secretary Geithner stated in his testimony today, "To address these failures will require comprehensive reform -- not modest repairs at the margin, but new rules of the road. The new rules must be simpler and more effectively enforced and produce a more stable system, that protects consumers and investors, that rewards innovation and that is able to adapt and

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-6541671455594390792009-03-27T20:49:00.004-04:002009-03-27T21:59:40.062-04:00

From Hillary Clinton's recent trip to Mexico:"The tone should be, the US and Mexican governments have one common enemy, that's organized crime." I seem to remember reading in history books about a time when the United States was ravaged by organized crime. It was a time when entire cities, from Chicago, to Kansas City, to New York, were literally run by gangsters. And we fixed this, by making the

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-6483887070522678592009-03-27T20:13:00.003-04:002009-03-27T20:44:51.965-04:00

The American Family Association is upset about a recent Family Guy episode. From their website: In this perverted episode: * Peter, the husband/father figure, turns gay after taking an experimental shot of the gay gene. He was paid $125 to take part of this experiment to prove that being gay is not a choice. * Peter and his new lover make out in a restaurant. * The lover tells Peter he

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-3909382981028427582009-03-26T19:41:00.002-04:002009-03-26T19:44:29.515-04:00

Seriously, Barack, did you not learn anything from your predecessor? Did you not see him burn through political capital by ignoring the people, and only listening to his "trusted" advisors, who got everything wrong? People are pissed off, and for good reason. We elected you, not AIG, or any of these other failing institutions. Matt Taibbi, at Rolling Stones, sums it up best.In essence, the

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-30827486086920969732009-03-26T17:08:00.002-04:002009-03-26T17:09:26.035-04:00

This definitely appeals to my inner nerd.H/T Inhabitat

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-15085574608047692262009-03-26T16:57:00.000-04:002009-03-26T16:59:01.379-04:00

Absolutely beautiful. Motorcycle-USA reviews it.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-38125995295052021872009-03-26T16:43:00.004-04:002009-03-26T17:03:22.909-04:00

This hospital, by 3LHD, almost makes a person want to get sick, just to stay there.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-79193458877564201072009-03-26T16:25:00.001-04:002009-03-26T17:17:16.441-04:00

After all these years, South Park just keeps getting better.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-85551375587560914222009-03-26T12:35:00.005-04:002009-03-26T13:03:00.008-04:00

This is a multi-part response to a blog post here, by some individuals I know in the real world.First point,So the world is ending faster than ever before. The ice is melting and it is going to drown us all, right? OR maybe someone should check the sensor on the satellite that measures the ice cap...turns out it had a catastrophic failure. How much? Only by 500,000 kilometers. That is right...we

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-36080395360473459872009-03-23T22:57:00.006-04:002009-03-26T14:57:29.490-04:00

I don't know why so many Americans are upset about Rod Blagojevich trying to sell a Senate seat. This is just keeping with the tradition of United States capitalism, the very basis that the country was founded on. I mean, come on, what could be more socialist than voting? One vote for one person? There are almost no qualifications for voting. It's not based on how much money you make, who you

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-41286490844583302662009-03-17T02:47:00.000-04:002009-03-17T02:50:30.264-04:00

I am writing this to prelim conversations I have with people over belief systems. Mine takes a little bit to explain, so this should cut down on subsequent filler conversation. First you have to understand evolution. Now, if any of you don’t believe in evolution, I don’t really care. Go find an equation used in evolutionary studies (because I know you don’t know any), figure out what it means,

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-15594038673948154322008-12-28T12:21:00.002-05:002008-12-28T12:28:49.971-05:00

I'll let Ian Welsh say it:Living without that safety net, knowing that if something goes wrong, that's just too bad, changes you. Living without any real hope of the future, knowing that the shitty job you've got now is probably about as good a job you're ever going to have, changes you.I'm not quite there, yet, but I definitely understand it. Now I have to get to work on the life I have.H/T to

