Carnal Reason

Posted on December 31st, 2006 by pwyll
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I ran across a site called Codejacked. A bunch of computer tips and how-to’s aimed at Windows and Linux. The examples were nicely laid out and illustrated. High density of useful stuff. Recommended.

Posted on December 31st, 2006 by pwyll
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James Arlandson has begun a several part series on miracles in the American Thinker. The first three installments are Miracles and New Testament Studies, Hume’s Miracle Prison: How They Got Out Alive, and Fortifying Hume’s Miracle Prison (2): Miracles and Historical Testimony.
Mr Arlandson’s purpose is to rescue the possibility of the miraculous from philosophical [...]

Posted on December 31st, 2006 by pwyll
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In honor of Saddam Hussien’s execution, I am running an old post:
There has been quite an outcry because some tabloids ran a photo of Saddam Hussein in his underwear. Critics bemoan the humiliation of the poor mass murderer. Color me unimpressed.
When some actress is caught topless on a remote beach, she’s fair game [...]

Posted on December 30th, 2006 by pwyll
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Mary Katherine Ham wrote an article for Townhall called Some good things about Duke Lacrosse for a change. She left something out.
It’s an old story, from way back in May, when the facts in the Duke Lacrosse non-rape case were less clear. The Duke Women’s Lacrosse team was playing Northwestern in the NCAA semifinals, [...]

Posted on December 29th, 2006 by pwyll
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We live in an age when much care must be taken not to offend the sensibilities of the religious. Via PEER:
Washington, DC — Grand Canyon National Park is not permitted to give an official estimate of the geologic age of its principal feature, due to pressure from Bush administration appointees. Despite promising a prompt [...]

Posted on December 29th, 2006 by pwyll
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