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Dear Ben Santer
Dear Ben, How was your trip to D.C.? Were you nervous when you testified before Congress about how ridiculous climate science in the public has become? I read that you…
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What Makes Music Bad? A New Scale: Part I, the Definition
It might have been coming out of the air space between her ear buds and flesh, or it might have been seeping through the holes in the woman's head. Either…
Pet Peeves
Car ads on the radio I listen to a lot of baseball, which means I'm forced to endure a lot of ads. The worst are for cars, where each has…
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Barack Obama, Dictator: Secret Transcript
Transcript Begins Obama Read that back to me. Axelrod OK: I have fantasized–don't get me wrong–but that what if we could just be China for a day? I mean, just,…
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Martin Gardner, Philosophical Scrivener, RIP
All regular readers will surely know Martin Gardner, writer, philosopher, mathematician, magician, exposer of flim flam. He died Saturday night; according to long-time friend and magician James Randi, peacefully. For…
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eBooks And The Future of Reading
Warning: Raw Speculation Alert. You have been warned! You are reading. This form of reading will not disappear. eBooks---whether they be standalone devices, or merely apps on multipurpose toys like…
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My Secret To Win At Gambling Finally Revealed
One of the difficulties that world-famous public personalities such as myself face is that people think we have the answer for every question. That isn't true. It's only mostly true.…
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Louisiana State University Professor Booted: Course Too Hard
I have long predicted that as the proportion of high school graduates attending college increases, the classes offered at colleges would have to become easier. If they did not, then…