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Quote of the day
'I wouldn't pay too much attention to scientific predictions. Most scientists have so little confidence in their own predictive abilities that they insist on testing them.'
srboisvert, on Metafilter. -
Hats
I'm thinking of picking up a summery hat.
Any advice on what my options are and what'd suit me?
And if there's any good hat shops in Oxford. -
A change of name
Nigel Lawson has some new book out, which I may or may not agree with - I can't say as I've not read it and don't plan to (and the Observer review doesn't exactly encourage me to either).
This provides an opportunity for a change of name.
Hat tip to good old Professor Feynman for inspiring the choice. -
Consumer Protection Regulations
On Tuesday I was at an excellent talk by David Allen Green, a lawyer in London, on the new Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, specifically with how they impact on mediums, dodgy medicine and the like. It really does look like quite a good, powerful piece of legislation, dealing with dodgy commerce from medicines that don't work to ( Read more... ) -
I have no willpower
Yesterday I ordered Guitar Hero 3.
Cliffs of Dover is going to consume my life. -
'Atheistic fundamentalism'?
'He said it led to situations such as councils calling Christmas "Winterval", schools refusing to put on nativity plays and crosses removed from chapels.'
I bet Ince is fuming againI'm afraid the Archbishop of Wales is spouting utter bullshit about the situation*. If this sort of thing is happening I'm afraid it's not the usual crowd of atheists ( Read more... ) -
AC Grayling on Clegg
I think hsenag had a good point about Clegg and how he's bringing up his children - it does seem more than a touch inconsistent.
The ever excellent AC Grayling has more to say. Marvellously acerbic.
Oh and I did like this bit:Agnosticism is a rubbish position: the prior probability that there are fairies at the bottom of the garden is not 50%; it is 0 ( Read more... ) -
Another MeFi Music Roundup
Time for another round up of top songs from MeFi Music. I'll take the approach of 'Title - Artist Choice comment from mefite'
The Wedding Song - Nahum Tate
Jesus Christ, man! You just brought tears to my eyes. Great, absolutely great.
Testing 1-2-3 - starkeffect
Genius. And strangely catchy.
Weighin' me down - ORthey
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Physics funding in the UK
I'm never sure how much note is taken of these petitions but ( Read more... )