Without question, one of my favorite musical pieces (I know, I know, I’m not very original liking Pachelbel’s Canon, so sue me), these “Trans-Siberian Orchestra” versions are two of my staple Christmas musical pieces. Both are based on the same piece yet both bring unique beauty to a genre that is brimming with magnificence. And … Continue reading Christmas Canon (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
Wow! Pretty succinct… well as succinct as 14 1/2 minutes can be. But a very good description of Homeopathy nonetheless. When I was younger I explored a lot of alternative practices and was very seriously considering entering the field as well. Fortunately, my grades in university in computer science were so much better than my … Continue reading James Randi explains homeopathy
With a new moon, this most spectacular of annual meteor showers will be even more visible this year! For my locale the Clear Sky Clock indicates that conditions should be nearly optimal. I’m thinking of popping up to Brasstown Bald for a chance to see this wonder of nature in as pristine conditions as we … Continue reading Don’t forget to check out the Perseid Meteor Shower Tomorrow night!!
Wow, I was put onto this by Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy blog. It’s a cogent and pithy description of what the word “Theory” really means in the context of science. Someday I hope we’ll all get on board and move out of this “mini dark age” that we’ve saddled ourselves with. Evolution is Not Just … Continue reading Evolution is not just a theory
I do a small amount of Bittorrenting and find that it quickly overwhelms my WRT54G router. If I want to get proper performance from the router after any amount of time running Azureus (my bittorrent client) I need to reboot the router by pulling the plug for about 15 seconds and then plugging it back … Continue reading DD-WRT alternative firmware for WRT54G
If you use the Internet, you’re using DNS (Domain Name System). I heard about this listening to the Slashdotreview podcast a couple of days ago. OpenDNS claims that they can perform faster DNS lookups than can your ISP. They further claim they can correct typos (i.e. you type wikipedia.og instead of wikipedia.org) as well as … Continue reading Trying OpenDNS
The day after any significant rain here in Cobb County, Georgia, the tap water acquires a taste that I can only describe using a product from my Canadian past – Ozonol. It has a medicine-y taste that really doesn’t complement my morning oatmeal breakfast. Our fridge came with a filter for the water dispenser that … Continue reading Superheated water for breakfast
You certainly can’t say that Mr. Hitchens is shy about his opinion… He’s a bit boorish but I think his points are important.
If we could reinstate a body to advise congress on matters scientific, so that our lawmakers could have some other point of view besides those provided by pollsters and special interest lobbyists, I believe we would have far fewer of this kind of ill-conceived bill winding its way through congress The Office of Technology Assessment … Continue reading Congress looking to ban incandescent light bulbs
This is the 10th anniversary of Carl Sagan’s death (Dec. 20, 1996) and if you’re in the blogosphere you’ll likely see many of the science-oriented sites post entries about this sad milestone. There is not much that I can say that has not already been posted before about Dr. Sagan’s role in growing our knowledge about … Continue reading Carl Sagan remembered
