Monthly Archives: June 2006

Andrew Sullivan changes his tune?

Posted on June 22, 2006 by Stephen Moody

I never would have guessed it, but Andrew Sullivan, who has previously made a number of inflammatory statements denouncing Christian fundamentalists as “Christianists” (an explicit reference to radical Islamists) today posted a pseudo-retraction of sorts in the form of a … Continue reading →

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Notorious “unintelligent design” argument debunked

Posted on June 21, 2006 by Stephen Moody

From Reasons to Believe: New work on the characteristics of an enzyme that plays a key role in photosynthesis provides an effective response to one of the most compelling arguments for evolution. Biologists point to seemingly faulty designs in nature … Continue reading →

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Weekend

Posted on June 18, 2006 by Stephen Moody

Friday I went whitewater rafting with a group from school. They originally scheduled the trip as an REU program activity but couldn’t fill up all the spots, so instead of wasting them I got to go along. It was my … Continue reading →

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Firefox Extensions

Posted on June 15, 2006 by Stephen Moody

I figure that to truly establish my geek blogger creds I need to share a list of my favorite Firefox extensions. So, without further ado, here they are. (I made the list using the ListZilla extension.)

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“God Bless the Marines!”

Posted on June 14, 2006 by Stephen Moody

An email posted on the Blackfive blog the other day is amazing. The fortitude and resilience of these men is beyond belief.Rest assured that this is the true character of the USMC, not the bloodthirsty butchery the press has presented … Continue reading →

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Amazon Grocery

Posted on June 14, 2006 by Stephen Moody

I was surprised to see today that Amazon.com has started selling groceries via the internet. From what I remember, that was a big deal during the dot com boom back in the late 90s, but every company that tried it … Continue reading →

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Jon’s unit deployed

Posted on June 14, 2006 by Stephen Moody

My younger brother Jon is in the United States Marine Corps, as some of my readers may already know. Last week his unit, Sierra Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/8, deployed aboard the USS Whidbey Island as part of the … Continue reading →

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A bit slow lately . . .

Posted on June 14, 2006 by Stephen Moody

I just noticed that it’s apparently been almost a week since I’ve posted here. My apologies if you’ve been trying to keep up with what I post here. Suffice it to say it’s been a busy week, and in addition … Continue reading →

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Got him!

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Stephen Moody

By now I’m sure anyone who has been even remotely paying attention to the news is already aware that a U.S. airstrike killed al-Qaida in Iraqi leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and several of his associates yesterday.

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June 6

Posted on June 6, 2006 by Stephen Moody

Although today is 6/6/6 on the calendar I prefer to remember the day as the anniversary of something much more deserving of notice: the 62nd anniversary of the D-Day landings in WWII. The Blackfive blog has a great collection of … Continue reading →

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