Mini-links
- Joan Baez – non-violence in action
- Paul Yarrow – News Raider
- Student Journalist – bends a US senator right over
- Vegetables – committing suicide
- What English Sounds Like – a 1972 song by an Italian, written to sound like it’s English
- You see a beaver in the distance – best randomly connected internet chat ever
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Ryan Sproull Archive
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Quadraspazzed on a Lifeglug
Posted on April 7, 2010 | No CommentsThe trailer for Four Lions, debut feature film from Chris Morris. -
A Special Introduction to a Special Introduction
Posted on March 10, 2010 | No CommentsBecause I get weird compulsions sometimes, I have gone through Ray Comfort's "Special Introduction" to the free copies of Darwin's "Origin of Species" that are being distributed for free by evangelical Christian groups on university campuses around the world. -
Stemming the Tide of HIV
Posted on March 7, 2010 | No CommentsI’m becoming rather attached to these 6pm news-style pun titles. I don’t want to bore you with details I clearly understand very well and much better than you do, but here is the abstract of this research article. These clever folk at UCLA have done-it-in-mice... -
Take your pick
Posted on March 5, 2010 | No CommentsThere’s an ad for TVNZ OnDemand at the moment that goes something like this: “On your deathbed, what kind of life do you want to remember? How about one where you’re surrounded by beautiful people, everyone listens to what you have to say, and you’re... -
RAW Thoughts
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsHere is a nice Robert Anton Wilson quote. -
Beckless Endangerment
Posted on February 19, 2010 | No CommentsSeriously? "Beckless Endangerment"? Is that the best I could come up with? -
Vegetarianism Kills Planet! (…but not really…)
Posted on February 14, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe mispresentation of vegetarianism: a case study in the spread of fallacy. -
Help Mira
Posted on February 5, 2010 | No CommentsThis may only be read by RSS feeders (love you), but if you’re in Auckland, you might want to check out the Mira Reil fundraiser charity auction at the Northern Steamship this coming Tuesday. Mira’s 22 and has been diagnosed with a particularly nasty fucker... -
That argument again…
Posted on January 25, 2010 | 4 CommentsA very brief explanation of why "free will" is a contradiction in terms.
