New Statesman – Faith No More

This is good. Various public figures who have stated they are atheists were asked why they do not believe in gods. For example, here’s Sam Harris, Neuroscientist: The most common impediment to clear thinking that a non-believer must confront is the idea that the burden of proof can be fairly placed on his shoulders: “How… Continue reading New Statesman – Faith No More

Manly Poses

The first prize in Put Up Your Dukes! The Art of Manliness Pose Contest is a nice leather purse. I’m getting a little tired of the manly traditional workwear not-alive-til-you’ve-rescued-a-woman-from-wolves school of bloggery. Fair enough, I checked it out, followed some links to the nice clothes, was entertained, but I think I’ll leave it for… Continue reading Manly Poses

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Avoid Harry Potter Because My god Said So

The religious hysteria website Avoid Harry Potter says that the Potter books are compelling preteens to get into black magic, Wicca, and so on. It appears they are jealous that it’s taking converts away from their own fantasy fiction. Luckily, they sell another book which you can buy to get informed about the Potter menace.… Continue reading Avoid Harry Potter Because My god Said So

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HaikWho by The Ood Cast

Excellent Doctor Who podcast and website The Ood Cast have a neat project going – HaikWho. Every story from the show’s beginnings up to now is being regenerated into a haiku. They’re up to 1965/66 at the moment, including this gem: The War Machines Hypnotic A.I. plans conquest by WOTAN clan. Soldiers re-programmed. Those reprogrammed… Continue reading HaikWho by The Ood Cast

Before – Guest Lists

We ended up using The Knot as our “wedding management tool”, and for the most part it was very good. But we had some issues with the guest list feature – which is arguably the most useful part of it. It’s very powerful, in that you can arrange your guest list into parties, for example… Continue reading Before – Guest Lists

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David Byrne’s 1987 Predictions for the Computers of 2007

Retro-futurist blog Paleofuture found this interview from 1987 with David Byrne, where he gives his thoughts about how computers would affect the arts. He kind of gets it wrong, but it’s not really a problem. Here’s the link: Paleofuture – David Byrne’s 1987 Predictions for the Computers of 2007. It makes me wonder if the Knee… Continue reading David Byrne’s 1987 Predictions for the Computers of 2007

Before – Information Cards

Because there were a few extra pieces of important information that we needed to be sure people had, we included a card with the invitations which laid it all out. The card included: Hotel information Expected attire Notice for guests with children Notice about the registry Here’s the card as it was laid out by… Continue reading Before – Information Cards

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