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Thinking Freely

Thursday, August 10th, 2006

Oftentimes in debates on blogs and in the media you’ll find labels being stuck on both people and on arguments. Un-American. Racist. Apologist. These labels are frequently used in lieu of an actual argument against a position – many people feel that if they can dismiss a claim with a label there’s no need to […]

ConvergeSouth is Coming

Thursday, August 10th, 2006

The second annual ConvergeSouth blogging conference will be at NC A&T State University in Greensboro on October 14th. I had a great time at last year’s conference, and am going to try to make it again this year. Head on over to the official ConvergeSouth website to get more info and register.

OK Go – Here it Goes Again

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

So far I’ve managed to resist posting any YouTube videos on my site. This video (and the song) is too good not to post. The band is OK Go from Chicago. After seeing this, I downloaded the whole album from iTunes, and it’s excellent.

Cartoon: However You Want

Monday, August 7th, 2006

Cartoon: However You Want

Iraq: Breeding Ground for Something or Other

Friday, August 4th, 2006

In a discussion over at Noteworthy, Jaycee has some reassuring words about the situation in Iraq: Iraq still is NOT a breeding ground for [terrorists]. It’s a breeding ground for entrepreneurs and others enjoying a democracy for a change, with a few die-hard Fedayeen and the like still there. Ah. But that was on Tuesday. […]

Upgrading – Please Stand By

Friday, August 4th, 2006

Ok, I’m finally going to bite the bullet and try to upgrade to WordPress 2.0 tonight. So if things get flaky, that’s why. Wish me luck. Update: What? That’s it? That was too easy. Surely something must have gone wrong somewhere. Please let me know if you see my blog implode or otherwise act up.

Idol Wannabes Explained?

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Dave over at Cognitive Daily has a possible explanation for why some of the more clueless American Idol rejects can’t accept the fact that they really can’t sing.

Common Misconceptions About the Big Bang

Sunday, July 30th, 2006

The Angry Astronomer addresses a few of the more common misconceptions about the Big Bang. [via Pharyngula]

Retooling the Factory

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

I don’t often blog about work related items, but I thought folks might enjoy this. New and wonderful things are in the works over at my day job at The Iconfactory, and we’ve come up with a series of animations leading up to their unveiling. Start with Day 1 and work your way through the […]

Cartoon: Kings of the World

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Cartoon: Kings of the World