Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
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1. | You Are What You Is | Frank Zappa | You Are What You Is | Alternative & Punk |
2. | Bubblegoose | Wyclef Jean Featuring Stan, Kyle, Cartman, & Kenny | South Park: Chef Aid | Soundtrack |
3. | Shimmy She Wobble | Othar Turner And The Rising Star Fife And Drum Band | Gangs Of New York | Soundtrack |
4. | Watermelon In Easter Hay | Frank Zappa | Joe’s Garage (Disc 2) | Alternative & Punk |
5. | Winter | Tori Amos | Little Earthquakes | Alternative & Punk |
6. | Going To California | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin IV | Rock |
7. | Tower Of Inspiration | Dave Weckl | Master Plan | Jazz |
8. | Owner Of A Lonely Heart | Yes & The London Philharmonic | Symphonic Music Of Yes | Rock |
9. | Cotton Tail | Neil Peart | Burning For Buddy: A Tribute To The Music Of Buddy Rich | Jazz |
10. | Isengard Unleashed | London Philharmonic Orchestra & London Voices | The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers | Soundtrack |
Month: May 2006
Patrick vs. Pat
(via Eschaton and Attytood) Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! — Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775 231 years later… … Continue reading “Patrick vs. Pat”
When you’re incompetence literally costs lives, giggling at it isn’t cute or funny
New Rule: George Bush has to stop laughing at himself. When you’re incompetence literally costs lives, giggling at it isn’t cute or funny. You know, there’s a guy who’s been running around the country pretending he’s the president, and I believe his name is George Bush. And he wants everyone to know that he doesn’t … Continue reading “When you’re incompetence literally costs lives, giggling at it isn’t cute or funny”
Radical Cleric: God told him about storms, tsunami
(via Pharyngula) And speaking of Fundamentalist Idiocy, Radical Cleric Pat Robertson says God told him storms and possibly a tsunami will hit America’s coastline this year. If I heard the Lord right about 2006, the coasts of America will be lashed by storms, … There well may be something as bad as a tsunami in … Continue reading “Radical Cleric: God told him about storms, tsunami”
More Fundamentalist Idiocy
(via Fundies say the darndest things!)
Math Proves Christ’s Resurrection?
It is faith, not proof, that makes Christians believe in Jesus Christ’s resurrection, the central tenet of the religion. Until now.
Oxford University professor Richard Swinburne, a leading philosopher of religion, has seemingly done the impossible. Using logic and mathematics, he has created a formula that he says shows a 97 percent certainty that Jesus Christ was resurrected by God the Father, report The Age and Catholic News.
This stunning conclusion was made based on a series of complex calculations grounded in the following logic:
- The probably of God’s existence is one in two. That is, God either exists or doesn’t.
- The probability that God became incarnate, that is embodied in human form, is also one in two.
- The evidence for God’s existence is an argument for the resurrection.
- The chance of Christ’s resurrection not being reported by the gospels has a probability of one in 10.
- Considering all these factors together, there is a one in 1,000 chance that the resurrection is not true.
Richard Swinburne, Netscape News
Not only does the poster know nothing about probability (or is it probably?) and logic, he also doesn’t realize “there is a one in 1,000 chance that the resurrection is not true” is not the same as “97 percent certainty that Jesus Christ was resurrected by God the Father.”
(more…)Time to throw away those aluminium foil helmets
On the Effectiveness of Aluminium Foil Helmets: An Empirical Study The helmets amplify frequency bands that coincide with those allocated to the US government between 1.2 Ghz and 1.4 Ghz. According to the FCC, These bands are supposedly reserved for ”radio location” (ie, GPS), and other communications with satellites (see, for example, [3]). The 2.6 … Continue reading “Time to throw away those aluminium foil helmets”
Cybermen Then and Now
(from the what a difference 40 years makes dept.) Cyberman from The Tenth Planet (1966) Cyberman from Rise of the Cybermen (2006)
Fortran vs. Algol
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Death to Spammers
Since January 16, 2006, over 12,000 attempts to post comment spam to this site have been logged. That’s 1,000 spam comments since April 28, 2006.
Friday Random Ten: 2006-05-12
Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
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1. | Dumb All Over | Frank Zappa | You Are What You Is | Alternative & Punk |
2. | The Calling | Yes | Talk | Rock |
3. | Day Danse | Chick Corea | My Spanish Heart | Jazz |
4. | Dreamscape | Alan Parsons | Try Anything Once | Rock |
5. | Mexican Radio | Wall Of Voodoo | Call Of The West | Alternative & Punk |
6. | Recuerdos (Reminiscences) | Stan Kenton | Cuban Fire! | Jazz |
7. | Warrior Horsemen Of The Spirit Thundering Over Hills Of Doubt To A Place Of Hope | David Torn/Mick Karn/Terry Bozzio | Polytown | Rock |
8. | Comfortably Numb | Dar Williams | My Better Self | Folk |
9. | End Of The Line | Stan Ridgway | The Big Heat | Rock |
10. | Silk Pyjamas | Thomas Dolby | Astronauts & Heretics | Alternative & Punk |