Chuck Norris as Sean Hannity on Fox


- Video at VideoSwift

Guess who? - Jane Fonda speaks.


- Video at OneGoodMove



Fun Facts About the End of the World

Who knew?  Authors Who Write in the Buff

How to find fake torrents uploaded by the MPAA

Gardening 101 :: Plan today for summer success!

Waterwheel produces cheap electricity for your home



Am I the last to know? - I had no idea that Fox News and Chuck Norris had joined forces.  I'm not really sure what to say in response to that so I guess I'll just link to another random fact about Chuck Norris.  Perhaps there's a clue in there.   :P

Thanks for the visit!  -  As always, Cheers! 

A gallery of the breathtaking Tiger's Nest monastery in Bhutan.  A must-see, if you're not already familiar with it.  It hangs on a cliff at 3,120 meters (10,200 feet), some 700 meters (2,300 feet) above the bottom of Paro valley.

- Knutz Photo Gallery

BREAKING - "The fight for the global climate is a fight for peace, say members of parliament Børge Brende and Heidi Sørensen, and they have nominated former US Vice-president Al Gore for a share of the Nobel Peace Prize."

 - Aftenposten.no  /  Digg It

 

Ralph Nader - An Unreasonable Man?


- Video at Alternet

Doc. - The Hawking Paradox


- Video at Google



Blue Lava - Antarctica Erupts!

Digg this and replace just one light bulb

Scientists offered $10,000 to dispute climate study

80% of U.S. families did not buy or read one book last year

Romantic Valentine?  -  Learn how to distill your own perfume



Speaking of books, I finally broke down and ordered Dennis Waite's new book on the history
and philosophy of Advaita.  It's a hefty read (some 600 pages), but given that his previous book
is already among my favorites I think that I'll enjoy it.   For those who have an interest in learning some basic Sanskrit, let me also mention that during each week of 2007 Dennis Waite will be introducing and explaining one new Sanskrit term on his website.   He promises that the
definitions will be short and sweet—no more than a few paragraphs.

Brrrrr... The South is cold today. -  As always, Cheers!  

- Animation  ::  (h/t spacemonkey)

The Orb  ::  Little Fluffy Clouds


- Video at VideoSift

Super Extreme Skydiving


- Video at AxiomSun



11 Most Important Philosophical Quotations

Rev. Ted Haggard -  "Completely Heterosexual"

The Complete Guide to Optimizing Windows XP

Mother Earth -  Build your own simple solar heater



What to say, what to say...   I've been so busy I haven't had time to to post.  So much has crossed my desk I'm not even sure where to begin.  Luckily, I can report that things are going great!   In whatever you're doing, I hope you're experiencing the same. 

Thanks for your visit. - As always, Cheers!

Congratulations, everyone.  :)     TreeHugger says, "a handful of sites have popped up that use the power of social networking on the 'net for good."   The subject is green social networking, and they've listed Zaadz  in the top five.

- TreeHugger   (h/t LifeHacker)

 

Web 2.0 in just under 5 minutes


- Video at YouTube

CNN's panel on atheists


- Video at OneGoodMove



How Hubble Killed God

Murdock Admits FOX News Bias

Change.org - New Social Network for Activism

Branson offers $20M  for best carbon dioxide removal idea

Beautiful fossil of 5000 year old couple hugging has been found



Did you watch the Paula Zahn piece to the end? -  The conversation resulted in a fairly large online protest.  Although the beginning of the segment could be described as tolerant of 'non-theists' (in this context I prefer that term), the following roundtable was not much more than a free-for-all hit piece. Intrestingly, while the group had gathered to answer questions about atheism, not one atheist (e.g. non-theist) had been invited to attend. - In response to viewer protests Richard Dawkins is now scheduled to be in interviewed on Monday.

(Hat Tip to Ladybear on the couple) - As always, Cheers!

"I'm for universal health care because I believe every life on earth is precious, because I think  each of us contribute to the shared experience in our own unique way, and because I consider caring for the sick an ethical duty we should all bear jointly and gladly in exchange for the benefit of living in a moral, prosperous, and human society.  -  In addition, I recognize that our current system of health care delivery is economically unsound—leading to non productivity, the class of the debtor-sick, needless physical suffering, and waste. I believe the first step should be to provide preventative and maintenance care to everyone with prescription coverage being a mandatory ingredient."

- There's More

 

Police:  Roxanne, Live at the Grammies


- Video at DevilDucky

History Chan. -  Angels, Good or Evil


- Video at Google



Bush's $592 million palace in Baghdad

(Photo)  Water so clear it boggles the mind

Pat Robertson allegedly threatens a bodybuilder

Black Holes, Neutron Stars, White Dwarfs and Space



Today I'm going shopping! - Google Checkout has been offering new members $10 off their first purchase of $10 or more for a while, but I haven't taken advantage of it.   If you like signing up for such things, let me mention that PayPal is running a similar deal. They're offering $15 off $30
and there you don't have to be a new member use it.  You can catch the offers here and here.

Congratulations, Dixie Chicks!  - As always, Cheers!

Follow-Up:    My clues post from 02/10 noted a Paula Zahn interview and discussion on atheism that ironically  included no atheists.   The interview caused something of an uproar on Digg, and I promised to note the subsequent interview of Richard Dawkins when it became available.  After
the jump, you'll find the interview and a second discussion embedded in a single post.

