Monthly Archives: October 2007

Quick shorts

Posted on October 10, 2007 by acb

I will some time, honest, write a proper review of Oliver Morton’s book Eating the Sun. For the moment I just want to say that it is the first pop science book I have read since The Extended Phenotype where … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Dennett and the appearance of design

Posted on October 7, 2007 by acb

Potentilla, in comments, draws attention to Steve Fuller’s defence of his own testimony at the Dover ID trial. There is a 115 comment thread on the Philosopher’s Magazine blog, in which Fuller attempts to defend himself against all comers. Life … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Random notes

Posted on October 6, 2007 by acb

The monologue here from the Guardian’s Weekend Magazine, seems to me quite flawless. It is a teenage girl being censorious about another’s thong. The latest Pew Global Attitudes Survey is out, and I really wish I had access to the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Not growing old: the Dorian Gray convention

Posted on October 6, 2007 by acb

I went to the Indie 21st anniversary bash last night; it was held in the upstairs room of the Angel, a sleazepit almost unchanged in twenty years. Even the man behind the bar was the same Irishman. I had expected … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Short, vulgar, accurate

Posted on October 4, 2007 by acb

This picture — from B3ta and jwz — is more or less the whole of the facebook experience, except for scrabble and a horrible webmail interface. Be warned. It uses crude language. Continue reading →

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Mary Midgley update

Posted on October 3, 2007 by acb

She had been due to speak today at a discussion of Intelligent Design in London; she is ill and won’t make it. That’s a shame. I would in any case have missed it, since I have to go to a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Enoch Powell considered as a Christian

Posted on October 3, 2007 by acb

One of the things about having used computers for a long time is that your records go back a long way In particular, because I have been using Ecco, on and off, for nearly fifteen years now, I have some … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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In which I pose on a stack of amps

Posted on October 2, 2007 by acb

But you’ll have to click This link to see it. A curious piece of domain name squatting. I have linked to a copy of the original page, so as not to reward the bastards with clicks. How did my name … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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