kazimskorner.blogspot.com
Russell Glasser's blog: Superman vs. the Klan.
http://kazimskorner.blogspot.com/2012/12/superman-vs-klan.html
Musings about games, religion, politics, and other forms of entertainment. Tuesday, December 04, 2012. Superman vs. the Klan. I downloaded a series of episodes of the old Superman radio serial called "Clan of the Fiery Cross," which Ben and I have started listening to in the car. These episodes have some historical significance, as told by Wikipedia and this book:. Don't be a sorehead, buddy! Over and over again. Pep was a competitor to Wheaties and contained toy prizes like Cracker Jacks did.). As I rec...
sloppyscience.livejournal.com
On the obesity gene - Sloppy Science
http://sloppyscience.livejournal.com/8986.html
On the obesity gene. On the obesity gene. As you may be aware, a gene significantly linked to obesity has been discovered. The BBC just did a report on it for News 24. I was kind of annoyed when the science correspondent responded to the presenter's question of "Isn't this just common sense? By going on about how accurate and sure the results were. Surely it's important that we actually know what the gene in question is. Rather than simply having a hunch that there's something there?
jferg.livejournal.com
From the "informal research" department. - jferg
http://jferg.livejournal.com/105946.html
From the "informal research" department. - jferg. From the "informal research" department. Nov 17th, 2008 09:01 pm. On the behalf of my mom:. I am trying to assemble . a list of words that college undergrads might need to know during the first couple of years of school. . Can you each assemble a list of words that you think college students might need to know in order to sound like college students? 2008-11-18 03:12 am (UTC). Scaffolding- not the metal stuff, but building thought-upon-thought. 2008-11-18...
castlesofair.blogspot.com
Castles of Air: Adventures in junior programming, episode 2
http://castlesofair.blogspot.com/2010/03/adventures-in-junior-programming_10.html
A blog about the fun and frustration of software development, about desirable practices and bad habits, and about the importance of computers and technology in everyday life. Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Adventures in junior programming, episode 2. Thank you, everyone, for all the great suggestions that you submitted to my previous post. As a result of all the recommendations, I decided to go ahead and teach myself Python. Public static void main(String[] args) {. System.out.println("Hello world");. At the...
curvemudgeon.livejournal.com
Sometimes it's a shame failblog only wants images - Other restrictions may apply
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Other restrictions may apply. See package insert for details. Sometimes it's a shame failblog only wants images. March 8th, 2011. Guest column: Forefathers fought for religious freedom. Http:/ www.desmoinesregister.com/articl. In the heat of the American Revolution in 1777, the Continental Army was struggling to muster shoes and victory. What were two of our most heroic founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, doing? Rick Santorum want you to rest assured that he will protect and defend your...
castlesofair.blogspot.com
Castles of Air: Affordable Care Act rollout blues
http://castlesofair.blogspot.com/2013/10/affordable-care-act-rollout-blues.html
A blog about the fun and frustration of software development, about desirable practices and bad habits, and about the importance of computers and technology in everyday life. Tuesday, October 8, 2013. Affordable Care Act rollout blues. I keep hearing journalists speculate about what the explanation might be for the Affordable Care Act website being so unreliable in its first week. While it sounds like a good talking point, the conversations have generally been pretty dumb. You want an explanation? So in ...
castlesofair.blogspot.com
Castles of Air: Affordable Care Act Blues 2
http://castlesofair.blogspot.com/2013/10/aca-blues-2.html
A blog about the fun and frustration of software development, about desirable practices and bad habits, and about the importance of computers and technology in everyday life. Wednesday, October 9, 2013. Affordable Care Act Blues 2. Following up on my post from yesterday. A friend linked me to an article on Salon. That attempted to diagnose the problems with the healthcare.gov website. The article is full of bad logic and half-baked assumptions that I couldn't resist correcting. As far as server load ther...
curvemudgeon.livejournal.com
Hey, Maryland? - Other restrictions may apply
http://curvemudgeon.livejournal.com/154697.html
Other restrictions may apply. See package insert for details. July 7th, 2011. If you're going to be sending drivers through Arlington in the morning could you at least filter out the assholes kthx. 2011-07-07 01:04 pm (UTC). No, we couldn't. We're all assholes kthxdiaf. 2011-07-07 01:08 pm (UTC). Nothing for it but to push funding for the lint traps then. 2011-07-07 01:51 pm (UTC). 2011-07-07 02:08 pm (UTC). 2011-07-07 11:15 pm (UTC). Oh, and hey Arlington in particular, you should investigate this new 2...
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