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Monday, July 31, 2006Gibson's Mugshot![]() The Smoking Gun has Mel Gibson's mugshot from his DUI arrest. Related: Mel Gibson's Anti Semitic Tirade:
TMZ has four pages of the original report prepared by the arresting officer in the case, L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy James Mee. According to the report, Gibson became agitated after he was stopped on Pacific Coast Highway and told he was to be detained for drunk driving Friday morning in Malibu. The actor began swearing uncontrollably. Gibson repeatedly said, "My life is f****d." Law enforcement sources say the deputy, worried that Gibson might become violent, told the actor that he was supposed to cuff him but would not, as long as Gibson cooperated. As the two stood next to the hood of the patrol car, the deputy asked Gibson to get inside. Deputy Mee then walked over to the passenger door and opened it. The report says Gibson then said, "I'm not going to get in your car," and bolted to his car. The deputy quickly subdued Gibson, cuffed him and put him inside the patrol car.
Wow, it's difficult to believe that someone who made The Passion of The Christ would harbor anti-semitic feelings.TMZ has learned that Deputy Mee audiotaped the entire exchange between himself and Gibson, from the time of the traffic stop to the time Gibson was put in the patrol car, and that the tape fully corroborates the written report. Once inside the car, a source directly connected with the case says Gibson began banging himself against the seat. The report says Gibson told the deputy, "You mother f****r. I'm going to f*** you." The report also says "Gibson almost continually [sic] threatened me saying he 'owns Malibu' and will spend all of his money to 'get even' with me." The report says Gibson then launched into a barrage of anti-Semitic statements: "F*****g Jews... The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world." Gibson then asked the deputy, "Are you a Jew?" Gibson's Mugshot![]() The Smoking Gun has Mel Gibson's mugshot from his DUI arrest. Related: Mel Gibson's Anti Semitic Tirade:
TMZ has four pages of the original report prepared by the arresting officer in the case, L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy James Mee. According to the report, Gibson became agitated after he was stopped on Pacific Coast Highway and told he was to be detained for drunk driving Friday morning in Malibu. The actor began swearing uncontrollably. Gibson repeatedly said, "My life is f****d." Law enforcement sources say the deputy, worried that Gibson might become violent, told the actor that he was supposed to cuff him but would not, as long as Gibson cooperated. As the two stood next to the hood of the patrol car, the deputy asked Gibson to get inside. Deputy Mee then walked over to the passenger door and opened it. The report says Gibson then said, "I'm not going to get in your car," and bolted to his car. The deputy quickly subdued Gibson, cuffed him and put him inside the patrol car.
Wow, it's difficult to believe that someone who made The Passion of The Christ would harbor anti-semitic feelings.TMZ has learned that Deputy Mee audiotaped the entire exchange between himself and Gibson, from the time of the traffic stop to the time Gibson was put in the patrol car, and that the tape fully corroborates the written report. Once inside the car, a source directly connected with the case says Gibson began banging himself against the seat. The report says Gibson told the deputy, "You mother f****r. I'm going to f*** you." The report also says "Gibson almost continually [sic] threatened me saying he 'owns Malibu' and will spend all of his money to 'get even' with me." The report says Gibson then launched into a barrage of anti-Semitic statements: "F*****g Jews... The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world." Gibson then asked the deputy, "Are you a Jew?" Flying Spaghetti Monster Hate Mail![]() Bobby Henderson,
hey,u know what none cares Wat u think about God's sense of humor,u know what u may not be christian but,there's lot of people out there trying 2 seek God n they don't need any info, about God by u so,i think it will b better if u stop n start acting more like a christian even if u r not .
Related:Dear Mr. Henderson, I must say, after looking at your website, I was slightly offended. I, for one, am a support of ID, and believe me, it does not involve some mockery of God as a Italian noodle. Frankly, your webpage is flys in the face of entire idea of a real church, and missleads some poor fool into thinking your dribble about a 'flying spaghetti monster' is true. I hope you see the error of your ways and get rid of this compleltly unhomrourous version of ID. May He have mercy on you for creating this offensive website. Sincerely, Matt I CANT FUCKING BELIEVE THAT ANYONE WOULD EVER BUY THIS LOAD OF HORSEHIT YOUR TRYING TO PASS OFF AS A RELIGION YOU GODDAMN FAGGOT - WHY DONT YOU LET JESUS INTO YOUR HEART YOU SON OF A WHORE AND STOP DOING SATANS WORK WITH YOUR RETARTED FAKE RELIGION. I CANT BELEVE PEOPLE LIKE YOU EVEN EXIST AT ALL HAVE FUN GOING TO HELL (AN ETERNAL LAKE OF FIRE IN CASE YOU FORGOT). YOU WANT PROOF THAT JESUS EXISTS? HOW ABOUT THE FACT HE HASN'T KILLED YOU FOR ALL THE FUCKED UP THINGS YOU SAY AND FOR BEING A LIBERAL COCKSUCKER John Wallace, Falls Church Fundies Say The Darndest Things Flying Spaghetti Monster Hate Mail![]() Bobby Henderson,
hey,u know what none cares Wat u think about God's sense of humor,u know what u may not be christian but,there's lot of people out there trying 2 seek God n they don't need any info, about God by u so,i think it will b better if u stop n start acting more like a christian even if u r not .
Related:Dear Mr. Henderson, I must say, after looking at your website, I was slightly offended. I, for one, am a support of ID, and believe me, it does not involve some mockery of God as a Italian noodle. Frankly, your webpage is flys in the face of entire idea of a real church, and missleads some poor fool into thinking your dribble about a 'flying spaghetti monster' is true. I hope you see the error of your ways and get rid of this compleltly unhomrourous version of ID. May He have mercy on you for creating this offensive website. Sincerely, Matt I CANT FUCKING BELIEVE THAT ANYONE WOULD EVER BUY THIS LOAD OF HORSEHIT YOUR TRYING TO PASS OFF AS A RELIGION YOU GODDAMN FAGGOT - WHY DONT YOU LET JESUS INTO YOUR HEART YOU SON OF A WHORE AND STOP DOING SATANS WORK WITH YOUR RETARTED FAKE RELIGION. I CANT BELEVE PEOPLE LIKE YOU EVEN EXIST AT ALL HAVE FUN GOING TO HELL (AN ETERNAL LAKE OF FIRE IN CASE YOU FORGOT). YOU WANT PROOF THAT JESUS EXISTS? HOW ABOUT THE FACT HE HASN'T KILLED YOU FOR ALL THE FUCKED UP THINGS YOU SAY AND FOR BEING A LIBERAL COCKSUCKER John Wallace, Falls Church Fundies Say The Darndest Things Brady Bunch House in CAD
This is a 3-D rendering I did some time ago of the Brady Stair case, along with the entire house. I designed the house--not as it would stand in a soundstage, but as a livable dwelling, complete with bathrooms and working toilets (yes I know there were no toilets on the show! I wanted this to be a LIVABLE dwelling.) recessed lighting, exposed beams, and clear-story windows for light! You'll be surprised to know that the "secret door" atop the staircase leads to Mike and Carol's bedroom closet!