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-10744946477597886042008-11-02T14:39:00.004-05:002008-11-02T14:46:05.345-05:00

This is my response to an annoying viral email where some Republicans make an attempt at satire by saying, "I'm voting Democrat..." and then doing what they can to appear snarky.Why I'm Really Voting Democrat:I'm voting Democrat because I'm scientifically literate.I'm voting Democrat because the world is not 6000 years old.I'm voting Democrat because dinosaurs and people didn't live together.I'm

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-71162020052287380872008-10-28T20:39:00.003-04:002008-10-28T20:47:53.577-04:00

Hey, Rocky!Other than the little tidbits that I don't live in "real" america, and I happen to be one of those non-christian folks, the kicker is that she's more anti-science then any long dead luddite. Sam Harris has good synopsis.H/T to PZ Myers at Pharyngula

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-60930730894651366122008-10-03T15:34:00.005-04:002008-10-03T15:41:59.714-04:00

It appears that Noble Prize winners in Economics are still human with their own finances. I think Mike's quote at the end sums it all up quite nicely:At one point, referring to people as Homo economus had some popularity. But the reality is that most people don't think of themselves first and foremost as economic agents, but as human beings and citizens.That is a very good thing overall, but our

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-43014415745046367302008-10-03T14:52:00.002-04:002008-10-03T14:54:33.884-04:00

So says Google.Among the key points:"Downsize servers so you only use what you need. For instance, Google servers don’t have graphic chips. Why? You don’t need them. Going minimalist lowers energy consumption.""Use evaporated water to conserve energy and reduce the time that the coolers run." Here’s how it works:Water management is key. Google outlines how it uses recycled water whenever possible

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-20930511745595805622008-09-29T19:19:00.004-04:002008-09-29T22:32:11.169-04:00

He didn't need to build a giant "laser," just a giant "bank," that "saves" money.Seriously, vote for a new congressman if your state's voted yes. I mean, it was the Republicans that stood up to our dirtbag of a president. What in the hell is wrong with Pelosi and the rest of the Democratic party? All this time talking about funding this or that social program, and now they get the chance to

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-17914332716464387342008-07-11T16:38:00.002-04:002008-07-11T16:41:22.954-04:00

I don't really know what to say...maybe sportbike riders and cruiser riders will live happily ever after.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-22479583476201012192008-07-10T19:45:00.002-04:002008-07-10T19:51:07.208-04:00

Wonderful comment over at Pharyngula about the cracker debacle:"You are nothing but a childish grandstanding bigot. " I'm sorry to have to say this again... but here goes. Criticizing a person's race, gender, sexual identity, etc is bigotry. Criticizing a person's IDEAS can never be bigotry. It can be correct, incorrect or somewhere in between, it can be rude, but its NEVER BIGOTRY. ALL ideas

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-73336940388201908562008-07-05T15:29:00.002-04:002008-07-05T15:38:13.031-04:00

I found this ad from overseas at Mid-Life Rider.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-47311727777572411402008-06-24T13:37:00.003-04:002008-06-24T14:04:05.273-04:00

An appraisal of his comedy.George will be missed. He was a comedian who was always in it to provide a message. It was never just about making you laugh, but about making you think after the chuckling stopped. And at this, he was a master.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-76268570656332011042008-04-26T09:10:00.002-04:002008-04-26T09:18:32.993-04:00

This is an article about how a congressman wants to ban Playboy and Penthouse sales at military bases. I won't get into the details but these lines in particular stand out:Broun says the point is pornography shouldn't be subsidized by taxpayers. And he insists nudie magazines have taken a toll on the armed services. "Sexual assault is going up within the military, and I certainly think there's a

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-11237450191834747572008-04-15T00:57:00.003-04:002008-04-15T01:06:16.504-04:00

It's because of these remarks:You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. So

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-29391939130459521422008-04-10T22:54:00.001-04:002008-04-10T22:54:16.643-04:00

