Archive for January, 2008

Calling in dead

 By dixie

January 22nd

Did you know there’s a vaccine for chicken pox?
How very silly, you might say. It’s a childhood disease that nearly everyone gets, it’s not all that serious in the long term, and it’s certainly not worth the possible dangers of a vaccine. The usual suspects howl about how stupid the human race is for [...]

I take it all back.

 By uber

January 11th

The Onion’s Coverage video below is the complete lockdown truth:
Poll: Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters

Like gold

 By dixie

January 10th

It’s been a good few months for science, especially mine. As there is a nonzero chance of being home to stay for Christmas, I’m thinking more and more about how to write my thesis and what my proposals (”props”) should be on. (We’re required to write three: two in-field, one out-of-field, and only one can [...]

Watching with detached interest

 By dixie

January 9th

I am still torn between Clinton and Obama this primary season. I’m frustrated that while people have more or less gotten over the fact that Obama is black, they have not gotten over the fact that Clinton is female.
Granted, she hasn’t helped her case by nearly dissolving into tears.

The Race to the Bottom (?)

 By uber

January 8th

There is no shortage of coverage on the web for the Presidential election that is still more than 9 months away. In many ways, it’s the most important election that happens anywhere in the world, it will define the next four years for us all.

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