- OneGoodMove

 

- Lyrics

Iguazú Falls - World's Largest Waterfall


- Video at AxiomSun

The Robert Thurman Podcast


- Video(s) at YouTube



Fox News comedy show is really bad :P

Brain diseases that give you super powers

Exxon finally admits that global warming is real

It's official:    Al Fraken is running for Senate in MN

House Bill requires ISP's to monitor your chats and email

What America could buy for $145 billion (the 2007 war budget)



Today, I'd like to give a shout our for Foxmarks.  I've been using it to backup my bookmarks for almost a month, and I couldn't be happier with it.  Initially, I tried the popular site del.icio.us, but there I found that my bookmarks file was too big to upload. Foxmarks, did it in just a few seconds, and keeping things up to date has been a snap.  I love having my links at work!

Temp is dropping to 19 tonight. -  Brrrrrrr....

(CNN / Rolling Stone)  -  "Al Gore announced on Thursday a series of worldwide concerts to focus on the threat of climate change, with a powerhouse lineup from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg to Bon Jovi.   The 24-hour event on July 7 is part of a campaign, Save Our Selves -- The Campaign for a Climate in Crisis, that promoters hope will trigger a broad movement to address what the former vice president calls a global climate crisis"

- liveearth.org.

 

Why is this man so happy? - Probably because his mad scientist self no longer pays for gasoline!  Although the documentary Freedom Fuels isn't a tutorial for brewing your own,  it provides enough information to get you started or just help you find your motivation. What are you doing this weekend? - Guest spots by Daryl Hannah & Willie Nelson. (49 minutes)

- Freedom Fuels

Moving a Church - it's surprisingly neat!


- Video at Azedia

Did Robert Johnson sell his soul?


- Video at YouTube



The cost of leaving your PC on

The complete Google cheat sheet

Flags that can change your world view

Al Gore rules out White House bid in 2008

Senate rejects debate on Iraq war escalation



Oddly, GOP war candidate John McCain sat out the vote on Iraq, but we know that he did make time today for two important events in South Carolina. —  “The first is an ‘old fashioned’ ice cream and hotdog social at 4 p.m. at Sugar ‘n Spice. … Later in the day, McCain will be speaking in favor of abstinence-only education at the Carolina Pregnancy Center’s Life in the City.” 

As usual, there's more  -  As always, Cheers! 

 

I see that Clifford Pickover received a write-up in the New York Times yesterday, so it seems fitting that I give him a nod in my blog today.  Although I'm not a follower of his work, and in fact know very little about him personally,  his website has been on my list of regular stops for almost a year.  The
regularly updated site is filled with links on the bizarre and scientifically off-beat!   

-  Reality Carnival

Conan O. - Meet the Press for Idiots


- Video at YouTube

The Power of One


- Video at KarmaTube



Feast your eyes on Van Halen 2.0

Wikipedia Breaks into U.S. Top 10 Sites

What the sun's final moments will look like

40+ ways you can make money on the Internet

And five easy ways you can make someone happy



I've mentioned the Stylish extension for Firefox before.  It allows you to transform the web pages you visit so that they render according to your preference, and perhaps my favorite Stylish application is Valcar's dark grey redesign for YouTube.   So many videos just look better they're when contrasted with a dark background. - Now, if you'd like to take things a little further, let me mention that the theme has been extended to work on Google Video, Google Images, and Google Web.  Each
style can be found here, and if you have any questions about install, feel free to let me know.

Happy, Mardi Gras!  - As always, Cheers!  

 

Presidential candidates are using the Internet to communicate and organize their supporters; however, as a supporter, knowing where to tap in online can be something of a chore.  There are multiple candidates and many networking options. That's why ThinkProgress is putting together a master list.   You'll find links and a way you can help build it immediatly after the jump.

- NetTrends '08

Wired News writes about a startup that claims it will loan you a complete rooftop solar power system for your house, install it for free and sell you back the power it generates at a fixed rate below what your utility charges.  Sounds like an interesting business model plus a great money and environment saving idea!

- Wired News

Daniel Tammet (savant) on Letterman


- Video at VideoSwift

PBS:  The govt. is reading your email.


- Video at PBS or Google PPV  



More creative and beautiful wallpapers

How to Stop the Fox Propaganda Machine

Get hot water at home and pay $0 for electricity

Cheney cites no consensus despite 90% agreement



Gang, you'll be alarmed.  If you have a minute, check out the PBS report via these highlights at Crooks & Liars.   I watched the show two nights ago, and it's been on my mind since.  In the upcoming week I plan to include a post on personal Internet security.  Please, Stay Tuned...

If you loved the 80s. -  As always, Cheers!

 

- Thank you, Melissa

"Dozens of high-level officials joined in a White House drill [today] to see how the government would respond if several cities were attacked simultaneously with bombs similar to those used against U.S. troops in Iraq. … President Bush went on a bike ride [this] morning and did not take part in the test."     (h/t ThinkProgress)

- Washington Post  /  Digg It

"Tombs with the names The Virgin Mary, Jesus of Nazareth, Mary Magdalene and Judas, their son, are found and an investigation begins." — "The Lost Tomb of Jesus" will premier March 4 on the Discovery Channel.  -  I'm not sure what to say other than that.   I'm skeptical, but wow.

- NBC Exclusive (Video)  /  Official Website