A Window Into Past Lives

1900s Camera

Here's a video simply titled "England, Edwardian Era around 1900 (enhanced video)." No idea of its provenance, but it was apparently uploaded on May 17, 2011. The caption reads: This video has been dramatically enhanced in quality, using modern video editing tools. The film has been motion stabilized and the speed has been slowed down to correct speed (from 18 fps to 24 fps) using special frame interpolation software that re-creates missing frames. Upscaling to HD quality was done using video … [Read more...]

The First Music Video in Space … Rocks.

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I know you've probably seen this already. But it's special enough that *I* wanted to put it somewhere permanent. This is so cool it brought tears to my eyes. Thanks to ISS Commander Chris Hadfield. (Hurrah for Canadian intelligence, talent and bone-deep class!) Video below:     … [Read more...]

Beta Culture: Never Doubt the Power of Religion

The basic rationale for establishing Beta Culture is to provide a balancing force against three "social entities" that are the only current avenues into any sort of future. As I say it: "There's the future we might WANT, and the future we're going to GET." The future we're going to get is the one government, business and religion will get us to. You and I might want a cure for Alzheimer's in ten years, but if government won't help fund the research, if universities, hospitals, pharma … [Read more...]

Cats Better Than Dogs? Nonsense. Although …

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Dog Eats Fox Alive!

Sorry about the title. Almost makes me want to say "Made you look!" But if my co-bloggers here can post pictures of cats and other cute animals, I can post pictures of cute animals. This is Pepper (I may have had her pic up here before). She used to come up on my back deck and gaze out over the hillside where she and her brother Toot lived and played. (More pics of Pepper and other beasties HERE.) I thought of her today when I saw this video. You may not know it, but red foxes just may be … [Read more...]

Freezing Their Bear Asses Off

 This was the scene at about 7 a.m. today, Eastern time, on the Brown Bear and Salmon Cam broadcast from Brooks Falls, Alaska. … [Read more...]

“Your Ass Is Mine!” Say Relentless Brick Snakes

You don't have a hope in hell of escape. Barricade yourself behind thick walls in brick buildings, the snakes will find you. They will get to you. They will show you no mercy. While you sleep, their patient, unceasing pursuit of your tender flesh will go on. This is what you have bought, sacrilegious faithless humans! Upsetting God's natural order, risking His Awesome Wrath, you have driven the rapid evolution of deadly Geometric Brick Snakes! … [Read more...]

On The Bright Side …

Yes, this is a commercial. Still. … [Read more...]

Evil Atheists Discuss Social Justice

PZ Myers and 7 other FtB bloggers got together today to talk about "social justice." Ha! Like THEY would know anything about it. … [Read more...]

Sexual Harassment: FtBers Hang Out on Google Hangout

You'll probably see this all over Freethought Blogs, but ... Big news these days is the subject of policies addressing harassment, sexual and otherwise, at atheist/freethought conventions. In this Google Hangout video, Freethought bloggers discuss a controversy surrounding TAM, The Amazing Meeting. … [Read more...]