Dirty GreekA blog and website on the green movement and politics from the mind of a twenty-something geek and grad student...Congrats, Senator Obama- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Senator, I am so glad that you have won the nomination. I am excited about your candidacy and hope you win in November. If and when you do, however, PLEASE be as good a President as you say you will. We're counting on you.Tags: dirtygreekhttp://www.dirtygreek.org/journal/journalId/2129 Grassley Megachurch Investigation- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Senator Charles Grassley's investigation into megachurches:"Nearly 2,000 years later, some who claim to speak in Jesus' name are taking a different view. Consider Bishop Eddie Long, who pastors a megachurch in Lithonia, Ga. With a salary approaching $1 million a year and a nine-bathroom mansion situated on 20 acres, Long's choice of vehicles reflects his opulent lifestyle: He drives a $350,000 Bentley. Far from casting out money changers, Long is likely to join them. In a 2005 profile in the.http://www.dirtygreek.org/journal/journalId/2102 DirtyGreek.Org Del.icio.us Links- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Here are my most recent del.icio.us links:Serious Eats: Michael Pollan's Twelve Commandments for Serious Eaters CB910: New species rebuttals to the creationist claim that no new species have been created in observable time frames Election 2008 Science and Technology Policies - Candidate Proposals PM compiled these links to make it easier to compare leading presidential candidates on several issues. Bors Blog: World History With The Pope Funny comic response to pope benedict saying atheism...http://www.dirtygreek.org/journal/journalId/2101 On On The Origin Of Species- (Found June 24, 2008 ) So, being an evil evolutionist and all, I figured it was time for me to finally read the entirety of On the Origin of Species and The Descent of Man. I've read chunks of both and books about them and Darwin himself, but the actual combination of the two is a pretty hefty tome. My second biggest surprise is how totally readable Darwin is. For a book published in England in 1859, the language is very modern and not difficult at all, Darwin speaks intelligibly and provides great examples and...http://www.dirtygreek.org/journal/journalId/2093 Advertise On Green Blogs or Get Ads On Yours- (Found June 24, 2008 ) I run the Environment and Sustainability Hive at Blogads, and I wanted to let you know that if you're interested in advertising to readers on blogs with a strong environmental or "green" theme, that's the place to go. Also, if you have a green blog and aren't using Blogads, it's a great opportunity to have environmentally friendly products and services you support advertised on your site. You have complete control over whether or not each individual ad is placed, how much you charge, and..http://www.dirtygreek.org/journal/journalId/2088 DirtyGreek.Org Del.icio.us Links- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Here are my most recent del.icio.us links:Alf's Imperial Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia todbot blog Blog Archive Roombongle! A Roomba USB dongle myRoomBud RoomBud iRobot Roomba costumes I got a roomba... can you tell Pantone Matching System GM-VOLT : Chevy Volt Concept Site CTV.ca Controversy erupts after schools pull 'atheist' book The Halton Catholic District School Board ordered "The Golden Compass" to be removed from library shelves at dozens of schools after...http://www.dirtygreek.org/journal/journalId/2087 DirtyGreek.Org Del.icio.us Links- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Here are my most recent del.icio.us links: clip from judgement day: intelligent design on trial cdesign proponentists - evidence that the word "creationists" was simply replaced with "design proponents" because of a typo in an "intelligent design" manuscript Popular Mechanics Popular Mechanics took a prototype plug-in 2009 Prius for a short test drive, which might be the first PHEV to market. YouTube - Bill O'Reilly and Ben Stein on Creationism, oh dear The way O'Reilly sarcastically says.http://www.dirtygreek.org/journal/journalId/2084 Donors Choose Challenge- (Found June 24, 2008 ) You may have heard of this lately, because they just went nationwide and got the 'Colbert Bump' last night, but Donorschoose.org is really picking up steam. My fiancee is a music teacher, and she's been getting grants through it for at least a year now. All of my favorite bloggers and a bunch of other people are plugging it through the Bloggers' Challenge, too. If you're looking for a worthy cause to donate to, this is definitely one of them. I've created a blogger's challenge on their...http://www.dirtygreek.org/journal/journalId/2083 Al Gore Wins Nobel Prize- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Mr. Gore, congratulations. Now, would you PLEASE run for President Please I don't want to have to hold my nose and vote for Hillary Clinton.Tags: dirtygreekhttp://www.dirtygreek.org/journal/journalId/2082 BatteryFace - Start or Stop Processes Based On Battery- (Found June 24, 2008 ) I've made updates and fixes to my BatteryFace software, which allows you to set up a list of programs that stop or start based on whether your laptop is plugged in or running on battery. Go check out BatteryFace, and let me know what you think.Tags: dirtygreekhttp://www.dirtygreek.org/journal/journalId/2106 |