A Nice LaTeX Cheat Sheet
I ran across this cheat sheet while looking for an answer to setting line spacing of single-spaced within paragraphs and
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A Direct Answer About Torture
A commenter on Ed Brayton’s “Dispatches from the Culture Wars” asked what I can only assume was meant to be
Read moreBenjamin Franklin and the Anti-Vaccination Argument
I ran across this in the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: In 1736 I lost one of my sons, a fine
Read moreLying With Dogs
Conservative commentator Denyse O’Leary has posted an interview with Adnan Oktar at the Uncommon Descent weblog. Oktar is probably better
Read moreNew Server
The email server I use was having some hardware issues. Marc picked up a new box and disk, and Jeff,
Read moreJerry Coyne and NCSE
Jerry Coyne lets NCSE know he doesn’t like what they said. Meanwhile, NCSE’s April 2009 fundraising letter includes the following:
Read moreAn Aid to Thought
Over at “wattupwiththat”, a commenter opined some time ago: I remember when I was a kid playing with a bicycle
Read moreRussell Blackford and Telling Science Advocacy Organizations to Shut Up Already
Philosopher Russell Blackford takes issue with various science advocacy organizations pointing out that many people of faith also manage to
Read moreSkewering the Clueless in the Peoria Journal Star
The Peoria Journal Star’s opinion page has a couple of recent entries. Here’s a disappointing rant from someone who claims
Read moreAnother Paper for the CV
Back around 2001, Jeff Shallit of the University of Waterloo asked me about collaborating on a critique of various claims
Read moreThe “Weasel” Saga — With Math (Part 2)
In Part 1, I introduced the “weasel” program, gave an overview of its role as a teaching tool, and gave
Read moreThe “Weasel” Saga — With Math (Part 1)
Richard Dawkins provided a description of a program in his 1986 book, “The Blind Watchmaker”, that was meant to illustrate
Read moreTrip to Nashville
There was no sight-seeing, but I went to Nashville, Tennessee from last Sunday to last Thursday. This was to present
Read moreAcoustics Blooper in NCIS
I saw the NCIS episode “One Shot, One Kill” and noticed a blooper in the show. Maybe that’s not that
Read moreSirenian International Goes Sociable
Sirenian International, a manatee conservation and public outreach organization, now has a Facebook group. SI also has a field course
Read moreDembski, “Weasel”, and Video-Level Evidence
A post over at Uncommon Descent with a long-running series of comments resulted in a link to a video segment
Read moreNYT References Panda’s Thumb Blogger Tara Smith
An op-ed column by Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times referenced Panda’s Thumb blogger Tara Smith. The op-ed is
Read moreMinimal Protection for Images
I’ve already had at least one image of mine pirated for derivative work sold on CafePress. I like sharing my
Read moreRichard Dawkins and the Purpose of Purpose
Oxford University’s previous Charles Simonyi Professor for Public Understanding of Science, Richard Dawkins, visited Michigan State University in East Lansing
Read moreMore About the Behe Talk
Michael Behe gave a talk at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, as mentioned in a previous post here.
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