The ACL got publicly spanked for their attempt to censor a gay safe sex ad today. But there was a hidden message in the ad they missed.
Rapture weekend: looking on the bright side..
May 20th, 2011
So rapture is almost upon us. For my last post with religious people on earth I thought I’d reflect on the upside of doomsday.
James Randi: Time traveller?
Nov 28th, 2010
Is magician and skeptic James Randi a time traveller?
This court transcript triggered memories for me of something between Fawlty Towers, Yes Minister and Monty Python. The background:a man has been stealing a LOT of those hook-less hangers that they have in hotels.
How science is reported in mainstream media
Sep 22nd, 2010
As a lot of what makes it into the public mind of science is rather loosely related to the original science, I thought I’d dig up a couple of comic strips about the decidedly unscientific process of science reporting.
Beliefs in the election 2010
Aug 19th, 2010
Worrying to watch Tony Abbott continue to deny global warming is real and think that this man could be our PM if enough idiots vote for him. I thought a bit of xkcd retouching might be in order for this coming election.
Tony Abbott’s new stop the boats phone in action
Aug 16th, 2010
I got an exclusive first run simulation of how Tony’s planned “Stop the boats” direct line to the navy would work. The idea is he’ll get a phone call from the navy to say yay or nay and then they turn ‘em on back. The notion’s been dubbed “boat phone” on twitter. Here it is [...]
