Another reminder of why moving to Ireland was a terrible decision and leaving it was a great one:

www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/19/savita-abortion-widower-barbaric-hospital

I mentioned Margaret Thatcher to a bunch of people in their 20s and 30s. They asked who that was.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/02/americans-obama-anti-christ-conspiracy-theoriesMy attitude when it comes to conspiracy theories is to just assume they're false. I'm pretty sure the vast majority are, and I wouldn't be able to identify and expose those that aren't ( Read more... )

Although the new Dr. Who companion isn't quite as gorgeous as the previous one, I do prefer both the character and the acting ability of the actress.

Also, I was watching another TV series where it seemed like most of the main cast might have been killed off. I thought "Naah. It's not a Whedon show."

Instead of wasting so much time and effort looking for a replacement to Pope Scary German, why not just see it as an opportunity to shut down the church? Hopefully, others would then follow their example!

(how's that for wishful thinking?)

One of the things I never seem to learn is that, before I've seen every movie I want to see, and all episodes (broadcast anywhere on the planet) of all TV series I want to see, I should not a)access the internet b)read any newspapers c)listen to radio or d)talk to anyone.

Good article about scientists being wrong by Isaac Asimov
http://chem.tufts.edu/answersinscience/relativityofwrong.htm

https://twitter.com/binny_uk/status/248824180395614208/photo/1/large

George Monbiot has a new article about biofuels that deserves to be read. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/13/poor-hungry-rich-drive-mo-farah-biofuelsRead more... )

Russia is officially a democracy, but like many others (like Singapore) people opposing the rulers tend to end up in jail on bogus charges, have their finances destroyed, their reputations ruined by slander, or a combination. There is a feminist, politically motivated punk group consisting of an unknown number of members in Russia called "Pussy ( Read more... )