(via Archinect)Brady Bunch House in CAD
This is a 3-D rendering I did some time ago of the Brady Stair case, along with the entire house. I designed the house--not as it would stand in a soundstage, but as a livable dwelling, complete with bathrooms and working toilets (yes I know there were no toilets on the show! I wanted this to be a LIVABLE dwelling.) recessed lighting, exposed beams, and clear-story windows for light! You'll be surprised to know that the "secret door" atop the staircase leads to Mike and Carol's bedroom closet!
(via Archinect)1965 Anti-Pornography Propaganda FilmAnd we never heard about pornography again... (NSFW) (My favorite line is "It's been very well stated that very few blind people join the nudist colonies.") 1965 Anti-Pornography Propaganda FilmAnd we never heard about pornography again... (NSFW) (My favorite line is "It's been very well stated that very few blind people join the nudist colonies.") Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs List![]() Hmmm, Rolling Stone listed the #1 song "Like A Rolling Stone" and the #2 song by The Rolling Stones? (via Ursi's Blog) Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs List![]() Hmmm, Rolling Stone listed the #1 song "Like A Rolling Stone" and the #2 song by The Rolling Stones? (via Ursi's Blog) Found Currency Experiment![]()
Last year around this time, I constantly passed loose change in the Quick Chek parking lot in Highland Park, NJ. No one ever thinks of picking up pennies cause they are worthless, but I started to see nickles and dimes on the ground, and I was wondering how much money that would come out to if you picked up all the change you found for a year.
(via J-Walk)Well, as of May 19th last year, I've been picking up any change that I saw on the ground (at the extremely high cost of of my dignity) and now my experiment is coming to an end in a week and a half. It was interesting to see how much change we pass by in a normal day, and it makes you wonder why people don't pick it up. I assume because it's massively degrading somehow (see below for my moments of shame), but if you knew that it would accumulate to a decent amount at the end of the year would it still be as degrading of a gesture? Found Currency Experiment![]()
Last year around this time, I constantly passed loose change in the Quick Chek parking lot in Highland Park, NJ. No one ever thinks of picking up pennies cause they are worthless, but I started to see nickles and dimes on the ground, and I was wondering how much money that would come out to if you picked up all the change you found for a year.
(via J-Walk)Well, as of May 19th last year, I've been picking up any change that I saw on the ground (at the extremely high cost of of my dignity) and now my experiment is coming to an end in a week and a half. It was interesting to see how much change we pass by in a normal day, and it makes you wonder why people don't pick it up. I assume because it's massively degrading somehow (see below for my moments of shame), but if you knew that it would accumulate to a decent amount at the end of the year would it still be as degrading of a gesture? Top 10 Car Dealer Scams 2006Good to know.
We've been reporting car buying scams since 1996. This is our 8th annual list of the "Top 10 Car Dealer Scams" you'll likely encounter, based on our research from 10,000+ visitors daily. We receive complaints and compile this list based on currently running scams at some car dealers. Most dealers are honest, so this Top 10 list deals is about dishonest car dealers. You're an ostrich with your head buried in the sand if you think there are no bad salespeople out there. We are not picking on car dealers, there are bad furniture salespeople, advertising salespeople, bad priests, bad judges, real estate agents, police, but we cover cars here. These scams are real, they happen to people every day. Some salespeople flame us, claiming these scams are no longer used, If scams are on our list, I can assure you they are still in use.
(via Backwards City)Top 10 Car Dealer Scams 2006Good to know.
We've been reporting car buying scams since 1996. This is our 8th annual list of the "Top 10 Car Dealer Scams" you'll likely encounter, based on our research from 10,000+ visitors daily. We receive complaints and compile this list based on currently running scams at some car dealers. Most dealers are honest, so this Top 10 list deals is about dishonest car dealers. You're an ostrich with your head buried in the sand if you think there are no bad salespeople out there. We are not picking on car dealers, there are bad furniture salespeople, advertising salespeople, bad priests, bad judges, real estate agents, police, but we cover cars here. These scams are real, they happen to people every day. Some salespeople flame us, claiming these scams are no longer used, If scams are on our list, I can assure you they are still in use.
(via Backwards City)Google Earth Reveals Swastika Fountain in Belgium
From The Register:
Google Earth aficionados have created a bonfire in the quiet town of Maasmechelen in Belgium, very close to the border with the Netherlands, by revealing that the fountain at the city council office looks like a swastika from the air.
Kind of reminds me of the tree swastika in a German forest.The fountain has spouted happily for over 27 years, but now the mayor says he will replace it, fearing the town will otherwise be doomed. Seventy-two year old designer Robert Tachelet says he is "not a nazi, and I'm proud of the fountain. The Germans don't have the monopoly on the swastika, it is an ancient symbol of the Sun god". ![]() Update: Thanks to Jake and Joseph for alerting me to the Naval base in San Diego which has a swastika shaped complex.
Google Earth Reveals Swastika Fountain in Belgium
From The Register:
Google Earth aficionados have created a bonfire in the quiet town of Maasmechelen in Belgium, very close to the border with the Netherlands, by revealing that the fountain at the city council office looks like a swastika from the air.
Kind of reminds me of the tree swastika in a German forest.The fountain has spouted happily for over 27 years, but now the mayor says he will replace it, fearing the town will otherwise be doomed. Seventy-two year old designer Robert Tachelet says he is "not a nazi, and I'm proud of the fountain. The Germans don't have the monopoly on the swastika, it is an ancient symbol of the Sun god". ![]() Update: Thanks to Jake and Joseph for alerting me to the Naval base in San Diego which has a swastika shaped complex.
Sunday, July 30, 2006The Slowest Man on Earth
I came home from work one day to find this old guy standing in place, just shuffling his feet feet a few inches at a time, I asked if he needed help and he yelled at me to leave him alone and get away, so I went into my apartment on 16th and South in Philadelphia, PA and filmed this guy try to make his way down the street. The video is 45 minutes long originally....
(via J-Walk)The Slowest Man on Earth
I came home from work one day to find this old guy standing in place, just shuffling his feet feet a few inches at a time, I asked if he needed help and he yelled at me to leave him alone and get away, so I went into my apartment on 16th and South in Philadelphia, PA and filmed this guy try to make his way down the street. The video is 45 minutes long originally....
