fitful dream, can't get comfortable so i'm dreaming about trying to find a place to sleep. i'm on a bus,…
From: Life's a Gas
[caption id="attachment_5822" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Pacman Ghost, designed by Oliver Jiang.[/caption] No comment <_<
From: A Trivial Knot
Giliell's Notes: The Wadden is a national treasure and national park and an area with imense biodiversity, despite its occasionally…
From: Affinity
At the dawn of what is now called the New Atheist movement, I proudly called myself one, seeing myself as…
From: Mano Singham
Been putting in more thought on playable races for my TTRPG that is never going to be finished. Since I…
From: Life's a Gas
[caption id="attachment_38" align="aligncenter" width="300"] You can't explain this[/caption] The other day, I was curious if there was any news on…
From: Cubist Vowels
In response to my post wondering why Trump hates Canada and suggesting that that country may look elsewhere to trade…
From: Mano Singham
I enjoy playing with AI-based image generators, which are a source of constant surprises. Sometimes someone will come up with…
From: Stderr
Hahaha, I just reminded you of the existence of Captain and Tennille, with zero remorse. I believe I told y'all…
From: Life's a Gas
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From: Mano Singham
[caption id="attachment_80150" align="alignright" width="150"] Joe Schmid's new god[/caption] Joe Schmid was, I hear, a popular atheist YouTuber whose videos I…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_38" align="aligncenter" width="300"] You can't explain this[/caption] The other day, I was curious if there was any news on…
From: Cubist Vowels
I know a little bit about development, so this abomination made me want to punch an anti-choicer. The mother's abdomen…
From: Pharyngula
No? I don't blame you. He's a rather repellent character who always gets everything wrong. In case you don't bother…
From: Pharyngula
I am currently listening to various YouTube essays on LOTR lore. I have read most of the books and watched…
From: Affinity
The YouTube algorithm chose to stick a video titled What's your best two minute apologetic? in my face. I expected…
From: Pharyngula
My address is easy to find, and if nothing else, you can just send it to me, at the University…
From: Pharyngula
Holy crap. Guess who these guys are looking towards for advice. Gad Saad. Musk: I mean, there’s a guy who…
From: Pharyngula
I finally got around to rebutting Calvin Smith's lies. But I have to confess that I was flattered by his…
From: Pharyngula
I did not like this video. It's titled "Meet the Evangelical Science Teacher Who Raised an Evolutionist". It meanders. It's…
From: Pharyngula
She was 92. After decades of journalism and feminist activism, she died peacefully at her home. I have to say…
From: Pharyngula
At the dawn of what is now called the New Atheist movement, I proudly called myself one, seeing myself as…
From: Mano Singham
I often talk about the importance of solidarity and organizing. I think I talk less about the obstacles to doing…
From: Oceanoxia
I don't want to read any references to South Park in my comments. They repeatedly produced absolutely horrid transphobic cartoons…
From: Life's a Gas
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has announced that she's freezing her eggs, basically planning ahead to defer reproduction. Some people have feelings about…
From: Pharyngula
You spend years, decades even, in deep study of a complex topic, and you keep abreast of the current literature.…
From: Pharyngula
dan mcclellan gets it all right here.
From: Pharyngula
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan represent some of the worst elements of the so-called manosphere, the world of pathetic…
From: Mano Singham
The Tate Bros (Andrew & Tristan) of internet misogyny and international sex crime fame were arrested today, for extradition to…
From: Life's a Gas
Isn't that sweet? Pete Hegseth is imposing mandatory testosterone testing, but is not requiring testosterone supplements, yet. As we all…
From: Pharyngula
As I threatened: I don't look like I like it very much. I think it's because I'm about to go…
From: Pharyngula
When you are creatively bankrupt, and you want to make money off the internet, what do you do? Make a…
From: Pharyngula
As a sop to the monstrous ego of our president, the US Mint is issuing a Trump coin this fall.…
From: Pharyngula
I tried watching this old BBC series with an interesting premise: strange, random anomalies keep popping up around Great Britain,…
From: Pharyngula
I'm teaching cell biology, but the first thing I have to do is hammer them over the head with…chemistry. They…
From: Pharyngula
Just after I wrote my answer to dschultz under my last post about why I am inflicting the double-dig torture on…
From: Affinity
Last night, I watched Coyote vs. Acme. Of course it was good! The plot was simple, the nostalgia was elevated,…
From: Pharyngula
I am working the Morris Theater tonight, and we are showing… I've been looking forward to this, but at the…
From: Pharyngula
So, the end of the growing season is nigh. I have started digging out the potatoes, although I have stopped…
From: Affinity
I enjoy playing with AI-based image generators, which are a source of constant surprises. Sometimes someone will come up with…
From: Stderr