I feel uncoordinated.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-57436557872224318352008-04-07T17:29:00.002-04:002008-04-07T17:39:37.519-04:00

So, there's an atheist in Illinois who thinks it's kind of fishy to just give a million dollars to a school/church that shirks its taxes. Which seems reasonable. But, Ill. Rep. Monique Davis (D-Chicago), shows off her batshit crazy when she gets a chance to question the above mentioned atheist activist Rob Sherman. Here's the conversation in all its glory. Davis even manages to speak in the same

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-55714595631869474692008-04-02T17:44:00.003-04:002008-04-02T17:49:05.623-04:00

How come this thought never occurred to me before?

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-34232692833422136682008-03-30T21:40:00.001-04:002008-03-30T21:41:47.783-04:00

Here's a cool new online bike series from the Discovery Channel.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-38237010946743962442008-02-28T00:05:00.002-05:002008-02-28T00:16:40.540-05:00

So, I guess I'm a just a petty person. I was over reading at Only in America, and I hit a post about the shortage coming in the world wheat supply. And the first thing I think about, is how expensive beer is going to be. The supply is low for several reasons, among those the demand for biofuels, the increasing global demand for meat (which eats the whole grains) and some nice little problems with

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-35557219476495135032008-02-20T18:01:00.002-05:002008-02-20T18:12:48.932-05:00

I know this is a complete surprise, but it appears that the smarter a person is, measured by a Wordsum score, the more likely they are to believe in evolution. Which makes sense, since intelligent design says that life is too complex to have just evolved, which can be paraphrased as, "Science makes my head hurt. God did it." Why would anyone with half a brain consider, "I don't understand," a

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-44785372084825484572008-02-17T20:01:00.003-05:002008-02-17T20:07:13.599-05:00

I'm actually in favor of this, as long as it was a requirement that the individuals sign a waiver that the state not pay for medical care when they crush their skulls in a wreck.According to numerous wire reports, Baljinder Badesha, a 39-year-old Sikh is challenging a ticket he received for riding without a helmet. As a Sikh, Badesha objects to wearing a helmet based on religious belief that only

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-28079891103001297172008-01-30T22:22:00.000-05:002008-01-30T22:29:49.679-05:00

So, there's a drug that helps heroin users avoid dying from an overdose. And, apparently our deputy dipshit (sorry, director) of drug control thinks this is a bad thing. I wonder who appointed such a pillar of rational thought?Hat trick to The Reality Based Community.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-89112766647239551162008-01-30T19:24:00.000-05:002008-01-30T19:28:14.330-05:00

Exponential investment in solar energy should mean many offerings in the near future.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-30982734572214458942008-01-07T22:54:00.000-05:002008-01-07T23:15:17.999-05:00

This argument is trumpeted out in many subjects, most often in race, with the tagline, "There is more variability withing races than between races." And people actually believe it means something. Now, I think racism, and how it's been used to justify many heinous actions throughout history, is a bunch of bullshit, but saying within group variation is greater than between group variation to argue

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-67905299577640870392008-01-04T17:17:00.001-05:002008-01-04T17:23:42.998-05:00

As if there weren't enough reasons to despise al-Qaida, the Dakar Rally has been cancelled because of threats for a terrorist attack. Since, you know, people riding motorcycles and off road vehicles are an affront to Islam.It almost makes a person pine for the mostly non-violent, though moronic, creationists of the U.S.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-5740786730235397942007-12-31T22:56:00.000-05:002007-12-31T23:11:42.217-05:00

It's sad, because so many people have died, but the irony is just too much. Our little El Chimpo has signed legislature that allows US companies, states, etc. to divest themselves of Sudanese business interests. The reasons are that, "the president broadly agrees with the aim of the sponsors, that doing business with Sudan should be discouraged." He condemns the Sudaneses government for the

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-50651965482198863152007-12-31T22:32:00.000-05:002007-12-31T22:43:14.429-05:00

