NEWSFLASH: MAGIC NOT REAL, HILARITY ENSUES

read this.

hilarious.

I already "shared" a link to ForgottenBooks.org, which I recommend you check out. More specifically, though, I'm currently reading On Liberty by John Stuart Mill (full text), whose works express some of the most important ideas in human history. He also happens to have been a feminist. I wish every person in the world would read this essay. But I think it's especially relevant to the discussion a few posts prior, about Christianity, the ethical code contained within the New Testament, and whether the believers of Christianity take this ethical code to heart as something which motivates their actions. It also addresses the incompleteness of the ethical code found within NT and the necessity of examining minority or heretical opinions for missing pieces of truth.

It is an amazing essay, and if you haven't already read it, you should.

Don't talk to the police.

Evar.

I can't sleep, but I'm in a remarkably good mood. I've discovered these things that are overshadowed by Christmas. Notably, the births of Sir Isaac Newton and Rod Serling, the death of Charlie Chaplin, and Washington crossing the Delaware. Also, a test run of the internets?

Need Some Bibble Help

Amanda just shared this article from the Huffington Post. Now, the article gets to the heart of why I really despise religion. Thanks for sharing it. At any rate, not too far in, you have the line:

The Bible says you should leave your family and join Jesus Christ. The religious right pretends that Jesus was about family values. He wanted you to abandon your family. Read the Bible.

Stephanie, I was wondering if you would be able to justify this claim or maybe just give a hint of context. I'm a hater on this issue, but I'm not about to go out and actually read a "book" which I know I will ultimately end up burning.

Aaaaand STAGEFREEZE! (you don't say stagefreeze, you just do it!)

A List of Unusual Deaths

Here. I especially like the ones involving "anus".

Why yes infact!

this is why i love the internet

something awesome

meta-dominoes. it's just such a damned pleasant sound.

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

'tis the season

http://www.creepychristmas.net/

There's nothing more descriptive I can say than that. Just go there.

(The content really is quite creepy)

lulz

this and this gave me a chuckle.

(The embed code on the video didn't work.)

OMG I CANT BELIEVE I FOUND THIS

This is so awesome I can't believe I found this in a pile of crap from high school.

I have described this totally meaningful piece of art to everyone who reads this blog.

behold.

110% original. by hand. took HOURS.

totally worth second place ;)

This is why i hate computers

This. This. This makes me sick...

WHY CANT SANE PEOPLE DESIGN COMPUTER INTERFACES!!@!!!?!?!?

SCIENCE!

I know some of us already read Pharyngula, but this article is too effing cool to pass up: investigators have used an MRI to read images off the visual cortex.

Louis CK And the Future of America

I think it's interesting to find this much wealth of wit in a comedian. I can't say I disagree with him on some of his more practical points of view. We need a society that values contributions first and formost. And, at least based on some of the people i've been forced to work with at work, we really do need a larger appreciation for who we are as a society. There's so much unhappiness and grief that elicits more grief and unhappiness - it's disheartening and pitiful.

TheFLC chatroom: More Blog PMO

Hey everyone,
I know I've been doing a lot of random overhead shit lately for the blog, but I've just got so many mediocre ideas...

So here's my latest one: We're almost universally on AIM, so what if we all joined a common chat channel. We all seem to have a pretty good time when we orgify...

I nominate "TheFLC" as the chat room name. Here's how to set it up in iChat:
1) open iChat
2) from File, select Go To Chat Room...

3) enter TheFLC into the chat room name
4) add the room to your favorites list by clicking the "+" in the bottom-left corner.
5) click the auto-join check box to join the room whenever you open iChat. The cool kids and I have agreed that this is the correct procedure, but auto-join is 'technically' optional...

6) hit join
7) sate my loneliness

KTHXBAI

Perhaps it is a slow week for news...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081210/sc_nm/us_religion_perfume_2

Summary:

Some archaeologists found some perfume from the time of Christ, in his old neighborhood. There's this book about him that says he got his feet washed by a lady of sketchy reputation from the other side of the tracks? Therefore, this ancient perfume might be sort of like the kind that that person or another person of the same time period may or may not have used to possibly wash feet that were maybe his. Sooo...yeah.

As an afterthought, finding nearly 2000-year-old perfume is kinda cool by itself. I guess. I wonder what it smells like.

I would like to point out that this article is filed under (and made of) SCIENCE.

Somebody seriously needs to market a "Christ's Feet" scent for perfumes. And candles. CHA CHING

In the spirit of bizarre yet alluring musical renditions...

Who said the [shirtless] accordion can't be sexy?

I don't know how the accordion works, but it looks frickin complicated.

I think I'm in love.

I know this might be old news to some of you, but I just saw this video tonight. It makes me feel like I'm 14 again with a crush on a pop star. I mean, I actually giggle when I watch this.

If you don't want to watch the whole thing, fast forward to one minute in. That's what I'm talking about. :)

an animation

this is a little bit bloody

it reminds me of the dead-soldier-in-the-afterlife film in the animation show.

A musical recommendation

Those that like Guster may enjoy Wilco.
You may now resume your normal activities.

Oh my Blog!

there was a huge creationist/ atheist debate over the weekend, here in cicny, and I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW!
for those that don't know the Cincinnati Zoo wanted to do a sales promotion for the holidays with the Creation Museum, i.e. buy tixs to both at a reduced price, something they do with the Reds, ect.
then the internets got a hold of this news. Blogs and email crusades followed, resulting in the deal not going forward.

Don't Panic

in case you ever become an alien on your own planet, or get stuck in the uk for a while. the bbc has got your back. just remember to bring your towel.

Crazy-awesome

I found a cool website. I recommend you start at the beginning and just click through all the entries. None of them is very long, and they're all sort of awesome.

For example, this is as close to hell as people get. Oh, and guess who created it? Humans was the correct answer...we were looking for humans. But it looks effing cool.

Also, comprehensive sex ed from Germany and a bizarre Super Mario World-esque island fur realz.

OH! And we read this creep-tastic book in my family violence class.

Dirty Vegas Single

The following was posted by Steve Smith via MySpace:

well, what can we say?
after a four year break we are about to release our first single as Dirty Vegas.

a break like that gives you chance to really fall in love with music again and become fans again, not slaves to a record label.

after a writing week in London earlier this year and another in the US in October, we all feel we have the makings of a great album!.

'Pressure' which certainly feels apt for times like these, is our first digital single back into the scene from where we came....House Music!.

Pete Tong, David Guetta and Tom Novy are all championing this track and Ibiza-Voice has called it, "an intensely emotive, truly distinctive slice of clubbing gold that's destined to follow 'Days Go By' to become a genuine classic!
we are working our butts off so that we can get out there and play live again in 2009!
Peace
Steve
XXX

This is insane... in a sense...

'nuff said.

KBR causes me to lose faith in humanity. 

What a giant dick.

(Please do insinuate anything sexual from that.)

I will have a cake like these some day. Even if I buy it for myself.

shared posts

in the continuing effort to enhance the blog, I've added a shared articles widget on the side. After I get home tonight Im going to add your guyses feedses to the widgetses. I tried to get it to work with notes, but maybe we can save that feature for later.

please let me know if you want me to keep the shared feeds private.

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