Archive for December, 2004

Famous Atheist Now Believes in God

December 11th, 2004 by Jeff | 0

British philosher and well-know atheist Antony Flew now believes in God. He said that while exploring the intricacies of life’s origins of life, he saw the almost unbelievable complexity of the arrangements which are needed to produce (life), that intelligence must have been involved. Flew said he’s best labeled a deist like Thomas Jefferson, whose God was not actively involved in people’s lives.

Cartoon Skeletal Systems

December 8th, 2004 by Jeff | 0

Michael Paulus has drawn a kind little skeletal study of 22 cartoon characters. The works are currently showing at the Belmont branch of Stumptown Coffee in Portland, Oregon.

The Web’s IQ Just Got Higher

December 6th, 2004 by Jeff | 0

Nobel-prize-winning economist Gary Becker and federal circuit judge Richard Posner have started the Becker-Posner Blog. We have decided to start a blog that will explore current issues of economics, law, and policy in a dialogic format, they write.

Watch for Pilots in Ill-Fitting Uniforms

December 6th, 2004 by Jeff | 0

The CBC reports more than 1,000 uniforms and 100 security badges were lost or stolen in the past nine months from the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority.

Bird’s Eye View

December 6th, 2004 by Jeff | 0

The Discovery Channel’s Animal Planet show mounted a miniture video camera onto the back of a golden eagle named Tilly. And you can see the videos showing exactly how she flies.

Cost of War

December 5th, 2004 by Jeff | 0

Using estimates from Congressional appropriations, the National Priorities Project estimates the cost of the Iraq War as (JavaScript Error).

Taking the Offense Against Spam

December 2nd, 2004 by Jeff | 0

Lycos is taking the offense against spammers by bombarding spam-marketed online retailers with massive bandwidth hits. Their thinking it that it will just get too expensive to use spam for marketing. You can help by downloading Lycos’ screensaver which will constantly request data from sites that sell goods via spam.

Libyan Tourism Starts Here

December 2nd, 2004 by Jeff | 0

Michael Totten has gone to Libya as a tourist and has posted his photos. His trip will later be chronicled in an article for LA Weekly, but from looking at the photos and captions so far, Libya is far from Frommer-ready.