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In 1543 Copernicus published De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium showing that the earth revolved around the sun, dislodging man from his comfortable throne at the center of the universe.
Galileo was excommunicated for spreading these ideas. Near the end of his life, he was made to recant his teachings, denying their truth before church elders.
It is […]

I got mine a day or two ago, $13.86 of course. But you know… I’m suspicious. I know it comes addressed from the Attorney General of California, but I trust the RIAA about as far as I could spit Jack Valenti (I’ve met him, he’s kinda heavy).
So, I think I’m going […]

So, I’m interested in this movie. It looks like the performances might be weak, and it looks like it might be hard to watch, but it also looks like a respectful and historically accurate portrayal of the tale told in the New Testament, assuming those events actually happened.
I plan to see it, though I […]

I call myself a non-theist.I spent a lot of time, perhaps at a younger age than most, wrestling with that messy question of the existence or non-existence of God. I wasn’t raised in a particularly religious manner, though I went to Lutheran schools for about 3 years (7th and 8th grade and freshman year […]

The ants had mostly subsided after the application of spray and sealing up cracks with silicone gel. However, I suspect that will only be temporary, so I bought “Ant Baits”
These things are so cool, I wish I had done those from the start, and I wish I had taken a picture last night. […]

Huh, this is neat, White Box Robotics is taking a case-mod approach to making robots. In simpler terms than they are putting it, it looks like they’re basically selling a PC case with a wheeled robot base. Fill it up with whatever turns you on (camera, etc), and add software.

damn, and it’s all over for Dean. That kinda sucks, he seemed cool.
I don’t understand why everyone went nuts over that “I have a scream” speech. Yeah, I heard it live (or at least as live as TiVo gets), and I immediately said “Geez, it sounds like the WWF!”, but you know, that […]

Places I used to go when I lived in Chicago
Pops for Champagne/Star Bar
“I’m Drinking Stars” Cool jazz/champagne club on Sheffield. I used to use this as a neighborhood bar, and was pretty tight with the bartender. The club part is hard to get into, but the Star Bar side is usually not […]