Scott Klarr Jr
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Feb 01, 2010 Review: Kindle 2
I absolutely love books. My shelves are overflowing with them and I have an irrational desire to buy more at a rate considerably faster than what I can finish them at. So with this obsession of mine, it would probably seem like blasphemy to buy, let alone enjoy, an e-book reading device, right? There are plenty of die-hard bookworms who would in an instant agree, but I have to question if their knee-jerk reaction is merely a result of stubbornness.
Jun 03, 2009 An observation of quality in the Great Books of the Western World
I have been contemplating buying a set of the Great Books of the Western World for some time and now that I am a little more serious about dropping some cash on a set, I thought it would be a good idea to get a feel for the quality first.
Nov 21, 2008 Just another way that the economy gets you into shit
When you do something repetitively throughout your life, you develop an unconscious motion that you perform without much thought. This is true for driving, writing, and yes, even wiping your ass. Chances are that when it comes time to clean up after doing your duty, you probably do not think much about the amount of toilet paper you use.
Nov 13, 2008 Great quotes: Barack Obama, On dogma and religious certainty
I would love to see an atheist win presidency in the US, but until that happens I think the next best thing is to have someone who does not overindulge in their beliefs - one who makes decisions with logic and understanding over blind guidance from faith. The first time I saw Obama and took a liking to him was during one of his speeches on the separation of church and state. I couldn't help thinking to myself, "A smart Christian politician who believes in keeping faith personal - am I dreaming?!"
Nov 12, 2008 Great quotes: Andy Rooney, Prophets are to be trusted as reporters
I came across this great quote while reading Daniel Dennett's Breaking The Spell: Religion as a natural phenomenon. Andy Rooney compares prophets of god such as Moses and Joseph Smith to reporters who will do anything to get a story. This quote is not only humorous, but it also brings up a very valid point of the claims made by people who - were they alive to make such claims in our modern world - would be treated with mental illness.
Nov 10, 2008 Thunderstorm over river with no music track
This is an on-location omni-directional binaural field recording from the bank of the Deerfield River in Massachusetts. Stereo headphones are preferred for a full three-dimensional audio image in 360-degree surround sound. You can listen with speakers, but that'd be like watching a 3-D movie without the glasses. Duration: 9:55
Nov 09, 2008 Book Review: Just Six Numbers by Martin Rees
In Just Six Numbers, Martin J. Rees, Astronomer and Royal Society Research Professor at Cambridge University, explains six of the most important numbers that shape our universe. These six numbers are seemingly "tuned" to specific ranges that have allowed our universe to evolve to where we are at now.
Nov 06, 2008 The most under-appreciated punctuation mark: The semicolon
Every since I was a young kid in grade-school, I have always had a preference of complex sentence structures instead of the more predominant "lets use a period as often as we can" ideology. In my mind, a period is far too sharp of a punctuation for the separation of many clauses that, while technically stand independently, are much more pleasant to read when they are punctuated as being relative to each other.
Nov 06, 2008 Kitten reading bible ends up stealing your God
We found this cat abandoned next to a dumpster only a few days old with his eyes still closed and very near death. Here are a few pictures of him trying to find out why a god would have left him to die. Like a good little atheist kitty, he knows how to prioritize and decides sleep is much more important.
Oct 23, 2008 Great Quotes: We live as though the world were as it should be
Nothing in the world is the way it ought to be. It's harsh and cruel. That's why there's us. Champions. It doesn't matter where we come from, what we've done or suffered, or even if we make a difference. We live as though the world were as it should be, to show it what it can be.
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