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A little twing on the solidarity front…
…and a big “Fuck You” to Muslims who want to get their knickers in a twist over images of their pedophile, child-raping bandit of a prophet: This is a carryover from here.
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Interesting article on the Costa Cruise tragedy
I saw this today, which our CEO posted as an interesting management lesson. It opened like this (partial reprinting from the link above): How would you react if you owned sunken ship Costa Concordia? I have been asking myself that … Continue reading
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Going dark in a few days…
…and will return in February. I’m taking the site offline as a blackout to protest SOPA/PIPA and other stifling legislation that threatens the safety of the Internet. When seven companies can dictate to the world what and how you get … Continue reading
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A little bit on Gun Control
Full disclosure: although not an active supporter, I am a life member of the NRA. There are – to use the cliche – two sides to the Gun Control issue, and in my view both sides are wrong. On the … Continue reading
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Something from Nothing
It’s an argument I’ve heard voiced recently a little more than usual, the creationist diatribe that the Big Bang somehow implies that the universe came from nothing. Well, for starters, that particular argument is a straw-man – no one says … Continue reading
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Passing into Legend…
Today, Christopher Hitchens died. Pneumonia was the culprit, though cancer laid the groundwork and set him up for his final fall. Most famous for his vehement anti-religious stance (something that arose to prominence after the last two decades, much like … Continue reading
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Yeeeesh…
Drinkers of citrus beverages (aka Mountain Dew, etc.), be careful with your quantities. A key ingredient, called Brominated Vegetable Oil, has been shown to have some potentially serious consequences. It’s used in those drinks to keep the citrus flavor in … Continue reading
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A Sad Day in Sci-Fi
Authors come and go, and as with all of us, eventually they grow old and die. The passing of Anne McCaffrey hits home with me in a peculiar way – her Dragonriders novels were the first real sci-fi I’d read … Continue reading
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