May 2008
39 posts
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“we’re now in the stage of evo-devo in which everyone is diversifying and...”
– PZ Myers, Model systems are dead, long live model systems.
Top 10 New Species →
WatchStarfish time-lapse
The Hillary Deathwatch →
“because aliens would still be God’s creatures”
– The Associated Press: Vatican: It’s OK to believe in aliens
“On the one hand, vegetarianism is healthy and humane. On the other hand, bacon.”
– Gruber.
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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
Harriet bought me ‘1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’ for Christmas, which was recently mentioned on kottke. As I have an exam tomorrow there is no better excuse than to make a list of the ones I have seen. So far I’ve seen about 363 of them (in bold), although I’m not expecting to watch many more of the ones made before WW2. See also: my (almost) definitive list of...
“The simple truth is that poor people breed like rats, and they’re going to...”
– RightSaidFred99, discussing the 6,666,666,666 population milestone passed yesterday
I would be honoured →
“He regurgitated in his plate of food when I asked him about it, so I knew there was some truth to the story.” — Jim Adkins, HPD
“Almighty God created the races white, black, yellow, malay and red, and he...”
– Mr. Chief Justice Warren [1967] - Milfred Loving, who died recently, was tried for the “crime” of interracial marriage (via)
Cuba lifts ban on home computers →
But still enforces ban on internet access (via)
April 2008
47 posts
“Grand Theft Auto IV is the gravest assault upon children in this country since...”
– Jack Thompson (via)