***PLEASE don't show this video to my children.*** Nick Smith of pwnordie.com had the inspiration to hunt through youtube to visit the living rooms of 50 gleeful/tearful/wild/choked-up children to see each of them ripping open a new Nintendo Wii. "Oh My Gosh!" Watching this video provoked a host of emotions,…
I just returned from visiting my family-in-law on the north shore Long Island. A nearby beach beckoned and I'd like to share two photos of sea gulls taken on consecutive days, both photos taken from the same beach, both looking north into Long Island Sound. Truly, what a difference a…
Over at Daylight Atheism, Ebonmuse points out the practice and problems of using testimonials in lieu of trustworthy evidence. It's part of his series on critical thinking. On an almost-related matter, see this DI post on what it means to be "certain."
Rachel Maddow knows how to keep after a story. More journalists should take heed that they shouldn't merely serve as stenographers for those in power. They should aggressively pursue their stories, like Maddow did here, and speak truth to power. And shame on Laura Tyson for not taking…
I spotted this ornamental cabbage poking out of the snow while walking through Manhattan two days ago. Is this a hint of Spring to come or the very end of the summer? Here are a couple of other cool things I saw while strolling through Manhattan. How can you fit…