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wallace asked this question in a comment at venganza.org:

so basically you’re saying theres no actual flying spaghetti monster and that all this just satire.

He misses an important point: it could be satire and still be true. Pastafarians have much more faith than other religions.  Allow me to explain.

Let’s talk about faith. Faith is belief in the absence of proof. For example, Christians believe in their God in spite of a near-total lack of evidence. The strength of these firmly held beliefs demands respect, it is claimed, because this faith exists in the absence of proof.

If this is true, then Pastafarians are in a position to demand even more Read the rest of this entry »

My first impression of the Steelseries XAI mouse was unabashedly gushing fandom and love. You know better than to trust those “I got a new gadget” first impressions! Well, now that I’ve lived with the Steelseries XAI for three months, I’d like to retract my previous statements and post a scathing rant about how I was wrong, and much I hate it–but I can’t. Ranting is so much fun, but I’m afraid it’s simply a great mouse. I’ll quickly compare my first impressions with current feelings.

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Finally, a political party that represents sanity.

The Modern Whig Party represents “fiscal responsibility, strong national defense and educational/scientific advancement.” What? Fiscal conservatives who aren’t saddled with bronze age morality? Sign me up!