Random shit. Now and then... language related topics.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
We all know people like that
Translation:
Waiter: Beer?
Nerd: No.
Girl: Are you driving?
Nerd: No, I'm just the obnoxious type who drinks nothing but water.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
One more jackass
Now I know who I was missing from Skepchick's list: Your Holiness (not mine, for sure), Pope Benedict XVI. Check out these remarks just before Christmas. Too bad there is no hell...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
A new hope
TMS for depression is finally beyond clicical trials. Still expensive (6k for a course of 20-30 sessions) though, but not prohibitively so.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
What is the harm?
This sentence (and variations) are a common comment of people who think pseudoscience, alternative medicine, religion and woo in general can not harm. Some reality to them: all these things can harm and kill. Luckily we also have people who actually quantify the harm, going beyond anedotic evidence. Go there, check it out and recommend to all your friends who still think misinformation is not that bad. It is and science is WAY better than all this mystical nonsense. It is actually the only way.
What is the Harm?
What is the Harm?
Sunday, December 14, 2008
How to lose your job because of Santa Claus
Primary school teacher who told children: 'Santa does not exist' is fired
By Daily Mail Reporter
A primary school teacher who left a class of 25 pupils in tears after she told told them Santa Claus did not exist has been fired..
When excited youngsters became rowdy as they talked about Santa, the supply teacher blurted out: 'It's your parents who leave out presents on Christmas Day.'
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Not our fault this time
Dogs Understand Fairness, Get Jealous, Study Finds
Dogs have an intuitive understanding of fair play and become resentful if they feel that another dog is getting a better deal, a new study has found.
The study, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, looked at how dogs react when a buddy is rewarded for the same trick in an unequal way.
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Guantanamero, by RMS
Barack Obama has promised to shut down Guantanamo prison. Until there, listen to Richard M. Stallman's protest song.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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