Archive for June, 2007
Small-fries
The media has handled the large number of Democratic presidential candidates badly. The Washington Post‘s David Broder declared (4/27/07) that “six of the eight declared candidates” at the Democrats’ debate in South Carolina “showed themselves to be both substantive and direct in their responses.” The other two he’s talking about are Kucinich and Gavel, who […]
dear creationists/ID people
Calling evolution “Darwinism” is like calling gravity “Newtonism.”
“free trade”
Techdirt on the US’s interpretation of free trade and what it’s doing to poorer countries: the US is using free trade agreements around the world to force US-style intellectual property rules on the rest of the world — often at tremendous harm to those countries. It’s doubly ironic when you realize that intellectual property rules […]
shopping list
I need a new shower curtain. My current curtain came with the apartment. It is a very dark green and is made of a material very like saran wrap. So every morning I struggle in the dark to keep cold air out of my bath without suffocating myself in my exceptionally clingy shower curtain. And […]
Sam Brownback doesn’t believe in evolution
Angry Astronomer has a good critique of Sam Brownback’s op-ed piece on evolution in the NY Times. If you didn’t watch the Republican presidential debates, Brownback is one of the three who said they did not believe in evolution. From the critique: He [Brownback] states, “we cannot drive a wedge between faith and reason. I […]
my life until August
Between class, working in the lab, working at the help desk, working at the gerontology institute, and maybe doing my homework, I’m going to be gone from 7 to 9 every day of the week starting Monday. So if you don’t hear from me very often, don’t worry: I am still alive and I am […]