what can I do with my windows live ID?

Per my last post, I wondered just what Live ID was good for beyond allowing me to register my software. I did a bit of searching today and found that Live ID gives me 5 GB of storage space on the Web. It’s the Windows version of the .Mac iDisk, only 5 GB instead of [...]

microsoft office for the mac

A friend got Office 2008 for me at the Microsoft store. Why would I use that, you ask? Because the Microsoft Mac Business Unit makes excellent products. Also, so I can have total compatibility with the Windows stuff I do at work in case I do “work” work at home. Ironically, everyone else in my [...]

mix mix

Be sure to visit the latest blog on this page’s blogroll: mix, mix…stir, stir. Carol Peterman (yes, I mean the Carol of those Peterman’s) is one of the most original food artists around. Just look at that carrot cake, will you? I want one, and I want one now. The Peterman’s are cooking up kitchen [...]

my hometown could take over the world

In a manner of speaking. Sort of. My home-town population was, and probably still is, around 2,000. According to some recent DNA research, the entire human race may have been whittled down to as few as 2,000 people about 70,000 years ago. Here’s the scary part: suppose, 35 years ago, a catastrophe wiped out everyone [...]

the skeptologists

This is a promo for a TV pilot. It’s a pilot that may never become a series but deserves to have a place right next to “Ghosthunters.”
They want proof! The Skeptologists are-
Yau-Man Chan: Chief Technology Officer, UC Berkeley, “Survivor” contestant.
Mark Edward: Performer (professional mentalist).
Phil Plait: Astronomer, author, lecturer (see Bad Astronomy link in [...]

birthday month stumbles forward

The Dalai Lama came to town recently, the Pope came to America last week, but these were just silly previews for last night’s Tenth Annual Final SubGenius Devival, which roused me from my otherwise shell-shocked state.
Popess Lilith and Andre Brothel gave fine rants that each washed my brain like a Maytag stuck on the spin [...]

fully exposed

I feel extra ticked that a wretched anti-science propaganda film is being released on my birthday. So I want to mention that the Expelled Exposed site is now completely upgraded with delightful information, such as a point-by-point explanation of what really happened to the teachers who were supposedly ostracized for teaching intelligent design creationism. Click [...]

defusing the nuclear threat

Here’s an interesting site that asks an interesting question, “How risky is it to have so many nuclear weapons sitting around on our planet?”
Defusing the Nuclear Threat
All this site is asking for is some good risk assessment analysis of the situation, if that’s possible. Some people say there’s a 50/50 chance of a terrorist use [...]