Life with a radical empiricist:
O.O. says, "I put my spoon into the brown sugar bag and ate what came out. It was brown sugar."
Germs develop a deadly defense Drug-resistant bacteria discovered in Detroit
Staph aureusis a common pathogen that infects about 400,000 U.S. hospital patients a year. About one-quarter of them die. For decades, scientists have been dreading -- but expecting -- a staph aureusstrain to emerge that is resistant to vancomycin.
Some experts postulate that eventually, so many bacteria will develop resistance that antibiotics won't work and hospitals will be filled with people dying from infections, as they were in the 1920s.
Staph aureusis a common pathogen that infects about 400,000 U.S. hospital patients a year. About one-quarter of them die. For decades, scientists have been dreading -- but expecting -- a staph aureusstrain to emerge that is resistant to vancomycin.
Some experts postulate that eventually, so many bacteria will develop resistance that antibiotics won't work and hospitals will be filled with people dying from infections, as they were in the 1920s.
I've made the switch from Yahoo! to My Way. No pop-ups or banner ads. See the new e-mail address too.
TIME Magazine: The New Politics of Pot - Can it go legit? How the people who brought you medical marijuana have set their sights on lifting the ban for everyone
The Institute for Humane Studies - Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program Summer 2003 -- June 7 - August 15
Advance your career while advancing liberty!
The Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program includes:
Washington, DC, Public Policy Internship
Career Workshops
Seminars and Speakers
$1,500 Stipend
Housing and Airfare
Application Deadline: February 15, 2003
Advance your career while advancing liberty!
The Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program includes:
Washington, DC, Public Policy Internship
Career Workshops
Seminars and Speakers
$1,500 Stipend
Housing and Airfare
Application Deadline: February 15, 2003
Unleash the power of the blog: My boss, who recently got married, is considering becoming Catholic. I believe this is because she married a "Catholic," although they did get married outside, so I have no idea what the deal is there. She is a very smart, sharp, analytical, and busy woman. I would like to get her a book on Catholicism that she would actually have time to read (Cardinal Newman might be too long.) I would also prefer it not be written in a cutesy style as is the "Why Do Catholics Do That?" book. Any suggestions (in our friend the comments box) would be super. Thanks.
TIME.com: W. and the "Boy Genius" - Interesting article on the President and Karl Rove's roles in the recent campaign. Bush calls Rove "Turd Blossom" on bad days, and they call their Strategic Initiatives Office "strategery." I love it.
Films to Be Rented on the Internet The effort, called Movielink, allows people to download films over a high-speed Internet connection. It is the industry's alternative to the distribution of pirated films over peer-to-peer computer networks... Movielink offers individual titles for $1.99 to $4.99. The compressed files average about 500 megabytes in size and take about an hour to download with a high-speed DSL or cable modem connection. ...The full-screen quality is roughly equivalent to that of a VHS tape, but suffers as the image is enlarged. Viewers can pause, fast forward and rewind the films.
The movies can be viewed an unlimited number of times during a 24-hour period. The movies delete themselves after the one-day license expires, and will sit on the computer hard drive for 30 days if not watched.
Movielink is offering the movies in file formats developed by RealNetworks and Microsoft, which have their own copy protection and compression schemes. The files are encrypted and will not play the movie if it is sent to another computer.
The movies can be viewed an unlimited number of times during a 24-hour period. The movies delete themselves after the one-day license expires, and will sit on the computer hard drive for 30 days if not watched.
Movielink is offering the movies in file formats developed by RealNetworks and Microsoft, which have their own copy protection and compression schemes. The files are encrypted and will not play the movie if it is sent to another computer.
Yahoo! News - Microsoft Memo Says It's Been Ineffective In Combating Open Source Microsoft believes many of its efforts to market its products against Linux and open source are backfiring, according to an internal memo leaked and posted on the Internet.
Particularly ineffective tactics inclue legal arguments and name-calling, the memo says. Top Microsoft executives have said open source is a "cancer."
The memo says the slam campaign just isn't working.
"Messages that criticize OSS, Linux & the [general public license] are NOT effective," the memo says. "Messaging that discusses possible Linux patent violations, pings the OSS development process for lacking accountability, attempts to call out the 'viral' aspect of the GPL and the like are only marginally effective in driving unfavorable opinions around OSS, Linux, and the GPL, and in some cases backfire. On the other hand, 'positive' OSS, Linux, and GPL messages are very effective -- both across geographies and audiences."
Particularly ineffective tactics inclue legal arguments and name-calling, the memo says. Top Microsoft executives have said open source is a "cancer."
The memo says the slam campaign just isn't working.
