KPC BFF Amar Bhide, in defense of human judgment.
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Tuesday, April 05, 2011
So Sweet
Daddy eagle, being an idiot, manages to give little junior a ride, and then leaves him over by the edge of the nest. (If you look past the nest, you'll see this is WAY up in the air).
But mommy eagle scoops the little guy back into the egg cup. Sweet.
(Nod to D. Paletz)
But mommy eagle scoops the little guy back into the egg cup. Sweet.
(Nod to D. Paletz)
College hoops sucks
Good Lord. In the national title game, UCON shot 34% from the field, WHICH WAS ALMOST DOUBLE Butler's 18%. I am so glad I didn't watch that abomination. In fact, I made the whole year without watching a single college game, and I am pretty sure I'll never watch another one (unless Pluto somehow gets a scholarship).
Roscoe!!
Is there anything cuter than a baby orangutan?
Does anyone know where this was filmed? The house in the beginning looks very American.
Monday, April 04, 2011
Church and State
"This coming November, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
will exhibit a cut-and-paste Bible of a mere 86 pages. Were it the work of
David Wojnarowicz (the artist behind the crucifix video) or Andres Serrano
(of 'Piss Christ' fame), this Bible would doubtless stir up a hornet's nest.
But in fact, it was created by Thomas Jefferson. During the election of
1800, Jefferson was denounced as a 'howling atheist' and 'a confirmed
infidel' known for 'vilifying the divine word, and preaching insurrection
against God.'...He unequivocally rejected the Nicene Creed, which has
defined orthodoxy for most Christians since 381. And he was contemptuous of
the doctrine of the Trinity, calling it 'mere Abracadabra' and 'hocus-pocus
phantasm.'" [Stephen Prothero, WSJ op-ed]
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"Organized religion will all but vanish eventually from nine Western-style
democracies, a team of mathematicians predict in a new paper based on census
data stretching back 100 years...The paper, by Abrams, Wiener and Haley A.
Yaple, is called 'A mathematical model of social group competition with
application to the growth of religious non-affiliation.' They presented it
this week at the Dallas meeting of the American Physical Society." [article]
"Religion has not only continued through the course of human history but
thrived in a variety of cultural contexts. Clearly, the social group
competition idea could not explain early Christian history and other
episodes over the centuries where religious minorities - even persecuted
minorities - have continued to attract adherents and grow dramatically. And
in modern societies, Islam is rapidly growing across the globe, and
worldwide Pentecostal membership is surging." [Heritage Foundation]
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"Young, religiously active people are more likely than their non-religious
counterparts to become obese in middle age, according to new research. In
fact, frequent religious involvement appears to almost double the risk of
obesity compared with little or no involvement...The new research, presented
at an American Heart Association conference dedicated to physical activity,
metabolism and cardiovascular disease, involved 2,433 people enrolled in the
Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study." [CNN]
(Nod to Kevin Lewis)
will exhibit a cut-and-paste Bible of a mere 86 pages. Were it the work of
David Wojnarowicz (the artist behind the crucifix video) or Andres Serrano
(of 'Piss Christ' fame), this Bible would doubtless stir up a hornet's nest.
But in fact, it was created by Thomas Jefferson. During the election of
1800, Jefferson was denounced as a 'howling atheist' and 'a confirmed
infidel' known for 'vilifying the divine word, and preaching insurrection
against God.'...He unequivocally rejected the Nicene Creed, which has
defined orthodoxy for most Christians since 381. And he was contemptuous of
the doctrine of the Trinity, calling it 'mere Abracadabra' and 'hocus-pocus
phantasm.'" [Stephen Prothero, WSJ op-ed]
-----------------------
"Organized religion will all but vanish eventually from nine Western-style
democracies, a team of mathematicians predict in a new paper based on census
data stretching back 100 years...The paper, by Abrams, Wiener and Haley A.
Yaple, is called 'A mathematical model of social group competition with
application to the growth of religious non-affiliation.' They presented it
this week at the Dallas meeting of the American Physical Society." [article]
"Religion has not only continued through the course of human history but
thrived in a variety of cultural contexts. Clearly, the social group
competition idea could not explain early Christian history and other
episodes over the centuries where religious minorities - even persecuted
minorities - have continued to attract adherents and grow dramatically. And
in modern societies, Islam is rapidly growing across the globe, and
worldwide Pentecostal membership is surging." [Heritage Foundation]
-----------------------
"Young, religiously active people are more likely than their non-religious
counterparts to become obese in middle age, according to new research. In
fact, frequent religious involvement appears to almost double the risk of
obesity compared with little or no involvement...The new research, presented
at an American Heart Association conference dedicated to physical activity,
metabolism and cardiovascular disease, involved 2,433 people enrolled in the
Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study." [CNN]
(Nod to Kevin Lewis)
Monday's Child is Full of Links: Information
Fed dumps data on bailout. (Nod to Anonyman)
Very tough love. In fact, idiotic. (Nod to Angry Alex)
One third of women admit they would give up a year of life for perfect body; other two thirds of all women are lying. (Nod to L. Smith)
This idiot thinks people can do time series regressions in their heads. (Nod to Kevin Lewis)
Very tough love. In fact, idiotic. (Nod to Angry Alex)
One third of women admit they would give up a year of life for perfect body; other two thirds of all women are lying. (Nod to L. Smith)
This idiot thinks people can do time series regressions in their heads. (Nod to Kevin Lewis)
Sunday, April 03, 2011
We have a singer!
The video portion of this recording is poor (it was cloudy and the water was fairly rough), but the audio track captures a humpback whale singing! The high notes caused my camera housing and armbones to vibrate and the low notes resonated in my chest (like when the bass is too forward at a music club). It was a remarkable experience.
No one knows why these whales sing.
Saturday, April 02, 2011
The culture that is New Jersey: booty call edition
Look, I am not saying this is wrong or right, but I am pretty sure that it's illegal:
Pretty funny that they want to go back to the "Boardwalk Empire" days. That will take more than flapper costumes and age discrimination.
Prohibition?
Segregation?
Ah, New Jersey. Is there anything you won't do?
Friday, April 01, 2011
The culture that is New Jersey: Jersey Shore >> Beloved
Rutgers is paying Toni Morrison $30k for the commencement address but gave $32k to Snooki for an hourlong appearance.
Snooki's advice to the students? "Study hard but party harder"
Where's Chris Christie when you really need him?
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