nothing special in the dream post, just getting discourse off the top of my blog. this morning i had the…
From: Life's a Gas
The Probability Broach, chapter 19 Now that the Continental Congress is in session and other business has been dealt with,…
From: Daylight Atheism
I didn't really intend to bring up this subject when I set out to write the post but it feels…
From: Life's a Gas
rain clouds will ask if you wanted your ground drowned and not wait for you to say yes. rain clouds…
From: Life's a Gas
I tend to remember non-anglo names best because my mind likes to wrap around the pronunciation, automatically reaches for mnemonics. …
From: Life's a Gas
The Probability Broach, chapter 19 We'll get back to the proceedings of the anarcho-capitalist legislature soon, but Smith opens this…
From: Daylight Atheism
Trump may have a lot of money, though for him and his greedy family it is never enough and they…
From: Mano Singham
I had this idea for an intense action-horror novel, inspired by video games, that takes place in the hell of…
From: Life's a Gas
[caption id="attachment_5719" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Sferica, designed by Riccardo Colletto[/caption] I'm out travelling, but I brought some origami paper to fold.…
From: A Trivial Knot
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From: Mano Singham
This topic is, unfortunately, inextricably inter-twined with AI, so I could as easily be talking about one axis of the…
From: Stderr
In other news about UFOs/UAPs, would you believe our government has formed a "UAP Science Advisory Council" to chase the…
From: Pharyngula
You know, the Southern Baptist denomination was specifically formed in 1845 to uphold slavery -- their whole raison d'etre was…
From: Pharyngula
Who remembers the Secular Policy Institute? It still exists, it has a mission statement. The Secular Policy Institute (SPI) is…
From: Pharyngula
This morning, I was surprised by a comment on this YouTube video, in which I pointed out the fallacies of…
From: Pharyngula
I just posted about building a ship model, and what happens? Ken Ham posts about building a model ark. I…
From: Pharyngula
Pete Hegseth has decreed that there are only 31 religions that will be officially recognized by the US military, in…
From: Pharyngula
Atheism is associated with a handful of hairsplitting terms: agnosticism, agnostic atheism, ignosticism, apatheism, and so on. These terms describe…
From: A Trivial Knot
One of Christianity's most pernicious and harmful ideas is that a deathbed conversion is sufficient to erase all of your…
From: Pharyngula
You may have the impression that Minnesota is chock-full of Scandinavian Lutherans, but that's not so: German Catholics make up…
From: Pharyngula
I chose a life in the Great Social Discourse of Doom when I helped push Atheism Plus to establish a…
From: Life's a Gas
A long time ago I was hunting for a word and while "conformity" had occurred to me, it didn't feel…
From: Life's a Gas
I apologize for scaring you all with that dour, nasty visage. That's Keith Kidwell, a North Carolina state legislator, looking…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_79395" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Oh look, a trans person![/caption]
From: Pharyngula
Jey McCreight is an old friend I've known since they were a an undergraduate studying biology in Indiana. I've been…
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Our movement was founded in part on islamophobia, so it's unsurprising a number of our blogs beat that drum occasionally…
From: Life's a Gas
I'll have a lot more to say about this when I have time to knock together an essay, but right…
From: Life's a Gas
I write a bunch of book reviews, and review-ish writings on my Pillowfort. Maybe I should port some of these…
From: A Trivial Knot
I'm not gay, or trans, or bi, but even so, if I were living in Texas, I'd be desperate to…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_3580" align="aligncenter" width="979"] Mother (pink madonna) by Mikulus Galanda, 1933.(public domain via rawpixel)[/caption] (via Women's March email) Mother’s Day…
From: Death to Squirrels
I'm about to attempt a trek from my house to the grocery store and back again, because I want to…
From: Pharyngula
This topic is, unfortunately, inextricably inter-twined with AI, so I could as easily be talking about one axis of the…
From: Stderr
Some plants are taking off and looking promising. [caption id="attachment_50960" align="aligncenter" width="800"] © Charly, all rights reserved. Click for full…
From: Affinity
And I did. And I regret it. Steven Spielberg can make some great movies, but he also has this solid…
From: Pharyngula
When we bought our house 10 years ago, we knew that the garage would need to be replaced. The house…
From: Affinity
Virginia Heffernan makes an interesting admission about the book publicist John Brockman and his salon for famous science popularizers, Edge.…
From: Pharyngula
In case you've ever wondered how to use a menstrual cup, don't ask AI. They might give you a nightmare…
From: Pharyngula
I'm beginning my weekly duties as a volunteer projectionist at the Morris theater, which I will try to do once…
From: Pharyngula
I first wrote about facial recognition back in 2017, shortly after starting this blogue. (stderr) Then, (stderr) I discovered to…
From: Stderr
