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“There will eventually be an event so cataclysmic that will eclipse columbine as to the body…

Friday, April 6th, 2012

“There will eventually be an event so cataclysmic that will eclipse columbine as to the body count in which the perpetrator was a video gamer that then you will have a hue and cry for the banning of these games and some of this technology altoget…

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Does this sound like an endorsement of terrorism to anyone else?…

Friday, April 6th, 2012

Does this sound like an endorsement of terrorism to anyone else? Sure, you can call yourself a ‘freedom fighter’, but I don’t see this ‘Sonic’ or his dubious ‘cohort’ “Tails” with a doctorate. Just because you label Robotnik evil does…

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When the Pirates of the Carribean Breaks Down…

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

I started reading the book ‘Tokyo: City on the edge’ today, and noticed in the inside cover, on the title information page, a little note by the copyright that said :
“This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trad…

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"Take note, theologians, you run the risk of someday having to codemn as heretics those who would…"

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

“Take note, theologians, you run the risk of someday having to codemn as heretics those who would declare, as you do, that the earth stands still.” – Galileo, in his own copy of ‘Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems’

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Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens pt 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11…

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens
pt 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
A good documentary about the controversy between the Church and Galileo, regarding his adoption of the Copernican system of Heliocentrism, during the time of the Inquisition and the Scienti…

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"June 27, 2011 – The big game news of the day (in the US) is that the supreme court has ruled against…"

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

“June 27, 2011 – The big game news of the day (in the US) is that the supreme court has ruled against the state of California’s attempt at restricting violent video games. The ruling is surprisingly clear, well-written and sensible: “California c…

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