January 2011
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Friendly Atheist » Belmont University Pretends to... →
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WatchTodd in the Shadows destroys all his cred with his year end top ten for 2010.
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Makedo construction toy makes Lego look positively... →
Nice. Most building toys include the materials aspect.
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The "decline" of science? Not so much : Respectful... →
Shorter Orac: I tear into Mike Adams because he’s emblematic of a lot of Alt Med beliefs.
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“That captures his “Goodfellas” approach quite nicely. If you disagree
with him...”
– NeuroLogica Blog » Some Nonsense from J.B. Handley
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Compostmodern 2011 Unconference: "Be Big. Be... →
all of Core77’s blogging from Compostmodern 2011 is worth a read.
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NeuroLogica Blog » Tetrachromacy In Humans →
any day Doc Novella references the ol’ Canucknuckle Head to start a post is win.
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Friendly Atheist » Ask Richard: Apostate Couple... →
Richard raises a lot of good points, but the money is here,
You have the right to expect respect.
You have the right to act in your own best interest.
You have the right to defend yourself against abuse or aggression.
You have the right to make a request.
You have the right to turn down a request.
You have the right to think about any question before answering.
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RMIT - Balance unaffected by Power Balance... →
A team of researchers from the Discipline of Chiropractic in RMIT’s School of Health Sciences tested one of the key claims behind the Power Balance bands - that wearing them improves balance. No dice. Good to see some sane members of the chropractic discipline countering the general air of woo around it.
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Bagehot: The Gruffalo years | The Economist →
A lot of Britain’s political tops have young children— which may be an important influence on the colition government.
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Disability activists mob ATOS ‘poverty pimps’ |... →
Benifit cuts and stupid wankers in the comments.
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Facebook Zombie - Imgur →
Today’s crowning moment of awesome.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-23) →
SomaFM (26)
DJ Cheb I Sabbah (8)
Kaya Project (6)
TJ Rehmi (5)
Niyaz (5)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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How mages discovered the scientific... →
And how it changes the arte.
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Friendly Atheist » I Don’t Want Your Cookie →
The comments highlighted by our host are gold.
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Yudkowsky - Bayes' Theorem →
Don’t skim. If you want to understand, take it slow, and understanding will come.
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Gift Giving in the Shrink’s Office: When is it... →
Doc Rob turns Awkward to Awesome.
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GOUKAIGER HEAD WRITER CONFIRMED - JEFusion →
Abraranger was fun, Dekaranger was enjoyable, and I like Kuuga.
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» Not-a-doctor Wakefield still a threat to... →
Wait, he wants to go to Somalia so he can do WHAT?
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“That was when Kochie made his second remark about women getting paid
the same...”
– Sunrise of the Dinosaurs
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The Bill Zeller Suicide Letter « Shrink Talk →
Dr. Rob on the right to die, the tragedy of suicide, and professional ethics.
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The Sexual Cost of Female Success | The Hairpin →
I love the bite to this one, especially since I would hate the women I know to feel like this.
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“And of course people want to know if I’m happy, that Olbermann’s time at
MSNBC...”
– Tiger Beatdown › Net Neutrality, Keith Olbermann, and the Limits of Schadenfreude
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My Experiences as a Female Software Engineer «... →
Including how she got there, and the subtle and not so subtle hurdles.
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Still got the right stuff: the next generation of... →
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““If a tree falls in the forest, and no one
hears it, does it make a...”
– Taboo “OO”
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“This is not in itself a bad thing. As our cover feature explains (see...”
– Don’t fear the f-word in quantum physics - opinion - 24 January 2011 - New Scientist
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“This is a point that I and many others have made repeatedly, but it still isn’t...”
– Piracy and privilege | Blog | Futurismic
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Coughs, colds, and the “appealing but mistaken... →
As someone whose immune system was at one point classed “hyperactive” this effort to “boost” the immune system frankly scares me. But hey, you want the blinding headaches…
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Hawaii Senate ends daily chamber prayers →
Hawaii becomes the first state whose Senate will no longer hold a daily prayer in chamber.
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Batman and Robin #19: The Mansplainer Follow Up :... →
When they almost have you.
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Hurt by Homebirth →
The home birthing movement has a very dark side.
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Shakesville: Feminism 101: Coded Misogyny and... →
On equating female with bad.
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draw the line.
Hi. I’m Eddie.
I was listening to Peter Gabriel’s Hit/ Miss Compilation recently, and noticed a song many consider emblematic of him was missing: Lay Your Hands On Me. Then I remembered why it was emblematic— the dive of trust he used to take into the crowd when performing it live. How the bigger he got, the less he could trust his fans not to pull him to the ground. How he...
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My Fascination With the Duggars and Quiverfull «... →
WHAT IS THISI DONT FUCKING IDIOTS!
I hate this sort of religion sanctioned child abuse.
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Main Page - Iron Chariots Wiki →
Iron Chariots is intended to provide information on apologetics and counter-apologetics. We’ll be collecting common arguments and providing responses, information and resources to help counter the glut of misinformation and poor arguments which masquerade as evidence for religious claims.
The complexity of issues surrounding religion ensures that any proper assessment requires us to delve...
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“Often, my readers educated me. Sometimes, they even teach me a new
word. So it...”
– “I learned a new word today…gnoron” Orac @ Respectful Insolence