tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post8959475432044176623..comments2024-03-28T03:54:21.932-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: Dear Canadian Blog Awards: I'm going to enjoy this.CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-65295174110801978202008-11-26T21:20:00.000-05:002008-11-26T21:20:00.000-05:00Well I nominated by friend's blog:http://serendipi...Well I nominated by friend's blog:<BR/><BR/>http://serendipityoucity.blogsome.com/<BR/><BR/>Her little space in the cyber world provides lots of information, links and insights on tech issues, geo-mapping and melding science/tech with social responsibility. I highly recommend you vote for her.Beijing Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579118045254845839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-27087394835719315812008-11-26T10:38:00.000-05:002008-11-26T10:38:00.000-05:00If you don't like Denyse's blogs, then why link to...If you don't like Denyse's blogs, then why link to them? You're just sending traffic that way and giving those sites higher "credibility" due to the increased traffic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270000242519303858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-20132745912739921062008-11-25T21:27:00.000-05:002008-11-25T21:27:00.000-05:00As it is, I fully expect all of Denyse's blogs to ...<I>As it is, I fully expect all of Denyse's blogs to make the final cut,</I><BR/><BR/>I just voted for one of them.<BR/><BR/>Go Denyse!Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-20401500366223882322008-11-25T19:47:00.000-05:002008-11-25T19:47:00.000-05:00Isn't the cosmological constant basically a fudge ...Isn't the cosmological constant basically a fudge factor to make the other equations fit? The only design it demonstrates is the design of the equations.<BR/><BR/>If I put a turkey on a scale and balance it with some weights does that balance somehow prove God did it? If the weights were different or the turkey still had its head, the scale would tip over. Therefore it cannot be coincidence? <BR/><BR/>Naturally the devil is in the thumb on the scales.liberal supporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129945625510633921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-85864156540187820922008-11-25T19:14:00.000-05:002008-11-25T19:14:00.000-05:00Guys! Scientists have started backing off Global ...Guys! Scientists have started backing off Global Warming because of Global Cooling. No shit! Wait til the Canadian blogosphere finds out about this:<BR/>http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_11/015816.phpThe Seerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115651806512267553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-62580550526565379502008-11-25T18:33:00.000-05:002008-11-25T18:33:00.000-05:00PZ is right, to an extent. Recursivity and Sandwal...PZ is right, to an extent. Recursivity and Sandwalk are required reading among Canadian science blogs. But the problem is no one nominated them.<BR/><BR/>Best case scenario, some prominent people in each field should be asked for lists of their favourite blogs, to help fill out the categories.<BR/><BR/>The fundamental problem with the entire CBA system is that it depends on the lowest common denominator deciding which blogs are nominated, which is how you get Denyse's many blogs nominated as science blogs, and people like SUZANNE and Joanne nominated (in previous years) as feminist blogs.<BR/><BR/>It would make more sense to have a panel look at every list of nominees, using clear criteria spelled out in advance, and let that panel select the five finalists. As it is, I fully expect all of Denyse's blogs to make the final cut, and one of them to win. Maybe the shame of that will compel the CBA folks to run a decent awards program next year.M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/13408488215496128814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-64038593207561109952008-11-25T16:11:00.000-05:002008-11-25T16:11:00.000-05:00How dare those awful Americans mock us so? After ...How dare those awful Americans mock us so? After we've gone out of our way to show them how to set up universal health care and stop their gays from living in sin?<BR/><BR/>Ingrates.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-29045395126425217832008-11-25T14:33:00.000-05:002008-11-25T14:33:00.000-05:00Look up the cosmological constant, if that # is tw...Look up the cosmological constant, if that # is tweaked then the universe wouldn't work the way it does. Of course if it was wrong then the universe wouldn't be able to generate intelligent life that could ask that question, which leads to a debate about alternate universes, of which one out of an infinite multiverse will be 'just right' for curiousity to evolve.Anarchorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365230282297130490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-75191660309209325502008-11-25T14:13:00.000-05:002008-11-25T14:13:00.000-05:00Besides life being rare in the cosmos,these are ex...Besides life being rare in the cosmos,<BR/><BR/>these are exactly the measures we would expect from a naturalistic cosmos that we inhabit.<BR/><BR/>A thought experiment: If one of these values were far from predicted and we were miraculously living in a universe where radiation levels should be too high/atoms shouldn't form/proteins would break up instantly, Denyse O'Leary and her ilk would shouting at the top of their lungs that this proves the existence of God (their favorite God, of course).<BR/><BR/>However, because we have found the exact opposite, Denise O'Leary and her ilk are shouting at the top of their lungs that this proves the existence of God (their favorite God, of course).<BR/><BR/>Falsifiability: Denise, you're doing it wrong.Jason Faileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484076477226836714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-79598835987838964362008-11-25T13:23:00.000-05:002008-11-25T13:23:00.000-05:00"Its basic properties are uncannily suited for lif..."Its basic properties are uncannily suited for life."<BR/><BR/>WTF?<BR/><BR/>Does this dipshit have any idea just how rare life actually is in this universe?<BR/><BR/>Small minds, small minds.Romantic Heretichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988507771792100606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-72146722776499352642008-11-25T11:20:00.000-05:002008-11-25T11:20:00.000-05:00WV: venergicsounds impureOT You Canadians do not...WV: venergic<BR/><BR/>sounds impure<BR/><BR/>OT You Canadians do not know how lucky you are to have a healthy BT aggregator. In the US, the right blogosphere is in trouble. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/24/AR2008112403004.htmlThe Seerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115651806512267553noreply@blogger.com