(No, not Tom DeLay. <rimshot>) GovTrack has a page that shows congressional districts as a Google Maps layer. This means that unlike the maps at NationalAtlas.gov you can easily zoom in to see the crinkly bits that make gerrymandered districts to much fun to study. I could’ve used this during a discussion on the subject with a friend today. AZ-2 is nice, especially the part where it […]
Have you always dreamt of redistricting a state to disenfranchise a large minority party, or prevent those pesky ethnic minorities from having an effective voice in politics, while obeying the letter of the law? Then maybe you should play the Redistricting Game (Flash warning) and find out why some districts have the shapes they do.
In his latest post, Ray Comfort disagrees with Dawkins’s famous quip about the god of the Old Testament being “the most unpleasant character in all fiction”. Specifically, he takes Dawkins to task for excluding the god of the New Testament: The God of the New Testament is just as offensive to the ungodly as the God of the Old Testament, because they […]
Shane Killians has released a subtitle track for Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed that aims to correct a lot of the errors and lies in the movie. So if someone bought the DVD and wants you to watch it, you can add subtitles so your friend/relative/smizmar can get a real-time rebuttal to the claims presented on screen. The link above includes instructions for getting […]
Right now, Five Thirty-Eight gives McCain’s win percentage as 3.3%. Or, to put it in gamer terms, he has to roll a natural 20, and then he has to roll 5 or 6 on 1d6 (or 3 on 1d3). As for Palin, from her interview and debate performances, she reminds me of nothing so much as a verbose Eliza: you ask her […]
In this episode of the John Cleese podcast, he takes on a pet peeve of mine, and explains with graphs and charts exactly why it’s wrong to say “I could care less”. Oh, and for those who didn’t know that John Cleese has a podcast: John Cleese has a podcast.
Since some cdesign proponentsists were getting all excited about the release of Expelled on DVD, I looked it up at Box Office Mojo and found: Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed: released Apr. 18, 2008, total lifetime domestic gross: $7,720,487. Religulous: released Oct. 1, 2008, total lifetime domestic gross: $10,599,000 (estimate).
I’ve just chipped in to two more races: No on Prop 8, against California’s proposition 8, which would amdend the state constitution to ban gay marriage. Kay Hagan, who’s running for Senate in North Carolina, because Elizabeth Dole is a loathsome bigot. Because when a woman who knows how to use a whip and handcuffs tells me to, I must […]
The idea behind election finance reform is a noble one: elections tend to go to whichever candidate wields the most money and can buy the most votes; so let’s even out the playing field, and give less-rich candidates a chance. There are a number of problems with actually achieving any change, though. For one, campaign finance reform has to be […]
Mathématiques souterraines, H.F. Thiéfaine Side Ways Calculus, Velvet Acid Christ Gravitational Constant: G = 6.67×108 cm3 sec2, Type O Negative Experiment One, X-Fusion Test, Ministry Find Out Why, The Inspiral Carpets Experiment IV, Kate Bush Chemical Burn, The Dust Brothers Bio-Mechanic, Front Line Assembly Desde el observatorio, La Mode Geography I, Front 242 Science Genius Girl, Freezepop She Blinded Me with Science, Thomas Dolby For Science, They Might […]
