December 2011
3 posts
Do you swear? →
“Do you swear the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god?” (OK, that’s the old form…play along with me here) …
What is an atheist? →
It has been said that without theism atheism wouldn’t exist. In the philosophical sense this is true. A position in opposition to another can only be maintained as long as the other position exists….
September 2011
7 posts
Computing on the go →
It seems these days nearly everyone has a smart phone. We once had to wait until we got home to catch up on email or read our favorite websites. Now there are people who surf the web and text with…
Is theism on the rise in America? →
Today over on Ayloo, a new social site that encourages conversations centered on specific topics raised by its members, if I thought theism was on the rise in America, on the decline or unchanged…
Is theism on the rise in America? →
Today over on Ayloo, a new social site that encourages conversations centered on specific topics raised by its members, if I thought theism was on the rise in America, on the decline or unchanged…
9/11/01 - 9/11/11 Lessons learned →
So what have we as a nation learned in the ten years since 9/11/01?
I submit the primary lessons have focused on fear and hate.
Had we been attacked by radical Christian…
It's Friday! →
The power has been restored here in San Diego and I’m off for my last day of work at Cartridge World.
In 3 weeks Cleo, Liz-Beth, Sara and I will be headed for Virginia.
What will you do to remember 9/11? →
Here are some ideas.
Please join the 9/11 Tribute Movement by briefly describing what you will do this year, a good deed, charitable activity, or other plans, to honor the 9/11 victims,…
August 2011
6 posts
The "smaller government" argument deconstructed →
One of the most popular catch-phrases in politics these days is “smaller government”. People from every party acknowledge the expensive and often useless bloat in the American government. The fix…
Scientists don't understand everything →
Lately I’ve been encountering a number of posts by theists claiming that evolution and cosmology are seriously flawed but that scientists will never concede that fact. The theists claim that this is…
Join me on Google+ →
If reading this blog has piqued your interest in Google+, I have quite a few invitations to share with you. Click on the “Email Me” link in the sidebar and send me the email address…
Will liberals support Obama in 2012? →
If Obama fails to secure a second term as president, and I think it’s quite likely he will be a one-term president, it will be largely because he’s lost the support of his liberal base. He’s not…
Readin' and writin' →
A friend of mine made me realize yesterday that as hard as it is to keep up with reading all the blogs of interesting people I know, the real challenge is creating the content, writing the posts, for…
How Google Dominates Us by James Gleick | The New... →
“Most of the time Google does not actually have the answers. When people say, “I looked it up on Google,” they are committing a solecism. When they try to erase their embarrassing personal histories “on Google,” they are barking up the wrong tree. It is seldom right to say that anything is true “according to Google.” Google is the oracle of redirection.”
10th Anniversary →
Ten years ago I joined Blogger. That doesn’t make it my oldest blog, but it is a milestone for my affiliation with the Google empire. There isn’t one of the services shown in this image I…
July 2011
7 posts
Jeber's is dead, long live Jeber's →
After many years of posting to my blog at jebers.com and evidently far too many updates to the WordPress framework, that site is totally broken. Years of posts have been lost, site functionality is…
Extn.21, Dark Short Film that Blends Animation and... →
Very cool, especially considering it was created 8 years ago.
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Tinderbox: The Tool For Notes →
Looks interesting. Anything that helps me organize the chaos in my brain is worth checking out.
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Google+ wrong to limit invites
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/30/us-google-social-idUSTRE75T5VC20110630?feedType=RSS&feedName=internetNews
I understand Google wants to control the growth of their new social site, and I appreciate that they may not have been prepared for such a huge response to their launch.
But a social site cannot be properly assessed or evaluated if there are too few members or if any member...
June 2011
6 posts
tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT?
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Debit card fees: Debit cards likely to get much... →
Electronic debits are much less expensive to process than checks or cash; banks have saved billions in operating costs, said Ed Mierzwinski, consumer program director at the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. But the industry has largely pocketed those savings rather than pass them along to customers, he said, and now they’re looking to charge users for the convenience.
The legacy of Stonewall →
Nearly half a century later the Stonewall riots produce positive results in New York.
New York state senators in Friday night voted 33-29 to legalize gay marriage, a breakthrough victory for the…
March 2011
1 post
It all comes down to this →
You may be wondering why, if you were trying to visit one of my other blogs, you wound up here. Let me explain.
After more than four years of trying to maintain blogs on each topic that…
October 2010
1 post
The March for Mediocrity →
Thanks to the generosity of a good on-line friend I’ll be heading to Washington D.C. at the end of the month to experience the experience that must be experienced to count as an experience.
September 2010
1 post
August 2010
2 posts
Exploding nano-wires
mvnm:
This is a picture of explosions in the nano-scale taken with an electron scanning micrograph by Fanny Beron.
July 2010
4 posts
Not going postal →
Last week I had several pieces of mail that I wanted to be picked up by the mailman. I did what I’ve done thousands of times before, what I’m sure many of you would have done. I put it in the…
Dog Time →
Image by jeber via Flickr
Sometimes things make more sense to us if we look at the situation from another perspective. We spend so much of our day locked into our human…
May 2010
3 posts
The Fall →
Image via Wikipedia
The moment Simon entered the elevator and pushed the button for the lobby 73 floors below;
the moment he began to hope that this warm August evening…
Oops, forgot I had a ping.fm account. Time to resurrect the dead, I suppose.
March 2010
5 posts
Twitter Blog: @anywhere →
Imagine being able to follow a New York Times journalist directly from her byline, tweet about a video without leaving YouTube, and discover new Twitter accounts while visiting the Yahoo! home page—and that’s just the beginning.
A lot less Cleo →
Not that she had much input on the decision, but Cleo seems to be enjoying her new look.She is also ignoring Sara’s LOLing from behind the couch.
Cleo shorn
To give you and idea of the…
Symphony of Science →
The Symphony of Science is a musical project headed by John Boswell designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form. Here you can watch music videos, download songs, read lyrics and find links relating to the messages conveyed by the music.
February 2010
6 posts
Updated media →
Image by Chris Pirillo via Flickr
I’ve added a video of some kick-ass music over in the lounge. Check it out if you’re into old-timey electronic music. Or have ever bought…
Bruno: Goodbye my dear friend →
Fran, one of our outstanding administrators at Scot Finnie’s Newsletter Forums, has composed a fitting tribute to our dear friend Bruno, who passed away this last Saturday.
Sadly, yesterday,…
