Homeopath Cures Autism Caused By MMR? Um, Actually No.
Try this one on A recent post on a homeopath's blog made the claim in the above headline. I'm not going to argue the hyperbolic anti-vaccine nonsense today, one thing at a time. Since the comments section was closed (and…
Here's how it looks from space
One of my more popular posts of yesteryear described the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (viz. 'Seas of Plastic Rapture'), a huge mass of synthetic waste which seems to be threatening to completely envelope the Earth. It's a little hard to…
Gadget: The belittling word for 'tool'
Million dollar wooden laptop It's true I have been described as a gadget freak before. However the only people who would call me that are, and this is crucial, people who have no gadgets at all. And it somehow always…
Ok ok ok ok!
A call to arms HEY! Get back to work. Many people have expressed this urgent imperative in person. Some through email, some through comments on the blog, more through casual disdain and scornful glares over a pint glass. But it…
Mea Maxima Culpa et Negligentia
Never again! I promise! Having been recently hoisted on a long petard of my own making [see Lame Duck article], I thought I might make mention of one Martin Eisenstadt, a fake blogger and political personage that had the mainstream…
Ryanair shoots own foot for cash
Ignore Firefox at your peril Ryanair have decided that, rather than continue using the old reliable Java platform for their route map, they will now use Microsoft's proprietary Silverlight application. Microsoft developer and blogger Ronan Geraghty announced this cheerfully last…
Google rival Cuil is pretty uncool
The new search engine created by ex-Googlers is pure FAIL at this point. I messed about with it for a while and couldn't find anything I was looking for. The ridiculous magazine layout is awful, it's a format completely unsuitable…
Thar's a new sheriff in town, boys; and he's the Robber
I\'ve been in more bars than this A quick traffic update on the blog front. I don't pay too much attention to my own numbers, it's the same old crowd every week that drops in for a chat and a…
The good old days for little Johnny, Billy, et al.
Go here and read this now. I've been saying it, you've been thinking it. This guy nails it. SCHOOL — 1957 vs. 2007 ::
In your face, Fústar!
Nah, not really. I'm just jealous because Fústar has cornered the market in ultra-crap toys. Let's consider this more of an homage. A Redditor recently posted a picture of Ninja Turtle/Star Trek crossover toy. This package represents a jarring cultural…
