Now the tough part – don’t do the random act of kindness in a non-random fashion. In other words, don’t go out with the intent on doing an act of kindness. Just go out into the world and if you see someone who could use some help and you can give that help, do so. Then do that all the time. That’s called being an awesome person.
Random Acts of Kindness
17 March 2015 by Leave a Comment
Terry Pratchett
14 March 2015 by Leave a Comment
Gene Duplication May Be the Cause of Human Brains
1 March 2015 by Leave a Comment
It is very likely that a total accident is one of the reasons humans evolved into intelligent creatures.
via Gene Duplication May Be the Cause of Human Brains | Smilodon’s Retreat.
Should you fact-check your grandma’s Facebook posts?
28 February 2015 by Leave a Comment
Four months ago, I decided to become a kind of truth avenger and fact-check every link, meme and news story that appeared on my Facebook feed by a family member, high-school friend or former sorority sister.
Should you fact-check your grandma’s Facebook posts? – Lyz Lenz – Aeon.
This is a fascinating read, but, in the end, one is left with the depressing feeling that Lyz is just pissing into the wind.
Lord of The Rings Demystified
27 February 2015 by Leave a Comment
We are in Queenstown, New Zealand. Today we went on a trip to visit some of the locations where Lord of The Rings was filmed. One of them was the Arrow River, one bank of which was used for the Ford of Bruinen where the Nazgûl attempted to capture Frodo and the One Ring.
Our guide, Chris, showed us a still from the film and asked, “How many Nazgûl were there?”. “Nine!”, we answered inconcert. Chris counted the figures in the picture and got to ““11, maybe 12”. Nine riders, apparently, did not look sufficiently impressive, so Peter Jackson added some more.
Not only that, but as Chris explained, the riders’ parts were played by a bunch of Kiwi girls from the local pony club.
Maru’s Syndrome
19 February 2015 by Leave a Comment
I was reading this post on Jerry Coyne’s Why Evolution Is True web site. Maru’s Syndrome (defined by Jerry as the “inability not to enter any box”) is mentioned. I toddled over to DuckDuckGo to find out more. I found this great post: Box O’ Cats on Koi Scribblings—several minutes of cat-related entertainment.
I do miss having a cat in the house.
Walk Like an Epileptic Wife Beating Paedophile Prophet
18 February 2015 by Leave a Comment
This prophet was not a nice man—a very disturbing portrait of Muhammad.
Disclaimer:Not all Muslim men marry children and beat their wives for the same reason that not all Jews stone disobedient children and murder people for collecting sticks on a Saturday.
If there is but a single religious figure from history that people should be discouraged from emulating, it’s the founder of the Islamic religion, Muhammad. Should you possess the stomach to read through the compendium of medieval torture pornography that is the Qur’an and the Islamic Hadiths, you’ll see what I’m talking about. Muhammad, according to his own religion’s sacred scripture, was a paedophile and a child-wife-beater.
The Hadith – The Secondary Pillar of Islam
As I will be drawing from the Hadith to make my case, I should first provide the reader with a little context. The Islamic Hadith are regarded as the secondary pillar of Islam and they purport to record the sayings and doings of Muhammad…
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ARKive
14 February 2015 by Leave a Comment
With the help of the world’s best wildlife filmmakers and photographers, conservationists and scientists, we are creating an awe-inspiring record of life on Earth.
Freely accessible to everyone and preserved for the benefit of future generations, ARKive is a truly invaluable resource for conservation, education and public awareness.
This looks like a good thing.
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