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The Steampunk Bible Tour – Seattle — What I’ll be doing this evening at 7 pm.
Google Maps currently has I-84 in Portland labeled as Quebec Route 366 — Huh?
Scientists Trapped Antimatter Atoms for 1,000 Seconds
Why This E. Coli Outbreak Has Me Scared — It is still the early days in the outbreak but as a science journalist, I have three main questions for which I would really like to find a few answers. (Via David Goldman.)
Actually, that’s not in the Bible — [P]eople prefer knowing biblical passages that reinforce their pre-existing beliefs, a Bible professor says. “Most people who profess a deep love of the Bible have never actually read the book,” says Rabbi Rami Shapiro. Yes, for Christianists, it’s very handy to have their bigotries and prejudices confirmed by such a legitimate source. Also, this just in, sun rises in east. (Thanks to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=1){kind=small}
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A Warming Planet Struggles to Feed Itself — There goes reality with its liberal bias again. Good thing American conservatives sneer at the reality-based community.
Our Fantasy Nation? — Pakistan as a Republican utopia.
?otD: It’s my birthday. When’s yours?
6/6/2011
Writing time yesterday: 0.0 hours (Post-JayCon activities, plus travel to Seattle)
Body movement: 30-minute suburban walk
Hours slept: 6.75 hours (solid)
Weight: n/a
Currently (re)reading: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Posted: 5:27 am Mon June 06 2011 |
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June 6th, 2011 at 10:53 amIf the woman from the Scientific American is scared of the recent EHEC outbreak, then imagine living in the middle of the most affected region and being a member of the most susceptible demographic, adult women.
At least, I have access to a vegetable garden and greenhouse, so I can still eat lettuce and cucumbers I know are uncontaminated. But I haven’t had fresh tomatoes in two weeks now and I no longer eat out at all.
BTW, liquid manure was quickly fingered as a possible culprit here in Germany. The problem is that no one has been able to determine the source of the outbreak so far.
Answer of the day: April 18