(via J-Walk)Friday, July 28, 2006Students Strike Oil on Alaskan Beach
Alaska High School Students find Oil on Prince William Sound beach, just inches under the surface. Dig shallow hole, pour water, get oil. 17 years after tragic oil spill, oil remains on beaches.
Students Strike Oil on Alaskan Beach
Alaska High School Students find Oil on Prince William Sound beach, just inches under the surface. Dig shallow hole, pour water, get oil. 17 years after tragic oil spill, oil remains on beaches.
Top 50 Movie Endings of All TimeFrom Filmcritic.com:
I've seen Chinatown a dozen times, and while it's a great movie, two specific things about it stick in my mind: Jack Nicholson's bandaged nose and the final line of dialogue. Acting, directing, a great script… these are essential to any film. But a classic ending, now that can really make a movie.
We spent literally months brainstorming and corralling the 50 films with the absolute best endings we've ever seen. We're not talking about the last half hour. We mean the last minute of movie. You know, the ending. Top 50 Movie Endings of All TimeFrom Filmcritic.com:
I've seen Chinatown a dozen times, and while it's a great movie, two specific things about it stick in my mind: Jack Nicholson's bandaged nose and the final line of dialogue. Acting, directing, a great script… these are essential to any film. But a classic ending, now that can really make a movie.
We spent literally months brainstorming and corralling the 50 films with the absolute best endings we've ever seen. We're not talking about the last half hour. We mean the last minute of movie. You know, the ending. Bush Administration Nervous About War Crimes Prosecution?From WaPo:
An obscure law approved by a Republican-controlled Congress a decade ago has made the Bush administration nervous that officials and troops involved in handling detainee matters might be accused of committing war crimes, and prosecuted at some point in U.S. courts.
(via Metafilter)Senior officials have responded by drafting legislation that would grant U.S. personnel involved in the terrorism fight new protections against prosecution for past violations of the War Crimes Act of 1996. That law criminalizes violations of the Geneva Conventions governing conduct in war and threatens the death penalty if U.S.-held detainees die in custody from abusive treatment. In light of a recent Supreme Court ruling that the international Conventions apply to the treatment of detainees in the terrorism fight, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has spoken privately with Republican lawmakers about the need for such "protections," according to someone who heard his remarks last week. Bush Administration Nervous About War Crimes Prosecution?From WaPo:
An obscure law approved by a Republican-controlled Congress a decade ago has made the Bush administration nervous that officials and troops involved in handling detainee matters might be accused of committing war crimes, and prosecuted at some point in U.S. courts.
(via Metafilter)Senior officials have responded by drafting legislation that would grant U.S. personnel involved in the terrorism fight new protections against prosecution for past violations of the War Crimes Act of 1996. That law criminalizes violations of the Geneva Conventions governing conduct in war and threatens the death penalty if U.S.-held detainees die in custody from abusive treatment. In light of a recent Supreme Court ruling that the international Conventions apply to the treatment of detainees in the terrorism fight, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has spoken privately with Republican lawmakers about the need for such "protections," according to someone who heard his remarks last week. Cave Photos![]() Some amazing cave pictures from a russian site. (via Look at This) Update: Random Joe in the comments says some of the ads are NSFW. I think I've become ad-blind because I didn't notice it. Thanks Joe. Cave Photos![]() Some amazing cave pictures from a russian site. (via Look at This) Update: Random Joe in the comments says some of the ads are NSFW. I think I've become ad-blind because I didn't notice it. Thanks Joe. Thursday, July 27, 2006Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the RainbowSomebody posted The Wizard of Oz to Google Video with Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon dubbed as audio for those of us who were too lazy to see how well they matched up together. It's 45 minutes long and syncs up better than I expected although I'm still not buying they did it on purpose. The Dark Side of Oz has a list of details to watch for. (via Neatorama) Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the RainbowSomebody posted The Wizard of Oz to Google Video with Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon dubbed as audio for those of us who were too lazy to see how well they matched up together. It's 45 minutes long and syncs up better than I expected although I'm still not buying they did it on purpose. The Dark Side of Oz has a list of details to watch for. (via Neatorama) How AIDS in Uganda Became a Disaster When Christianity Trumped ScienceFrom Global AIDS Alliance:
Back in 1986, when Ronald Reagan had yet to make a single public speech about AIDS, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni launched an ambitious HIV prevention campaign, which included massive condom distribution, explicit information about transmission, and messages about delaying sex and reducing numbers of partners. HIV rates dropped from 15 percent in the early 1990s to 5 percent in 2001.
(via No God Blog)But conservative think tanks and Christian right activists saw what they wanted to see. Uganda's balance of abstinence, being faithful, and condom use, or ABC, became abstinence, be faithful, with condoms "only as a last resort." It was common to claim, as Focus on the Family's James Dobson did in 2002, that, "Uganda has made great progress against AIDS by emphasizing abstinence, not condoms." This rewrite became a mantra in Washington, as a third of Bush's global prevention money was set aside only for abstinence. Soon, players among Bush's evangelical base, from Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse to Anita Smith's Children's AIDS Fund, began to rake in millions in federal grants to spread the abstinence-only message in Uganda. (Smith's proposal was rejected by a scientific review committee, but the head of USAID intervened.) Martin Ssempa, a local minister known for staging public condom burnings, joined the U.S. money train. Museveni himself began to sing the new tune. At the 2004 International AIDS Conference, he disparaged condoms as an "improvisation, not a solution." Uganda released a new HIV prevention plan based on A and B only, while Museveni's evangelical wife proposed a national census of virgins. How AIDS in Uganda Became a Disaster When Christianity Trumped ScienceFrom Global AIDS Alliance:
Back in 1986, when Ronald Reagan had yet to make a single public speech about AIDS, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni launched an ambitious HIV prevention campaign, which included massive condom distribution, explicit information about transmission, and messages about delaying sex and reducing numbers of partners. HIV rates dropped from 15 percent in the early 1990s to 5 percent in 2001.
