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Pat Condell (YouTube): Don't Pray For Me!

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:49:27 +0000

Nice Vid

Keke

Very Cool Periodic Table!

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:44:53 +0000

High-Res Images Of The Chemical Elements

Nice

Keke

TreeHugger: Fascinating New Species Found in Papua New Guinea

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:39:09 +0000

TreeHugger: Fascinating New Species Found in Papua New Guinea

Quote:TreeHugger: Fascinating New Species Found in Papua New Guinea
Stephen Messenger

When it comes to finding fascinating species previously unknown to science, it turns out that forests of Papua New Guinea are a darn good place to look. Researchers have recently disclosed their discoveries from a two-month long expedition to the country last year, in which they happened upon over two hundred species never before recorded -- like the tube-nosed fruit bat pictured above. Strangely familiar he is, though from where I know not.

According to a report from Huliq, the expedition was undertaken over the course of two months in 2009 by the Conservation International Rapid Assessment Program -- a group that aims to explore for unique life in some of the world's most remote regions. Traveling through the forests of Papua New Guinea, two teams of researchers managed to find dozens of new frog species, nine new plants, two new mammals, and nearly 100 new insects.

Encountering such an assortment of previously undiscovered species is something even experienced biologists didn't think was possible in this day and age. The crew's lead researcher, Steve Richards, expresses his surprised to the AFP:

To find a completely new genus of mammal in this day and age is pretty cool. I mean, people have heard of birds of paradise and tree-climbing kangaroos and stuff, but when you look even closer at the small things you just realize that there's a staggering diversity out there that we really know nothing about.
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Sounds cool

Keke

Geekanology: I Am An Atheist

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:13:04 +0000

Quote:Geekanology: I Am An Atheist
James Rocks.
A Message For Those Who Think I’m In Some Way Wrong

I am an atheist and, quite frankly I am damned proud of being one! As an atheist, one who has debated fundamentalists and theists of varying beliefs for many, many years, I have had many people tell me I am wrong, broken, immoral or in some way flawed. Indeed the funniest thing I was ever called was “the antichrist” ... at that point I truly thought I had reached my pinnacle.

In my online life I have met many other internet denizens &, like “real people”, they vary ... they can be smart or dumb, knowledgeable or ignorant, eloquent or inarticulate, nice or nasty. What has struck me most though is that the internet exaggerates behaviour and I suspect that is because we tend to hide behind handles, names that hide our true identity and sometimes portray an image of us we’d rather others saw.

Much of my debating has been with theists of various stripes and the fact that many (most?) of them view me as somehow broken because I not only don’t believe in their god I don’t believe in any gods at all. You wouldn’t believe the name-calling that has happen (and I’m no saint either) just because I couldn’t accept the superiority or otherwise correctness of a given believer’s view so the following is my attempt to set the record straight about what it is to be an atheist.
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So any halfway smart person can see I based that on a section of our rules but hey ... I wrote them anyway so why not?

Keke

Shout Box Problemo in Internet Explorer

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 21:06:51 +0000

I seem to be unable to shout in the shout box. My shouting abilities have malfunctioned. I can't even say "Hello" any more.

Louis Thereaux revisits the Westboro Church.

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:40:57 +0000

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12919646

It's hard to comprehend just how far and reaching indoctrination can go when applied to people from their first day on Earth and at the level and intensity it must have been to produce a family such as this.

It just goes to show that even the most basic human instincts of kindness, empathy, understanding etc. can be totally overwritten by the constant bombardment of ideology combined with the fear of thought crime and the robbing of a persons freedom to think for themselves and freely ask questions.

In a way, you have to feel sorry for the majority of this family who have undergone the psychological equivalent of foot binding, contorting and twisting their once innocent and open minds to such an extent that they now are in most cases incapable of viewing the world as rational people can. You also have to admire those who have had the strength to rip themselves away from this vile cult and dare to think for themselves.

COMPUTING: Sinclair ZX81 Review (01/04/11)

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:24:37 +0000

Sinclair ZX81 Review

Well I thought it was funny

Keke

World Wide Fuel Crisis?

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:21:08 +0000

Or just an American one?

Hint (to you Yanks since all these jokes seem to be you lot bitching about fuel prices):

Keke

WORLD SURVEY BY PHONE

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:57:00 +0000

OK, here goes ...

Quote:Last month a world-wide survey was conducted by the UN.

The only question asked was: "Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?"

The survey was a huge failure because of the following:

1. In Eastern Europe they didn't know what "honest" meant.

2. In Western Europe they didn't know what "shortage" meant.

3. In Africa they didn't know what "food" meant.

4. In China they didn't know what "opinion" meant.

5. In the Middle East they didn't know what "solution" meant.

6. In South America they didn't know what "please" meant.

7. In the USA they didn't know what "the rest of the world" meant.

8. In the UK they hung up as soon as they heard the Indian accent

Keke

Early christian relics?

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:40:27 +0000

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12888421

I think the evidence linking these to christianity is a bit tenuous at the moment.
Interesting though.

Support group!

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:14:40 +0000

Maybe we should start a support group for the atheist that are elderly! "Elderly diapered Atheist Unite!" We can sing christmas carols to them in nursing homes, send them cards on holidays and their birthdays and help them cope with wearing diapers?

OddBall

Chat Room Problemo in Internet Explorer

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:46:03 +0000

In Google Chrome the Chat Room works fine. I can talk to myself quite happily there.

