Archive for the ‘ fiction ’ Category
This marks the beginning of bqdc. Before this post you’ll have to go back to my myspace blog to see the wonder of my bloggin’. I have made moderate effort to turn this into the definitive version, but it didn’t pay off and there is still plenty there that isn’t here. But, now, here we [ READ MORE ]
That and other wonderful quotes, along with some terrifically terrifying ideas, available here at a list of some 20 of the most bizarre scientific experiments of the last several hundred years. It includes not only the classics (stanley milgram and stanford prison) but also some things that are truly bizarre. Go, read it, if not for [ READ MORE ]
If you’re wondering about this whole “end of history,” or so called “technological singularity” that some believe is probable within this century, you would do well to read this post about the quickening (it’s right underneath some weird comic) that doctor klomp hypothesized approximately 300,000 years ago. It bears remarkable resemblance to what is going [ READ MORE ]
Man can’t even defeat some iron chariots. I thought he was supposed to be omnipotent? This (and other) contradictions found within the bible available here. Also this one starts off with a doozy: jesus has two different grandfathers! On his dad’s side! And in case that wasn’t enough, look here. via pharyngula. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fblog.quodlibetor.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fya-know-for-a-god-he-really-is-a-pathetic-weakling%2F'; [ READ MORE ]
Which is to say, i’m starting to get wrinkles. They’re most obvious when i’m smiling, which means, i think, that they’re laugh lines? Anyway, i’m going to look so cool when i’m 60 it’s just not even funny. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fblog.quodlibetor.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fbeauty-is-skin-deep-but-wrinkles-are-outward-manifestations-of-long-lived-muscular-habits%2F'; addthis_title = 'beauty+is+skin+deep%2C+but+wrinkles+are+outward+manifestations+of+long-lived+muscular+habits'; addthis_pub = [ READ MORE ]
“Zotero is a production of the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. It is generously funded by the United States Institute of Museum and Library Services [etc.]” Basically it’s a firefox extension that keeps track of projects, sources, notes, and documents. If you’re the kind of person that always ends a research [ READ MORE ]
First, new scientist reported on an experiment that really very strongly suggests that in some cases it is possible for photons to travel faster than the speed of light. Completely aside from the apparent oxymoron of saying that light traveled faster than itself, (being as “photon” is a word that means “unit of light”) this [ READ MORE ]
So, as previously mentioned, i have long wondered if anybody doesn’t believe that the earth orbits the sun–let alone the 20% or so that i’ve heard rumors of–and i decided to do something about it. So now the results are in. Take a moment, think about it. What do you think the percentages are? I mean, [ READ MORE ]
I’ve heard multiple times (from reputable and semi-reputable sources such as blogs and newspapers, respectively) that up to 20% of various populations (most commonly french or american) believe that the sun orbits the earth. I’ve never really believed it, so i created a facebook poll for 200 people who listed “the bible” in their favorite books [ READ MORE ]
If a really interesting story is submitted with a title that is both boring and inaccurate there is no way to go in and fix it, and it can’t be re-submitted, AFAIK. Check that one out, look at the title, maybe read it (or at least read my comment on it) and tell me if [ READ MORE ]