tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62416002011-07-08T05:48:12.375-04:00"The religion of one age is the literary entertainment of the next." --Ralph Waldo EmersonJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12205684816801345851noreply@blogger.comBlogger1691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241600.post-85151874412208552202009-05-19T11:04:00.002-04:002009-05-19T11:58:59.453-04:00

A very long weekend...So this was a very busy Victoria Day long weekend for me, and it didn't even involve fireworks.Friday evening some friends and I attempted to see the new Star Trek film again, this time in IMAX!!!--but the show was already sold out. So we opted for X-Men Origins: Wolverine instead. I'd heard bad and mediocre reviews, and wasn't expecting much, but it wasn't horrible. Not

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They Fight Crime!A common TV series pitch--or parody of one--is taking an "odd couple" and placing in them in situations where they solve mysteries and defeat criminals. This trope is called They Fight Crime, and examples include Numb3rs ("He's an FBI agent; he's a math professor. They Fight Crime!") and Blood Ties ("She's a Canadian police detective who is slowly losing her sight. He's a

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Finally stopped Browning aroundSo, Random House has finally announced that Dan Brown's next novel, The Lost Symbol (formerly known under the working title The Solomon Key), will be released in the US and Canada on September 15th, with a precedent-setting first run of five million copies.Based on the plots of Digital Fortress, Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code, let me try to divine the plot

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The Gernsback ContinuumMindful of the fact I don't seem to read enough these days, I've set myself a challenge: to read all of the 2009 nominees for the Hugo Award for Best Novel. The Hugo is one of the top prizes a science fiction author can receive, and they awarded annually at Worldcon, the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society. As an added bonus, this year's Worldcon,

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Flats and SharpsA survey of some recent music news that has interested me. I also have a home improvement update that I'll post later.After Forever, one of my favourite bands, has broken up:Dearest Fans,After nearly 15 years and with heavy hearts, we have decided to call an end to a great and exciting time as After Forever. We are extremely proud of what we have accomplished, and especially of

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The Greatest Gift of All...So, in defiance of his own election platform, Prime Minister Harper is giving eighteen of his BFFs an early Christmas present:Career broadcaster Mike Duffy is headed to the Senate as Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed Monday that he is filling all 18 current vacancies, triggering a debate over patronage as the fate of his government hangs in the balance.It's good

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Parliament in the Penalty BoxYou would think that the current clusterf*** in the House of Commons might break my blogging hiatus. It's been a busy week for me, though, so I've been limited to brief paragraphs on Facebook and trying to stay on top of the whole charade.I could summarize what's been going on but I think I'll just link to others who've already done a good job with that, including

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Free Sarah Palin!At Red Tory I came across this great take on the McCain campaign's double-standard:I'm sure Ms. Brown is as motivated (if not more) to defend her profession as her gender, but still a great point, nonetheless.

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The funny things authors sayShorter G.P. Taylor, English vicar and author of the Shadowmancer Quartet of fantasy novels:"It worries me that children are becoming interested in Wiccan and neo-pagan ridiculousness. I hope that my books bring them back to proper Christian ridiculousness. My Muslim and Jewish readers agree with me."

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She really is a Strange Little Girl...Slayer's "Raining Blood"Tori Amos' cover version

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Rating the VillainsI stumbled across this blog post that asks how well Voldemort of the Harry Potter books stacks up against the Evil Overlord List. Some highlights:4. Shooting is not too good for my enemies.Lord Voldemort has, since the end of "Goblet of Fire" insisted that only HE may kill Harry Potter, and that he needs to be captured alive. This is, of course, an idiotic and self destructive

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Book review: Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic, by Chalmers JohnsonThis is the third and final book of Chalmers Johnson's Blowback trilogy. I previously reviewed the first book, Blowback, which focused on the harmful consequences of American military intervention and covert operations around the world. The title is a word used by the Central Intelligence Agency to refer to such

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Who am I supposed to root for?Christian Bale's lame BatmanHeath Ledger's totally awesome JokerI have a few confessions to make:First of all, although I am a huge fan of comics, graphic novels, manga, or whatever pretty marketing terms are used to sell sequential art, I am largely ambiguous about superhero stories. I didn't like them as a child, when I preferred the exciting adventures of Donald

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Are You Ready to Rock?They've finally released the setlist for Rock Band 2!And it includes Dream Theater's "Panic Attack". ERs across the continent should be warned they're about to see an increase in repetitive stress injuries starting in September:Rock Band 2 will also include a new drumkit manufactured by Alesis, a company that actually makes electronic drumkits. Here's a video of the ION

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Happy Confederation Day!On this day, let's remember the Fathers of Confederation by going to the awesome interactive picture in the Canadian Encyclopedia!Happy 141st Birthday, Canada!