(via No God Blog)But conservative think tanks and Christian right activists saw what they wanted to see. Uganda's balance of abstinence, being faithful, and condom use, or ABC, became abstinence, be faithful, with condoms "only as a last resort." It was common to claim, as Focus on the Family's James Dobson did in 2002, that, "Uganda has made great progress against AIDS by emphasizing abstinence, not condoms." This rewrite became a mantra in Washington, as a third of Bush's global prevention money was set aside only for abstinence. Soon, players among Bush's evangelical base, from Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse to Anita Smith's Children's AIDS Fund, began to rake in millions in federal grants to spread the abstinence-only message in Uganda. (Smith's proposal was rejected by a scientific review committee, but the head of USAID intervened.) Martin Ssempa, a local minister known for staging public condom burnings, joined the U.S. money train. Museveni himself began to sing the new tune. At the 2004 International AIDS Conference, he disparaged condoms as an "improvisation, not a solution." Uganda released a new HIV prevention plan based on A and B only, while Museveni's evangelical wife proposed a national census of virgins. Psychic Uri Geller busted on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show!
Self-proclaimed psychic Geller embarrasses himself big time when he realizes his pre-bent spoons and other props have been switched before the taping of the show. Watch Uri sweat and panic as he realizes that his career is about to end on live TV.
(via Boing Boing)Psychic Uri Geller busted on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show!
Self-proclaimed psychic Geller embarrasses himself big time when he realizes his pre-bent spoons and other props have been switched before the taping of the show. Watch Uri sweat and panic as he realizes that his career is about to end on live TV.
(via Boing Boing)Hammerhead Attacks a Tarpon
After a 1 hour fight on this low to mid 100 pounder, a giant Hammerhead cruised in for a meal. 5 minutes of chaos ensued...which made for some great video!
Hammerhead Attacks a Tarpon
After a 1 hour fight on this low to mid 100 pounder, a giant Hammerhead cruised in for a meal. 5 minutes of chaos ensued...which made for some great video!
Wednesday, July 26, 2006How Fast Does the Eye Transmit Visual Input?As fast as an ethernet connection.
(Philadelphia, PA) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine estimate that the human retina can transmit visual input at about the same rate as an Ethernet connection, one of the most common local area network systems used today. They present their findings in the July issue of Current Biology. This line of scientific questioning points to ways in which neural systems compare to artificial ones, and can ultimately inform the design of artificial visual systems.
(via Robot Wisdom)How Fast Does the Eye Transmit Visual Input?As fast as an ethernet connection.
(Philadelphia, PA) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine estimate that the human retina can transmit visual input at about the same rate as an Ethernet connection, one of the most common local area network systems used today. They present their findings in the July issue of Current Biology. This line of scientific questioning points to ways in which neural systems compare to artificial ones, and can ultimately inform the design of artificial visual systems.
(via Robot Wisdom)The Best: Deadly Poisons, Ingested or InhaledFrom Wired:
1. Botulinum (ingested)
(Thanks Mark)It’s hard to rank the lethality of toxins, but experts agree that botulinum – several orders of magnitude deadlier than sarin – is the gold standard. Your nervous system fails and you die in extreme pain. Works miracles on wrinkles, though. 2. Ricin (ingested or inhaled) Made from the lowly castor bean, ricin causes respiratory and organ failure, followed by death within hours. Even chewing a few beans can kill you. 3. Anthrax (inhaled) Cutaneous exposure can kill, but the most deadly, panic-inspiring form of anthrax is inhaled. It starts with flu that doesn’t get better – then your respiratory system collapses. The Best: Deadly Poisons, Ingested or InhaledFrom Wired:
1. Botulinum (ingested)
(Thanks Mark)It’s hard to rank the lethality of toxins, but experts agree that botulinum – several orders of magnitude deadlier than sarin – is the gold standard. Your nervous system fails and you die in extreme pain. Works miracles on wrinkles, though. 2. Ricin (ingested or inhaled) Made from the lowly castor bean, ricin causes respiratory and organ failure, followed by death within hours. Even chewing a few beans can kill you. 3. Anthrax (inhaled) Cutaneous exposure can kill, but the most deadly, panic-inspiring form of anthrax is inhaled. It starts with flu that doesn’t get better – then your respiratory system collapses. Grow-a-Brain's Comment ContestIn celebration of his 5 millionth hit, Hanan from Grow a Brain is giving away $100 to a random commenter if he gets 500 comments to this post.Grow-a-Brain's Comment ContestIn celebration of his 5 millionth hit, Hanan from Grow a Brain is giving away $100 to a random commenter if he gets 500 comments to this post.How Baseball Cards Lost Their LusterShit, there goes my retirement money.
Last month, when my parents sold the house I grew up in, my mom forced me to come home and clear out my childhood bedroom. I opened the closet and found a box the size of a Jetta. It was so heavy that at first I thought it held my Weider dumbbells from middle school. Nope, this was my old stash. Thousands, if not tens of thousands, of baseball cards from the 1980s. Puckett, Henderson, Sandberg, Gwynn, and McGwire stared back at me with fresh faces. So long, old friends, I thought. It's time for me to cash in on these long-held investments. I started calling the lucky card dealers who would soon be bidding on my trove.
First, I got a couple of disconnected numbers for now-defunct card shops. Not a good sign. Then I finally reached a human. "Those cards aren't worth anything," he told me, declining to look at them... Baseball cards peaked in popularity in the early 1990s. They've taken a long slide into irrelevance ever since, last year logging less than a quarter of the sales they did in 1991. Baseball card shops, once roughly 10,000 strong in the United States, have dwindled to about 1,700. A lot of dealers who didn't get out of the game took a beating. "They all put product in their basement and thought it was gonna turn into gold," Alan Rosen, the dealer with the self-bestowed moniker "Mr. Mint," told me. Rosen says one dealer he knows recently struggled to unload a cache of 7,000 Mike Mussina rookie cards. He asked for 25 cents apiece. How Baseball Cards Lost Their LusterShit, there goes my retirement money.
Last month, when my parents sold the house I grew up in, my mom forced me to come home and clear out my childhood bedroom. I opened the closet and found a box the size of a Jetta. It was so heavy that at first I thought it held my Weider dumbbells from middle school. Nope, this was my old stash. Thousands, if not tens of thousands, of baseball cards from the 1980s. Puckett, Henderson, Sandberg, Gwynn, and McGwire stared back at me with fresh faces. So long, old friends, I thought. It's time for me to cash in on these long-held investments. I started calling the lucky card dealers who would soon be bidding on my trove.
First, I got a couple of disconnected numbers for now-defunct card shops. Not a good sign. Then I finally reached a human. "Those cards aren't worth anything," he told me, declining to look at them... Baseball cards peaked in popularity in the early 1990s. They've taken a long slide into irrelevance ever since, last year logging less than a quarter of the sales they did in 1991. Baseball card shops, once roughly 10,000 strong in the United States, have dwindled to about 1,700. A lot of dealers who didn't get out of the game took a beating. "They all put product in their basement and thought it was gonna turn into gold," Alan Rosen, the dealer with the self-bestowed moniker "Mr. Mint," told me. Rosen says one dealer he knows recently struggled to unload a cache of 7,000 Mike Mussina rookie cards. He asked for 25 cents apiece. Tuesday, July 25, 2006Rape victim denied morning-after pillFrom The Patriot News:
A Good Samaritan Hospital emergency room doctor refused to give a rape victim a morning-after pill because he said it was against his Mennonite religion.
