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Sin Casa, Sin Curro Y Sin Miedo!
That was the chant of thousands of Spanish youth as they took to the streets last week. The youth---photographic evidence implies a median age of 28---are unhappy with their station…
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City Of Free Love To Ban Circumcision
An enraged citizen's group in San Francisco has submitted legislation that, if passed, would ban abortion---no, wait. I have that wrong. They would ban circumcision. In a fit of Enlightenment…
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Socialist Dominique Strauss-Kahn Not Guilty!
I have done an, admittedly crude, statistical analysis of rape and sexual harassment accusations of rich and powerful men in politics. I was not interested in whether the accusations were…
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Can Telomeres Predict How Long You Will Live?
No, they can't. Not exactly, and perhaps not with sufficient precision to be useful to you. But there is a new company called Life Length who will sell you, for…
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Belief In God “Rooted” In Human Nature Say Academics
New research has shown---and by "research" I mean a fact long known to citizens is revealed to academics who attach a p-value to it and publish it---"that suggests that religion…
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Batman Arrested!
Batman---the Dark Knight himself----was found Wednesday night hanging by a thread from the roof of Meyer's Ace Hardware store in Harbor Springs, Michigan. The Petoskey News Review reports that Batman…
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Where There’s Smoke…
...there's fire. My computer evinced smoke this fine morning. You may infer the rest. Topic for open discussion: Advantages Of Backing Up Your Computer. Update New machine due Wednesday; posts…
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Food Deserts: Millions Of Californians Starving Themselves Into Obesity
The blubber is flowing in California. So says that State's venerable University, Los Angeles division. It's an epidemic! Both excessive fatness "increased significantly in just six years". This isn't the…