Archive for May, 2008

Schoolhouse Rock: Multiplication

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

My Hero Zero

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Three is a Magic Number

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Elementary, My Dear (2s)
The Four-Legged Zoo
Ready or Not, Here I Come (5s)
I Got Six
Lucky Seven Sampson
Figure Eight
Naughty Number Nine
The Good Eleven
Little Twelvetoes

Some Grey Bloke Talks Religion

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

With all the people doing inane, attention-whoring video blogs on YouTube, it’s nice to run across some grey bloke named Graham who is just being himself. In this first posting, he explains his thinking on getting fit.

Gym Membership

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But lately, Graham has been feeling his age and has become somewhat preoccupied about religion.

Choosing My Religion

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Choosing My Religion 2

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Talk Radio

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Re: Jesus Loves You

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I thought this last video was particularly thought provoking, so I read some of the comments. One YouTuber said:

Its as simple as this..

You are drowning in the water.. Jesus is on a rescue mission . HE gives you HIS hand .. And If you are not accepting it . You will drown.

To which Graham replied:

That does sound simple.

Why am I in the water?

Argument from Food

Friday, May 9th, 2008

What is this weird food fetish creationists have? The following are actual creationist videos that attempt to argue for the existence of God from food.

Argument from Banana

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The modern banana was created by selective breeding and can no longer even reproduce without human help.

Coconuts are Satanic.

Argument from Peanut Butter

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• Proposing that the theory of evolution predicts that new life may spontaneously arise in peanut butter shows an utter lack of understanding of evolution …and all science, for that matter.

Argument from TitCitrus

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Apophenia is a common and well-understood psychological phenomenon.

• Odd how they start by saying that “whole foods” resemble bodily organs, and then their first example is sliced carrots. Hmm… whole carrots look like…

• Neither bones nor celery are 23% sodium.

• Funny how they mention “mammary glands” but don’t say what they think citrus does to them… perhaps I should lay off the oranges.

Argument from Pickle

Update! July 20, 2008

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• OK, so this isn’t so much an argument as it is a metaphor, but it is a hilarious misappropriation of a classic science classroom demonstration.

• I love how his pickle only lights up on one end— I’ll leave you to ponder which end this would represent in real, live Christians, many of whom clearly have a bad case of pickle envy.

• Come on down! The Host Barn is serving their signature sandwiches— now with an electrocuted pickle on the side! Mmm… snackreligious.

• ”The pickle that burns twice as bright, burns only half as long.”

Machinima Music Videos

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Machinima is using game graphics engine technology to create cinematic experiences. One popular application of Machinima techniques is to make music videos.

(Some of the lyrics may be NSFW, depending on where you W.)

The Future Soon

Song by Jonathan Coulton.

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The Internet is For Porn

Song from the off-Broadway play Avenue Q. To see the original stage performance click here.

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Code Monkey

Another great song from Coulton.

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Science Gone Wrong

Monday, May 5th, 2008

xkcd this week tells a remarkable tale of science gone horribly wrong.

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The only thing that could make this tale more horrifying is… you guessed it! Poetry from The Digital Cuttlefish.

Genetically, of course, a spork
Is half a spoon, and half a fork
A laboratory in New York
Created them, then popped the cork.

Please, gentle reader, do not swoon,
But there was also, once, a foon
(That’s half a fork, and half a spoon)
Created, sadly, all too soon.

In cutlery, one tempts the Fates
When artificially, one mates
Utensils from across the plates
Regardless of recessive traits.

A careless thought: “let’s cross F-1
Again with forks, and have some fun.”
The simple plan was soon begun,
Then all too soon: “What have we done?”

With thirst for blood and killing drives
Such meddling ends in loss of lives
I only hope someone survives
To tell—the sporks have found the knives!

The Surreal Sculpture of Thomas Kuebler

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Thomas Kuebler creates life-size sculpture guaranteed to make you do a double-take. See an extensive gallery of his work at his web site.

Below: Cletus & Shorty Play Banjo

Cletus & Shorty Play Banjo