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(But having nothing to do with Christian Science…)

Brief Introduction

So, I’ve been trying, and unsuccessfully at that, to stay out of the Evolution vs. ID vs. Christianity vs. your children debate that’s been flaming around lately. As I mentioned earlier, I’m rather tired of the debate, and I have my suspicions that the whole thing is just an extension [...]

On October 31st, 2005, this was the truth. | (Tags: America, Asia, cents, Light Brigade, poorly-understood systems, Scott Sampson, Shane Wilkins) | Comments (2)

In honor of the new “geeky” category, I’d like to skim over the joys and terrors of dynamic Python.

On October 27th, 2005, this was geeky. | Comments Off

I’m adding a new category: “geeky”. Mind you, it’s not because geeky things are not “the truth”, nor is it because geeky things are never “trivial”, but simply because there are things that I occasionally talk about that the mainstream reader (that is, most of the people I know) might not find interesting, [...]

On October 27th, 2005, this was geeky. | Comments Off

So everyone’s talking about a certain recent poll purporting that 51% of Americans reject the Theory of Evolution. To provide counterpoint to this little bubble of furor (the poll only had 808 respondents–hardly a useful sample, I should think), I have to wonder: to what percentage of Americans does it actually make a noticeable difference whether the theory of [...]

On October 24th, 2005, this was trivial. | (Tags: Big State University, chess, stylistic device) | Comments Off

Another google game. :) This one’s courtesy of April Here’s how it works: go to Google and type “yourname needs” into the search box (keep the quotes, but replace ‘yourname’ with, well, your name). Watch as hilarity ensues. Here’s what I need:

David needs a wash (and I do!) It’s Tony’s love [...]

On October 17th, 2005, this was aside from the point. | (Tags: Google, search box) | Comments (2)

In a recent post, I blathered on about Serenity and how wonderful it was. Well, I went and saw it again last night (my third viewing) with Mike, and it was just as good, if not better than ever before, and I think I saw Mike drying his eyes at the end. But [...]

On October 17th, 2005, this was the truth. | Comments Off

After mentioning Orson Scott Card, I found this fascinating article discussing Ender’s Game and the ethics of violence therein. Stuff you don’t notice when you read a book at the tender age of 14. So perhaps I should qualify myself–Card and I see eye-to-eye on many things, but that doesn’t mean I think [...]

On October 15th, 2005, this was aside from the point. | (Tags: Orson Scott Card) | Comments Off

A few years ago, I was introduced to the concept of “my people”–authors and thinkers whom I can really jam with (thanks, Eleanor!). At the time, I didn’t really know who my people were, but ever since, I’ve been building up a list. Currently, my list includes the following, in no particular order:

Douglas [...]

On October 14th, 2005, this was the truth. | (Tags: Chris Crawford, Dan Simmons, Douglas Coupland, John C. Wright, Orson Scott Card, Philip Sidney) | Comments Off

Well, I’m finally doing it. I’m upgrading to the new WordPress. The site may experience some technical difficulties over the next few hours, or weeks. :) Expect some design changes too. You have been warned.

Update 12-Oct – That went better than I expected. You’re now looking at the new [...]

On October 11th, 2005, this was trivial. | (Tags: HTML) | Comments Off