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WANTED...a plot that makes senseI don't really review movies here at False Prophecy, but I saw one this weekend that compels me to discuss it. Wanted, starring Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman, opened this Friday. And let me get it out of the way now: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!Wanted is based on the comic series by noted British comics scribe, Mark Millar. Like much of his

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Father knows bestIn his Father's Day entry, Neil Gaiman passes along Heinlein's Five Rules (with Sawyer's sixth addendum) to an aspiring writer:Dear Neil, I am sure you have probably answered this question before and are probably, therefore, very sick of it. But, I still must ask. I am an aspiring writer and am wondering how you stayed motivated during times of great failure. I understand what

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Metal makes the world go 'roundThere will be a further delay in bringing the world up to speed on my life as I found a story that set my heart aflutter:Metal goes global, with some surprising riffsGUY DIXON Globe and Mail - June 18, 2008This is a story dripping with irony - ghoulish, blood-red irony.It turns out that heavy metal, anathema to the moral majority, has spread Western ideals of

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Deja vuMadJenny has tagged me in one of those internet memes. I'm pretty sure I've done something like this before. So, rather than rack my brain trying to think up five new items at a time when I'm otherwise up to my eyeballs, I'll just direct people there.A lot has happened to me in the past couple of months, most of it good, all of it busy. Hopefully in another week or two I will be settled

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My returnIt's been a long time, almost two months since my last post. While I've had longer hiatuses in the past, few have been as tumultuous.Since my birthday, I've dealt with coming to terms with the death of my grandmother, my last grandparent. She was in her 90s, had a host of medical issues, and passed away peacefully, but she was always a looming figure in my life, especially during my

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Born at the wrong timeWell, today is my 31st birthday. I know of no better way to celebrate it than to recollect the tyrannical fashion dictatorship into which I was born. In honour of the year of my birth, I present the horrors that passed for fashion back then: the 1977 JC Penny catalogue!Also, judging by the sheer amount of matching his/hers outfits, in 1977 it was apparently considered

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Star WarsThe US military is planning to shoot down a spy satellite:WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon plans to shoot down a disabled U.S. spy satellite before it enters the atmosphere to prevent a potentially deadly leak of toxic gas from the vehicle's fuel tank, officials said on Thursday.President George W. Bush decided to have the Navy shoot the 5,000-pound (2,270 kg) minivan-sized satellite

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Eine Kleine FenstermusikThis is interesting: music made only with Windows 98 and XP sounds:

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For He So Loved the Stage, He Sent His Only Begotten Singer...Just got back from seeing a production of Jesus Christ Superstar with Ted Neeley, who played Jesus in the Norman Jewison film and the original Broadway production--almost 35 years ago! I linked to some clips from the 1973 movie in a previous post.This is Neeley today:Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!-Psalm 66

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Heartless WarToday is the 63rd anniversary of the firebombing of Dresden, Germany during World War II:The bombing of Dresden by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Force (USAAF) between February 13 and February 15, 1945, 12 weeks before the surrender of the German Wehrmacht, remains one of the most controversial Allied actions of the Second World War. The raids saw 1,300

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My Saviour is so dreamyI'm going to see a production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" tomorrow night with the original Jesus, Ted Neeley!Jesus rocks!And how do you prepare for such a divine occasion? With Looking Good for Jesus products, course:Get tight with the Christ!

