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HBO started its John Adams mini-series this week. I love historical dramas. Especially historical dramas based on stuff that really happened. I could only watch the first part last night before having to get to bed so I could get 3 hours of sleep before work today, but I watched enough to draw me in already. While I'm sure there is a lot of creative license being used with a lot of the drama, the men at that time were undertaking an incredibly dangerous and important task. I can't imagine the kind of patriotism and heart it took to fight for independence from England. I don't think there is anything today that would mirror that challenge. Sure, Bush has to go and we need to get in a real president, but this is nothing like starting a brand new government. Anyway, I'm anxious to continue watching it. Read More/Post Comments (3) I happen to have experience in voice, and I can say without a doubt that the strongest singers this season are for the men, Chaquizy(sp?)…and for the women, Asiah. America can vote all they want, but they have the most vocal strength and flexibility in the field. Granted, it’s not all about that, but these two are the best this year. One asterisk…I didn’t hear Carly’s first performance so she may be recovering from the flu bug that has plagued the women thus far, including Asiah on her last performance. This is a very solid year for AI…no amazing break out singers (there haven’t been any ever, actually) but it’s still a very open field. My choice so far goes to Asiah, but that is subject to change next week when I hear everyone at 100 percent. Oh, and BTW…Kady sucks, I don’t care how well she impersonates Brittan Read More/Post Comments (27) Obama makes Hillary look like a simpletonby Unity on February 26, 2008 at 08:57 PM Filed in 2008 Presidential Election So, the idea that Obama is secretly a Muslim was denied by Clinton, who immediately took the non-opportunity to accuse Obama’s camp of trying to distract from the issues. In the face of this unwarranted attack, what was Obama's response? "The notion that the Clinton campaign would be trying to circulate this as a negative on the same day that Senator Clinton was giving a speech about how we repair our relationships around the world is sad." See the choice of words? Who does he strike? Not Clinton, not Clinton’s camp…he attacks the notion. Once again Obama takes the high road and downplays the accusation, making Hillary look silly by comparison. This is why Obama’s momentum is building like a freight train and Hillary is dying on the vine. Read More/Post Comments (8) P. **iddy sucks. I'd heard of the play so I thought I'd watch. 15 Minutes later and I'd switched to "Friends" reruns... With the possible exception of Jean-Claude van Damme, P. **iddy is the worst actor ever. 15 minutes is actually pushing it, it was more like 10, really. That Hannah Montana girl would've been more convincing for the part. In contrast to what P. Dorkwad sees in the music industry, actors actually have to act. They don't have multilevel reverbs and delays to make it seem like they can act any better than a 70's porn slut. Even that little kid was a better actor than you are. Give it up and quit embarrassing yourself. Go back to making bands out of pretty girls who can't sing. Hugs and kisses, Unity Read More/Post Comments (2) Did Life Evolve in Ice?by MasterDebator on February 18, 2008 at 10:47 AM Filed in Creation/Evolution Here's an interesting article positing that life arose, possibly, in a frozen wasteland, not a marshy bog. Read More/Post Comments (5) Thermodynamics response to a requestby Unity on February 16, 2008 at 04:39 PM Filed in Creation/Evolution After reading this from Masterdebator, Unity believes, however, that if abiogenesis happened, it would not have violated the 2LoT. In this respect, I agree. IF abiogenesis occurred, it would have followed all physical laws, including the 2LoT. I have decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and comply with the following request. Please repost your analysis in a new thread (or as a new post in reply to this one), but do not reference any outside sources. That is, make your case and make it stand alone. Here is my version of the snowflake example. Note that weather patterns are obviously more complex than this, but this should do. In addition I decided to tie it into the polymerization of amino or nucleic acids in order to show one relevant application. Read More/Post Comments (1) Don't Let Congress Ruin the Internetby MasterDebator on February 14, 2008 at 10:53 AM Filed in Society Dear Friend, Big phone and cable companies are trying to get rid of Net Neutrality, the fundamental principle that prevents them from discriminating against