Well, it only took me 12 months, but I have finally finished the Bibleizer script.

It takes arbitrary text as input, and censors every word which doesn’t appear in the King James version of the Holy Bible.

Try it yourself now!  Click here!

CC-licensed image, courtesy of Mr. Physics, via Flickr

An excellent post today on the Dangerous Minds blog, and an ensuing discussion on Facebook got me to thinking about the differences between the minds of conservative folks and liberal folks.

Namely, why should it be that so many conservatives have such a hard time changing their opinions when presented with bald facts that contradict those opinions?

We normally think of humans as rational agents.  That is, we expect the beliefs we each hold are based on some sort of evidence and argument, and as more data becomes available to a person, they should update their model of how the world works.  But often, in practice, it doesn’t seem to work out that way.

(This is going to turn out to be a long post.) Read more »

The Groundhog’s Day Blizzard of 2011, in Chicago. Mostly in Rogers Park.

Wait a minute, wasn't Wesley Snipes the Dalmalatian Man? Har har

This is beautiful.

I’m adding this Crappy Taxidermy site to my RSS reader right now.

They know exactly what I like.  If only I were a rich man, I could afford this kind of beautiful art for my collection.

Alas, one day.

And check out the totally sweet throne! I want it!  I want it!

Tonight, it’s “Snowpocalypse” in Chicago.  The Great Blizzard of 2011 means I get to cross one more disaster I’ve survived off my list.

• House Fire
• Flood
• Hurricane
• Forest Fire
• Tornado
• Blizzard
• Volcano
• Earthquake
• Tsunami

Those last three are going to be tricky, but I think if I play my cards right, I’ll be able to knock at least two of the three off at the same time.

I’ll post a photo in the morning, and we’ll see much snow actually has fallen.