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Yay Velociraptors For All Kids!

by podblack on November 9, 2008

The XD features a 7.5 inch head and self-adjusting stereo vision with better vision than 95 percent of the dinosaurs on the market today. Two modes are available: a full-color daylight mode, and a high-resolution black and white night mode. Both consume very little power: the daylight mode requires 100 calories/hour – about one seventh [...]

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Yes, by the same guys who brought you ‘An Engineer’s Guide to Cats‘. Which I think everyone has seen by now. This is very, very, very silly. You were warned. So, I think I’ll dedicate this one to E.

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For Limbidgit – ‘Five Friends – Vote!’

by podblack on October 14, 2008

Yes, this is for Limbidgit — and I’m sure that all you happening ‘Bad Astronomer‘ majority reading-cats have ALL seen it before… but L collects cool adverts, as I discovered before our Philosophy and Ethics CC ARM Panel meeting today started and I raved about this one. So, this is for him. Leonardo DiCaprio, will [...]

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Look, there’s no legitimate way that I can praise Dr Karen ‘Skepbitch’ Stollznow’s checking out Sylvia Browne in Utah – without launching into song: The Atheist Tabernacle Choir — by Spitting Image So, enjoy the tune as you check out her blog entry over at her site — Skepbitch! “Eat, drink, be merry — for [...]

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The Sarah Silverman Of Skepticism

by podblack on March 27, 2008

“You’re the Sarah Silverman of skepticism, Sturgess. You don’t drink alcohol and you make jokes that people don’t get.” — P. Hmmph. I think he’s just a grumpy-pants because I had baby octopus for dinner last night… took a photo of it with my phone and sent it to him, with the header “I’M EATING [...]

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The Never-Ending Why

by podblack on March 13, 2008

Sometimes I just find it very, very difficult to not only figure out exactly what draws people to the conclusions they make (despite having worked with teenagers, and as I’m certain you know, you can get some very strange justifications for choices there). Why people would think that hacking a pacemaker is a particularly good [...]

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