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music, skeptic, travel
Busiest part of 2010 still ahead
I didn’t do this much stuff in Halifax or in Vancouver… technically I’m not doing most of it in Toronto, either, but this is a lot of travel cost that’s immensely cheaper from this end of the country. I’m still considering going back to Vancouver for a session of film overdose with the Vancouver International [...]
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Toronto, skeptic
How Many Skeptics Are There In Toronto
09.19.09 | Permalink | 2 CommentsLast month, there were no “Skeptics In The Pub” style events being held in Toronto. I’m still new to town, and was surprised by this apparent oversight in a city with a reputation for having a strong skeptical community, let alone a city with a couple formal skeptics groups. Last week, I was rather happy [...]
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skeptic
A Poem Beyond Belief
The ABCs of skepticism, as presented by The Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait. Go see his version, it’s all linky with extra information, and his commenters have some good suggestions for alternate verses. A is Ad hominem, attacks quite insulting, They may feel good but no good is resulting. B is for Bible, they swear it’s [...]
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humor, skeptic
New Age Energy is real; it just needs the right prep work…
I’ve been haunting the JREF forums, discussing Bigfoot and homeopathy and New Age Energy. There are discussions about million dollar challenge applicants and psychics in general. I saw a thread on “New Age Energy” and I couldn’t resist replying… I find it disturbing how easily my fellow skeptics just dismiss out of hand the possibility [...]
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skeptic, travel
DragonCon – The Paper Blog part 2
Continuing on Friday… Dr. Pamela Gay’s talk on “Selling The Impossible” was one of the talks that I attended that hadn’t been on my original list; amazing how things sneak in like that. She gave a talk about critical thinking when buying things. Magic detoxifying footpads that turn colour as they “draw toxins” out from [...]
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skeptic
James Randi on Dragon*Con
I’ve transcribed some interesting sections from The Amazing Show’s most recent episode, which can be found at itricks.com/randishow. Randi does tend to tell stories, and meander a bit when telling a story, so I’ve edited the following pretty heavily. Check out the podcast for more detail, and a short story about opening for Frank Zappa… [...]
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life, skeptic, travel
DragonCon – The Paper Blog part 1
09.06.08 | Permalink | 4 CommentsThis is just the first bit of my notes transcribed from my little notebook. I had no computer all weekend, so I had to WRITE things… no undo function, no copy and paste… Dragoncon 2008 – Thurs Aug 28 Wandering around a mostly empty set of hotel rooms and I decided to see how Skepticality’s [...]
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skeptic
Captain Disillusion to the rescue
In a world where the content of digital images and videos can no longer be taken at face value, an unlikely hero fights for the acceptance of truth. Captain Disillusion guides children of all ages through the maze of visual fakery to the open spaces of reality and peace of mind. The video on lens [...]
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fraud, skeptic
Stop Sylvia Browne Goes to Sylvia Browne
06.30.08 | Permalink | 2 CommentsRobert Lancaster who is the man behind the excellent site StopSylvia.com decided that it was time that he bit the bullet and go to see The Hoarse Voiced Prophet in a Vegas appearance. True Believers email him to tell him that he knows nothing about Sylvia, and that he’d Really Understand if he just went [...]
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geek, science, skeptic
Dragon Con 2008 Paranoia Post
Ninety days left until labour day weekend. Will find the budget room yet. There’s simply no way that I’ll be able to attend The Amazing Meeting in the next couple years; Dragon Con is going to be my only chance to meet James Randi. The Skeptics actually have a real track this year, rather than [...]
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