Some great quotes about religion and atheism.
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Yellow Ribbons . . . Who’s Listening?
Who’s listening? Apparently not many. This is a story about not paying attention, or choosing not to. I’ll let the philosophers argue about which is worse. For the sake of this post, I just want to talk about the yellow Read More …
2006 Pipe Down from Organized Crime
This past weekend, a friend dropped in with an interesting bottle of wine she picked up while driving through the Niagara wine region (thanks, Genine). The 2006 Pipe Down is a blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Syrah, and 10% Read More …
We will restore science to its rightful place . . .
Allow me to once more use that word, historic. Yesterday was indeed an historic day as Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States of America. Watching from Canada, where there was never much love for Dubya and his Read More …
Satan In The Mirror
This is a story about the devil. You know. Satan. The guy with the pitchfork, horns, bad breath, and the red underwear. Oh, and it's about me, too. When I was just a small child, my parents, good Catholics that Read More …
Avril Lavigne is too sexy . . . for Malaysia
Commenting on this story in the Globe and Mail, I feel like it's just too easy to make fun of some people. You know, fish-in-a-barrel easy. Apparently, the Canadian pop superstar was to perform in a concert in Malaysia later Read More …
Open Source Licences Are Legally Enforceable
The legal power of open source licencing has won a major victory, upheld by the United States Court of Appeals. I hope you will read the whole thing over at InformationWeek, but the following quote is particularly interesting: The lower Read More …
CNN Can’t Count
Last time I checked, the number 10 was a higher number than the number 8. While that might seem terribly obvious to those of us who managed to make it past elementary school, this is a bit tough for CNN Read More …
When you have to run Windows but don’t want to . . .
A reader writes in with a dilemma. He wants to run Linux desktops in his office, but still needs access to one or more Windows applications. What he wants (and needs) is a solution that does not require him to Read More …
U.S. Border Agents can take and copy your laptop, for no good reason.
This story is one that is both a bit frightening, if you happen to travel to and from the United States, and incredibly stupid on so many fronts, it’s downright laughable. Let’s start with frightening . . . Michael Willems, Read More …