iTunes Huh

iTunes U is a good idea and some of the lectures are good...but then you get the ones that sounds like... "This is an important point ....[scratch scratch scratch scratch on the blackboard] ...and here...[more writing on the board]...is another important point....and this point connects [line drawn on board] to this point...does that make sense? Fine, moving on...[more writing on board]...." Someday these lectures might be made in a way that is optimized for iTunes...then we could just pay for college credits through the iTunes Store.

Wrong on the Money

I was on my way to the library today when I saw this church sign...

(that's a real one, not one of those made up ones)

When I got home I saw that Hemant had a post on his blog about the In God We Trust on the money with a quote from Harvard professor Niall Ferguson...

The motto “In God we trust” was added to the dollar bill in 1957. Since then its purchasing power, relative to the consumer price index, has declined by a staggering 87 percent.

Would now be a good time to take it off? If you think there is a God, mightn't this be a sign of something. Maybe we should go back to the original E pluribus unum.

Happy Burns Night

Addressing the Haggis

Who is hosting this years dinner? Better start preparing the haggis now.

We're all human...

Stuff happens...

SteveNote Bloopers

I hope Steve Jobs takes some time off and, BOOM, get's better.

Don't forget that it's Remembrance day...

On the 11th hour (UTC) of the 11th day of the 11th month I could embed a video of In Flanders Fields, link to Earth Science Picture of the Day, or the Last Post at the Menin Gate, or Let Them In...

Post election TED Talk...

Jonathan Haidt: The real difference between liberals and conservatives (18:42)

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we're left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.

If you're interested in more TED Talks you can subscribe to the TED Talks Podcast with iTunes.

Obama is what!!!

I was thinking of voting for Obama...

Then I saw this... O'Bama is IRISH!

He'll never get elected in this country now.

Skeptics say what about the LHC?

I have noticed many news reports about the Large Hadron Collider refer to those who think that it will cause the world to end as 'skeptics'. [or in some places 'sceptic']

Here are the skeptics I know that are saying anything about the LHC... Skeptics Guide to the Universe says it's safe, Skeptoid says it's safe, Skepchick says it's safe (along with Teen Skepchick)... I can't find one skeptical blog/podcast/magazine etc worth paying attention to that is saying that the LHC cause any problems.

I'm not sure if the media is using the word skeptic as a slur, or the people who are supporting the idea that the LHC will destroy the Earth/Universe are appropriating the term and referring to themselves as skeptics.

Imagine what people will be saying when the next accelerator gets built.

http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/

Here is the webcam of the LHC to prove it!

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This post is currently the top result when searching for LHC Skeptic. Are there any other good "Skeptic" sites out there that have something to say about the LHC? I'll add them so people can find more info in one spot. BTW...what someone was doing searching for "LHC Sylvia Brown" is to scary to contemplate...