by Carl Howard | Dec 17, 2010 | Blog Topics, Links
I’m back from overseas as of recently (on which I may post soon) but am very tired. Plus I’ve missed 2+ weeks of blogospheric shenanigans and only caught up in a short time. So without further superfluousness, enjoy the cut-down jet lag version of Friday links! A...
by Carl Howard | Aug 13, 2010 | Blog Topics, Links
Real drowning looks nothing like how it’s portrayed on TV. Here are the real signs of drowning: must read for anyone who lives near the coast. Who’d think a Korean teacher giving a lesson in how to swear in English would be so hilarious? Out of all the commentary on...
by Carl Howard | Aug 2, 2010 | Blog Topics, Charity and Philanthropy, History, Resources, Food and Environment, Society
I’ve blogged before about the dark side of population control. Over the years though I’ve come to take a still-dimmer view of most attempts at population control. One thing that’s gotten to me is the supposed tension between aid/development and population control....
by Carl Howard | Jul 12, 2010 | Atheism and Religion, Biases and Fallacies, Blog Topics, Blogging the Bible, Language, Science and Skepticism
I’ve been moving and in the pandemonium have stuffed up the schedule so you might have seen a half-baked version of this yesterday. Here’s the real thing! A recent episode of the Atheist Experience has made me aware of one of the most ridiculous arguments for...
by Carl Howard | Jul 7, 2010 | Blog Topics, Interesting Stuff, Language
To start with, I humbly ask the reader to pronounce these two words out aloud. If you’re not sure, do your best: victuals, island. Within the realm of science/atheist/philosophy blogosphere, spelling and grammar pedantry abounds. I’ve found the stereotype of the...
by Carl Howard | Jul 2, 2010 | Blog Topics, Links
“Across the Sahel region, an estimated 10 million people are at risk of famine…WFP is $22 million short of the $124 million it needs to purchase 113,000 mt of food for Niger…’”we estimate our needs at 100,000 tonnes of cereals. So far, we have received...