(via What Really Happened)Rebuffed by the doctor, the woman called her gynecologist, who wrote the prescription. Her local pharmacy told her it was out of the drug and referred her to a sister store in Reading. The former medical director of the hospital said he sees nothing strange about asking a woman from eastern Lebanon County to drive to Reading for a drug. Rape victim denied morning-after pillFrom The Patriot News:
A Good Samaritan Hospital emergency room doctor refused to give a rape victim a morning-after pill because he said it was against his Mennonite religion.
(via What Really Happened)Rebuffed by the doctor, the woman called her gynecologist, who wrote the prescription. Her local pharmacy told her it was out of the drug and referred her to a sister store in Reading. The former medical director of the hospital said he sees nothing strange about asking a woman from eastern Lebanon County to drive to Reading for a drug. The Middle East Buddy List
Slate's Middle East Buddy List breaks down the relationships between the countries, terrorist organizations, and political factions who are fighting it out in the current conflict. Who likes whom? Who are the bitterest of enemies? And which groups don't really know where they stand?
The Middle East Buddy List
Slate's Middle East Buddy List breaks down the relationships between the countries, terrorist organizations, and political factions who are fighting it out in the current conflict. Who likes whom? Who are the bitterest of enemies? And which groups don't really know where they stand?
Dad Breathes Air Into Son Trapped Underwater For 7 MinutesFrom Local6.com:
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A 14-year-old who was sucked to the bottom of a hotel hot tub and kept under water for at least seven minutes was likely saved by air his father breathed into his mouth during the ordeal.
Aljuwon Pipkin, who was visiting Walt Disney World from New Jersey, became stuck at the bottom of the hot tub last Thursday at the Radisson Parkway Hotel. Officials said a grate at the bottom of the tub apparently broke and created a strong suction that pulled the teen underwater. Pipkin's father was at the pool and noticed his son stuck at the bottom of the hot tub. "I get chills now even speaking about it," father Sharif Pipkin said. "I was truly a traumatic moment. I figured he was at the bottom and they just couldn't pull him up and then he didn't come up. And, I pulled again and he didn't come up. I began to holler for help from people." As people jumped in to pull the teen from the bottom of the tub, Pipkin's father jumped in and began to breathe air into his son's mouth, the report said. Dad Breathes Air Into Son Trapped Underwater For 7 MinutesFrom Local6.com:
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A 14-year-old who was sucked to the bottom of a hotel hot tub and kept under water for at least seven minutes was likely saved by air his father breathed into his mouth during the ordeal.
Aljuwon Pipkin, who was visiting Walt Disney World from New Jersey, became stuck at the bottom of the hot tub last Thursday at the Radisson Parkway Hotel. Officials said a grate at the bottom of the tub apparently broke and created a strong suction that pulled the teen underwater. Pipkin's father was at the pool and noticed his son stuck at the bottom of the hot tub. "I get chills now even speaking about it," father Sharif Pipkin said. "I was truly a traumatic moment. I figured he was at the bottom and they just couldn't pull him up and then he didn't come up. And, I pulled again and he didn't come up. I began to holler for help from people." As people jumped in to pull the teen from the bottom of the tub, Pipkin's father jumped in and began to breathe air into his son's mouth, the report said. Mark Twain's Review of the Book of MormonFrom Twain's "Roughing It"
The book seems to be merely a prosy detail of imaginary history, with the Old Testament for a model; followed by a tedious plagiarism of the New Testament. The author labored to give his words and phrases the quaint, old-fashioned sound and structure of our King James's translation of the Scriptures; and the result is a mongrel -- half modern glibness, and half ancient simplicity and gravity. The latter is awkward and constrained; the former natural, but grotesque by the contrast. Whenever he found his speech growing too modern -- which was about every sentence or two -- he ladled in a few such Scriptural phrases as "exceeding sore," "and it came to pass," etc., and made things satisfactory again. "And it came to pass" was his pet. If he had left that out, his Bible would have been only a pamphlet.
Mark Twain's Review of the Book of MormonFrom Twain's "Roughing It"
The book seems to be merely a prosy detail of imaginary history, with the Old Testament for a model; followed by a tedious plagiarism of the New Testament. The author labored to give his words and phrases the quaint, old-fashioned sound and structure of our King James's translation of the Scriptures; and the result is a mongrel -- half modern glibness, and half ancient simplicity and gravity. The latter is awkward and constrained; the former natural, but grotesque by the contrast. Whenever he found his speech growing too modern -- which was about every sentence or two -- he ladled in a few such Scriptural phrases as "exceeding sore," "and it came to pass," etc., and made things satisfactory again. "And it came to pass" was his pet. If he had left that out, his Bible would have been only a pamphlet.
Monday, July 24, 2006Samurai Sword vs. 9mm BulletImpressive video of what happens when a bullet is fired at the edge of a razor sharp samurai sword. Samurai Sword vs. 9mm BulletImpressive video of what happens when a bullet is fired at the edge of a razor sharp samurai sword. Marine Corps Looking for MySpace BuddiesFrom Newsday:
KANEOHE, Hawaii -- Teens looking to hook up with a friend on the popular Web community MySpace may bump into an unexpected buddy: the U.S. Marine Corps.
So far, over 12,000 Web surfers have signed on as friends of the Corps in response to the latest military recruiting tactic. Other military branches may follow... ...The Marine Corps MySpace profile -- featuring streaming video of barking drill sergeants, fresh recruits enduring boot camp and Marines storming beaches -- underscores the growing importance of the Internet to advertisers as a medium for reaching America's youth. "That's definitely the new wave," said Gunnery Sgt. Brian Lancioni at a Hawaii recruiting event. "Everything's technical with these kids, and the Internet is a great way to show what the Marine Corps has to offer." Marine Corps Looking for MySpace BuddiesFrom Newsday:
KANEOHE, Hawaii -- Teens looking to hook up with a friend on the popular Web community MySpace may bump into an unexpected buddy: the U.S. Marine Corps.
