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Inept journalist logic-fails atheism 101
A little while ago, a news story popped up in my news feed that caught my attention. I read the piece and discarded it, thinking that the article’s problems would speak for themselves. But I recently saw the post come up again, and I think an in-depth analysis is now warranted. I’ll take a four tiered approach here: one, I’ll discuss the ( Read more... ) -
Feminism and/or Humanism
A professor friend posted this on FB: http://femfreq.tumblr.com/post/52673540142/twitter-vs-female-protagonists-in-video-games
I responded:
"The assholes are indefensible, no doubt about it.... but Anita's claim is actually ( Read more... ) -
OK, Cupid...
Yeah, it's been a long time (again) between posts. So what? :P ( Read more... ) -
The problem with bringing fire...
[Spoilers for the 2012 movie Prometheus.]
I like Michael Bay movies. I do. I like Bad Boys (I and II), Transformers, and The Rock. These movies know exactly how seriously to take themselves, how to make action fun while still maintaining intensity (damn, does Bay know how to do a car chase), how to block scenes, and every other thing that makes a ( Read more... ) -
Been a long time,
graduate school, et. al life events. Good times, bad times. I'll be back to write occasionally, but chances are, this journal will remain relatively empty, and simply serve as a time capsule / archive of my past thoughts. -
The “God” Stepladder to Argumentation
Worked this up last night in a couple of hours. I've wanted to draft up something like this for a while. It isn't very confrontational (at least, I tried to pander to the other side as much as possible), and in fairly simple terms elucidates why most "debates" fail. I would contest that 99% of people would fail by step #1c. Once people start ( Read more... ) -
The somethingness of nothing.
There are some pathways in life which deaden intent, wrack passion, cause enduring ache… shatter the soul ( Read more... ) -
New tech goodies!
Corsair 600T case;
Gigabyte P67 UD5 motherboard;
Core i7 2600K (3.4 Ghz, quad core, Sandy Bridge), cooled by Noctua NH-C14 (TIM: Thermaltake TG2);
8 GB GSkill 1866 MHz DDR3 (9.10.9.28);
ASUS (nVidia) 580 GTX DCII (triple slot cooled, overclocked), HDMIed to my new Samsung, 46", 240Hz, 1080p, LED LCD 3D TV (which is connected to Samsung D7500 3D Blu-Ray ( Read more... ) -
The Drake Equation: My Estimates
R* = 7 (7 stars formed per year, averaged over the life of the galaxy)
fp = 0.6 (just over half of all stars formed will have planets)
ne = 0.5 (only half of solar systems with planets will have a single planet capable of developing life)
fl = 0.75 (75% of these planets will develop life)
fi = 0.001 (.1% of which will be intelligent life)
fc = 0.2 (20% ( Read more... ) -
I'm a GRRM Fanboy, and I'm proud of it!
On July 12th, I'll be dancing. With dragons :-D
Oh, and the first full GAME OF THRONES trailer is here!