Scientists, Before and After
This
is pretty cool: 7th-graders’ drawings and descriptions of scientists, both
before and after meeting some real scientists at
Fermilab.
“We pay the teachers’ salary…”
One argument that crops up from time to time in anti-evolutionist circles is, “Teachers should teach Intelligent Design if that’s what the community wants. We pay the teachers’ salary, after all.”
I’ve finally put my finger on what was bugging me about this. It’s exactly the same as saying, “My doctor should tell me those chest pains are just gas, not cancer. I pay his salary, after all.”
Best South Dakota Comment Yet
From Digby
by way of
Firedoglake:
I hope you’re ready to be daddies, boys. Last time abortion was illegal they didn’t have DNA testing
HintWiki launched
I’ve finally installed the
HintWiki,
a wiki for adventure game hints (as opposed to walkthroughs, which contain too many spoilers).
Right now, there are only hints for
Rhem 2,
but hopefully that’ll change over time.
So pop over and take a look.
(Belated) Happy Birthday, SN1987A!
I don’t know many people who have a favorite supernova, but I do:
SN1987A.
Its light first reached Earth 19 years and a day ago (sorry, I meant to write this entry yesterday, but was too busy), on Feb. 23, 1987.
Ajax == Emacs: the Next Generation
I’ve started learning this
thing. which allows you to do cool things like
Google Maps
and the
U Wisconsin directory search.
Fun With CSS: Large Capitals
One thing I’ve always liked about books is the way typesetters sometimes render the first letter differently from the others, usually several times larger, and with the paragraph flowing around it. Sometimes, the first line or the first few words of the first paragraph are also rendered in small caps. I’ve finally figured out how to do this with CSS:
Weblogs and Open Source Software
Will Bunch at Attytood has an
article
about the attitude that some in the mainstream media have toward weblogs. Basically, that Real Reporters™ are trained in Real Journalism™ and do things like check facts with multiple independent sources, whereas bloggers are just average bozos who use the Internet to spread rumors and discuss Desperate Housewives.
Where have I seen this attitude before? Oh, that’s right: when Open Source Software started seriously gaining acceptance.
The Definitive ID FAQ
Best. Intelligent Design FAQ. Ever.
(Thanks to John “Bruce” Wilkins for the link.)