So far, over 12,000 Web surfers have signed on as friends of the Corps in response to the latest military recruiting tactic. Other military branches may follow... ...The Marine Corps MySpace profile -- featuring streaming video of barking drill sergeants, fresh recruits enduring boot camp and Marines storming beaches -- underscores the growing importance of the Internet to advertisers as a medium for reaching America's youth. "That's definitely the new wave," said Gunnery Sgt. Brian Lancioni at a Hawaii recruiting event. "Everything's technical with these kids, and the Internet is a great way to show what the Marine Corps has to offer." Israel/Lebanese Death Counter![]() Each death represented by a coffin.
Each coffin represents a single person killed in the on-going conflict between Israel and Lebanon. With this page, I am trying to show how disproportionate the whole war is. I will be updating this page daily with new numbers taken from BBC's coverage on the conflict.
Oh, and for those interested in the death and casualty list in that other little conflict in the Middle East, you can click here. Israel/Lebanese Death Counter![]() Each death represented by a coffin.
Each coffin represents a single person killed in the on-going conflict between Israel and Lebanon. With this page, I am trying to show how disproportionate the whole war is. I will be updating this page daily with new numbers taken from BBC's coverage on the conflict.
Oh, and for those interested in the death and casualty list in that other little conflict in the Middle East, you can click here. Sunday, July 23, 2006Domino Effect
What happens when you take everything in your house and make one giant chain of dominos?
Domino Effect
What happens when you take everything in your house and make one giant chain of dominos?
Never Been Photographed
My heart feels heavy as I present these portraits of the poorest of the poor of India. My father documented these portraits, not for the Internet, not for the money or artistic effort, but with a sense of history in his mind. "In a few years, it will be hard for us to believe that we lived amongst people like these" he once wrote to me. The subjects in this series are mostly uneducated, poor, and never been in front of a camera.
(via Plep)Never Been Photographed
My heart feels heavy as I present these portraits of the poorest of the poor of India. My father documented these portraits, not for the Internet, not for the money or artistic effort, but with a sense of history in his mind. "In a few years, it will be hard for us to believe that we lived amongst people like these" he once wrote to me. The subjects in this series are mostly uneducated, poor, and never been in front of a camera.
(via Plep)Peptol-Bismol Ice Cream![]()
The taste? Actually, it’s quite nice. The vanilla and sugar temper the metallic bitterness of the medicine, giving the end result a flavour not too dissimilar to black cherry. And as a hangover cure? Initial studies are encouraging, with no negative side-effects experienced as yet. A mild mid-week drinking session provided the first test, and while my cross-breed concoction certainly didn’t eliminate the suffering altogether, the benefits did not go unnoticed.
(via Slashfood)Peptol-Bismol Ice Cream![]()
The taste? Actually, it’s quite nice. The vanilla and sugar temper the metallic bitterness of the medicine, giving the end result a flavour not too dissimilar to black cherry. And as a hangover cure? Initial studies are encouraging, with no negative side-effects experienced as yet. A mild mid-week drinking session provided the first test, and while my cross-breed concoction certainly didn’t eliminate the suffering altogether, the benefits did not go unnoticed.
(via Slashfood)Einstein's LettersFrom Boston.com:
JERUSALEM -- Albert Einstein made bad financial investments, revealed details about his mistresses to his wives, and was plagued by doubts about his relationship with his two sons.
Those were among the intimate details of Einstein's life that emerged yesterday in a trove of more than 3,500 pages of letters, papers, postcards, and other documents unsealed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. They include notes and drawings to and from his children and his two wives, Mileva and Elsa. In one note to his stepdaughter written in 1928, Einstein drew a small cartoon of himself lying ill in bed, reading a book with a chamber pot at the ready. Researchers say the newly available papers offer few insights into Einstein's science, but do shed light on the personal life and the character of the creator of the special theory of relativity. Einstein's LettersFrom Boston.com:
JERUSALEM -- Albert Einstein made bad financial investments, revealed details about his mistresses to his wives, and was plagued by doubts about his relationship with his two sons.
Those were among the intimate details of Einstein's life that emerged yesterday in a trove of more than 3,500 pages of letters, papers, postcards, and other documents unsealed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. They include notes and drawings to and from his children and his two wives, Mileva and Elsa. In one note to his stepdaughter written in 1928, Einstein drew a small cartoon of himself lying ill in bed, reading a book with a chamber pot at the ready. Researchers say the newly available papers offer few insights into Einstein's science, but do shed light on the personal life and the character of the creator of the special theory of relativity. Friday, July 21, 2006Vegas Makes It Crime To Feed Homeless PeopleBut can you still feed the pigeons?
LAS VEGAS -- A battle is brewing over a new Las Vegas ordinance that bans providing food or meals to the indigent at city parks.
(via What Really Happened)The Las Vegas City Council unanimously passed a law, which went into effect Thursday, making it a crime to feed the homeless at city parks. It carries a maximum penalty of $1,000 and six months in jail. The law bans giving away or selling food to anyone who could get assistance from official sources under state law, and officials said city marshals will get specialized training to enforce it. The city’s mayor, Oscar Goodman, dismissed questions about how marshals will identify the homeless so that they can enforce the ordinance. "Certain truths are self-evident," Goodman said. "You know who's homeless." Vegas Makes It Crime To Feed Homeless PeopleBut can you still feed the pigeons?
LAS VEGAS -- A battle is brewing over a new Las Vegas ordinance that bans providing food or meals to the indigent at city parks.
(via What Really Happened)The Las Vegas City Council unanimously passed a law, which went into effect Thursday, making it a crime to feed the homeless at city parks. It carries a maximum penalty of $1,000 and six months in jail. The law bans giving away or selling food to anyone who could get assistance from official sources under state law, and officials said city marshals will get specialized training to enforce it. The city’s mayor, Oscar Goodman, dismissed questions about how marshals will identify the homeless so that they can enforce the ordinance. "Certain truths are self-evident," Goodman said. "You know who's homeless." How the Allies Estimated German Tank Production in WWII Using Serial NumbersHow a statistical formula helped win the war
One solution was to ask intelligence to guess the number by secretly observing the output of German factories, or by trying to count tanks on the battlefield. Both the British and the Americans tried this, but they found that the estimates returned by intelligence were contradictory and unreliable. Therefore they asked statistical intelligence to see whether the accuracy of the estimates could be improved.
(Thanks Mark)The statisticians had one key piece of information, which was the serial numbers on captured mark V tanks. The statisticians believed that the Germans, being Germans, had logically numbered their tanks in the order in which they were produced. And this deduction turned out to be right. It was enough to enable them to make an estimate of the total number of tanks that had been produced up to any given moment. How the Allies Estimated German Tank Production in WWII Using Serial NumbersHow a statistical formula helped win the war
One solution was to ask intelligence to guess the number by secretly observing the output of German factories, or by trying to count tanks on the battlefield. Both the British and the Americans tried this, but they found that the estimates returned by intelligence were contradictory and unreliable. Therefore they asked statistical intelligence to see whether the accuracy of the estimates could be improved.
