Thursday, December 31, 2009

Top Ten Creationist Arguments

 

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Brown pelican
Bal Harbour, FL

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Neil deGrasse Tyson in The Tonight Show, January ‘09

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Dr. Tyson discusses Pluto, the coming of Apophis, and life on Mars.

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Black vulture
Miami

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Bertrand Russell on God (1959)

Nobel Prize-winning philosopher, mathematician and social critic, Bertrand Russell, explains why he does not believe in God.

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(Via Atheist Media Blog)

Neil deGrasse Tyson on Astrology

 

From The Amazing Meeting 6 (via JREF)

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Saddle-billed stork
Miami Metrozoo

Monday, December 28, 2009

Large Model RC Plane

 

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Neil deGrasse Tyson: It's Not About 'Church and State'

From The Amazing Meeting 6 (via JREF)

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Bathing flamingo
Miami Metrozoo

Sunday, December 27, 2009

What If God Disappeared?

A video by Edward Current that I did not post before.

 

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1:10 Scale Model Saturn V Launch

 

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(Via Cynical-C)

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Young male lion
Miami Metrozoo

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Feynman 'Fun to Imagine' 6: The Mirror

Fun To Imagine is a BBC series from 1983 featuring theoretical physicist Richard Feynman thinking aloud. What is fire? How do rubber bands work? Why do mirrors flip left-right but not up-down?


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Note: I have posted #7 (the next one) before I had seen the whole series. You can click the link to see it again.. I hope you enjoyed the series. Dr. Feynman was a genius that I greatly admired. Unfortunately he left us too soon.

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Female orangutan
Miami Metrozoo

Friday, December 25, 2009

Muslim Cleric Challenges Darwin: We Are Descendants of Human Beings, Jews Brothers of Apes and Pigs

Now I understand evolution and Darwin’s failings. Clear explanation indeed. It was all coincidence.

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(Via Atheist Media Blog)

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Back to the zoo



Siamangs - Miami Metrozoo

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Feynman 'Fun to Imagine' 5: Electricity

Fun To Imagine is a BBC series from 1983 featuring theoretical physicist Richard Feynman thinking aloud. What is fire? How do rubber bands work? Why do mirrors flip left-right but not up-down?

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F-80
2009 Homestead Air Show

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Evolution in Action

The American Museum of Natural History and the National Science Foundation did a study on the Lower Congo River and found extraordinary diversity in a small area of the river.

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T6 formation
2009 Homestead Air Show

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

From the Onion: Sumerians Look On In Confusion As God Creates World

I love the Onion. Doesn’t everybody?

Happy Holidays!

Richard Dawkins on Elders with Andrew Denton

 

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YouTube: Part 2

YouTube: Part 3

Feynman 'Fun to Imagine' 4: Magnets (and 'Why?' questions...)

Fun To Imagine is a BBC series from 1983 featuring theoretical physicist Richard Feynman thinking aloud. What is fire? How do rubber bands work? Why do mirrors flip left-right but not up-down?

YouTube link (if you can’t see the embedded video)

The wonderful videos of the BBC

Walk on the Wild Side – BBC One

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Thanks JV!

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P-51
2009 Homestead Air Show

Monday, December 21, 2009

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T-28
2009 Homestead Air Show

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Feynman 'Fun to Imagine 3: Rubber Bands

Fun To Imagine is a BBC series from 1983 featuring theoretical physicist Richard Feynman thinking aloud. What is fire? How do rubber bands work? Why do mirrors flip left-right but not up-down?

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Cessna O-2 (the military version of the Cessna 337 Skymaster)
2009 Homestead Air Show

Saturday, December 19, 2009

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DC-3

A month ago I went to the 20089 Homestead Air Show.

The weather was lousy and most of the shots were too dark as the skies were overcast and it rained a little. The sun broke out a few moments here and there during the day so some of the shots were usable, though not great light.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Feynman 'Fun to Imagine 2: Fire

Fun To Imagine is a BBC series from 1983 featuring theoretical physicist Richard Feynman thinking aloud. What is fire? How do rubber bands work? Why do mirrors flip left-right but not up-down?

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Red river hog
Miami Metrozoo

Thursday, December 17, 2009

"Taxes - to bury the Axis"

Was Donald Duck patriotic during the war?

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(Via TYWKIWDBI)

Edward Current is back again

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Grévy's Zebra - Miami Metrozoo

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Richard Feynman – Fun to Imagine

 

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"Fun To Imagine"is a BBC series from 1983 featuring theoretical physicist Richard Feynman thinking aloud. What is fire? How do rubber bands work? This is one from the series. More to come.



(Via Cynical-C)

Awkward Questions about Jesus

 

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(Via Why God Wont Heal Amputees blog)

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Andean Condor - Miami Metrozoo

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Rachel Maddow-Atheist under fire for lack of beliefs

 

Why are blatantly unconstitutional laws still in some states' books?

