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All kinds of stupid from secback 508 days old

Last time we wrote about the American Family Association, and noted what a special kind of stupid they were. There's all kinds of stupid, though, and ...

Links to old stuff from secback 585 days old

[ ... ] of Bad Science has been at it as well. He linked to this video explaining the physics behind homeopathy. When I say explaining, what I mean is ...

Server farms from secback 595 days old

Last weekend, I was discussing server farms with my good friend Glenn. In particular, we were wondering about their energy consumption. He sent me a ...

Hypothesis, test, conclusion from secback 626 days old

I haven't written up an experiment since O-Level Physics. As I recall, the correct layout goes something like this. Hypothesis: That, since all cleaning ...

Insect pain from secback 654 days old

For those of you who came here from the Science Blogs this is ancient history, but it might be new for the rest of you. It comes courtesy of the consistently ...

A serious case of the worms from secback 665 days old

On a lighter note, as they say on the news, Parasites Turn Ants into Berries. Not always, you understand, or aardvarks would be fatter. But definitely ...

Falling through from secback 722 days old

My buyer has pulled out. My house is no longer sold, and the Sold sign has been replaced by a For Sale sign again. The excited tension has been replaced ...

Science - isn't it just the greatest? from secback 738 days old

[ ... ] faith in science. Ironically, this is precisely the quality that actual practitioners of blind faith find me most lacking in. It's often ...

Slump from secback 739 days old

Sorry about the less frequent posts. It was a busy weekend, and right in the middle of it City lost 6-0 at Ipswich, which dread tidings drained me of ...

A putrid pot from secback 763 days old

I'm making some effort to give you a little something every day, and oh how it's paying off. 178 of you came yesterday, and it's been over ...