(Thanks Mark)The statisticians had one key piece of information, which was the serial numbers on captured mark V tanks. The statisticians believed that the Germans, being Germans, had logically numbered their tanks in the order in which they were produced. And this deduction turned out to be right. It was enough to enable them to make an estimate of the total number of tanks that had been produced up to any given moment. Mormon Science and Space DoctrinesSince we're on the topic:
- God's home planet orbits a star named "Kolob." See Abraham 3:3
- Kolob is "the great governing star of our universe" and "the residence of God." See Prophet Joseph Fielding Smith's "Church History and Modern Revelation" Volume 3, Page 60. - When Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden, the Earth was closely orbiting Kolob, like God's home planet. But when Adam and Eve fell, so did the Earth and it was hurled across the cosmos and placed in orbit around our sun in this planetary system. After the Millenium, the Earth will return to its rightful place near God, orbiting Kolob. See Church Ensign, March 1997, Page 16 "The Book of Abraham: A Most Remarkable Book," and Journal of Discourses, 17:143 and Journal of Discourses 7:163 - Mormonism directly explains the creation of at least one race by God. Mormon scripture taught that Cain was so evil, God cursed him and his lineage with black skin, creating the African race. See Moses 7:22. Mormon Science and Space DoctrinesSince we're on the topic:
- God's home planet orbits a star named "Kolob." See Abraham 3:3
- Kolob is "the great governing star of our universe" and "the residence of God." See Prophet Joseph Fielding Smith's "Church History and Modern Revelation" Volume 3, Page 60. - When Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden, the Earth was closely orbiting Kolob, like God's home planet. But when Adam and Eve fell, so did the Earth and it was hurled across the cosmos and placed in orbit around our sun in this planetary system. After the Millenium, the Earth will return to its rightful place near God, orbiting Kolob. See Church Ensign, March 1997, Page 16 "The Book of Abraham: A Most Remarkable Book," and Journal of Discourses, 17:143 and Journal of Discourses 7:163 - Mormonism directly explains the creation of at least one race by God. Mormon scripture taught that Cain was so evil, God cursed him and his lineage with black skin, creating the African race. See Moses 7:22. What Mormon Theology Is Really All About Cartoon
This is taken from a conspiracy video put out by extreme Christians to denounce the Mormons. The animation is super cheezy like the Superfriends in the 70's. I am not familiar with what Mormon's believe, but I doubt if this is it.
Actually, I think that the video was pretty spot on and that is exactly the mythos of the mormon religion. (via Screenhead) What Mormon Theology Is Really All About Cartoon
This is taken from a conspiracy video put out by extreme Christians to denounce the Mormons. The animation is super cheezy like the Superfriends in the 70's. I am not familiar with what Mormon's believe, but I doubt if this is it.
Actually, I think that the video was pretty spot on and that is exactly the mythos of the mormon religion. (via Screenhead) Evangelist Kent "Dr. Dino" Hovind Arrested For Tax Evasion
I guess his $250,000 prize to anyone who can provide scientific evidence of evolution is now off the table.
A Pensacola evangelist who owns the defunct Dinosaur Adventure Land in Pensacola was arrested Thursday on 58 federal charges, including failing to pay $473,818 in employee-related taxes and making threats against investigators.
Of the 58 charges, 44 were filed against Kent Hovind and his wife, Jo, for evading bank reporting requirements as they withdrew $430,500 from AmSouth Bank between July 20, 2001, and Aug. 9, 2002. At the couple's first court appearance Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Miles Davis, Kent Hovind professed not to understand why he is being prosecuted. Some 20 supporters were in the courtroom. "I still don't understand what I'm being charged for and who is charging me," he said. Kent Hovind, who often calls himself "Dr. Dino," has been sparring with the IRS for at least 17 years on his claims that he is employed by God, receives no income, has no expenses and owns no property. Evangelist Kent "Dr. Dino" Hovind Arrested For Tax Evasion
I guess his $250,000 prize to anyone who can provide scientific evidence of evolution is now off the table.
A Pensacola evangelist who owns the defunct Dinosaur Adventure Land in Pensacola was arrested Thursday on 58 federal charges, including failing to pay $473,818 in employee-related taxes and making threats against investigators.
Of the 58 charges, 44 were filed against Kent Hovind and his wife, Jo, for evading bank reporting requirements as they withdrew $430,500 from AmSouth Bank between July 20, 2001, and Aug. 9, 2002. At the couple's first court appearance Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Miles Davis, Kent Hovind professed not to understand why he is being prosecuted. Some 20 supporters were in the courtroom. "I still don't understand what I'm being charged for and who is charging me," he said. Kent Hovind, who often calls himself "Dr. Dino," has been sparring with the IRS for at least 17 years on his claims that he is employed by God, receives no income, has no expenses and owns no property. Gay Divorce?From Bay Windows:
Julie and Hillary Goodridge, the lead plaintiff couple in the 2003 lawsuit that brought same-sex marriage rights to Massachusetts, told Bay Windows through a spokeswoman this week that they have “amicably separated.” The confirmation follows several months of rumors about the couple within the LGBT community that had gained in intensity, and comes at a time when marriage rights are once again under fire...
(via Universal Hub)Breslauer would not comment on whether the couple planned to seek a divorce. Nor would she comment on how long Julie and Hillary had been living apart or on the reasons for the separation. “Relationships are both precious and vulnerable at the same time,” Breslauer said. “Theirs is no different.” Gay Divorce?From Bay Windows:
Julie and Hillary Goodridge, the lead plaintiff couple in the 2003 lawsuit that brought same-sex marriage rights to Massachusetts, told Bay Windows through a spokeswoman this week that they have “amicably separated.” The confirmation follows several months of rumors about the couple within the LGBT community that had gained in intensity, and comes at a time when marriage rights are once again under fire...
(via Universal Hub)Breslauer would not comment on whether the couple planned to seek a divorce. Nor would she comment on how long Julie and Hillary had been living apart or on the reasons for the separation. “Relationships are both precious and vulnerable at the same time,” Breslauer said. “Theirs is no different.” Bacon Martini
Lightly mist martini glass with vermouth, and rim the edge with bacon grease. In a cocktail shaker, mix 3oz vodka, one dash tobasco, and one dash olive juice. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. Skim excess bacon grease from surface of cocktail. Garnish with one slice of bacon.
