SkeptiCamp arrives at the Big Apple! Come, share that apple of knowledge with us!
The web site and registration for SkeptiCamp NYC 2009 is now open (and, we apologize for the delays).
It is taking place December 6th, 2009
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Do instincts exist? Is the term outdated and completely useless? Or, is the general concept still valid, even if we have to adjust what we think of them and know about them?
At the moment, I am inclined to think the concept is s...
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How sick is this?!
Eoin Colfer, the author of the "6th" HHGG novel*, has also written a new preface for Douglas Adam's first HHGG novel.
First of all: The preface is not written very well: It seems to target kinder...
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Someone I know is moving off the Mac, and into the furious world of Windows.
(Not me, I am already a furious Windows user.)
The biggest issue they need to tackle is: What to do about their e-mail.
We could not, yet, deduce...
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I am mostly bringing this up out of morbid curiosity. But, also in part because it was advertised at one of the tables at NECSS.
Does anyone, here, happen to be attending The Singularity Summit '09, in New York City, on October ...
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I have a possible project that involves writing a PDF file programmatically, through an ASP.NET web site.
More specifically, it will be filling in "blanks" in the document, with content provided by users.
(And, I'd...
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I consider Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, by Douglas Adams, to be one of the greatest novels of intrigue ever written. But, this thread should NOT be about the novel. I would like to discuss the scientific merit of such an...
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I remember when Phil Plait announced, at TAM7, that the $1 Million Challenge will likely not be ending at the expiration date originally set.
Is there any official Internet source I can link to, declaring that?
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I happened to note on Dragon*Con's web site ( http://www.dragoncon.org/index.php [http://www.dragoncon.org/index.php]> ), that James Randi's name appears under the cancellations.
I have not heard any other news as to why. I assu...
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A Brain War!
Seriously, it's a great idea! A terrifically phenomenal proposal, that will emphasize some of the most precious values of JREF and skepticism, in general. We can generate a new form of appreciation for the minds and...
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A beauty contest.
Seriously. It's a bad idea. A phenomenally terrible proposal, that would undermine all of the most precious values of the JREF and skepticism, in general. We are supposed to value the minds and brains of the c...
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Here is a thread for discussing the merits of various computer languages. I am starting this as an attempt to continue a discussion I was having with a fellow TAM member, that was cut off much too soon. I hope she joins us, but if n...
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I can honestly say, without very much qualification, that this was probably the Best TAM Ever!, in many regards!! Even if I were to leave out all of the things that I am not supposed to talk about, I can still declare that I had an ...
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