Archive for 17th of July, 2009
Science is Cultures
Jul 17th
I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said “Stop! don’t do it!” “Why shouldn’t I?” he said. I said, “Well, there’s so much to live for!” He said, “Like what?” I said, “Well…are you religious or atheist?” He said, “Religious.” I said, “Me too! Are you Christian or Buddhist?” He said, “Christian.” I said, “Me too! Are you Catholic or Protestant?” He said, “Protestant.” I said, “Me too! Are you Episcopalian or Baptist?” He said, “Baptist!” I said,”Wow! Me too! Are you Baptist Church of God or Baptist Church of the Lord?” He said, “Baptist Church of God!” I said, “Me too! Are you Original Baptist Church of God , or are you Reformed Baptist Church of God?” He said,”Reformed Baptist Church of God!” I said, “Me too! Are you Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1879, or Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1915?” He said, “Reformed baptist church of god, reformation of 1915!” I said, “DIE, HERETIC SCUM!” and pushed him off.
Emo Phillips demonstrates no-one is generically ‘religious’
I had 2000 words on Mooney and Kirshenbaum’s blogging More >
Vidi: The Past
Jul 17th
This is a test of the new bookmarking script I’m working on. It it works then it should collect links during the week and then compile them into one post on a Friday.
Mike Pitts – Digging Deeper Mike Pitts, author of Hengeworld, editor of British Archaeology and all-round archaeological whirlwind is now blogging. His site is definitely something you’d want to add to your RSS reader.
Ancient boat reveals shipbuilding skills of Java’s seafarers | The Jakarta Post This is deeply cool. The problem with a lot of marine archaeology is that it’s either out at sea where it’s hard to find, or else it rots. The Yogyakarta Archaeology Center has been working on a largely intact boat found in Indonesia dating from the 6th or 7th century.
Durango Herald News, Chimney Rock: Chaco or not? (via David Meadow’s Explorator, the same person who runs Roge Classicism) There’s new exacavations at Chimney Rock. It’s an important site in Southwestern US archaeoastronomy, but is it tied to the Chaco culture?
Governor eliminates Michigan Dept. of History, Arts and Libraries – Crain’s Detroit Business It’s looks like Michigan will be feeling the effects of this recession for a long while yet. There’s not just the loss of services in More >