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Say You Want an Evolution...Happy Darwin Day! That's right, old Chuck turns 199 this year!Darwin Day is an international celebration of science and humanity held on or around February 12, the day that Charles Darwin was born on in 1809. Specifically, it celebrates the discoveries and life of Charles Darwin -- the man who first described biological evolution via natural selection with scientific

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Canon in GleeI have never seen such a hilarious rant on classical music before:

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More fun with film editingSo a while ago I posted the "Ten Things I Hate About Commandments" fake trailer, which claims to be from the creators of "Must Love Jaws":They also did "Glen & Gary & Glen & Ross" (warning--language!):

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Getting from Here to ThereGoogle Maps now tells you how to get from Here to There.

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"Pierre Trudeau said there would be days like this!"Toronto-Hamilton area sketch comedy troupe, The Imponderables, with a great parody of Roch Carrier's "The Sweater", or more specifically, the National Film Board's animated short film version.The Compact Disc on FunnyOrDie.com

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Playing it safe in space?Sir Edmund Hillary, the New Zealander who first conquered Mt. Everest alongside Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, died a couple of weeks ago at the age of 88. The New York Times ran a good obituary of Hillary, not excluding Tenzing's contribution like many accounts do. I was most struck by this passage:The imperial explorer is now an anomaly. Much energy has been expended in

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Marian the LibrarianJust 'cause:Just 'cause, The Music Man is on the schedule for the Stratford Festival this summer!I'm kind of partial to the finale, "Seventy-Six Trombones", as I used to play it in a marching band with my father:

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Reading on a Dream...Just what we've been waiting for--a library musical!Supposedly the rest of the library patrons were unsuspecting but I personally think it was staged. How else did they set up all those cameras?

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There and Back Again...Squeal with delight, fanboys and fangirls! Peter Jackson has signed up to direct the film version of The Hobbit:December 18, 2007ACADEMY AWARD-WINNER PETER JACKSON AND NEW LINE CINEMA JOIN WITH MGM TO PRODUCE “THE HOBBIT,” EAGERLY-ANTICIPATED FANTASY ADVENTURE EPICNEW LINE AND MGM TO CO-PRODUCE AND SHARE WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION RIGHTSPETER JACKSON AND FRAN WALSH TO

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Thriller--Bollywood style!This was quite amusing:

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Sorry about that, old chums...The British government has gone and done something absolutely dreadful:British PM Brown 'profoundly' regrets data security breachLast Updated: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 | 11:44 AM ETCBC NewsPrime Minister Gordon Brown apologized Wednesday for the "inconvenience and worries" caused by the British government's accidental loss of computer discs containing detailed

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More on the Writers' StrikeA Daily Show writer covers the strike in Daily Show style:

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Future Sound of LondonRadiohead releases their latest album for download on a "pay what you want" model.The Eagles decide to cut major recording labels out of the distribution of their newest album.Trent Reznor, the man behind Nine Inch Nails, happily confesses to downloading music from peer-to-peer and torrent sites (would that Lars Ulrich, Metallica drummer and notorious foe of internet

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12205684816801345851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241600.post-42465729908917408612007-11-10T22:27:00.000-05:002007-11-13T22:30:58.578-05:00

J'accuse!So, law enforcement in Canada has more important priorities than hunting people who download music from the internet.I wish the recording industry would stop looking a gift horse in the mouth.

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Caught in a webMadJenny posted this video from the Writers Guild of America explaining the reasons for the Hollywood writers' strike. It succinctly explains their side of the issue:Go to her site for more.

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Suddenly Seeking Search EngineCross-posted at Map of the Informatique.At work, I've been asked to train one of the library board members on "advanced Google searching". I'm not entirely sure what he means by that (the training session has yet to materialize), but I suspect he wants to go somewhat beyond typing one or two words into Google's search field. In the hopes of providing a full

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Book Review: Red Moon Rising by Matthew Brzezinski October 4, 2007 marked an important historical anniversary. The 50th anniversary of humanity's exploration of outer space. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial object launched by human beings to escape the Earth's gravity (for six months, but a milestone).In Red Moon Rising, Matthew Brzezinski covers the

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You can't kill The MetalOK, this news nearly made me squeal with glee like an anime fangirl:Swedish metallers OPETH will support DREAM THEATER on the prog-metal giants' next North American tour in April/May 2008. More details will be announced soon.Two of my favourite prog-metal acts on the same bill!SQUEEEE!

