July 2010
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Age of Reason: Higher intelligence associated with... →
More intelligent people are significantly more likely to exhibit social values and religious and political preferences that are novel to the human species in evolutionary history. Specifically, liberalism and atheism, and for men (but not women), preference for sexual exclusivity correlate…
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A demonstration of a graphical physics engine called Lagoa Multiphysics. Fascinatingly realistic.
The Soup Nazi is Back! →
I’m gonna create a new show for Fox called “American Idle” … laziest American wins. Ironically, it’ll probably be an “American Idol” fan.
Interview with Creators of Avatar: The Last... →
Do you ever foresee yourselves returning to the world of Avatar to tell more stories set in that milieu? It’s such a rich world you’ve created, it must be tempting to return to it and explore some of the places the series doesn’t go.
MIKE: Oh, we’ve definitely got some ideas. But we’re keeping them under wraps for the time being.
YES! More from the world of The Last Airbender! (Not the...
Watching “The Ember Island Players” episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (again). Yup. It’s better and more accurate than the movie. And the play in the episode was supposed to be lame and stupid. Unlike the movie.
God Block →
Think of the children.
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June 2010
33 posts
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Information about our past can be so detailed when presented that I sometimes find it unfathomable that I didn’t exist prior to 1979.
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thedailywhat:
Nature! of the Day: Amazing footage of lightning striking the three tallest buildings in Chicago simultaneously.
[awelshview.]
So Glad We're Getting Conan Back Soon →
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listening to "Eulogy lyrics - Tool - Ænima... →
He had a lot to say. He had a lot of nothing to say, we’ll miss him.
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The Danger of Faith
“Why should you believe in something for which there is no reason to believe. Where it becomes positively dangerous is if you start fighting with somebody else who has a different faith from yours.
And each of you is equally convinced that you are right and the other one is wrong. And because, precisely because it appeals only to faith, and not evidence, there is no way you could settle...
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Bought a catnip stick for Cosmo. I think he likes it.