I thought this was rather funny:
COLMES: Now you say, for example, in “Rules to Talk to a Liberal” –
COULTER: Yes. Do you have — is this from the new paperback [edition of How to Talk To a Liberal (If You Must): The World According to Ann Coulter]?
COLMES: Yes. “Never compliment a Democrat.”
COULTER: Yes. That’s an [...]

As everyone surely knows, Tom DeLay has been indicted.
A conviction on the felony charge against Mr. DeLay, 58, carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison. The lawmaker has consistently maintained his innocence and today asserted that the indictment resulted from a “purely political investigation” by the Travis County district attorney, Ronnie Earle, a [...]

Nothing like working on a resume to make me painfully aware of how little I’ve actually accomplished.
References are another dilemma. I think I should have both professional and personal references. I can get at least one CS professor (I think I can, at least) and certainly someone from one of my jobs. But personal? I [...]

Societies worse off ‘when they have God on their side’
RELIGIOUS belief can cause damage to a society, contributing towards high murder rates, abortion, sexual promiscuity and suicide, according to research published today.
According to the study, belief in and worship of God are not only unnecessary for a healthy society but may actually contribute to social [...]

That I, of course, took:
You are a Social Liberal (75% permissive) and an Economic Liberal (36% permissive)
You are best described as a Democrat: You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.
I took it the other day and I was a “Strong Democrat.” My God, I’m becoming more conservative [...]

I don’t link to Media Matters often enough. They occasionally get their facts wrong, but overall they do a good job. There’s been a flood of interesting stuff up recently:
Bill O’Reilly wouldn’t be surprised if Kerry changed Christmas to “winter solstice”
Dick Morris attacks Clinton, fails miserably
O’Reilly thinks independents swung the election for Bush
Limbaugh makes shit [...]

It seems W.R. Grace thinks Libby residents are just peachy:
W.R. Grace to asbestos victims: You’re not sick
LIBBY — Roughly 700 of the 870 Libby area residents enrolled in W.R. Grace’s medical plan got letters earlier this month saying they either don’t have asbestos-related disease anymore or may not be as sick as they think they [...]

Continuing my attempt to turn this into a religion blog and alienate most of the tiny audience I have, let’s talk about faith. I can rail against the historicity of certain events in the Bible until I’m blue in the face, but I won’t get that far without addressing the key fault of religion: faith.
What [...]

In Flames - Jester Script Transfigured
Pink Floyd - Mother
The Decemberists - From My Own True Love (Lost at Sea)
Devin Townsend - Away
Arcturus - Master of Disguise
Laura - Hikikomori
Ulver - Comedown
Radiohead - Blowout
CKY - Shock and Terror
The Snake The Cross The Crown - A Brief Intermission

Not only do we have David Neiwert’s book signing today (right now, in fact, so if you’re in Bozeman and haven’t been down there, go!), but on October 7th Phil Plait is coming out to give a talk at the Museum of the Rockies. That will definitely be cool.