Treatment of Alan Turing was "appalling":
Turing was a quite brilliant mathematician, most famous for his work on breaking the German Enigma codes. It is no exaggeration to say that, without his outstanding contribution, the history of World War Two could well have been very different. He truly was one of those individuals we can point to whose ( Read more... )

Oh, I am so far gone. I am looking up 2008 general election results for the county in which Winchester, Idaho, resides. See, I wanted to figure out how likely it'd be that Colby would have voted for Obama, and I gotta say, the stats seem to indicate he was more than twice as likely to have voted for McCain. Especially given Colby's military ( Read more... )

Okay, I don't know anything about economics or business or trade. I do know that those of us north of the border were kinda annoyed by Obama's decision to not buy Canadian steel ( Read more... )

Congratulations on your new president :)


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Today is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Thank you to raincitygirl for reminding me. I'd forgotten today was the 19th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre.

From Wikipedia:
The École Polytechnique Massacre, also known as the Montreal Massacre, occurred on December 6, 1989 at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, Quebec, ( Read more... )

Funny thing is, I just wrote up rules for blogging for my department's new social networking site, and Rule Numero Uno is to NOT copy-and-paste entire news articles because it's a violation of copyright laws.

Oh well.
PM to request suspension of Parliament in GG meeting from CBC.ca
Last Updated: Thursday, December 4, 2008 | 6:29 AM ET Prime ( Read more... )

From rosewildeirish, who got it from rednikki:

Re the Sarah Palin-Africa story that made the rounds after the election. Turns out it was a hoax! Two guys created a fake expert that fooled the blogosphere AND mainstream media ( Read more... )

I like making connections, following one thought to another. Never really in-depth, alas, but I enjoy flitting about wherever my interest takes me. This is how I think, apparently. Example:

( Ramble about church business, eschatology, and the evolution of my faith. )

I just got a little teary-eyed listening to President-Elect Obama's acceptance speech.

Oh, VP-elect Biden's mother!

I love you guys, really. Enjoy this moment! Then go to work and ask yourselves: what's next?

I don't think it comes as a surprise that this election has affected so many of us who aren't even American. We've watched and listened and cheered and debated alongside you, though with a different perspective, from outside your borders. But your hope has become our hope, I think. What you guys have achieved tonight is historic. You should be so ( Read more... )