I wonder how long it'll be until someone shoehorns a 'Busa engine and some wider tires on one. Check out the video, it still looks fun even though in base form it takes 10 seconds to reach 60 mph.Via Ecogeek and Popular MechanicsOh, and here's what happens when you put a 'Busa engine in a Smart Car.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-49074340499495816792007-12-27T18:41:00.000-05:002007-12-27T18:44:27.489-05:00

Posted on Pharyngula:I use "Christmas Miracle" all the time as a joke, about the most mundane things. My christian friends tell me "you can't use miracle for something that could happen on it's own, that's just a coincidence" to which I respond by just staring at them, waiting for them to finally realize the irony of what they just said. They never do...Posted by: zero December 27, 2007 1:06 PM

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-77161491796902793642007-12-04T22:07:00.000-05:002007-12-04T22:37:37.746-05:00

Too bad it's not available in the US.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-91588591234951443542007-11-13T18:33:00.000-05:002007-11-13T18:47:13.517-05:00

Here's the first LEED Platinum building. It's the Aldo Leopold Foundation Headquarters. The building makes 15% more energy than it consumes, which seems fairly efficient to me. It's currently the world's greenest rated building, and only cost a mere $4 million to construct, which with the sinking dollar, means that the average European could build one as a summer home.Via EcoGeek

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-32045204564108207132007-11-11T09:15:00.000-05:002007-11-11T09:26:47.711-05:00

After watching this video, it seems that if a country truly wanted to take action against the many crimes against humanity committed in Islamic states, it should be in the form of asylum for women. It would seem incredibly cost effective, compared to the war in Iraq, and many fewer people would lose their lives. A country could spend its money on routes to get women out of the country, and on

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-71632457071420743472007-11-08T19:09:00.000-05:002007-11-08T19:23:53.571-05:00

Hmm...logical research for the weight health equation. What's next, will people stop using the BMI because it is mathematically inaccurate? D'Arcy Thompson must be rolling in his grave everytime people use the BMI like it describes reality.Anyways, the study shows that overweight people aren't any likelier to die of heart related illnesses than those of so called normal BMI and far less likely to

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-49514225414543055482007-10-25T18:05:00.000-04:002007-10-25T19:42:46.053-04:00

I'd trade a kidney for one.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-81066110226904221032007-10-03T22:09:00.000-04:002007-10-03T22:24:50.024-04:00

KTM has the coolest commercials. They can make riding a 60 horsepower bike look completely awesome.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-24737360649666983842007-09-23T18:09:00.000-04:002007-09-23T18:23:27.231-04:00

Via Only in America. How eloquent, to bad Bill didn't frame it in subservient manner. Now, no one will listen to him.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-9692346361462609962007-09-18T22:01:00.000-04:002007-09-18T22:31:22.670-04:00

So, schools in the US are becoming more segregated. Ok, I'll bite. Now, tell us why. Well it might be because:In its June ruling the Supreme Court forbade most existing voluntary local efforts to integrate schools in a decision favored by the Bush administration despite warnings from academics that it would compound educational inequality.What, the actual Supreme Court decision gets no link, just

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-54986635856214793122007-09-18T20:01:00.000-04:002007-09-18T20:21:51.614-04:00

So, Russia is greatly improving my world outlook. I'm mean first, Vladimir Putin dissolves his government, then they announce that they've tested the most powerful non nuclear bomb in the world, and now this. The Liberal Democratic Party has named the prime suspect of the Alexander Litvinenko poisoning as second on their list of parlimentary candidates. Andrei Lugovoi is proud sponsor of ideas to

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-11677371447639968592007-09-18T19:27:00.001-04:002007-09-18T19:29:19.571-04:00

So, this video won't post here, but it's definitely worth a look. It makes you want to give your eyes a good scolding for lying to you.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-49884708088240691922007-09-18T18:14:00.001-04:002007-09-18T18:14:32.119-04:00

