Macht has posted the interesting theological/philosophical discussion that C-3PO and R2-D2 had during Star Wars Episode 4.

Posted on January 22nd, 2005 by admin
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Mark Dery has a scathing critique of the “Not One More Damn Dime” (NMODD) boycott.

Posted on January 21st, 2005 by admin
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Given the amount of discussion generated on Gideon Strauss‘ site about the concept of public intellectuals, I find it fitting to mention Christopher Hitchens’ eulogy to Susan Sontag, public intellectual, who passed away this week.

Posted on December 29th, 2004 by admin
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jen on the white eyebrow robert on a white eyebrow variation the variation again oh, how the mighty have fallen! jen and i toproping(!) at the cirque.

Posted on October 25th, 2004 by admin
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We just spent the weekend in Morgantown at Coopers Rock — two days of bouldering and a night of camping. Woo! Climbing photos are here. Jen will be updating the rest of the site with Seb cuteness soon.

Posted on July 25th, 2004 by admin
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I’ve come to the conclusion that anyone who fancies themselves a writer should be required to take a basic course in logic. If you’ve ever taken Philosophy 101, you probably learned that there are logical fallacies — that is — arguments that fail to pass to the requirements of logic. While mindlessly googling for “Christian […]

Posted on April 6th, 2004 by admin
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Lots of little, diverse items this morning…. First, we got word at the office from our employers that our group will not be moving from downtown. Woo hoo. In fact, since we have some extra offce space, Ciber may move a few folks into our space. Other work news — I was just given a […]

Posted on February 25th, 2004 by admin
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I finally decided I was sick of waiting for the bus endlessly, so I rode in this morning. Now that I’m downtown, I’m riding on all main roads (Stanton to Butler to Penn to Grant), so everything was wet or even dry in spots. It was a bit chilly and windy, but still bearable. And […]

Posted on January 29th, 2004 by admin
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We finally got to the see the last installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy this past Friday night. It does not disappoint. I’m really impressed with what Peter Jackson and his crew did — they made three really great movies, and they kept the spirit of the work and the author. I would […]

Posted on December 28th, 2003 by admin
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I was a bit skeptical going into this season, with Mulder gone and all, but the first couple of episodes were, well, not bad. Agent Doggett isn’t as bad as I had heard, but there are a few things that have been bugging me (and we’re halfway through the season): 1. Scully has become the […]

Posted on December 4th, 2003 by admin
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