You want nonconformity? 17 Jul 2007 You Are 94% Non Conformist You’re incredibly strange. And a weirdness like yours takes skill to cultivate! No one really understands you. And you’re cool with that. You just hope you never have to understand them! Are You a Nonconformist? Via Larry via Mike, both of whom I beat hollow on weirdness. Humor
Humor The Great Leader speaks (Mandarin) 29 Oct 2007 I actually don’t dislike the guy, but this is one of the funniest political ads I’ve ever seen. For forners (not from Orstraya), it helps to know that Rudd leads the erstwhile socialist party, speaks Mandarin, and is likely to win the next federal election. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptccZze7VxQ&rel=1] 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
Humor What do colourless green ideas do? They sleep, furiously 27 Nov 2007 This little piece by netfriend Richard Harter, who apparently predates coal, serves to demonstrate that philosophers really aren’t clever enough at thinking up counterexamples… Read More
93%. I’m somewhat risk-averse, so that probably knocked off a couple of points. But then, on reflection, I think my definition of “risk” may be a bit idiosyncratic.
96% for me too. Odd, since I never thought of myself as non-conformist. And I’m not sayin’ what I raise.
96% for me too. Odd, since I never thought of myself as non-conformist. And I’m not sayin’ what I raise.
A paltry 83%. :o( A well, I didn’t expect to do better than a practicing philosopher. It was that 9 to 5 question.
A paltry 83%. :o( A well, I didn’t expect to do better than a practicing philosopher. It was that 9 to 5 question.