For less than the price of a new economy car, you can smoke a $300,000 Lamborghini, and still get the fuel economy of that small car. Ah, if only there was no winter here.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-82320290222813518012007-09-15T00:28:00.000-04:002007-09-15T00:32:24.927-04:00

And to think, I just defended FIA a couple of posts ago. We'll see how fair this ruling was as more details come out.Via Only In A America.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-82534938350886958272007-09-13T19:51:00.000-04:002007-09-13T20:16:24.044-04:00

I saw this picture at the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and it makes the point better than any essay ever could. And yeah, I realize it's probably only new to me.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-21010459139006024892007-09-11T00:17:00.000-04:002007-09-11T01:02:54.613-04:00

Here's the first of a series of examples of one sided reporting that really wants to make you think it's balanced.Formula One attacked over road-safety 'hijack' By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor Published: 10 September 2007 A leading road safety expert has launched a scathing attack on Formula One and the car industry for attempting to "hijack" global road safety policy.A "leading road safety

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-22253628205903844342007-09-10T23:52:00.000-04:002007-09-11T00:15:02.166-04:00

Well, not for 12 years, anyway. As someone who lives in a neighborhood with the whole color spectrum covered, I have to laugh at this. I just can't understand the whole nationality=race thing that most of the world goes by. Oh well, at least this way the British Police can run over a non-white pedestrian and fine him for denting the vehicle.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-36361208084817354332007-09-10T23:36:00.000-04:002007-09-10T23:40:33.763-04:00

This is horrible. It's believed that a girl's grandparents inserted needles into her body, hoping she might die so her parents could have a boy instead. The girl is now 26, and is facing the first round in an extensive series of surgeries to get the needles removed.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-57532693338854860842007-09-09T22:33:00.000-04:002007-09-10T22:40:19.985-04:00

I just found EcoGeek, so I apologize for the second post, but these are awesome. I love the look, energy savings, and, if you put up some railings, you could have a great spot for barbeque.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-18174446771441125212007-09-09T22:05:00.000-04:002007-09-09T22:10:49.347-04:00

This is cool. John Deere is helping farmers install wind turbines for a minimal price. John Deere makes money, the farmer makes money, and they do it all on land that has already been seriously changed by human activity. And, you get out more energy than you put in, unlike the ethanol farce.Via EcoGeek.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-20326045714117648012007-09-09T19:01:00.000-04:002007-09-09T21:23:13.564-04:00

Judge Victor Marrero ruled that the Patriot Act provision that allows the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain ISP and telecom subscribers' billing, calling and Web surfing records without court approval violates the U.S. Constitution. Cheers.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-39558328173168663422007-08-23T23:30:00.000-04:002007-08-23T23:49:32.257-04:00

It actually is an apt comparison, just not for the reasons our little oompa loompa thinks. Both wars caused massive casualties that were brought on by the U.S. occupation. Both wars were lost by the U.S. Both wars had a massive amount of public opposition. And both countries just wanted us out.I think it's best summed up by a quote from Vu Huy Trieu of Hanoi, "Nobody regrets that the Vietnam War

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-18575824523963320742007-08-23T22:18:00.000-04:002007-09-26T19:49:41.518-04:00

So, Stephon Marbury likens dogfighting to sport hunting. I'll have to disagree. And I'll illustrate it with a little story.I grew up in the country. Now, when myself and the kids in my neighborhood were mostly about 9 and 10 years old, we would always get attacked by one of our neighbor's dogs when we rode our bikes on the street in front of their house. Well, after most of us had bloody legs

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-40554195460167532562007-07-31T23:05:00.000-04:002007-07-31T23:19:20.514-04:00

Why do some many people say atheism isn't science and can't be proved. Atheism is a disbelief based on logical probability. Take any religious text, see what it asserts, and compare it to what we have learned about reality. If it doesn't match, then that religion, and consequently its god(s), are false. There is no, "It's just a metaphor for the real god(s)." This brings all works of fiction to

