Go watch Hubble’s Amazing Rescue.

Seeing as I’ve not posted for three days I thought I should get something up here, but I haven’t had much to say in part because my shift at work the past two days has been canceled and my usual web browsing routine has been altered as a result. One thing I did stumble upon . . . → Read More: Go watch Hubble’s Amazing Rescue.

This post will say nothing important.

Because I’ve been busier than usual the past few days and haven’t been able to post much so here’s a roundup. Thursday night Anne and I went to see Jonathan Coulton live in concert at The Ark here in Ann Arbor. It’s a very small venue which meant even sitting in the very back row . . . → Read More: This post will say nothing important.

How to get people to take the stairs: Make it fun!

Would you be more likely to take the stairs if they were fun? Say, they acted like the keys of a giant piano? Some folks decided to find out:

It seems to work, though I feel bad for anyone who has to spend any amount of time in the immediate vicinity listening to people on . . . → Read More: How to get people to take the stairs: Make it fun!

Why you shouldn’t shit in your own backyard.

Because it can come back to bite you on the ass:

CARLSBAD — A rancher in Kentucky called a nearby natural cave his “animal pit,” which he used to dump garbage and dead animals.

Surveyors went deep into the cave one day, and a metal pipe was discovered extending down from the ceiling. It was . . . → Read More: Why you shouldn’t shit in your own backyard.

Latest Hitchhiker’s Guide sequel, “And Another Thing…” by Eoin Colfer, hits shelves next week.

It’s been a little over a year since I wrote about my surprise that a new Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy novel was going to be released and my trepidation on whether it would be worth reading. The new book is being written by Eoin Colfer who is apparently well known for the Artemis Fowl . . . → Read More: Latest Hitchhiker’s Guide sequel, “And Another Thing…” by Eoin Colfer, hits shelves next week.

Religious nutcases sued over imprecatory prayers.

It seems there’s a number of religiously deluded people out there that are trying their hand at imprecatory prayer, asking God to destroy their enemies, and now one of them is being sued because of it:

Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said he wants Gordon Klingenschmitt, a former U.S. Navy chaplain, . . . → Read More: Religious nutcases sued over imprecatory prayers.

The Thinking Atheist on The Ten Commandments.

A short overview of what Christians consider the moral foundation of their religion:

After 3 years and 171 wrong guesses the True Bible Decoders are still at it.

We last checked in with the The True Bible Code and Lord’s Witnesses people almost a year ago at the start of December 2008. At that point they were on guess number 126 that New York would be hit with a terrorist attack of some sort.

Now they’re up to guess number 172:

There . . . → Read More: After 3 years and 171 wrong guesses the True Bible Decoders are still at it.

Even with both houses and the presidency the Democrats are still pussies.

You’d think that with a 60 vote Super Majority in the House and control of the Senate along with a Democratic president sitting in the oval office that the Dems might finally grow some testicles and get some shit done. You’d be wrong as Jon Stewart points out in this segment from The Daily Show:

. . . → Read More: Even with both houses and the presidency the Democrats are still pussies.