No goatse?
That’s just weak. We all know what the proper punishment for bandwidth leeches is. This is nothing less than a failure of character.

Some Christian group is putting on their own Jamestown celebration. I thought these paragraphs from the article were amusing:
Organizers of official events marking the 400th anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown are being accused of trying to revise history. Ordered by Congress, the official commemoration is scheduled take place the weekend of May 11; however, [...]

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The Lost Gospel: The Book of Q and Christian Origins
by Burton Mack
Burton Mack’s The Lost Gospel is a look at the world of Q and its impact on the origin of Christianity. Mack recounts the history leading up to Q’s “discovery,” its content and history of composition, the peculiarities of the group responsible for it, [...]

So, in Australia God causes drought. Here, he causes hurricanes. Maybe we could trick him into sending those hurricanes aimed for New Orleans to Australia, giving them some much needed rain. He’d need to tone down the damage caused, though. Really though, what has Australia ever done to God? He gave them those adorable kangaroos, [...]

This is amusing:
Reporter Rafig Tagi and editor Samir Huseinov, both of the newspaper Senet, went on trial [Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations backgrounder] Tuesday in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan for allegedly insulting Islam.
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Violent protests broke out last year in the predominantly Muslim nation in response to Tagi’s November article, which suggested that [...]

Every CS student sees BNF grammars and Fortran at least once. The inventor of both passed away this weekend.

I’ve come to the realization after this weekend that Tim Rafferty is incredibly annoying. It’s like it’s the last two seconds of the game every time someone makes a nice shot. Sheesh.

This is a decidedly less stupid position on homosexuality than we’re used to seeing from conservative Christians. Even if homosexual behavior isn’t a choice, it’s just a temptation and shouldn’t be acted upon. Sadly, it appears to be quite controversial.
That’s not to say it’s a defensible position. The idea that a supreme being cares what [...]

Here’s my opinion.

My Final Four: Maryland (that’s right, screw the Gators), Pittsburgh, Ohio State, and North Carolina, with Ohio State winning it all.