Monthly Archives: October 2009

Mockery Works, Apparently

Posted on October 31, 2009 by arensb

According to several sources, Kimberly Daniels wrote an article for Pat Robertson’s site entitled The Danger of Celebrating Halloween, with such tidbits as: The danger of Halloween is not in the scary things we see but in the secret, wicked, … Continue reading →

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BillDo on Sex Ed

Posted on October 29, 2009 by arensb

Yesterday, BillDo blew a gasket over the use of the phrase “opposite-sex marriage” in the New York Times. Which is, I suppose, his function in the great circle of life. But then he went on to say: Here’s how it … Continue reading →

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Previewing bit.ly Links

Posted on October 26, 2009 by arensb

What I learned today: if you want to see where a bit.ly link points, without actually looking at the page, append a plus sign to the URL. That is, if someone points you at http://bit.ly/abcde, then http://bit.ly/abcde+ will give you … Continue reading →

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Is David Berlinski Redecorating His Home?

Posted on October 24, 2009 by arensb

For those who don’t know, David Berlinski is one of the Disco Tute’s pet “scientists”. If you’ve seen the movie Expelled, he’s the one who spent his entire interview practically lying on his couch, spouting airy nonsense filled with sesquipedalian … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, World!

Posted on October 23, 2009 by arensb

According to James Ussher, the world was created on October 23, 4004 BC. So happy 6012th birthday, world!

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Happy Mole Day

Posted on October 23, 2009 by arensb

As the Tree Lobsters remind us, today is Mole Day (the official site seems to be overloaded, but tehPedia isn’t). Yay! For those who have forgotten High School chemistry, “mole” a word like “pair” or “dozen” or “score”, in that … Continue reading →

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Superstition Kills

Posted on October 18, 2009 by arensb

The AP has an appalling article about children in Nigeria being killed for being witches. Welcome to the thirteenth century, folks. I recommend that you think whether you want to follow that link, because if you have an ounce of … Continue reading →

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A Well-Timed Ad

Posted on October 17, 2009 by arensb

Yesterday, at work, I got an ad from IBM that said Today’s business requires actionable insights. Today, Slashdot is reporting that IBM and Intel executives have been arrested for insider trading. I guess the actionable insight they had was “if … Continue reading →

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Gay Marriage Opponent Doesn’t Know What the Harm in Gay Marriage Is, Either

Posted on October 15, 2009 by arensb

This AP article recounts a revealing exchange between a California judge and a lawyer arguing that Prop 8 should be maintained: “What is the harm to the procreation purpose you outlined of allowing same-sex couples to get married?” [Judge] Walker … Continue reading →

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Dinosaur Adventure Land Closed

Posted on October 14, 2009 by arensb

This is old news, but alert reader Fez points out that Kent Hovind’s Backyard Swing-Set Of Delusion, Dinosaur Adventure Land, has closed its doors. Our ability to minister as a creation theme park here in Pensacola, Florida has been recently … Continue reading →

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