your favorite Web sites and services. Unless we speak out to our members of Congress, they could move to allow large telephone and cable companies to control what you do, where you go and what you watch online. Read More/Post Comments (1) Thermodynamics...MD doesn't know anythingby Unity on February 13, 2008 at 09:34 PM Filed in Creation/Evolution So, here we are 7 months after I first told Masterdebator that he misapplied 2lot and he still hasn’t figured it out. First, I said to give me an example article so I could show him the fallacy within it. He responded with this: Originally Posted by MasterDebator I showed him the fallacy, so he responded with: No, you didn't. Do you want to try again? Why didn't I? Because according to him: I didn't fully understand what you were trying to say, so I've put it on the backburner. For reference, This is the "undecipherable" post he clai Read More/Post Comments (22) I was thinking the other day that cops deserve our respect because of the dangers they face. God knows there are some real scum and villainy on our streets and it has to be stressful dealing with it all. But some people just shouldn't be cops. How come police departments don't filter these guys out? Are they hurting that bad for personnel? Isn't it dangerous giving a hot-headed power-mad control freak any authority? I think so. Obviously, this is just a fringe incident- every population has its fringe. Most police officers I've encountered have been helpful and respectable. But even one fringe incident can lead to terrible consequences. Read More/Post Comments (0) Google's Android is now out in the wild (check out this video... drool...). If you can create a killer app for the mobile phone OS, you could get a chunk of a $10 million prize pool. If Google can get a manufacturer, I think you can say goodbye to the crappy phones we have today (the iPhone being the least crappy) and hello to the kind of phones we should have had years ago if the mobile phone companies hadn't conspired to keep the technology down (it's the money, y'all). Woohoo! Read More/Post Comments (0) What Happens When Scientists Do Scienceby MasterDebator on February 11, 2008 at 10:48 PM Filed in Creation/Evolution Want to know what happens when scientists spend their time learning about nature? They make cool things like Gecko tape. Watch this cool video. Want to know what happens when scientists spend their time trying to figure out what evolved from what? *crickets chirping* Please, scientists, do real science and make the world a better (even cooler) place. :) Read More/Post Comments (32) ...and then there were Threeby MasterDebator on February 07, 2008 at 01:58 PM Filed in 2008 Presidential Election Read More/Post Comments (13) I am going to have to qualify this post in that due to circumstances beyond my control, I have not had the time to elaborate or refine this much, but I think I've got all the meat in here. In an earlier post, Masterdebator made this analogy with respect to thermodynamics and the theory of evolution. Read More/Post Comments (43) Mitt Romney loses radio host Mark Larsen's vote in interviewby MasterDebator on January 29, 2008 at 11:55 PM Filed in 2008 Presidential Election Mark Larsen of 1040 AM WWBA interviewed Mitt Romney on the morning of 1/29/2008. The sneers and chuckles from slippery Romney pushed him over the edge and drove him to support the only real candidate -- Ron Paul. Wow! That's a passionate reaction for you. I hope all of America gets this passionate coming into the 2008 Presidential election. Even if you're not voting for Ron Paul, figure out what your candidate is really about. Don't just vote for him (or her) because he wears a label you like. Investigate all the candidates and then make your decision. If you don't do the due diligence, don't vote. Read More/Post Comments (4) My daughter called me crying Tuesday, the 22nd of January, 2008. You know how you get when you hear your daughter's crying voice. So I'm wondering what the hell happened. "Heath's dead," she whimpered. At first I thought she was joking, and said as much. "That's not funny, Steph." I thought, if she's acting, she's being very convincing! You see, my daughter had become infatuated with Heath Ledger, the heart-throb Australian actor who broke into Hollywood in 10 Things I Hate About You and A Knight's Tale and broke into hearts with his powerful portrayal of a gay cowboy fighting both his own inner turmoil and the prejudices of his day in Brokeback Mountain. Soon, he will be back on the big screen as Batman's nemesis, the Joker, which we are all greatly anticipating, considering Batman Begins is one of the finest incarnations of comic hero ever and the Read More/Post Comments (1)
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