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In his house at R'lyeh Cthulhu pwns n00bsFor more fun, read The Tales of Plush Cthulhu.

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The areas of book-writing expertiseI've been listening to the audiobook version of The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman. Hodgman is best known as the "Resident Expert" on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, or as the PC in the Apple "Mac vs. PC" commercials. Resident Expert of The Daily ShowPC vs. MacHe is also a professional writer, and a former literary agent for the likes of actor Bruce

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A tale of murder most fowl...Since this is both National Blog Posting Month and National Novel Writing Month, I thought I'd share a story of mine. This is a scenario I wrote to resolve a plot in one of the live-action roleplaying (LARP) games I'm a member of. It might be hard to follow the plot, not knowing the context. If that's the case, let me know!A Murder of RavensThe night rain beat a

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An image is worth a thousand blurbsFound this internet meme: do a Google Image search for your name and post the first picture that comes up.With my first name, I get a picture of Joe Jack Talcum of early 80s punk band, The Dead Milkmen.Not sure what that means, since I'm not a huge punk fan (except for The Clash) and have probably never heard a Dead Milkmen song in my life. We're both Italian

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12205684816801345851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241600.post-32571405569263522362007-11-01T08:29:00.000-04:002007-11-06T08:18:08.430-05:00

New Golden Compass Trailer!Right here.I can't wait!

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What happens...After Forever?Me & Floor JansenWell, my new favourite band of the moment, After Forever (MySpace), came to the Funhaus in Toronto for an intimate but exciting show. The opening act was Montreal's Unexpect (MySpace), whom I can only describe as the Dillinger Escape Plan kidnapping Arcade Fire and forcing them to perform Phantom of the Opera or be ground up by a chainsaw. A very

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A Faith of Reason?OK, I found this kind of creepy:A few miles south of Lynchburg in Campbell County sits a large and attractive octagonal building which is home to one of most unique churches in the world. Founded in 1977, “The Spock,” as the church is called, is the world’s only church of Star Trek, a religion centered on the popular 1960’s television series featuring the adventures of a crew of

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Just in time for Halloween!I wrote up this phony press release for work as a joke last Halloween, and many of my co-workers seemed to find it funny, so I thought I'd post it for all to see.A bit of backstory: some of my coworkers noticed some teenagers using a ouija board in the library, and another one joked we should adopt a ouija reference service.Anytown Public Libraries is pleased to offer

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You can have my action figure when you pry it from my cold dead handsFigures that the event that would end my dry spell on this blog would be the profaning of one of my childhood icons:Paramount has confirmed that in the movie, the name G.I. Joe will become an acronym for "Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity" — an international, coed task force charged with defeating bad guys. It will no

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Pun funThought I'd take a break from all the tributes to dead people with some amusement. Via MadJenny, I got this amusing picture:Librarians are groaning right now.On a somewhat related note, the youth services librarians at work are gearing up for the Summer Reading Club, and to celebrate this year's theme of "Lost Worlds", have transformed Arthur the Aardvark into......Arthotep, the

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The Day The Science DiedAnother icon has passed away.Don Herbert, AKA Mr. Wizard, has passed away at the age of 89.Mr. Wizard, through both his show in the 50s and the 80s, introduced two generations of children (including this blogger) to scientific principles illustrated with common household items. It's almost ironic that a science icon passes on while public understanding of science is in

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EulogyWell, this weekend, something I've feared for weeks happened. My favourite blogger passed away.Regular readers of Steve Gilliard's The News Blog have known for the past few months that the site's primary author, editor and manager was seriously ill and in the hospital, suffering from heart problems and related complications. Many fans and readers, led by Steve's usually silent partner Jen

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Hometown HistorySo this weekend I finally went to the annual reenactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek, a significant event in the War of 1812. I lived about 25 years of my life in Stoney Creek, but had never been to this event, so I took a day off work to finally catch it.There was a number of vendors in period costume selling period items, but the real draw was the reenactment itself. There

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Bill Hicks FridayOne of my favourite bits from the legendary Bill Hicks:Bill, you died far too early. From Science After Sunclipse.

