Potpourri on a TestingThursday Afternoon

SERIOUS STUFF

1. Identity theft targets children – Not surprising — it’s harder to detect and less well protected.
2. A biologist reviews an evolution textbook from the Discover Insitute… – Expectedly, if you think science is full of lies and disortions, your science books will be pretty crappy.
3. A Most Novel Creationism Argument – No, the problem is not that science doesn’t take into account supernatural causes — it’s that supernatural causes are, by their very nature, not science. Calling them science is like putting lipstick on a unicorn — it’s still a mythical creature.
4. Connecticut Dems mull censuring Holy Joe – Lieberman’s feigned shock and surprise is maddening. And, no, Joe, it’s not like the Soviet Union — it’s like Norway, and another politician who reached across party lines, name of Quisling …
5. End of the Anglican crown – 300 year bar to be lifted… – The Brits re-admitting Catholics (and folks married to them) to the throne? And letting girls butt in line ahead of boys based on age? What do they think this is, the Twentieth Century?
6. Austin Dacey PWNZ my soul – You can respect people and disagree with them. You can even respect people and criticize them, their actions, their beliefs. You can’t respect them and still mock them — but not all disagreement and criticism is mockery. Though some is.

AND ON A LIGHTER NOTE …

1. Princess Leia Nagel-esque poster (Leia + Nagel = Leigel?) – I used to be a real Nagel fan back in the day. I still love the look.
2. The Straight Dope: Do emergency sirens have to be changed frequently … – Siren info can be fun! That said, I’ll confess that the biggest problem I have is not with an overly loud radio or anything like that — it’s that cars as a whole are a lot more soundproof than they used to be once upon a time.
3. Fringe at Two Episodes – I’m giving it one more episode to grab me.
4. A Glimpse into the Minds of Kids in 1931 America – Very, very cool. 
5. Mars rovers still roving – When NASA does something right, it continues to thrill. Years into their assignment — after a planned lifespan of a few months — the Mars Rovers are still doing their job. Well done to all the project team.
6. Ebert pwns bad movie fan – LOL.