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This is going to be really cool....
Someone at HBO has leaked the script for the pilot episode of "A Game of Thrones;" it looks like it's going to be a really good adaptation of Martin's books. I hope they do the opening credit sequence as described in the script: a raven bearing a message from Castle Black to King's Landing, with the landscape over which it flies converted to the ( Read more... ) -
Open Letter to Dr. Richard Mouw
I'm crossposting this here; it's a response to this essay in NewseekI would say that, as your fellow citizens in a pluralistic society, gays and lesbians have the right to ask you, rhetorically, what right you have to impose your "sincerely held convictions" on their personal lives, and to tell you, forcefully, to mind your own business, which ( Read more... ) -
Thank You, Senator Whitehouse!
Yesterday, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D - RI) gave the following speech on the Senate floor; it sums up eloquently and forcefully why the abuses of power and, quite possibly, outright crimes of the Bush-Cheney-Rove administration must not be swept under the rug:Madam President, I rise as we celebrate a new President, a new administration, a new ( Read more... ) -
Article I saw about using "content poisoning" to fight P2P piracy
I saw an article today from a couple of software engineers proposing a way for intellectual property defenders to single out "pirates" among P2P network users and target their "content poisoning" efforts specifically at them. Click the link for the abstract and my immediate thoughts.( Read more... ) -
Canvassing
I went out door-knocking for Bob Lord's campaign to retire Bush Republican douchebag John Shadegg from the House of Representatives today. My canvassing partner, a retired communications professor named Dennis, and I hit fifty-five houses and talked to twenty-four people between one and five o'clock in the afternoon. Most of the people we talked ( Read more... ) -
Krab Casserole
I made this for dinner last night; it was yummy. Unfortunately, Mary got sick to her stomach afterwards, and though we don't know if it had anything to do with the food (I ate more than she did and was just fine, and it all tasted and smelled great), she'll probably have taste aversion to it anyway. Pity ( Read more... ) -
"Big Read" meme
The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed ( Read more... ) -
R.I.P., Pthirus pubis -- you will not be missed.
Lice are interesting insects inasmuch as they are generally obligate parasites of a single host genus or species; the three species that parasitize humans even specialize in different parts of the body, and are optimized for clinging to hair of different thicknesses. This has created a problem for the crab louse, Pthirus pubis, which specializes ( Read more... )
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