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(Via Cynical-C)

The Muppets ring the bells

 

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African Rhino
Miami Metrozoo

Monday, December 14, 2009

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Warthog (male)
For a change of pace, this is a previously unposted shot from a visit last month to Miami Metrozoo.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

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Joshua Tree N.P.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Stewart gives it to Glenn Beck for his gold-standard conflict of interest

Why is he allowed to mislead people with an obvious conflict of interest? The SEC frowns upon these kinds of things but apparently the FCC does not care and unless you say one of the seven forbidden words, they could care less what BS you espouse.

The Daily Show Video Link

 

(Via Crooks and Liars)

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Joshua Tree N.P.

Friday, December 11, 2009

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Joshua Tree N.P.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

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The St. Andreas fault is clearly visible in this view from Keys View in Joshua Tree NP. The highest peak on the far right is Mt. San Jacinto right above Palm Springs.

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

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Joshua Tree N.P.

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

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Joshua Tree N.P.

Monday, December 07, 2009

Robin Williams does Call of Duty

I need a joystick!

 

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Joshua Tree N.P.

Sunday, December 06, 2009

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Joshua Tree NP

Saturday, December 05, 2009

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Joshua Tree NP

Friday, December 04, 2009

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Joshua Tree NP

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Photo of the Day

Some climbers are more professional and adventurous.

 

You see a close up and the actual size of the rock when he reached the top (notice his two friends at the bottom) (click to embiggen)

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Photo of the Day

Last week I spent two days in Joshua Tree National Park. A beautiful park in the Mojave Desert (Southern California), a couple of hours east of Los Angeles. It is a very nice park to visit. It covers two environments, the Mojave desert on the North side and then it transitions to the Sonoran desert in the lower elevations on the Southern part. These are very different in the type of vegetation and terrain. The Joshua Tree that gives its name to the park is in the Northern (Mojave) area.

There are many rocks and collections of big boulders all over the place. These are a great magnet for rock climbers of all ages. They come in droves, equipped with ropes and hooks and have a ball. I’ve even seen this little kid doing it with a class and an instructor as seen in these pictures (click to embiggen).

More tomorrow…

The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody

 

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Tuesday, December 01, 2009

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We just returned from a trip to Southern California for the week of Thanksgiving. Had a great family time and turkey dinner with my brother in law and his family. I did a little sightseeing too, spending two days in Joshua Tree National Park.

I liked the park although the weather was not great during my stay at Joshua Tree. Did get some sun but the second day was rainy and on the climb to Mt. Ryan, a vertical hike of 1000ft (300 meters) it snowed a little. More pictures will follow.

Monday, November 23, 2009

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The "Vomit Comet" parked at Ft. Lauderdale

I'll be going to California to my brother-in-law's for the week of Thanksgiving. Be back online first week of December.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Big boys toys

RC- F-16 jet in a Hawaii field

 

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Awesome!

Some kids do get it

 

I received the following email this week:MiamiSeaquarium_AF_Dolphin

Hello.  I am a 10th grade student at (name removed) High School, and am currently enrolled in a web site design class.  For our final project, we have been divided into groups and our groups are constructing a web site.  My group is focusing on Miami, Florida.  We are making a tourist guide.  We've split up the work so that everyone does two pages, and one of my pages is on the Miami Seaquarium.  I need a few pictures, and yours are by far the best I've seen; however, I wouldn't want to use them without your permission.  So, may I use some of your pictures? Please?

MiamiSeaquarium_AF_Orca

Seems they found my photo gallery through some search engine. It is heartening that some kids are learning the proper ways of doing things. Surely the teacher prodded them to obtain licensing and permissions, not only to teach them about plagiarism and copyright issues but also to cover the school’s butt. In any case, I’m very pleased that some get it right.

I answer that it would be my pleasure to offer two pictures for the project, as long as the copyright is kept and it is only used for this project. She picked the two pictures you see here. I love a happy story.

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At the gate (FLL)

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Richard Dawkins on The Hour

 

Play all videos (3) from September 29, 2009  (via RichardDawkins.net)

James Randi: You Can't Prove a Negative

James Randi from a few years ago

 

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(From JREF)

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Northwest vs Southwest at FLL

Friday, November 20, 2009

Face-off with a Leopard Seal

A short video, worth watching. Paul Nicklen, a National Geographic wildlife photographer relates his encounter with a leopard seal in the wild.

 

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Queue for takeoff at Ft. Lauderdale airport

Thursday, November 19, 2009

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Brown Pelican at Bal Harbour jetty

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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Miami Herald Building

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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Another view of the Venetian Cawseway - Miami

Monday, November 16, 2009

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Omni, Miami

Sunday, November 15, 2009

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Venetian Causeway - Miami

Saturday, November 14, 2009

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Air France B747-400 landing at MIA

Friday, November 13, 2009

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AeroMexico Connect Embraer ERJ-145 landing at Miami International