Exploring the Infinite
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/expelled-intelligence-allowed/review/293361 I’m sick and tired of Creationists wailing about “no one listens to us!” when 78.5% of the American population identify themselves as Christian and the number of American Jews is at 6.4 million, or approximately 2.1% of the total population. So you’re telling me that over 80% of Americans believe in Creationism but no one listens to your drivel?
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Chaos_Theory_Scientist_Edward_Lorenz_Dies_At_90_16477.html An emeritus professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Lorenz was both a mathematician and a meteorologist, who combined the two sciences in an attempt to accurately predict weather. Instead, he accidentally discovered the butterfly effect, which he presented in a study published in 1972 entitled “Predictability: Does the Flap of a Butterfly’s Wings in Brazil Set Off
http://jezebel.com/376691/ From the page: “Once again, librarians save the day! As reported last week, a reproductive health database run by John Hopkins University called POPLINE had removed the term “abortion” as a recognized search query in February.”
http://www.localcensus.com/ Free statistical information about the United States of America and all of its cities, zip codes, and counties.
http://codgy.com/michigan-winter-ice-waves/ These are actually from Antartica, not Michigan. Snopes it. Still an awesome site though.
http://asimplecode.com/ The Dude abides.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080414/185111844.shtml Ticketmaster is widely considered one of the more hated companies in America, so it made a few people scratch their heads when they saw that Ticketmaster was near the top of the list in terms of the number of “fans” it had on Facebook. Valleywag points to an enterprising blogger who checked out who those fans were and noticed
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSL1313250820080414?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews From the page: “NAPLES (Reuters) – Ballot stuffing took on a new meaning in Italy’s parliamentary election on Sunday when a man ate his ballot paper in protest at the country’s politicians.” Right on, mister.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/09/DDAG101SSK.DTL Ah, Eddie Vedder *swoon*
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/us/politics/14forum.html What I want to know is how we can expect to have true separation of church and state when we keep voting Christians into office? Religious Affiliation of U.S. Presidents
http://www.diylife.com/2008/04/10/create-a-photo-transparency-out-of-packing-tape/ Pretty cool tut.