"Messages that criticize OSS, Linux & the [general public license] are NOT effective," the memo says. "Messaging that discusses possible Linux patent violations, pings the OSS development process for lacking accountability, attempts to call out the 'viral' aspect of the GPL and the like are only marginally effective in driving unfavorable opinions around OSS, Linux, and the GPL, and in some cases backfire. On the other hand, 'positive' OSS, Linux, and GPL messages are very effective -- both across geographies and audiences."
Salon.com Politics | Clearing the bench: Image shows "Spectral fetus haunting the Supreme Court" according to O.O. He's right.
toledoblade.com KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America who attended a Conference on Christian Sexuality here say that church approval of blessing same-sex unions and ordaining practicing homosexuals could cause them to question their continued involvement in the ELCA.
toledoblade.com Younger Catholics embrace traditions - article on NFP/Humanae Vitae Guru Janet Smith. I thought she would look different for some reason.
toledoblade.com A couple who take a natural approach
Going against the flow on the subject of birth control?
Going against the flow on the subject of birth control?
FrontPage magazine.com Anti-Americanism is part of a new secular "religion," consisting of the various ideological movements generated in the sixties. These movements answer to the need for a higher collective goal in a world where, to many, traditional religion no longer makes sense.
A followup to the "Konto" post - Cacciaguida reports: "When I was a kid, I thought that 'Penthouse' was the largest number there was, because it was the highest on the elevator buttons in my apartment building."
Heresy of Mohammed - The Founder of Islam, the faith of Muslims The Mohammedan movement was essentially a "Reformation," and we can discover numerous affinities between Islam and the Protestant Reformers - on Images, on the Mass, on Celibacy, etc.
I never played D&D, but what the heck.
I Am A: Lawful Good Elf Cleric Fighter
Alignment:
Lawful Good characters are the epitome of all that is just and good. They believe in order and governments that work for the benefit of all, and generally do not mind doing direct work to further their beliefs.
Race:
Elves are the eldest of all races, although they are generally a bit smaller than humans. They are generally well-cultured, artistic, easy-going, and because of their long lives, unconcerned with day-to-day activities that other races frequently concern themselves with. Elves are, effectively, immortal, although they can be killed. After a thousand years or so, they simply pass on to the next plane of existance.
Primary Class:
Clerics are the voices of their God/desses on Earth. They perform the work of their deity, but this doesn't mean that they preach to a congregation all their lives. If their deity needs something done, they will do it, and can call upon that deity's power to accomplish their goals.
Secondary Class:
Fighters are the warriors. They use weapons to accomplish their goals. This isn't to say that they aren't intelligent, but that they do, in fact, believe that violence is frequently the answer.
Deity:
Tyr is the Lawful Good god of justice. He is also known as Tyr Grimjaws, Wounded Tyr, the Maimed God, and Blind Tyr. He appears as a warrior, missing his hand. Followers of Tyr are concerned first and foremost with justice - discovering the truth and punishing the guilty for their crimes. They wear blue and purple robes with a white sash, a white gauntlet on the left hand, and a black gauntlet on the right, to symbolize Tyr's lost hand. Their preferred weapon is the warhammer. Tyr's symbol is a set of scales resting on a warhammer.
Find out What D&D Character Are You?, courtesy of
NeppyMan (e-mail)
I Am A: Lawful Good Elf Cleric Fighter
Alignment:
Lawful Good characters are the epitome of all that is just and good. They believe in order and governments that work for the benefit of all, and generally do not mind doing direct work to further their beliefs.
Race:
Elves are the eldest of all races, although they are generally a bit smaller than humans. They are generally well-cultured, artistic, easy-going, and because of their long lives, unconcerned with day-to-day activities that other races frequently concern themselves with. Elves are, effectively, immortal, although they can be killed. After a thousand years or so, they simply pass on to the next plane of existance.
Primary Class:
Clerics are the voices of their God/desses on Earth. They perform the work of their deity, but this doesn't mean that they preach to a congregation all their lives. If their deity needs something done, they will do it, and can call upon that deity's power to accomplish their goals.
Secondary Class:
Fighters are the warriors. They use weapons to accomplish their goals. This isn't to say that they aren't intelligent, but that they do, in fact, believe that violence is frequently the answer.
Deity:
Tyr is the Lawful Good god of justice. He is also known as Tyr Grimjaws, Wounded Tyr, the Maimed God, and Blind Tyr. He appears as a warrior, missing his hand. Followers of Tyr are concerned first and foremost with justice - discovering the truth and punishing the guilty for their crimes. They wear blue and purple robes with a white sash, a white gauntlet on the left hand, and a black gauntlet on the right, to symbolize Tyr's lost hand. Their preferred weapon is the warhammer. Tyr's symbol is a set of scales resting on a warhammer.