I am currently listening to various YouTube essays on LOTR lore. I have read most of the books and watched…
From: Affinity
Gentle mockery of zoroastrianism again. I found out, or was reminded of, the version of your soul that goes for…
From: Life's a Gas
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to compel Illinois to provide its complete statewide voter registration database. Another…
From: Pro-Science
There's a line in Minority Report that's stuck with me. After looking over the crime scene, the detective character turns…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
Just ask Doug Wilson. "If Kamala [Harris] had won the presidency, there would have been basically zero evangelicals in the…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_79680" align="alignright" width="300"] These gomers make it so hard to celebrate Independence Day[/caption] It's Independence Day, which means most…
From: Pharyngula
We're deep in the insanity phase of the progression, and it's obvious. A report has been released that exposes the…
From: Pharyngula
Lard, I hate waking up to shit like this. Especially when I'm only really interested in the latest news about…
From: Death to Squirrels
Heretical notion, not much to it, but it makes more sense the canon version of events. I am constantly confronted…
From: Life's a Gas
One of Christianity's most pernicious and harmful ideas is that a deathbed conversion is sufficient to erase all of your…
From: Pharyngula
I have a new column this week on OnlySky. It's about the rapid rollout of solar power as a rare…
From: Daylight Atheism
In a recent post, I discussed the book An Ugly Truth that looked at how Facebook/Meta valued engagement on the…
From: Mano Singham
I have a hellish schedule today -- a big committee meeting I have to chair, a student presentation, and then…
From: Pharyngula
This bold jumper was hanging on my doorknob when I got home. She's probably selling something…I would like some of…
From: Pharyngula
At the dawn of what is now called the New Atheist movement, I proudly called myself one, seeing myself as…
From: Mano Singham
I've been at this climate communication game for a while now, and I've heard just about every bad argument the…
From: Oceanoxia
RFK Jr has been a long-time vaccine skeptic. When he was up for his senate confirmation hearings for the post…
From: Mano Singham
After that last horrible video of a mealworm being tortured to death by a spider, here's something nicer: Mary and…
From: Pharyngula
Sometimes my spiders make me queasy. This is the reality of nature, though. I fed my Parasteatoda a mealworm this…
From: Pharyngula
I was up at 2am again last night, and now I'm really tired. The reason is right here: That's my…
From: Pharyngula
I cannot see how any event that calls upon participants to beat each other to a pulp can be called…
From: Mano Singham
In a recent post, I discussed the book An Ugly Truth that looked at how Facebook/Meta valued engagement on the…
From: Mano Singham
One of the features of the current election cycle is the way that the Democratic Socialists of America and other…
From: Mano Singham
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From: Mano Singham
This state is a magnet for the worst of the worst. Jake Lang, in a repeat visit to the state,…
From: Pharyngula
I suspect most if not all of my readership is on board with universal healthcare, but the Yale School of…
From: Oceanoxia
There is a familiar pattern to stories of people with great wealth. It starts with the first generation becoming wealthy,…
From: Mano Singham
After the humiliating reversal over the charges to four people accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Reflecting Pool, US attorney and…
From: Mano Singham
I often talk about the importance of solidarity and organizing. I think I talk less about the obstacles to doing…
From: Oceanoxia
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has introduced eyeglasses that can record what the user sees with only the smallest…
From: Mano Singham
I cannot see how any event that calls upon participants to beat each other to a pulp can be called…
From: Mano Singham
We are now back to the US randomly bombing Iran again, even hitting a wedding, and Iran retaliating. Iranian media…
From: Mano Singham
[caption id="attachment_80156" align="alignright" width="150"] scummy Wisconsin billionaires[/caption] Fortunately, I've completely tuned out of television in this election season, or I'd…
From: Pharyngula
In a recent post, I discussed the book An Ugly Truth that looked at how Facebook/Meta valued engagement on the…
From: Mano Singham
At the dawn of what is now called the New Atheist movement, I proudly called myself one, seeing myself as…
From: Mano Singham
If you thought Vikings were voracious plunderers, you haven't compared them to 21st century billionaires. Apparently the thing to do…
From: Pharyngula
Fuck Google. Google Maps has caved to Trump. I wonder how residents of Toronto, Canada's largest city, feel about having…
From: Pharyngula
So what has been happening to the Lincoln Pool? What is clear is that repairs to fix the peeling paint…
From: Mano Singham
In response to my post wondering why Trump hates Canada and suggesting that that country may look elsewhere to trade…
From: Mano Singham
I've been at this climate communication game for a while now, and I've heard just about every bad argument the…
From: Oceanoxia