In last month's journal club, we talked about ace characters on TV. Why Video Games Cost So Much to Make…
From: A Trivial Knot
One of Christianity's most pernicious and harmful ideas is that a deathbed conversion is sufficient to erase all of your…
From: Pharyngula
You may have the impression that Minnesota is chock-full of Scandinavian Lutherans, but that's not so: German Catholics make up…
From: Pharyngula
I am busy today and in lieu of an original post, thought that I would post an old article of…
From: Mano Singham
It has come to my attention that a disturbing number of people think that ethnostates, or ethnocracies, are fine as…
From: Oceanoxia
Trump has fired the secretary of the navy John Phelan. Phelan's only qualification for the job seemed to be that…
From: Mano Singham
Whatever one's views are about the Catholic Church, there is no question that it takes its doctrines seriously, devoting enormous…
From: Mano Singham
When I posted about pope Leo criticizing warmongering leaders, I added that that it was only a matter of time…
From: Mano Singham
Although he did not mention any leaders by name, it is pretty clear who was the main intended recipient of…
From: Mano Singham
Atheism is not an intellectual achievement. Maybe for some people it can be, people who grew up in an environment…
From: Life's a Gas
I thought Xians were supposed to celebrate with colored eggs and church services and a nice family dinner. I was…
From: Pharyngula
A new species of spider has been identified. We present a morphological description of a recently discovered species of spider…
From: Pharyngula
This topic is, unfortunately, inextricably inter-twined with AI, so I could as easily be talking about one axis of the…
From: Stderr
These bees are a bit garish. The spiders are more somber, but still pretty flashy.
From: Pharyngula
There are moments in all of our lives, in which we realize that we missed our chance to do something…
From: Oceanoxia
I appreciate the message that most spiders are harmless, but it's still too much to claim that 2 are dangerous.…
From: Pharyngula
I first wrote about facial recognition back in 2017, shortly after starting this blogue. (stderr) Then, (stderr) I discovered to…
From: Stderr
Nice to see a new face around here: Pelegrina proterva, the Common White-Cheeked Jumping Spider.
From: Pharyngula
There is a lot in the news these days that is depressing so it takes a lot for me to…
From: Mano Singham
[caption id="attachment_79448" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Salticus scenicus[/caption] We have a lot of pest hunters at my house. The evil cat is…
From: Pharyngula
Bro. You're talking about replacing people at programming jobs, sure, maybe. But I'm literally watching people program shit with LLMs. …
From: Life's a Gas
Charly recently raised a question that on the surface seems reasonable, but when applied to ameriKKKa, becomes a bit of…
From: Life's a Gas
Switzerland had a referendum yesterday on whether to place a limit of 10 million on the total population of the…
From: Mano Singham
I chose a life in the Great Social Discourse of Doom when I helped push Atheism Plus to establish a…
From: Life's a Gas
I first wrote about facial recognition back in 2017, shortly after starting this blogue. (stderr) Then, (stderr) I discovered to…
From: Stderr
The other day, while I was browsing, I was interrupted by an ad for PragerU. I despise PragerU, the totally…
From: Pharyngula
In recent years, we've learned disturbing things about the beliefs and behaviors of the ruling class. We still don't know…
From: Oceanoxia
After a party loses an election, it usually benefits from having an analysis of the reasons for its failure and…
From: Mano Singham
Before you "not all men" me: of course, not all boomers... [caption id="attachment_50892" align="aligncenter" width="800"] ©Giliell, all rights reservedPutting fresh…
From: Affinity
Israel has long abandoned civilized norms in the way that it treats non-Israelis. Like its patron, the US, it thinks…
From: Mano Singham
The sketch comedy show Alternatino channels Americans' worst fears. {AD}
From: Mano Singham
Donald Trump had his tacky birthday party on the White House lawn yesterday. A bunch of people I never heard…
From: Pharyngula
Charly recently raised a question that on the surface seems reasonable, but when applied to ameriKKKa, becomes a bit of…
From: Life's a Gas
Switzerland had a referendum yesterday on whether to place a limit of 10 million on the total population of the…
From: Mano Singham
While Trump has been vacillating over whether there is an imminent peace deal or whether he will resume bombing, there…
From: Mano Singham
There are moments in all of our lives, in which we realize that we missed our chance to do something…
From: Oceanoxia
Trump's flailing over how to extricate himself from the Iran fiasco gets ever more desperate. It would be comical (and…
From: Mano Singham
I first wrote about facial recognition back in 2017, shortly after starting this blogue. (stderr) Then, (stderr) I discovered to…
From: Stderr
Tuesday saw primary races in many states. Most primary races (unlike the few 'jungle' primaries in states like California) are…
From: Mano Singham
He attended game 3 in New York of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio.…
From: Mano Singham
... and I honestly do not know how many times I have had to renew it since I was 15,…
From: Affinity