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Not so funny bunnySo according to Mad Jenny, today is Rabbit Day.Oh sure, they look all cute and helpless and twitchy, but what evil lurks beneath that cottontail of evil?Peter Cottontail is coming to eat your children.Anya tried to warn us all, didn't she?

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Time for a NinterventionThe trials and tribulations of Mario as he tries to adjust to the real world. Hilarious!Thanks to DeC for the link.

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When he has a fire sale, he means itThis used bookseller has found a way to sell his merchandise and make a social statement too:KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) -- Tom Wayne has amassed thousands of books in a warehouse during the 10 years he has run his used book store, Prospero's Books.His collection ranges from best sellers, such as Tom Clancy's "The Hunt for Red October" and Tom Wolfe's "Bonfire

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Book Review: The Sorrows of Empire, by Chalmers JohnsonA few months ago, I reviewed Blowback, Chalmers Johnson's take on American military and economic imperialism. The economist and East Asia expert explained how both trigger consequences that the American people are often required to bear, but because military and covert actions are kept secret or hidden, most citizens haven't the slightest

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The metal chick wet t-shirt contest continues...Some time ago, I compared the music videos for Nightwish's "Nemo" and Evanescence's "Lithium". Among the many points of similarity between them, both lead singers (Tarja and Amy) end up submerged in water.I need to add another video to the list: After Forever's "Energize". Watch lead singer Floor Jansen end up in the water during the chorus:I

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12205684816801345851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241600.post-69173248748030811562007-05-24T00:23:00.000-04:002008-12-10T18:40:34.586-05:00

Read two books and call me in the morningLast night, Dr. Vincent Lam, winner of the 2006 Giller Prize, did a special author visit at work. This was part of our Asian Heritage Month celebrations (which I mentioned briefly last month). Dr. Vincent Lam, Toronto emergency room physician and Giller Prize-winning author.The Giller Prize-winning Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures.Although running a bit

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Two-fisted science stings like a bee! Or an ant, or a wasp...As kind of an update to my previous post on Two-Fisted Science, here's another entry.Justin O. Schmidt is an entomologist best known as the author of the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, a listing of various insect bites and stings and the relative amount of pain caused.How did he acquire his data? He let himself get stung by all these

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The mirror has two facesSo I just got back from seeing two bands that are ostensibly from the same scene, but with vastly different approaches. Italy's Lacuna Coil and the Netherlands' The Gathering. Both are female-fronted European goth-metal bands, but couldn't be more different.We got there too late to see the first opener, Stolen Babies, and only caught the last two songs of In This

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Designer guysIntelligent design:Unintelligent design:Just plain stupid:

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Star gazingThis evening, the Deranged Squirrel, Mad Jenny, and The Blogless One (AKA JL), went to an author visit (at our library) from the Dean of Canadian science fiction, Robert J. Sawyer.Alas, poor Hominid--I knew him!Sawyer read from his latest release, Rollback (which is highly recommended), and fielded questions from the audience. He is a talented public speaker and storyteller, and very

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Six of one; a 101 of anotherOr, the False Prophet in HellTo celebrate my 101st post here at False Prophecy, why not see just where in Hell I'll end up?The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Sixth Level of Hell - The City of Dis!Here is how you matched up against all the levels:LevelScorePurgatory (Repenting Believers)Very LowLevel 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)LowLevel 2 (Lustful)

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For the Republic of Heaven!OK, so from a Facebook note from IM, I was directed to the website for the upcoming Golden Compass movie. I took the "Find your Daemon" test and got this result:

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More monsters from ChinaChina Miéville, "the sexiest man in politics"China Miéville, known for his innovative "grunge fantasy" books for adults (and lesser known for his Marxist politics), has written his first children's book:Miéville has turned his hand to children's fantasy fiction with a fast-paced firecracker of a book, Un Lun Dun. Set in a kind of upside-down London, an "ab-city" filled

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Don't you know your Dewey Decimal System?Thanks to Queen Azura for the pic.

