The Geek Who Understands You
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. –Abraham J. Heschel Homeschooling link: NonStop English is intended for helping those learning English as a second/foreign language, but it looks…
I love our kids. I love them even when they’re being jerks, of course, but I really appreciate them on days like today when they’re being so sweet. One of the things I love about them most, though, is their…
I’m crossposting this to my journal and the HSing community here: The Visual Telling of Stories Archive Iraqi Art Theft Issues I got sorta stuck on this Middle East/North Africa Map Test. I just could not quit until I got…
real_pochacco, I do believe you’d enjoy reading scienceblog.
For real_pochacco, who is doing a paper on fusion and fission: New Fusion Method Offers Hope of New Energy Source
I hate daylight savings time. It’s a silly fiction. Okay, all human timekeeping systems are a fiction, but dammit, why can’t we just stay consistent with them instead of monkeying with them twice a year? I want a subscription to…
Washington State Considers Lying to Children About Sex This one really got my attention, partially because I actually brought in documentation to back up my claim that the sex ed part of Gwinnett County’s health education textbook was WRONG in…
Piracy funds terrorism. No, really—Microsoft and the MPAA say so, so it MUST be true! I expect arrests of all us nasty P2P network users any moment now. Oh—Spartacus Educational looks like an interesting history resource. I’m posting the link…
Scientific American: 15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense
If you haven’t yet read Why Nerds Are Unpopular, go do so now. It’s an excellent article, and I’m not just saying that because I agree with him so strongly. I do think that he’s missing what is, to me,…
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