Some of you may have heard about the Pope's comments on Islam, in which he quoted a text from the Eastern Roman Emperor Manuel II Paleologus who said "Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached ( Read more... )

I'm having fun cooking. I bought a wok over the weekend, and am enjoying making various stir-fry dishes. This is quite amusing.

I did not see this coming, either. Quite strange.

One of the biggest issues that we as a generation will have to address is the energy consumption of our society. We consume more energy than ever before in the histroy of the species. The problem with this is that our current sources of energy are going to start drying up in the next thirty years (and thats a conservative estimate). Oil ( Read more... )

The final episode of Doctor Who was gripping. Action packed, and also sad. Going to spare the spoilers for those who haven't seen it. But side note: Some of the dialoge between the vilians is classic. The exchange about elegance in particular was amusing ( Read more... )

Nothing quite like filling out a FASFA out at 4 am, and then realizing that every year of school will put you in debt to the tune of about 10 grand. Ish.

Dear God. I know I don't believe in you, but I could really use a Pell Grant.

Education is good, but jesus, its not easy.

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“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” - Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Göring during the Nuremberg Trials ( Read more... )

The Resistance
Achtung! You are 23% brainwashworthy, 22% antitolerant, and 47% blindly patriotic Welcome to the Resistance (Der Widerstand)! You believe in freedom, justice, equality, and your country, and you can't be converted to the the dark side.

Breakdown: your Blind Patriotism levels are borderline unhealthy, but you show such a love ( Read more... )

And in other news, I'm downloading the new Doctor Who episode. High hopes on this new season. Hopefully they won't keep going through Doctors at the rate of one a season, or they'll run out in a couple more. (Only 12 regenerations to the uninitiated, and Current Doctor is Number 10)

Jack

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