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Bring back those golden oldies...Senator Vivienne Poy will be visiting our library system for Asian Heritage Month, the annual observance of the history and cultural contributions of Asian-Canadians to our country. Poy, as Senator, introduced the Senate motion for the federal government to recognize this event. One of Senator Poy's goals is to amend the words to the national anthem, changing

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Wingardium Leviosa!OK, I usually don't read the reviews on Penny Arcade, but this one caught my eye. It's for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for the Nintendo Wii:The Wii-specific controls for the game seem remarkably well put together. Once Harry's wand is drawn, the Wiimote can be used to directly control the spells you cast. Everything is handled through accelerometers; there is no

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Kurt is up in heaven nowKurt Vonnegut, Jr. November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007Kurt Vonnegut, great American novelist, passed away yesterday. Bookninja links to a slew of obituaries. My friend GS sent me a link to this article, one of Vonnegut's last rants against the current Bush administration. Read the whole thing, but I'll point out the section wherein he praises my vocation:While on the

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"Here we go!"Today is the 46th anniversary of the flight of Vostok I. Its sole passenger was Yuri Gagarin, and Vostok I, a "tin can sitting on top of a bomb", would make him famous. On April 12, 1961, Gagarin became the first person in space.Yuri GagarinIn my youth, I was fascinated by outer space, and voraciously devoured books on space flight and astronomy. I read pretty advanced and

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12205684816801345851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241600.post-26784128415687579152007-04-06T14:35:00.000-04:002007-04-06T14:58:06.674-04:00

Shuffle MemeOK, for this web meme, get your iPod or equivalent mp3 player, set it to shuffle, and answer these questions in order with the song that comes up.How does the world see me?Arcade Fire, "No Cars Go" I'm apparently a place inaccessible by most vehicles. Maybe I'm a mountain!Will I have a happy life?Jane's Addiction, "Been Caught Stealing"I guess I'm going to prison for fraud.What do

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12205684816801345851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241600.post-48185232342830587352007-04-06T13:10:00.000-04:002007-04-06T13:48:27.915-04:00

Just oaking aroundWell, yesterday I linked to a story about Keith Richards snorting his dead father's ashes with some cocaine. Apparently, it was just an April Fool's Joke:"It was an off-the-cuff remark, a joke, and it is not true. File under April Fool's joke," said Bernard Doherty, a Rolling Stones spokesman, about Richards' quote in NME magazine......In a statement posted on the Rolling

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An Easter VigilOK, this story from AlterNet reminded me why Trey Parker and Matt Stone are such comic geniuses. I don't really watch South Park religiously (ha!) anymore, but this reminded me that the show still has its bite (link includes three clips from the episode). This comic makes me wonder about the episode's conclusion, though.On a related note, I came across this posting via The News

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Coke and AshesBack in the early 90s, as part of No Cure for Cancer, the rant that launched his career, comedian Denis Leary mentioned a certain Rolling Stones guitarist:I was reading an interview with Keith Richards in a magazine and in the interview Keith Richards intimated that kids should not do drugs. Keith Richards! Says that kids should not do drugs! Keith, we can't do any more drugs

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The Puppet Master"Speak, minion, into the amplification device before you. SPEAK!"Cheney stalks Bush from the shrubbery.

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I'm Power Girl, Dammit!The Designated Sidekick has a new MySpace page which seems to be an exercise in irony (if you know anything about the Designated Sidekick's column). Not much there yet, but he did link to these great fan-produced films featuring Power Girl: Kara looks for a job.Oracle tries to get Kara to rejoin the Birds of Prey.

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Shining Happy PeopleA couple of months ago I linked to a YouTube video of a trailer for Mary Poppins as a horror movie. I guess this would be the exact opposite:Here's funny!

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Confessions of a Web2.0-aholicLight posting of late because I've discovered the crack cocaine of the Internet, Facebook! Warn your children, lock your firewalls, for this foul demon will suck away your life and time in the furtive quest for people you've briefly encountered throughout your life. Run away!

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Mensa sana...I went and tried the Test the Nation IQ test on the CBC website, and apparently my IQ is 124. Not too bad, though of course IQ only measures potential, not application.I was then inspired to take the true test of intelligence: the Nerd Test!'Nuff said.

