Author Archives: Thanos

Noted in passing

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Thanos

The pools close down when they lose their lifeguards back to school.

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Meet Randroid, My Galaxy S4

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Thanos

Normally I don’t say good things about wireless phones because I work in the industry, I read lots of science fiction, and I know what’s possible now – so the typical smart phone underwhelms me more often than not. Not … Continue reading →

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Tommy Emmanuel – Daytripper/Lady Madonna (by The Beatles) – YouTube

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Thanos
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Are Good News Clubs Good For Our Children?

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Thanos

Good News Clubs are infiltrating our public schools an turning them into tax-payer funded indoctrination centers. Presentations by Rebecca Hale, Katherine Stewart, Richard Dawkins, Eric Cernyer and Sean Faircloth. Presented at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado. February 27, 2013 via … Continue reading →

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What I’m Listening to this week: 06-15-2013

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Thanos

Those kings of Romangst, Jimmy Eat World, have a new album out full of finely planted hooks and tight riffery Continue reading →

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Justice Department Fights Release of Secret Court Opinion Finding Unconstitutional Surveillance

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Thanos

Putting aside all the allegations of a massive all seeing prism eye in the sky program, this is where the real breakdown of our constitution occurs. It’s a couple of Senate Democrats on the intel committee and EFF vs. the … Continue reading →

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Plasma Rockets & Solar Storms

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Thanos

 

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Successful Photo

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Thanos

A while back I explained why it was necessary to experiment to get good photos (see here.) Here’s the proof of the pudding, where by using the same settings while adding camera stabilization I was able to capture a good … Continue reading →

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Creationism & Climate Denialism – The Future Tearing Points in the GOP

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Thanos

In this video P. Z. Meyers, Genie Scott, and Larry Moran discuss the ideologies driving the GOP’s anti science and anti-reason voter blocs as well as the tactics of the Tea Parties. At the local levels I’ve pointed out how … Continue reading →

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What I’m listening to this week: May 25 2013

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Thanos

I’m a bit rushed because I’m still catching things up after returning from vacation, so I’m not going to lay out the pics and links that you usually get with these posts, but here’s this week’s list: New Politics: Bad … Continue reading →

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