Irish Atheists Publish 25 Well-Known Blasphemous Quotes To Test Ridiculous New Blasphemy Law
January 1st, a brand new blasphemy law takes into effect in Ireland, in which it’s now criminal with fines up to 25.000 euros for: publishing or uttering matter that is grossly abusive or insulting in relation to matters held sacred by any religion, thereby intentionally causing outrage among a substantial number of adherents of that [...]
Copenhagen: Police State (Meidell Vs. Doctorow)
This morning saw a rather interesting discussion between my friend and colleague Brian Meidell and esteemed Boing Boing co-editor, Cory Doctorow. The debate is whether Denmark has turned in to a police state, spurned by the world-wide reports of police violence and human rights violations. With permission from Brian, here’s a transcript: brianmeidell: @doctorow (Re: [...]
Cop15 12th December Climate Demonstration Photos
I snapped a bunch of photos from yesterdays climate conference demo in Copenhagen. They say there were up to 100.000 of us.
Debate Between The Catholic Church And Christopher Hitchens & Stephen Fry
An absolutely interesting video debate on the topic: “Is the Catholic church a force for good in the world?”. Needless to say, Hitchens and Fry deliciously and absolutely crush their opponents.
The Incredible Story Of Kopimi, Pirate Bays And The Service That Wasn't There Yet
Have you’ve heard about The Pirate Bay? It’s a little Swedish project to bring bittorrent files to the people. They were sued for it, and unless their appeals work, they lost. Also, by proxy, freeways lost. It wasn’t a very pretty trial and in western terms, not a very fair one either. Despite the fact [...]
Nova Documentary On Intelligent Design
It’s no well-kept secret that I’m not fan of the pseudo-science known by some as “intelligent design”, yet it is a guilty pleasure following the ideological tennis match that’s been playing out in American schools this last decade. And so, I loved this — now somewhat old — documentary on the Dover trial on intelligent [...]
Exit War President
George, Today you cease to be president, and I have to be honest: I will not miss you nor will I remember you fondly. I have, in fact, been waiting for this moment for 8 long years. I have never been one for “what ifs”; at the very least my imagination has been limited to [...]
Five Things We Hope Barack Obama Has Learned From Conan The Barbarian
Apparently, Barack Obama collects Conan comics. Some danish friends of mine have written an excellent list of five things they hope Barack Obama has learned from Conan. The article in its entirety is in danish, though you can try and have Google translate it for you. Here are the five items, translated for you, dear [...]