Desperately Seeking Ethics and Reason
An autistic Vulcan's quest for sense in a senseless world
Desperately Seeking Ethics and Reason
An autistic Vulcan's quest for sense in a senseless world
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Reaping the harvest of our new culture of fear
Wednesday 18 July 2007 at 11:25 pm Uncharacteristically watching the news briefly on television tonight, I saw a report about the steam pipe breach in Manhattan. It was reported that many people thought at first it was "another terrorist attack". This is exactly why I've given up on the United States and am resolved to leave when I can. There is no hope for a society so mired in fear that they can't revolt to overthrow the overlords benefitting from controlling them with that fear. There is no hope for a society that understands only competition and not cooperation. There is no amount of educating now that can undo this slide into barbarism.'Freewill'
Wednesday 18 July 2007 at 02:53 am After twenty-seven years of listening to this song, it seems I've finally listened to the lyrics for the first time, and boy, am I surprised, shocked, and delighted: (more)The Eight Glasses Myth
Tuesday 17 July 2007 at 02:48 amYou've all heard it: the Must Drink Eight Glasses of Water Per Day Commandment. I suspect most of you believe it's true, simply because you've heard it so much.
It's neither a Commandment nor true. Such is the corrupting power of broadcast TV and radio and print media, as an exaggerated form of word of mouth, that myths like this are born.
(more)So apparently there *is* sex happening in my house
Saturday 14 July 2007 at 11:23 pm I'm just not a party to it: two amorous spiders have shacked-up and set up housekeeping in a tile crack by the high little window in my bathroom. (more)Very unscientific research
Tuesday 10 July 2007 at 4:06 pm The alleged "research" in which pharmaceutical companies engage doesn't seem very much like what I would consider either research or science. It's hit-or-miss bad science. (more)eBay is ripping-off many auction buyers
Friday 06 July 2007 at 09:46 amI have encountered what was apparently a known and tolerated bug in eBay's auction system. Apparently the common wisdom, that one is never supposed to view the results of an auction immediately when it closes, managed to somehow pass me by. Color me stupid. What follows is a dialog that occurred on Slashdot:
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