Advice column for pet owners can’t leave out the woo.

skeptical-dog

Being an Ann Arbor resident I regularly visit the Ann Arbor.com news website to keep up with what’s happening locally. Generally it’s a pretty decent news source, but I’ve found myself stunned on two different occasions by the advice column for pets because it contained references to “alt-med” woo-woo nonsense that’s usually associated with humans. . . . → Read More: Advice column for pet owners can’t leave out the woo.

Rendering 11 million player deaths in “Just Cause 2″ is wicked cool.

One of the more interesting things about video games — particularly multiplayer video games — that I occasionally stop to think about is the massive amounts of data that they generate. Take, for example, your typical first person shooter game — say Halo 3 or Call of Duty –and consider how many bullets are fired . . . → Read More: Rendering 11 million player deaths in “Just Cause 2″ is wicked cool.

Thoughts on Memorial Day 2011

This is one of those holidays where I don’t know what I should write about. On the one hand I am very grateful for the brave men and women who have given us the ultimate sacrifice throughout the ages to keep this country safe and protect the freedoms we all enjoy. As sincere as that . . . → Read More: Thoughts on Memorial Day 2011

Priest in Archdiocese of advisor to Pope on pedophile priests arrested for pedophilia.

Pic of stained glass window.

In retrospect, it should have been obvious.

If God exists then he must have a very nasty sense of irony:

Father Riccardo Seppia, a 51-year-old parish priest in the village of Sastri Ponente, near Genoa, was arrested last Friday, May 13, on pedophilia and drug charges. Investigators say that in tapped mobile-phone conversations, Seppia . . . → Read More: Priest in Archdiocese of advisor to Pope on pedophile priests arrested for pedophilia.

Jesus and Mary Magdalene return to Earth as an Australian couple.

Click to embiggen!

Click to embiggen!

If you’re still looking for Jesus Christ then perhaps you should plan a trip to Australia:

“Just a little over 2000 years ago, we arrived on the Earth for the first time,” Miller says on his website. “Because of my personal desire and passion for God, as I grew, I recognized . . . → Read More: Jesus and Mary Magdalene return to Earth as an Australian couple.

Otter plays with a 4-year-old boy.

I’m a huge otter fan. Have been for decades. Couldn’t tell you why, but videos like this probably have a lot to do with it:

That’d be a good way to get in my exercise.

Harold Camping has unveiled his excuse: The Apocalypse did occur, just not the way we thought it would.

Harold Camping at 6:01PM Saturday, May 21st, 2011.

Harold Camping at 6:01PM Saturday, May 21st, 2011.

We’ve all been waiting with bated breath for Harold Camping to come out of his shell and explain why the rapture didn’t occur last Saturday like he said it would. Will he shift the goal posts as is often the tactic of the overly credulous when . . . → Read More: Harold Camping has unveiled his excuse: The Apocalypse did occur, just not the way we thought it would.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 trailer hits the net.

And it’s looking pretty good:

It’ll definitely be interesting to see Infinity Ward will be able to live up to expectations now that so many top people responsible for the series have left the studio, but if this trailer is anything to go by it looks like they might pull it off.

. . . → Read More: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 trailer hits the net.

And we had such high hopes too.

It would’ve been nice, but it was not meant to be.

Just a quick note for folks considering leaving comments…

If you’re so paranoid that you’re going to make your name “a” and your email address “a@a.com” then don’t bother leaving a comment cause I’m just gonna trash it like I just did with the last person who tried it. And every person who’s tried it before you.

I don’t have a lot of rules . . . → Read More: Just a quick note for folks considering leaving comments…