Monthly Archives: May 2011

Voter Fraud and Voter ID Bills

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

There are a lot of states coming out with enhanced voter registration bills.  These bills stated goal is to reduce voter fraud by verifying that the person voter is who they say that they are are qualified to vote have … Continue reading →

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Philips New EnduraLED Bulb

Posted on May 16, 2011 by

Here’s thee link to the press release and a poorly written post on it. First of all, this is pretty impressive as it’s one of the most powerful LED bulb available to consumers using standard fixture sockets.  It’s lumen (roughly … Continue reading →

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Delays and Random Thoughts

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

I’ve been a busy beaver the last few weeks.  Work is really ramping up (yay).  I’ve had several, really busy weekends in a row.  I haven’t read all my RSS feeds and have no idea what’s coming up in the … Continue reading →

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It Is NOT Official – Very Little Evidence Links Bee Deaths to Cell Phones

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

This is a fascinating case of what happens when you DON’T check the original sources.  I know, this has happened to me as a blogger. It’s Official – Cell Phones are Killing Bees Of course, their article came from Mobile … Continue reading →

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Modern Software is What Makes Our Lives Difficult

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

Everyone loves technology and it’s great… until you actually have to use it to accomplish something. “I’ve got a 55″ HD 3D TV with 350 channels of satellite, a THX certified surround sound system with 32 speakers, 3 DVRs, a … Continue reading →

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Evidence that Intelligent Design has Nothing

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

In spite of all the rhetoric* from ID proponents, there is nothing to Intelligent Design.  Nothing, nada, zip, zilch. How do I know they have nothing? It’s really very simple.  Read lots of ID proponents and supporters.  Read lots of … Continue reading →

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Intelligent Design is Anti-Evolution (Support Conclusion)

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

Author note: I’ll be travelling this weekend and honestly, I’m bored with this whole thing at this point.  I was mildly disappointed by my opponent.  He didn’t even try very hard.  So here is my conclusion.  Once I hear that … Continue reading →

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Intelligent Design is Anti-Evolution (Against Rebuttal)

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

(Ed note: I can’t seem to get the internal links working correctly.  The original is here.) Joe’s rebuttal follows the break.

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Pacific White-sided Dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)@ Sea World San Antonio

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

My first experience with these beautiful creatures was just Sunday at Sea World.  They represent, what I think should be the embodiment of dolphins.  Fast, sleek, and beautiful.  While bottlenose dolphins are more common around the world and in aquariums, … Continue reading →

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Intelligent Design is Anti-Evolution (Support Rebuttal)

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

Joe, if you were banned from my blog, then how come we’re having this debate?  And how come you can still post here? I have no quibble with the definitions of evolution that Joe presented.  They are all reasonable. Joe, … Continue reading →

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