Monthly Archives: November 2011

What I Want in a Game

Posted on November 29, 2011 by OgreMkV

I do a lot of gaming… not as much now as in the past.  Wargames are my first love.  I’d move thousands of 1/4″ square cardboard chits around 3’x3′ maps for hours with my dad… until I started winning.  Then … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

The Burzynski Clinic – Scientists or Con-men

Posted on November 28, 2011 by OgreMkV

I honestly don’t know.  I do know this and this is why I wanted to share. What does a scientist do when confronted with questions about his or her work?  Here’s a hint: It’s not to threaten legal action. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Kookiness, Skepticism, Society, Texas | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Intelligent Design of an Experiment

Posted on November 27, 2011 by OgreMkV

Many… many times I have presented a paper that effectively crushes the claims of creationists and Intelligent Design proponents.  However, they always have this (IMHO very telling) reply. But the experiment was designed, therefore the experiment supports Intelligent Design. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Creationism / ID, Evolution, evolution, Science | Tagged , , , , , , | 11 Comments

What Can Be Done?

Posted on November 26, 2011 by OgreMkV

It makes me very upset to continually hear about how the 99% can barely pay for a turkey this year for Thanksgiving, yet Saks is having record-breaking sales (there are more $1000 shoes in inventory than $200 shoes). This should … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Government, Society | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Fallacies of Evolution

Posted on November 23, 2011 by OgreMkV

I was given this list of fallacies that were claimed to be used by science to defend evolution.  It was supposed by the person that gave these to me that they would be unanswerable assaults on the premises of science.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Creationism / ID, Debate, Evolution, Science, Skepticism | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

How Not to Fry a Turkey

Posted on November 23, 2011 by OgreMkV

or… My in-laws did what? [Reprint from a previous blog.  This happened about 5-6 years ago, but it’s Thanksgiving and a new blog.  Enjoy.] I love my wife dearly.  She is a paragon of dedication, powerhouse management, and ethics.  She … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Stories | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

A Totally New Way to Get Solar Power

Posted on November 22, 2011 by OgreMkV

Everyone knows that solar power is great.  No fuel, easy to install, scalable, etc. The problem is that it is not very efficient.  The absolute best production photovoltaic panel is less than 20% efficient.  That means that only about 20% … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, renewable energy, Science, Technology | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Front Loading Doesn’t Help ID

Posted on November 22, 2011 by OgreMkV

Forgive the lack of posting, I’ve been having a rough time of late.  However, I am once more inspired, so here we go. A few friends and myself are both discussing things with a creationist and helping another person with … Continue reading →

Posted in Creationism / ID, Evolution, evolution, Science, Skepticism | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Original Content

Posted on November 13, 2011 by OgreMkV

I recently got a question about posting.  I.e. why I don’t post more. Well, first of all, I do have a life and juggling work, child, blog, entertainment, etc is difficult.  There are enough hours in the day, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Guy Ray Christ

Posted on November 11, 2011 by OgreMkV

My grandfather was one the most important people in my life, especially growing up with only my mom after dad left us.  He was a stunningly impressive person. He was a certified master carpenter.  He’d built at least 5 houses … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Society | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment