Neil deGrasse Tyson Owes Emmy a Cookie

I’m watching an episode of NOVA scienceNOW (eccentric capitalization makes it hip!), and Neil deGrasse Tyson is doing a segment on extrasolar planets. I’m only half listening, because I’m also trying to keep SteelyKid from trying to eat any of the furniture, but it’s quite good. All of a sudden, Emmy’s head snaps up. “Hey!”… Continue reading Neil deGrasse Tyson Owes Emmy a Cookie

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Open Left:: Sotomayor Hearings For The Hearing Impaired "Oh how I long for the dignified workplace I once had at SNL." (tags: race politics US law stupid) Weekend Diversion: A Charity Challenge! : Starts With A Bang If Ethan gets at least 100 people to donate $10 or volunteer 4 hours for charity, he’ll shave… Continue reading links for 2009-07-20

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Antici– (wait for it)– pation Schedule

Kate and I will both be on programming at Anticipation, the upcoming Worldcon in Montreal. The official program should be up on the web soonish, but I got my schedule by email, and figured I would post it here for those who care:

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Dispatches from the Class War: Educational Consultant Edition

The New York Times has a habit of publishing these loathsome little profile articles that either belie the paper’s liberal reputation, or are a stealthy attempt to bring about the Red Revolution by stoking class hatred. These generally take the form of profile stories about wealthy suburbanites in Westchester County or Connecticut, who have more… Continue reading Dispatches from the Class War: Educational Consultant Edition

links for 2009-07-19

Clowns Kicked KKK Asses – Neatorama "“White Power!” the Nazi’s shouted, “White Flour?” the clowns yelled back running in circles throwing flour in the air and raising separate letters which spelt “White Flour”. “White Power!” the Nazi’s angrily shouted once more, “White flowers?” the clowns cheers and threw white flowers in the air and danced… Continue reading links for 2009-07-19

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slacktivist: TF: Bruce’s sermon, part 1 "There’s a monster at the end of this book. And if the authors succeed at what they’ve set out to do, that monster is you. That’s part of why one should only read these books slowly, in small, weekly doses, while pausing to scream at or mock every page."… Continue reading links for 2009-07-18

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Belated Baby Blogging 071709

After a long service outage, our home Internet is back, and I can post Baby Blogging pictures. Of course, it’s not as easy to get those as it used to be, because SteelyKid is always on the move these days: You pretty much have to hold her in place to keep her in the frame:

Unscientific America: The Pluto Thing

I’ve been really surprised at the number of people writing about Unscientific America who are confused by the discussion of the Pluto incident (Mad Mike is the latest, but it’s not hard to find more). For those who haven’t read the book, the first chapter opens with a description of the public reaction to the… Continue reading Unscientific America: The Pluto Thing

Belated Baby-and-Dog Video

This clip of Emmy and SteelyKid is actually from almost two months ago– I posted it on Emmy’s Facebook page, but not here. But it’s still cute, and ought to give SteelyKid’s adoring public something to tide them over until we get our DSL back and I can post this week’s Baby Blogging.