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I saw this post on The Consumerist where a recent home buyer discovered after closing on the house that the previous homeowner had committed suicide there. She’s somewhat disgruntled because this wasn’t disclosed nor was it legally required to be before she bought the place.
I get that there’s a moment’s “whoa” factor. When my husband [...]

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I just checked out the short article ‘Is The “Uncanny Valley” Pseudoscience?’ at io9 and saw this chart for the first time:
The idea of the “uncanny valley” always sounded plausible to me, even though I don’t find robots and animations as creepy as some people apparently do, but now having seen the chart that defines it, [...]

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It could be starting! The anti anti-vaccine backlash. First the Adam Carolla podcast from November 2nd with Dr. Bruce, where they called out Jenny McCarthy for just generally not being the sort of person we should trust for medical advice (YAY!!!) and now today’s FreakAngels » Interlude 06.
THE WORLD ISN’T FALLING FOR YOUR BULLSHIT, YOU [...]

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YouTube – Mr. Deity and the Science Advisor.
It only had to be linked to about half a dozen times before I bothered to see it, but it’s wonderful. I love the Science Advisor – “P Zed” is one of my favorite bloggers.

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Chariots of Iron Store – Towing Jehovah by James Morrow.
Holy crap, with a name like “Towing Jehovah” I have to read it. With a synopsis like “The discovery of God’s corpse in the mid-Atlantic poses a menace to navigation and to faith” I have to PUT IT IN MY CART NOW. FASTER.

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Creepy ol’ Ken Ham : Pharyngula.
PZ Myers and nearly 300 athiests visited the cockamamie Creation Museum a little over a week ago. Today, the proprietor of the museum posted a blog entry featuring a half-dozen or so photos of bumper stickers seen on the visitors’ cars in the parking lot and goes on to say [...]

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Before believing ANYTHING.
I don’t know Rachel Maddow, but in this video segment from MSNBC, it doesn’t much matter who she is, only the amount of bullshit coming from the Right regarding healthcare overhaul. The short story is, they don’t believe the very bullshit they’re selling, and this video is a nice synopsis of three examples.

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Gwangi Valley – Lost Blog of the Gwangi » It’s OK, John. Really it is.
The Internet tells John Travolta we’ve got his back.
Gwangi Valley looks like it could be an interesting (if rarely updated) blog, by the way. I’m going to check it out.

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I had no idea who Dara Ó Briain was until I saw this video posted to Pharyngula, but I’m totally a fan now. There’s lots more if you search YouTube.

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