Misc

BBC NEWS | UK | Police stored DNA with ice cream

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

By Cygnus Atratus

West Yorkshire Police have been storing DNA samples from suspects and car crash victims in a freezer also used for ice cream, a watchdogs’ report has said. Full report here: - BBC NEWS | UK | Police stored DNA with ice cream . »

Lest we forget.

Friday, June 26, 2009

By Cygnus Atratus

photo credit: la picarita Michael Jackson is gone and I’m not sad. I guess that makes me as much of a freak as he was, given the massive media explosion of coverage on a wretch of a man whose megalomania apparently knew no bounds. I will try my best in the coming days and weeks... »

Why We Believe in Gods

Sunday, May 31, 2009

By Cygnus Atratus

Andy Thomson gives his talk titled ‘Why We Believe in Gods‘ at the American Atheist 2009 convention in Atlanta, Georgia. J. Anderson Thomson, Jr., M.D. is Assistant Director of the Center for the Study of Mind and Human Interaction (CSMHI), Staff Psychiatrist at the University of Virginia Student Health Services and in private practice. In this... »

Some pix from my regular “I wish I had a better camera” section.

Friday, May 15, 2009

By Cygnus Atratus

Some pix from my regular “I wish I had a better camera” section.

When the moon was at it’s closest approach (and 30% brighter) a few months ago I got out my Fuji S5600 and got a few quick hand held shots. It’s botched astronomy, but it’s good fun . . . enjoy! And yes, I still wish I had a better camera . . . But if you... »

Powers of Ten

Friday, April 24, 2009

By Cygnus Atratus

From the macro to the micro, from the universe to quark. ”Powers of Ten” is a 1977 short documentary film written and directed by Ray Eames and her husband, Charles Eames. The film depicts the relative scale of the Universe in factors of ten. »