Thing is, not only has school just started but also mum didn’t pay the wireless Internet bill because they over-charged us so I’m struggling with Internet-withdrawl right now. Sorry that I haven’t written anything but I’m planning (if I follow through with them and find the time) to write a post on some of the [...]
Archive for August, 2008
19 Aug
Mourning Blue Collar Scientist
After he first linked to me I’ve learned to get a sinking feeling whenever I notice an influx of visitors coming to this blog from Blue Collar Scientist’s blog. The first time when such a random influx happened was when he was first diagnosed with cancer. The next time when he finally passed away. Today [...]
18 Aug
Name-Dropping Before Breakfast
Somebody I know is in Wired magazine!
Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe
Ever been tempted to have your palm or your cards read? If you answered “Never!” then you’re the target audience for this weekly podcast, produced by the New England Skeptical Society. Neurologist Steven Novella and his team (including blogger Rebecca Watson, aka the Skepchick) debunk [...]
15 Aug
Ignunt Fool of the Week (Quantum Edition)
This week’s ignunt fool of the week is…
lonelygirl15
Well, actually since lonelygirl15 is a fictional YouTube user can she really be an ignunt fool?
Anyway, here is the ignunt video titled “Proving Science Wrong“:
Description: Does science really have the answer to EVERYTHING? I don’t think so, and here’s PROOF! Enjoy [...]
13 Aug
Rainbows? NEAR THE GROUND?
This video has to be seen to be believed (fyi, those of you with Google Reader will have to click on the toast to watch it):
more about “Rainbows? NEAR THE GROUND?“, posted with vodpod
Parents, if you haven’t let your kids run through the sprinklers on a sunny summer day before let them do it now. [...]
9 Aug
Evil Elles Hits 40404
Just a tad of miscellany…
When you Google “evil elles” I’m the first result. Aha! My godlessness has paid off. I am officially evil! Mwahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Oh, and…
Not only am I evil, but 40,404 people have been exposed to my evilness!
Woot! Time for an evil party!
Somebody cue lightning and organ music.
9 Aug
Sleep Deprivation + Elles = Strangeness
This is why I should be restrained from the Internet when under the influence of sleep deprivation:
[00:53] Elles: Hemant! I just figured it out!
[00:53] Elles: All of it!
[00:53] Hemant Mehta: You did…?!
[00:54] Elles: Okay, so us Atheists don’t have an answer for why there is a universe. But, it turns out that there is a [...]
8 Aug
Something Clever
I’d like to draw your attention to the side bar.
See, between “Recent Toasts” and “Top Toasts” I have added a new little “widget”-mabob, an RSS feed for Teen Skepchick. This way, when I, or one of my splendid co-authors there writes a new toast you’ll see the title, and, provided that the title is intriguing, [...]