Find out What D&D Character Are You?, courtesy of
NeppyMan (e-mail)
Demonstrating its ultimate hypocrisy, Planned Parenthood is requiring parental consent for "children under age 18" to participate in the organization's poster contest. Meanwhile, the organization argues all around the world that children under age 18 should not require parental consent for abortion.
Under the "Terms and Conditions" section of the Planned Parenthood website advertising the Roe at 30 Artwork and Poster Contest, condition # 3 states: "Children under age 18 must have a parent or legal guardian's permission to submit their designs and for us to publish it along with their name."
Strangely, the organization has subverted legal requirements of parental consent prior to abortions by minors and actively lobbied and argued in courts against such legal protection of children.
Under the "Terms and Conditions" section of the Planned Parenthood website advertising the Roe at 30 Artwork and Poster Contest, condition # 3 states: "Children under age 18 must have a parent or legal guardian's permission to submit their designs and for us to publish it along with their name."
Strangely, the organization has subverted legal requirements of parental consent prior to abortions by minors and actively lobbied and argued in courts against such legal protection of children.
From Mark Shea at HMS Blog: "CAN YOU COUNT TO INFINITY?" My five year old, Sean, asked his brother.
Matthew replied that infinity is a really big number. "What's the biggest number you can think of?"
Sean said, "Konto."
Matthew said, "Well, you can add one to Konto."
Sean said, "No. That's too big.'
Matthew asked, "How big is Konto?"
Sean replied, "It's 20 plus 9."
"That's 29," said Matthew.
"It's also Konto."
Sean thinks different.
Matthew replied that infinity is a really big number. "What's the biggest number you can think of?"
Sean said, "Konto."
Matthew said, "Well, you can add one to Konto."
Sean said, "No. That's too big.'
Matthew asked, "How big is Konto?"
Sean replied, "It's 20 plus 9."
"That's 29," said Matthew.
"It's also Konto."
Sean thinks different.
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Yahoo! News - DOES EUROPE KNOW BEST? Maggie Gallagher asks: "If Europe is so good at resolving work/family dilemmas, why is the European family disappearing?"
Yahoo! News - Fundraiser Could Get You Divorced SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian law firm has offered up a free divorce as a prize in a Red Cross auction to raise funds for victims of the Bali bombings.
The Australian: Gay Games begin [November 04, 2002] In his Saturday night Gay Games opening ceremony speech, Justice Kirby applauded the growing rationality of the human race.
Gay.com UK | News | Transgender Gay Games Athlete Competes In Men's And Women's Events
Transgender ice hockey athlete Jamie McCulloch yesterday competed twice in the Gay Games - once as part of the Boston men's hockey team, and a second time as part of the women's team.
Transgender ice hockey athlete Jamie McCulloch yesterday competed twice in the Gay Games - once as part of the Boston men's hockey team, and a second time as part of the women's team.
St. Mark's choir strikes an untraditional chord The Sunday service is about to begin, but this is no ordinary worship. For one thing, it's come as you are, which often means fleece, jeans and maybe a head of green hair. People sit in the dark. There's no pastor, sermon or offering plate coming at you. And then there are the clumps of people lying prone on the cold, bare, concrete floor.
Yahoo! News - Bush Remarks on Wife Draw Criticism - Fun article on Bush's public comments about his wife.
Weird. The only other reference to the word "overpenguin" found by Google comes from TheStoa:: Free Llama With Kid's Meal.
O.O. says, "One of the squirrels should just gather up all the nuts and sell them to the other squirrels. Then he'd be the Oversquirrel. I'd like to be the Oversquirrel."
Zorak: "Really? I mean, how great would that be? You'd still be a squirrel."
O.O.: "Well, it would be pretty good to be the Overanything if you were already that thing. But if I had to choose between being the Overpenguin and being a man, which would I choose? I don't know, I'd probably still be a man ... Yes, you can blog this."
Zorak: "Really? I mean, how great would that be? You'd still be a squirrel."
O.O.: "Well, it would be pretty good to be the Overanything if you were already that thing. But if I had to choose between being the Overpenguin and being a man, which would I choose? I don't know, I'd probably still be a man ... Yes, you can blog this."
Yahoo! News - Sexy Putin Storms Into the Pop Charts Few ex-KGB spies have been immortalized. But Russian President Vladimir Putin, already sure of his place in history, is fast becoming a pop icon -- thanks to a racy all-girl band.
"I want a man like Putin," croons a saucy female voice on Russian radio.
"I want a man like Putin," croons a saucy female voice on Russian radio.
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