Monthly Archives: April 2010

iPhone Keyboard Trick

Posted on April 29, 2010 by arensb

I’d noticed a while back that if you hold down a key on the iPhone keyboard, such as the ‘E’, for a second or two, you get a pop-up menu with variations on the ‘E’ theme, like ‘é’, ‘è’, ‘ê’, … Continue reading →

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Observations on PS3 Pricing

Posted on April 23, 2010 by arensb

I just noticed something odd in the price of different Playstation 3 models: Amazon.com’s PS3 page has: Playstation 3, 120 Gb: $299.99 Playstation 3, 250 Gb: $414.99 From this, we can work out the price per gigabyte: ($414.99 – $299.99) … Continue reading →

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Boobquake vs. Feminism

Posted on April 22, 2010 by arensb

For those who hadn’t heard, some idiot Muslim cleric said the other day that “women who do not dress modestly” cause earthquakes. So Jen McCreight, aka Blag Hag decided to test this proposition scientifically. This became known as Boobquake. There … Continue reading →

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The Essence of Crackers

Posted on April 20, 2010 by arensb

For some reason, I’ve been thinking recently about the eucharist. Specifically, how a piece of flavorless bread can be transformed into a piece of Jesus while still looking and tasting like a flavorless piece of bread. I’d like to think … Continue reading →

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Pope Calls for Penance

Posted on April 15, 2010 by arensb

Hermes: What do we do when we break somebody’s window? Dwight: Pay for it? Hermes: Heavens, no! We apologize! With nice, cheap words. — Futurama, The Route of All Evil The pope said today that the Catholic church must “do … Continue reading →

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Fundie Pharmacy Folds

Posted on April 13, 2010 by arensb

The Washington Post reports: The Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy in Chantilly proudly and purposefully limited what it would stock on its shelves. But it turns out that no birth control pills, no condoms, no porn, no tobacco and even no … Continue reading →

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I Get Email

Posted on April 11, 2010 by arensb

I don’t I Get Email as often as PZ does, but I figured I’d share this one, sent in by someone going by “Your Name”. I’m not entirely sure what he’s on about, but I think it’s this, which I … Continue reading →

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BillDo Doth Protest

Posted on April 9, 2010 by arensb

Back on February 23, 1997, the Hartford Courant published an article about Father Maciel, accused of abusing nine children: The men, in interviews in the United States and Mexico, said the Rev. Marcial Maciel Degollado, the founder of the Legionaries … Continue reading →

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