In Internet Explorer, this is the screen I get.

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COMPUTING: Laptop Needed

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:54:57 +0000

So I've finally decided to ditch the world of true ™ desktop computing after many, many years of near fanatical devotion to it ... I have decided to embrace laptop-dom.

So I want to purchase one of these fine beasts and sell my desktop system (Intel quad core) and a few other things to buy myself one ... more to the point I am open to suggestions bearing in mind the following:

I hate Apple (don't care what it is but I hate them with a passion)!
Intel core i5 or i7 CPU: I'm no fan of AMD (don't hate them per se but whenever I have problems the system concerned invariably has an AMD CPU) and i3's are a bit "weedy".
17" screen
Dedicated graphics card
USB 3.0 would be nice (so would a blu-ray reader).
Max about £600 (just under $1000)

Thassit. Any suggestions let me know

Keke

Randomness

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 22:46:08 +0000

How predictable are we? Is everything subject to the complex interplay of cause and effect or are some things that can affect our reality truly random?

OH ... MY ... GOD! I'm a theist!

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:41:25 +0000

In view of the fact that I have today capitulated at long last to the dictionary atheists, it has come to my intention that I am, infact, a theist, not an atheist as I had previously thought.

As revealed by the incisive arguments against atheism being a philosophy which have been eloquently on these very message boards, I am reliably informed that atheism is defined by the OED as:

"disbelief in, or denial of, the existence of god or gods"

Now, I believe that God exists... that is, God exists in the imaginations of human beings, he exists in the stories told in the Bible, he even exists in the minds of atheists as an imaginary and fanciful entity.

This makes me a theist. It is unarguable, boring for anyone to suggest otherwise, and who cares what anybody else thinks anyway? The Oxford English Dictionary, a masterpiece whom England bore, shaped, made aware, washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home. Oh England! The language invented by the English... unknown to mere Yanks... England, my England, Thou hast shewn thy undebatable truth to me!

Let me announce and shout to all the world! I am NOT an atheist!

ROBOTICS: Geminoid DK

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:34:50 +0000

Impressive but my problem is how can I be sure it isn't a fake?

Keke

HUMOUR: Creationism Or Science?

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:29:08 +0000

I think someone may have posted this before but it kinda sums the wingnuts up don't you think?

Keke

Explaining "Inception"

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:22:54 +0000

So I'm one of those weirdo's whose mind wasn't blown by "Inception" (great actors, great effect, great idea, sh** story) ...someone at work mentioned (somewhat cynically) that as you run increasing levels or virtualisation within each other the system runs slower & slower (similar to the movie).

This picture hints at that:

And curiously my only real thought was, "That's not Windows 3.1, it's Windows NT 3.1" (a whole different kettle of fish).

Keke

YouTube: Nanoscience (feat. Stephen Fry)

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:26:38 +0000

Our favourite QI host narrates a short (well 17 minute) piece on NanaoScience

Enjoy

Keke

Iran: Urgent Call To Action

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:36:41 +0000

Quote:Iran: Urgent Call To Action: We Must Save Houtan Kian And Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani From Execution In Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran has sentenced Houtan Kian, the lawyer of Iran stoning case Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, to death by hanging. He had received four consecutive death sentences. Three were revoked; the fourth has been upheld. Reliable reports received by the International Committee against Stoning confirm this fact.

Houtan Kian was arrested in October 2010 along with Sajjad Ghaderzadeh, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s son, and two German journalists during an interview. Whilst the latter three have been released, Houtan Kian faces imminent execution. Moreover Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s death sentence has been confirmed. Upon hearing the news, it is reported that Sakineh attempted suicide but survived.

We are outraged at these heinous sentences of death and are calling for urgent action to stop their executions and secure their immediate and unconditional release. They have done nothing wrong. Houtan Kian’s only crime has been to defend a woman facing death by stoning. Sakineh’s only crime has been to be a woman in the Islamic Republic of Iran and under Sharia law.

Only strong international pressure will and must save them and the many others awaiting their death in the execution capital of the world.

Mina Ahadi, Coordinator of the International Committees against Stoning and Execution
Patty Debonitas, Spokesperson of Iran Solidarity
Maryam Namazie, Spokesperson of One Law for All

Also see a recent letter from Houtan Kian sent out of prison here: http://iransolidarity.blogspot.com/2011/...rison.html

ACT NOW!

Write, call, fax, and email officials demanding an end to the executions and the immediate and unconditional release of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani and her lawyer, Houtan Kian.

You can contact the embassies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, foreign ministries in your country of residence, MPs and MEPs, the Islamic regime’s judiciary, the UN, EU and others.

You can also do an act of solidarity in a town centre to highlight their case, take action via social networking sites and raise the banner of ‘Free Houtan Kian and Sakineh’ and ‘End Executions and Stoning Now’ at upcoming International Women’s Day events.

Please send copies of any protest letters, actions and emails, and acts of solidarity to iransolidaritynow@gmail.com.

For more information contact: Mina Ahadi, minaahadi@aol.com, Tel: +49 (0) 1775692413 or Patty Debonitas, iransolidaritynow@gmail.com, Tel: +44 (0) 7507978745.

For useful contact details for protest letters, click here: http://iransolidarity.blogspot.com/2011/...-kian.html

And Islam is being unfairly branded?

Keke