Creation Museum Report

by ryan on November 30, 2007

Epic review of the Creation Museum, the nauseating edifice to the Creation “story”. With it’s accompanying photo gallery, the review of the Creation Museum is scathing, pointed, and hilarious all at once. Even Christians should be laughing at the absurdity (…)

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Name HTML Elements – Timed Quiz

by ryan on November 28, 2007

This is embarrassing. 46 San Diego Dating

Food Pairing Networks

by ryan on November 27, 2007

a collection of simple network graphs illustrating how the flavor components of 250 different food products relate to each other, as a tool to inspire the creation of original recipes. Very interesting idea sent to me by a co-worker. The (…)

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Ask Reddit: What's your favourite joke?

by ryan on November 23, 2007

Some are a little off-colour, but I like these (disclaimer: I’m Dutch-descended) Q: How was copper wire invented? A: Two Dutchmen fighting over a penny Q: What does a Dutchmen do when The Netherlands win the soccer world cup? A: (…)

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Errol Morris – Zoom – Roger Fenton

by ryan on November 19, 2007

A fascinating look at both the history behind one of the most famous photographs in history (Roger Fenton’s photo “Valley of the Shadow of Death” in the Crimea) and Errol Morris’ obsessive journey to lay to rest the controversy surrounding (…)

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Obama's Play for the Tech Vote

by ryan on November 14, 2007

He wants a CTO. The CTO’s mandate would be quite different from the Cybersecurity czar appointed under the Bush Administration. Bush’s czar helped defend against cyberattacks. Obama’s CTO, by contrast, would ensure government officials holds open meetings, broadcast live webcasts (…)

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Sigh… stupid Windows tricks

by ryan on November 11, 2007

Go ahead, click that Back button.

Can We Get Our Money Back, Then?

by ryan on November 7, 2007

Programs that focus exclusively on abstinence have not been shown to affect teenager sexual behavior, although they are eligible for tens of millions of dollars in federal grants, according to a study released by a nonpartisan group that seeks to (…)

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Crybaby – Cookie Treats Constitute "subconscious campaigning"

by ryan on November 7, 2007

Only (and I do mean only) in West Michigan. A loser [ed. /snicker] in Wyoming’s City Council race plans to file a complaint with the Kent County clerk’s office over a box of cookies.Roger Haynes is accusing former state Representative (…)

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Local Election Results – Chelsea City Council and More Booze in W. Mich.

by ryan on November 7, 2007

Looks like the locals are ready for some change. After leading the city into lawsuits over the water system and raisingĀ  taxes, this little ‘burb got to vote yesterday. And it looks like the message is clear: it’s time for (…)

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