http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:02:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [[quote=117]]1 Mr. James Madison, quoted in "Rethinking Power We Give Government: Part 2 of 2", National Catholic Register Blogs. Viewed 2010-02-04. http://www.ncregister.com/blog/rethinking_the_power_we_give_government_part_2_of_2 ↩ http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20100204-2001/quote-of-the-day-38 My Political Views I am a right social moderate. Right: 4.07, Libertarian: 0.03 <br/> Political Spectrum Quiz http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090829-1709/political-spectrum-quiz "Twenty percent of the Netherlands annual deaths are due to doctor intervention."1 Mr. George J. Marlin. "Obamacare: Will Seniors Have a Duty to Die?" The Catholic Thing. 2009-07-29 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1965&Itemid=2 ↩ http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090730-0727/obamacare-quote-of-the-day [[quote=116]]1 Mr. Robert Royal. "The U.S. Bishops on Health Care" The Catholic Thing. 2009-07-23 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1946&Itemid=2 ↩ http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090724-0819/quote-of-the-day-37 The most recent movie, #6, was mostly decent I think, though I would have included the battle at the end rather than the triumphant march out of the castle, and burning the Burrow was rather unnecessary. http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090718-2142/harry-potter-spoilers I read yesterday that Microsoft is planning (releasing?) a web based version of MicroSoft Office. While I neglected to save the link, it really is not important, since this is clearly the latest both in MicroSoft's ongoing feud with Google, and in their end-goal of subscription based software. http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090714-0812/webword http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090705-0024/i-love-fireworks [[quote=115]]1 Dr. Mike Adams. "The Nature of Conservatism" Townhall.com 2009-05-18 viewed 2009-05-31. http://townhall.com/columnists/MikeAdams/2009/05/18/the_nature_of_conservatism ↩ http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090529-2156/quote-of-the-day-36 The Church teaches that life begins at conception. Why then does it surprise good, orthodox priests that a miscarried baby should get a funeral? It bothers me greatly. http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090503-1705/confusion The National Catholic Register provides the scientific facts behind the Pope's recent statement that there is a risk of increasing the problem of AIDS in Africa by distributing condoms.1 This article provides documentation to some of the things I had considered myself when I have found myself defending the ... http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090416-0646/condom-programs-increase-aids The Wall Street Journal's Mr. Stuart Varney presents a chilling thought in an alleging that the current administration is refusing to allow an unnamed bank to return funds loaned to it.1 The creditability of the article is reduced by the failure to name the bank or the source. ... http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090404-1936/president-obama-and-the-banks This1 comes only a week or so after I finished the book, Lord of the World2 that it compares President Obama to. The author writes reflecting much the same line of thought that I had as I wrote it. Other than the fact that the "planes" in the book flap ... http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090331-1954/coincidence While 2005-2007 were years of record warmth, the overall trend since 2001 averages out to a nice flat line.1 But while we could see this flat line continue, or even drop down into a period of cooling, you should not doubt that global warming is real, and is caused ... http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090303-0825/global-warming-paused Periodically when I follow the RSS link to Dr. Mike Adams' articles, I end up somewhere else. This time, I read the entire article before I realized it. It seems that Dr. Dawkins has again accepted an invitation to debate a theist. This time, it further appears that he ... http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090301-0936/dawkins-stumbles Your result for "Surviving The Singularity" Test... The Prepared Post-Human 44/60 Acquired Aptitude, 44/60 Active Adaptability and 39/60 Affirmative Attitude! You're a true Techno-Tight flier, you're the top Tech-trier, Hip to the Hotwire, Flash memory and Firewire, impatient in places where wi-fi is slow, hey, under 100mbps, you gotta go! But ... http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090222-0951/surviving-the-singularity Your result for What is the Measure of a Man? The Gentleman's Test... ... http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090222-0936/the-measure-of-a-man I need to go back and finish reading this article, but the first page skimmed seems to indicate that there was more to Lamarck's theory than we have given him credit for.1 Ms. Emily Singer. "A Comeback for Lamarckian Evolution? Two new studies show that the effects of a mother's early ... http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090216-0910/lamarck-wins Boston College's president has made the executive decision to place a crucifix in each of the classrooms on campus.1 While it is reported that student responses are generally positive, the faculty is apparently deeply divided and upset.2 I suppose the good news is that the younger generation is ... http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090214-0951/how-typical This1 article corresponds well with some of the stuff that Fr. Philip Chavez2 has said. The ideas are not identical, but they fit together. This is good. Innovative Media, Inc. "7 Things Teenage Boys Most Need" Zenit. http://www.zenit.org/rssenglish-24773 ↩ http://frphillipchavez.org/ ↩ http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090114-0745/converging-clues Google has set up an open source project to help convert between blogging software formats.1 From the press release,2 it supports Blogger, LiveJournal, MovableType, and WordPress. Very cool. Google. "google-blog-converters-appengine" Viewed 2009-01-11. http://code.google.com/p/google-blog-converters-appengine/ ↩ J.J. Lueck. "Google Blog Converters 1.0 Released" "Open Source at Google". 2009-01-09. ... http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090111-1830/blog-conversion-project In the last few days, with very little discussion among developers, an implementation of brainstorm was setup on the pidgin.im site. I would like to emphasize that taking this site down is not because we are indifferent to user feedback, nor actively ignoring it. Here, particularly, nothing could ... http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20090103-1804/feedback Dr. Mike Adams quotes Saint Jude's Epistle several times in his article, "St. Jude, Don't Make it Bad"1. I need to read it. I need to read more non-fiction in general. Dr. Mike Adams. "St. Jude, Don't Make it Bad" TownHall.com 2008-12-18. http://townhall.com/columnists/MikeSAdams/2008/12/18/st_jude,_dont_make_it_bad?page=full&comments=true ↩ http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20081219-0822/st-jude You Are A: Turtle! These reptiles, famous for their hard outer shells, spent their days roaming for food and relaxing in the water. As a turtle you are not very speedy, nor are you soft and cuddly. You tend to hide in your shell and you ... http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20081209-2127/cute-animal-quiz The quote1 actually says science != consensus politics == consensus science == ∃ X such that ((X == investigator) && (X == "correct"); where ("correct" == "results are verifiable in reference to the real world")) The problem is that skepticism does not reign throughout much of science. Rather, dogmatism reigns. ... http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20081114-1427/explaining [[quote=114]]1 Michael Crichton. "Aliens Cause Global Warming" reprinted in Wall Street Journal, November 7, 2008. Quote seen on "Evolution News & Views" blog post "Is There a “Consensus” in Science? Remembering the Late Michael Crichton" by Mr. Casey Luskin http://www.evolutionnews.org/2008/11/is_there_a_consensus_in_scienc.html 2008-11-14. ↩ http://www.schierer.org/~luke/log/20081114-0722/quote-of-the-day-35