(via J-Walk)Bacon Martini
Lightly mist martini glass with vermouth, and rim the edge with bacon grease. In a cocktail shaker, mix 3oz vodka, one dash tobasco, and one dash olive juice. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. Skim excess bacon grease from surface of cocktail. Garnish with one slice of bacon.
(via J-Walk)Thursday, July 20, 2006One-third of bloggers see blogging as a form of journalismResults from some phone survey on blogging.
Perhaps more interestingly, one-third of bloggers see blogging as a form of journalism. Many say they check facts and cite original sources.
And for the record, I don't consider this blog a form of journalism, I always link to original sources because I'm to lazy to come up with anything original myself, and I never have to verify facts because I always assume that anything I post is wrong and misleading. Although the same could be said for any cable news show.- 34% of bloggers consider their blog a form of journalism, and 65% of bloggers do not. - 57% of bloggers include links to original sources either “sometimes” or “often.” - 56% of bloggers spend extra time trying to verify facts they want to include in a post either “sometimes” or “often.” One-third of bloggers see blogging as a form of journalismResults from some phone survey on blogging.
Perhaps more interestingly, one-third of bloggers see blogging as a form of journalism. Many say they check facts and cite original sources.
And for the record, I don't consider this blog a form of journalism, I always link to original sources because I'm to lazy to come up with anything original myself, and I never have to verify facts because I always assume that anything I post is wrong and misleading. Although the same could be said for any cable news show.- 34% of bloggers consider their blog a form of journalism, and 65% of bloggers do not. - 57% of bloggers include links to original sources either “sometimes” or “often.” - 56% of bloggers spend extra time trying to verify facts they want to include in a post either “sometimes” or “often.” South Park's Mormon TutorialSouth Park telling it like it is. Here's wikipedia's entry on Joseph Smith. South Park's Mormon TutorialSouth Park telling it like it is. Here's wikipedia's entry on Joseph Smith. Cutting Quill Pens from Feathers
This is a page about how to cut feathers into useful quill pens. It attempts to go into most of the tradeoffs and possibilities that are possible with one of the most flexible writing instruments ever made. A practical guide to making feathers into something that writes.
(via del.icio.us/oobleck)Cutting Quill Pens from Feathers
This is a page about how to cut feathers into useful quill pens. It attempts to go into most of the tradeoffs and possibilities that are possible with one of the most flexible writing instruments ever made. A practical guide to making feathers into something that writes.
(via del.icio.us/oobleck)The Real Ten Commandments?Does this look familiar?:
1. Worship no other god than Yahweh: Make no covenant with the inhabitants of other lands to which you go, do not intermarry with them, and destroy their places of worship.
Wikipedia's entry on the Ritual Decalogue:
2. Do not make molten idols. 3. Observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days in the month of Abib. 4. Sacrifice firstborn male animals to Yahweh. The firstborn of a donkey may be redeemed; redeem firstborn sons. 5. Do no work or even kindle a fire on the seventh day. Anyone who does so will be put to death. 6. Observe the Feast of First Fruits and the Feast of Ingathering: All males are therefore to appear before Yahweh three times each year. 7. Do not mix sacrificial blood with leavened bread. 8. Do not let the fat of offerings remain until the morning. 9. Bring the choicest first fruits of the harvest to the Temple of Yahweh. 10. Do not cook a goat in its mother's milk.
The Ritual Decalogue is one of the two very different lists within the Torah that are known as the Decalogue or Ten Commandments (the name decalogue (δέκα λόγοι) merely means ten sayings). The Ritual Decalogue is the list of commandments in Exodus 34. As they concern points of ritual, rather than ethics, they are viewed as having minor significance compared to the Ethical Decalogue. Consequently, although the Ritual Decalogue appears in the text at the point where God inscribes the Ten Commandments into the two stone tablets, and it is they rather than the Ethical Decalogue which are identified as the Ten Commandments, it is the Ethical Decalogue which is commonly believed to be inscribed on the tablets.
The Real Ten Commandments?Does this look familiar?:
1. Worship no other god than Yahweh: Make no covenant with the inhabitants of other lands to which you go, do not intermarry with them, and destroy their places of worship.
Wikipedia's entry on the Ritual Decalogue:
2. Do not make molten idols. 3. Observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days in the month of Abib. 4. Sacrifice firstborn male animals to Yahweh. The firstborn of a donkey may be redeemed; redeem firstborn sons. 5. Do no work or even kindle a fire on the seventh day. Anyone who does so will be put to death. 6. Observe the Feast of First Fruits and the Feast of Ingathering: All males are therefore to appear before Yahweh three times each year. 7. Do not mix sacrificial blood with leavened bread. 8. Do not let the fat of offerings remain until the morning. 9. Bring the choicest first fruits of the harvest to the Temple of Yahweh. 10. Do not cook a goat in its mother's milk.
The Ritual Decalogue is one of the two very different lists within the Torah that are known as the Decalogue or Ten Commandments (the name decalogue (δέκα λόγοι) merely means ten sayings). The Ritual Decalogue is the list of commandments in Exodus 34. As they concern points of ritual, rather than ethics, they are viewed as having minor significance compared to the Ethical Decalogue. Consequently, although the Ritual Decalogue appears in the text at the point where God inscribes the Ten Commandments into the two stone tablets, and it is they rather than the Ethical Decalogue which are identified as the Ten Commandments, it is the Ethical Decalogue which is commonly believed to be inscribed on the tablets.
The Museum of Black Superheroes![]()
To begin with, the history of black superheroes is not easily assembled since early on, much of the work was not reported on. There aren't volumes of books out there on the subject, and even if you look at historical books put out by major publishers - the coverage on their own black superheroes is sparse at best.
(via Metafilter)Also, companies prefer to sweep any negative and stereotypical characters from their past under the rug in order to preserve their images today. Therefore, the search for early black superheroes turns up more negative images than anything else. The history as a whole needs to be looked at in order to fully appreciate the black superheroes being created today. The Museum of Black Superheroes![]()
To begin with, the history of black superheroes is not easily assembled since early on, much of the work was not reported on. There aren't volumes of books out there on the subject, and even if you look at historical books put out by major publishers - the coverage on their own black superheroes is sparse at best.
(via Metafilter)Also, companies prefer to sweep any negative and stereotypical characters from their past under the rug in order to preserve their images today. Therefore, the search for early black superheroes turns up more negative images than anything else. The history as a whole needs to be looked at in order to fully appreciate the black superheroes being created today. Rocketboom and TikibarTV Crossover
Last friday's Rocketboom had the cast of Tikibar TV onboard. And it only took me a week to find out about it. Rocketboom and TikibarTV Crossover
Last friday's Rocketboom had the cast of Tikibar TV onboard. And it only took me a week to find out about it. |