The fact that people you don’t approve of can get married now does not interfere with your religious freedom.
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Not a huge surprise, sadly.
This reminds me of a text-mode Pac-Man clone I used to have in the
This reminds me of a text-mode Pac-Man clone I used to have in the DOS days.
No, today’s world isn’t more dangerous…
No, today’s world isn’t more dangerous. You grew up during the most crime-ridden period in modern American history. By objective measures the country is far safer now.
Some speculation on why so many people are convinced that the opposite is true.
GeekDad *actually talked to* some animators who used to work for Disney.
The Real Truth About Disney’s “Recycled Animation” – Updated
GeekDad *actually talked to* some animators who used to work for Disney.
The annoying ice cream truck music from 7 years, 2 apartments, and about 40 miles…
The annoying ice cream truck music from 7 years, 2 apartments, and about 40 miles away has resurfaced in our neighborhood in the last few weeks. And J has learned it.
“Always look up. You never know what’s going on above your head.”
Is That Viral Quadruple Rainbow Picture Real?
This morning a picture tweeted by Nineteenth Amendment CEO Amanda Curtis on Long Island quickly went viral: It shows what looks like a quadruple rainbow!
“Always look up. You never know what's going on above your head.”
Peanut allergy may begin in the genes, study shows
Very cool: a 360º fish-eye view of a solar eclipse.
https://slate.com/technology/2015/04/solar-eclipse-fisheye-view.html
Very cool: a 360º fish-eye view of a solar eclipse.
Today’s lesson: Always keep one computer connected to the router via a cable.
Today’s lesson: Always keep one computer connected to the router via a cable.
Regarding the quick estimate of the number of seconds in a year…
Regarding the quick estimate of the number of seconds in a year, I must confess I once multiplied a song lyric by 60 to do the same thing.
Normally I disapprove of modern society’s tendency to shoot as much light as possible into the sky…
Huge Spotlights Will Light Up the LA Sky From Echo Park to Santa Monica This Friday
Normally I disapprove of modern society’s tendency to shoot as much light as possible into the sky…but this one-time event sounds pretty cool, with the LA Marathon route lit up by columns of light. Now, if I can just come up with a vantage point I can *get to* between 8:40 and 10:15 pm…
“If you enjoy learning, there’s no reason why you should stop at a given age”
ISAAC ASIMOV: A lifetime of learning
> If you enjoy learning, there’s no reason why you should stop at a given age….There’s only this one universe and this one lifetime to try to grasp it. And while it is inconceivable that anyone can grasp more than a tiny portion of it, they can at least do that much.
— Zen Pencils illustrates Isaac Asimov’s remarks on lifelong learning.
Fascinating photos are coming in from Ceres. I always thought of it as a…
Fascinating photos are coming in from Ceres. I always thought of it as a big rock in space, an asteroid like those you see in The Empire Strikes back…but of course it's large enough to pull itself into a spheroid, and Plait makes the point that whether you call it an asteroid or a dwarf planet, it's a *world*.
On March 6, the Dawn spacecraft will ease into orbit around the largest asteroid in the main belt: Ceres.
As it approached Ceres on Feb. 19, Dawn took a series of images creating this amazing animation:
A lot of moderates only appear so because they hold extreme positions on opposite ends
https://www.vox.com/2014/7/8/5878293/lets-stop-using-the-word-moderate
Interesting analysis: A lot of moderates only appear so because they hold extreme positions on opposite ends of the political spectrum. (“Between the two of you, that was a perfect shot!”) The article says it’s time to stop using the term moderate. I think it’s also long past time to stop mapping politics to a single dimension.
Observations confirm CO2’s contribution to the greenhouse effect.
Observations confirm CO2's contribution to the greenhouse effect.
I thought that “blue is modern” article sounded familiar.
I thought that “blue is modern” article sounded familiar.
J: “Po-ta-toes. But not real toes.”
J: “Po-ta-toes. But not real toes.”
What a glorious feeling…
So I had this big plan to set up a still life with J’s tap shoes for the Singing In The Rain theme. Let’s just say that didn’t work out.
Then it started to rain, and of course four-year-olds love walking in the rain, so we went out, and on the way back I noticed he was twirling his umbrella, totally unprompted, so I pulled out my phone.
Sometimes the off-the-cuff moments trump the planned ones.
Not content with simply issuing a joke warrant for Queen Elsa for the cold snap…
Not content with simply issuing a joke warrant for Queen Elsa for the cold snap, one city actually hired an actress to stage an “arrest.”