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Stupid Humans

Thu, 03 Jul 08 12:53:00 GMT

Posted by :: Aaron

So apparently it's okay to torture people, so long as God told you to do it. I mean seriously? Seriously? Shouldn't the law have a "chilling effect" on actions that harm others? Why can't the rapture come and take these people somewhere else...

John Adams

Tue, 01 Jul 08 12:32:00 GMT

Posted by :: Aaron

On Sunday evening I finished the seven part HBO miniseries John Adams. It covers his life from his successful legal defense of the British soldiers who carried out the Boston Massacre through his revolutionary days, times in Europe with Franklin, his presidency and on to his death on the day of the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It was a great series and worth watching in this season of the celebration of our Independence from England.

It also has one of the most kickass openings for a TV show of all time:

The Website Is Down

Wed, 25 Jun 08 19:42:00 GMT

Posted by :: Aaron

Funniest shit...evar...today.

Michelle Obama

Tue, 24 Jun 08 21:41:00 GMT

Posted by :: Aaron

A good opinion piece on the perception of Michelle Obama in the public eye. For my part I find her to be much as I find Barack, an honest, intelligent voice in an otherwise disturbing political theater.

Is That A Huge TV In Your Pants?

Tue, 24 Jun 08 13:34:00 GMT

Posted by :: Aaron

Yes...it is actually. I have replaced my man junk with a Series 7 1080p Samsung Monstrocity! I've also acquired a Blue Ray player, and now my standard def cable looks like complete ass. Looks like it's time for HD Tivo! ;)

The most amazing thing though, is watching Planet Earth on Blueray. The clarity of an already beautiful production is just amazing. This last week or so has been a rough one at work, and taking a break watching that show in High Def is better than Valium.

George W. Bush Memorial Sewage Plant?

Tue, 24 Jun 08 13:27:00 GMT

Posted by :: Aaron

As funny as the idea of naming the local sewage plant after Bush sounds, it's probably a stupid idea. It's one of those things that you laugh at over beers, not vote into reality. Anyway, doesn't the sewage plant actually make shit clean? Shouldn't it then be the Obama Sewage Treatment facility?

Christian Cliches And Phrases

Thu, 19 Jun 08 12:35:00 GMT

Posted by :: Aaron

Recovering from the weekend, more to come. But in the meantime, for your reading pleasure.

The Hits Keep Coming

Thu, 12 Jun 08 12:57:00 GMT

Posted by :: Aaron

The Bush Administration is the word for failure on the lips and hearts of all Americans. Looks like habeas corpus is the law of the land.

Have Some Evolution, In The Lab

Thu, 12 Jun 08 05:21:00 GMT

Posted by :: Aaron

I remember from the time that I was a Creationist, one of our main gotcha lines was supposed to be that evolution was not testable in lab conditions. Technically, because of the time lines involved, this is one of those sorta true things, but only because of semantics. Creationists have a view of water animals becoming land animals, etc. but these are changes that require deep time to achieve so of course you can't do that in a lab. But Speciation has been observed in the lab with flies and through animal husbandry.

This morning on Metafilter I saw this really cool article about how they've seen natural selection in E. coli, in the lab. Check it out.

Movie Review

Wed, 11 Jun 08 12:07:00 GMT

Posted by :: Aaron

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull = A Steaming Shit Sandwich.

Evidence:

Aliens
Tarzan scene
Helper monkeys
Prairie dogs
"The space, between spaces!"
"Indyyyyyyyyyyyy!"
"I've got a great idea. Everyone loves the Indy mobile fight scenes, so lets just do that badly for the whole movie!"
Am I watching Indiana Jones or the Mummy?

For the record, so there can be no mistakes from here on out.
Not Indiana Jones.
Not Indiana Jones.
Indiana Jones.