Monday, August 22, 2005

Reason has no place.... ...in the Republican Party anymore. When the party leaders repeatedly voice their support for teaching Intelligent Design in our schools, and attempt to claim that it is an alternative scientific "theory" of how life came to be, no rational person who values reason and the scientific method can call themselves By demiller@gmail.com (Doug Miller). [Doing Something Different - Full Feed] Unfortunately the Democratic party can't even muster the energy and enthusiasm around this issue that Pastafarianism has, which, despite being hilarious, is totally ineffective by virtue of being too subtle for those who need to get the message to understand. That's because the Democratic party leadership doesn't want to throw away voters. Despite all the media hype about how Christian nutcase are all Republicans, there are actually a huge number of religious fanatic Democrats (sample quote: "Bush will burn in hell for stealing the election"). In fact, here in Los Angeles I run into a fundie Democrat around one a week, while I've only met one fundie Republican. 10:58:00 AM    comment () Canon EOS 5D, full-frame 12.8 megapixel. The biggest surprise of the day (not) will be Canon's much-leaked EOS 5D. Yes, the specifications floating around for the last two weeks were accurate, this camera slots in above the EOS 20D but below the EOS-1D series with its full-frame (35 mm negative size) 12.8 megapixel CMOS sensor. Other key specifications; 3.0 fps continuous shooting, Spot metering, Custom settings mode, Picture Style parameters, 2.5" wide viewing angle LCD monitor, marginally larger than the EOS 20D, USB 2.0 High-speed,... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)] I'm still waiting for a full-frame digital SLR from Nikon. 10:23:41 AM    comment () Star Trek Phone Set to Thrill. Fans who have dreamed of using a communicator like Captain Kirk's will have their wish fulfilled this fall. By Holly J. Wagner. [Wired News] No pictures, and the company is still "finalizing details." Not a good sign. 10:03:34 AM    comment ()

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