Font of humor 28 Aug 2008 I was a graphic artist cum typesetter for 25 years. So I know that Times New Roman and Arial are not proper fonts, but abominations foisted upon the unsuspecting world by the Evil Empire. Nevertheless, this is a funny video: See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. Hat tip: Reconciliation Ecology Humor
Humor Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality 22 Aug 2010 Link Petunia married a professor, and Harry grew up reading science and science fiction. Then came the Hogwarts letter… I enjoy the hell out of this series of fanfic. I want to read the entire seven volumes. Now! The premise is that Harry is actually rational and skeptical. Read More
Humor This is what happens if you resist a Wilkins 17 Jun 2009 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ky7g1lgTwc&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Hat tip to Chris Elliot, and see Super Punch. Read More
General Science Indifferentialism 30 Jun 2009 The Sensuous Curmudgeon has a new (old) take on the accommodationism debate: indifference. To quote him/her/them: Our position is to totally disregard what we consider to be a sectarian disagreement among various denominations about whether scripture should be read in a manner to deny verifiable information about reality. One might… Read More
I’m reminded of the joke about the guy who, when looking at the psychiatrist’s Rorshach blots sees a man and a woman having sex each time. “You have a sex obsession,” says the psychiatrist. “I do?” replies the patient. “You’re the one with all the dirty pictures!”
What’s wrong with Times New Roman? At least it was designed by actual typographers, rather than quickly thrown together because Microsoft didn’t want to pay royalties for Helvetica.