@Gooses: July 2007

Monday, July 30, 2007

Medicine to the Dead

I'm going to try to keep this blog for personal stuff from now on. I have set up another for all my other rants.

"To argue with a man who has renounced his reason is like giving medicine to the dead. -- Thomas Paine"

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Burning Bush?

This is a really fascinating visualisation of the inside of a cell. The online version might be a bit jerky, so try downloading it instead.

I suggest skipping to 7:00 minutes in, as the speaker is a bit up himself.

Is a burning bush really that impressive compared to such natural wonders?

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Flooding from rear

The level rose another foot after this - the sandpit on the right is now completely under by several inches.

Latest flooding

Big surge yesterday afternoon; my castle is now my island. There's still a long way to go before real trouble though. I've lost a few things from my "basement" and my driveway is partially washed away.

The neighbours on the mill have been flooded though. And they're on holiday. Luckily we got lots of people round to shift all the furniture to the first floor. Harder work was keeping all the canal boats off the bank (they'd capsize when the level drops). I had to do much of the donkey work as I was the only one with waders.

Saturday, July 21, 2007

What are my rights?

BBC NEWS | Magazine | Can you pass a citizenship test?

Q12: "The police turn up with the ambulance and an officer asks you to attend an interview at the station. What are your rights?"

I was pleasantly surprised that the answer is what I'd hoped, rather than expected. (Nevertheless, I got it right!)

Clinton puzzle

Hint: extra funny for a Republican.
The answer is in the image filename.

Christmas pressies so easy this year...

Submissive Jesus: Prayer Answering Talking Head:

WARNING: this could be seriously offensive to many - even I felt it goes a little bit far. (Am I getting soft?)

God Delusion comedy rant

Very funny - by Marcus Brigstocke (Now Show, Radio 4, 3.43 MB, 7:22)

"and if you want to wear a ring to prove you're not having sex, you can get married like the rest of us."

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Today's Math Lesson

The Primate Diaries: Today's Math Lesson:

"Fundamentalists: believe 2+2 =5 because It Is Written. Somewhere. They have a lot of trouble on their tax returns.

'Moderate' believers: live their lives on the basis that 2+2=4. but go regularly to church to be told that 2+2 once made 5, or will one day make 5, or in a very real and spiritual sense should make 5.

'Moderate' atheists: know that 2+2 =4 but think it impolite to say so too loudly as people who think 2+2=5 might be offended.

'Militant' atheists: 'Oh for pity's sake. HERE. Two pebbles. Two more pebbles. FOUR pebbles. What is WRONG with you people?'"

Harry Potter - the story so far

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Can you tell whole Potter story?: "Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Rubbish."

@Gooses