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-33765684822812793232007-07-21T14:38:00.000-04:002007-09-27T18:02:21.047-04:00

It would seem that the Father of the Constitution was quite vocal in calling the soft theism stupid:"To talk of immaterial existences is to talk of nothings. To say that the human soul, angels, God, are immaterial is to say they are nothings, or that there is no God, no angels, no soul. I cannot reason otherwise" (August 15, 1820).That would cover the "sophisticated christians," while this takes

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-62534749635185952842007-07-21T14:09:00.000-04:002007-07-21T14:17:20.974-04:00

I will volunteer my time to help whatever presidential nominee takes Bush to task for this:Bush administration officials unveiled a bold new assertion of executive authority yesterday in the dispute over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys, saying that the Justice Department will never be allowed to pursue contempt charges initiated by Congress against White House officials once the president has

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-33268665204015033972007-07-18T23:01:00.000-04:002007-07-18T23:01:47.710-04:00

This is a comment on Pharyngula that has to be the most apt and to the point characterization of atheists and the religious.Fundamentalists: believe 2+2 =5 because It Is Written. Somewhere. They have a lot of trouble on their tax returns."Moderate" believers: live their lives on the basis that 2+2=4. but go regularly to church to be told that 2+2 once made 5, or will one day make 5, or in a very

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-65995369994561141982007-07-07T23:02:00.000-04:002007-07-07T23:25:52.448-04:00

This article represents a school of thought that always pisses me off. Made in the USA: Spoiled brats--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posted: November 20, 20061:00 a.m. EasternThe other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true given the source, right? The same magazine that

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-12173703742878054422007-07-01T19:23:00.000-04:002007-07-07T23:41:12.104-04:00

It's nice to see such a prominent christian say when defending his beliefs to an atheist, "You're talking about the bible," when the atheist is dismantling the belief of god. Because the christian didn't get his beliefs from the bible (or, in the case of most christians, from someone else who may or may not have read the bibe).And it continues on, and on.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-68854839787019570642007-06-02T02:25:00.000-04:002007-06-02T02:56:12.072-04:00

So, the chief of NASA, Michael Griffin, says this, I'm aware that global warming exists. I understand that the bulk of scientific evidence accumulated supports the claim that we've had about a one degree centigrade rise in temperature over the last century to within an accuracy of 20 percent. I'm also aware of recent findings that appear to have nailed down — pretty well nailed down the

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-30121249731642754852007-06-02T01:49:00.000-04:002007-06-02T01:53:53.121-04:00

I love immigration. I love the fact that my country is full of have nots, that came here to have something.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-48278384506598731382007-04-30T19:40:00.001-04:002007-04-30T19:40:59.156-04:00

Best motorcycle save ever. Period.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-20030170695940348852007-04-30T19:27:00.000-04:002007-04-30T19:43:56.739-04:00

This is great example of too much bike for the rider. This guy doesn't know how to use his weight to control the bike at all, notice the tight knees and stiff shoulders. And, it's a 20k+ literbike. A good rider on a 500cc entry level bike could smoke this pace by carrying decent cornering speeds.

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-21375593060250717662007-04-21T18:26:00.000-04:002007-07-07T23:42:45.096-04:00

This article is rather dry, but two points are worth mentioning:When read, the studies data clearly shows that vehiclestraveling well above the mean have the lowest accidentrates and once motorists clear the conflict points,accident rates are negligible for any reason.The safest speed - the mean plus 12 mph were the leastlikely to be involved in an accident and until you exceededthe mean plus 18

Kleyaunoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164675527487009295.post-40498753720209682172007-04-15T02:09:00.000-04:002007-04-15T02:18:08.011-04:00

I'll start off with a link toPharyngula, since I read it more than any other blog. It's to a post about whether scientists should engage in self censorship and concentrated marketing to get their messages across. I say no to the first, and a little yes to the second. Here's a link to the article PZ Myers is talking about here.And, here's a reprint of my comment at Pharyngula:It seems to me that

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