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The eyes have itAnd (I always feel like)(Somebody's watching me)And I have no privacy-Rockwell, "Somebody's Watching Me"So I received the EFF newsletter in my email today, and it leads me to this video on the spread of CCTV cameras as part of the growing surveillance state:This is a particular problem in Britain, which is already a surveillance society, but expect the other industrialized "

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A few words on an important subjectToday is International Women's Day and Blog Against Sexism Day. I'm finding it difficult to write something in support of it. It's hard to write about something I've never really experienced. It's true that society imposes expectations on men as well, but these hardly compare to the restrictive expectations society still imposes (or tries to impose) on

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Oprah's dirty little "Secret"For those not aware, Oprah's been hawking another useless self-help tome, this one being Rhoda Byrne's The Secret. The Amazing Randi has gone to town on this, but this article in Salon really gets to the "secret":Steve Martin used to do a routine that went like this: "You too can be a millionaire! It's easy: First, get a million dollars. Now..." If you put that

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'At thirty, the wit...'At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty the wit; at forty the judgment.- Benjamin FranklinWell, yesterday I reached another milestone: my 30th birthday. I celebrated with some friends from work including Librariana and her family, MadJenny, and the Deranged Squirrel (who's posted photos at her blog). The Hedda Dabbler clan have posted a video of me slaughtering

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Chinese JesusTzu-kung asked, "Is there one word that can serve as a principle of conduct for life?" Confucius replied, "Is not reciprocity the word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others." --Confucius[Kongzi], Analects 15.23, (ca. 479 BCE - 221 BCE)

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Just Say NO to Imagination!As a follow up to the scrotum kerfuffle, we have this strong warning to curb children's imaginations:The Department of Health and Human Services issued a series of guidelines Monday designed to help parents curtail their children's boundless imaginations, which child-safety advocates say have the potential to rival motor vehicle accidents and congenital diseases as a

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What we have here is...failure to edumicateThe US military has plans to attack Iran.As I recall, they rehearsed this five years ago.It didn't go very well.

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Honoré de BalzacBoth MadJenny and Pharyngula reveal this half-silly, half-sad tale.My fellow librarians, today you disappointment me.Read what Lois Lowry had to say about "acceptable content". Then, accept the words of those fine German musicians, Accept:"Balls to the Wall"Balls to the wall, manBalls to the wallYoull get your balls to the wall, manBalls to the wall - balls to the wallUPDATE: The

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Call me Ashamed-aelSo a Japanese whaling ship gets into trouble, and the only ship ready to offer assistance is the Greenpeace ship that's been monitoring them. O, the irony!From Unhindered by Talent via Pharyngula.

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Two-fisted Science!OK, to tide people over while I try and finish Why Darwin Matters and deliver that promised double-review, here's a little something.I attended first aid training at work this past week, and the instructor showed us a video on hypothermia, featuring Gordon Giesbrecht, a professor at the University of Manitoba who is one of the leading experts on the topic. Mainly because, he

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Happy 198th Birthday, Chuck!Today is the 198th birthday of that brilliant and controversial figure, Charles Darwin.Now that I am finished with Richard Dawkins's tome, The God Delusion, I will pay proper homage to Darwin by reading Michael Shermer's Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design. Expect a double review in a week or so.In the meantime, check out the HMS Beagle replica

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Brainless, the ConclusionFinally, the last part of Brainless: The Insanity of Conservatism, my spoof of Ann Coulter's Godless: the Church of Liberalism. While Ann goes on for another 200+ pages, I'm not getting paid thousands by a horde of barely sentient amoebas for this, so I must bring a close to this little exercise.Part 1 available here.Part 2 available here.Bonus feature! Click here to

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Brainless: The Insanity of Conservatism, part deuxPart 1 available here.ANN COULTERFALSE PROPHETIf a Martian landed in America and set out to determine the nation's official state religion, he would have to conclude it is liberalism, while Christianity and Judaism are prohibited by law. And not just in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where it's actually on the books, but throughout the land. This is a

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By special requestI am posting Brainless: The Insanity of Conservatism, my satire of Ann Coulter's screed, Godless: the Church of Liberalism. Ann's ranting is on the left (for once--ha, ha) and mine is on the right. Note that I don't necessarily agree with everything I've written below: the point was to satirize Coulter, not to articulate my political beliefs (trust me, I could do it far better

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