Jack’s Old & Busted Blog

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Satirical look at the ID debate. I have no problem with individual communities teaching whatever they choose on this issue. But only - only - after students have been thoroughly instructed and evaluated on their understanding of the scientific method. They need to know that no scientist anywhere would keep her job if she submitted papers that ended with "and then God made it so."

SoMA Review: But as anyone like me, who’s used black magic to resurrect an army of zombie slaves, can tell you, personal beliefs are way ahead of science in explaining, and controlling, how the physical world works. And if Richard Dawkins doesn’t believe that he should try walking into any doctor’s office and asking for an ounce of chicken’s blood and a healing spell. All he’ll get is a dumb look and maybe a boot in the pants. Thanks to the Dover school board, however, that could change soon.

Create your own Kubrick header!

It’s depressing to think that any money I might give to the UA might go toward another parking deck. What are these going to be used for when the age of the automobile is over? Maybe the athletic department needs to invent some sort of sport you can play inside them, like "uphill indoor soccer," or something.

NWAnews.com: The transportation plan’s recommendations focus on "minimizing the impact of the automobile" on the university, Alexiou said. "We’re promoting and recommending that this is a campus to get to by any means… those ways of travel that haven’t gotten a lot of attention," he said.

Vintage Trailer Art: "Perfect Wall Art for the Tiniest Trailer!"

Watched a program about "Tin Can Tourists" last nite. Interesting stuff. I didn’t think there was any wanderlust left in America.

Salon.com is serializing Cory Doctorow’s new novel here. It’s exuberant stuff, sort of like early Heinlein in the way technology is seen as a savior for people savvy enough to use it (and deadly to those who aren’t). But it’s optimistic reading, and gets my brain moving in ways that it hasn’t in a while.

I wish I could laugh at this scenario, but the fact remains that it directly affects my productivity.

The Register: The problem now is that Microsoft develops software in its own image. At one time, when it was still in the shadow of IBM, the company saw itself as responsive, smart and user-focussed. Now that can take its customers for granted, the software Microsoft produces is as bloated and disorganized as the company itself.