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I’m No Longer At Cornell
I got fired about a month ago. This would ordinarily fall under the categories, "About time" or "So?", and thus it is not worth mentioning. Except for this. I had…
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March For Politics, Scientism & Scidolatry
Stream: March For Politics, Scientism & Scidolatry. The upcoming March for Science---check with your nearest purple-haired activist for directions and times---is to no one's surprise turning out to be one…
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British Politician Tim Farron Fails To Say Gay Sex Isn’t Sinful, Suffers Celebrity Scorn
The particular personages in this story are not what's most interesting, nor is the outcome of the UK politics which started it. What is fascinating is the browbeating and indignation…
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Archbishop Denounces Church For Harshness Toward NOWM Community
DUBLIN - In his Holy Week and Easter Sunday homilies, Ireland archbishop Dougal O'Toole called Catholicism a "religion of fear" and a "faith of prohibitions," denouncing the Church for its…
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Union Of Nervous Scientists Hate Facts About Global Warming
Stream: Union Of Nervous Scientists Hate Facts About Global Warming: Don't say 'climate change'. We were promised global warming. No scientist I have ever met has ever---and I mean never---denied…
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Hostility May Be Warranted: Berkeley, Wellesley & Beyond
Students at Wellesley are starting to feel their non-GMO fair-trade organic Damascus-steel-cut oats. No, wait. That can't be right. Oats are white. Oats are racist. Let me start again. Students…
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Happy Easter!
Hidden in this post is an Easter egg of sorts. Searching for it will be easy for experts, difficult for puzzle novices. This is the kind of brain teaser easily…
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Tests For Randomness Aren’t What You Think
Here is a random event. When I wrote this article I either had a quarter or a nickel in my pocket; I did not have both. Did I have a…