April 2008

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04.20.08

The Skeptologists! Skepticism, TV | (0)
My friend, Brian Dunning (from the Skeptoid podcast), is in the process of creating a new TV show called The Skeptologists. They've just finished principal shooting for the pilot. Hopefully it gets picked up and we get more of this awesomeness! Quoting from the Skeptologists site: We're not willing to just accept stories of the paranormal or supernatural. We want proof. Each week, we'll take on a handful of wild claims -- from the Bermuda Triangle to Bigfoot sightings to haunted houses -- and apply accepted ...

Tagged: critical thinking, dunning, edward, novella, paranormal, plait, Pseudoscience, reason, sanford, Science, shermer, Skepticism, skeptologists, yau-man
04.19.08

90% Capacity and Rising Technical | (0)
To pull a number out of my...uh...head. I'd say the site is now at 90% running capacity. There is one major bug left and a possibly minor problem with a font color, but other than that, the site is running smoothly. I'm so happy! As you can see, Robin already posted an article below. We'll be posting more meeting times, commentaries, news, and interesting info as time goes on. Don't forget to subscribe to this blog via RSS using the link at the top right of this page. I'm excited!
04.18.08

BASS Meeting Events, Meetings | (1)
BASS general meetings for the Spring 2008 quarter are held weekly on Wednesdays from 8:00pm to 10:00pm in Ackerman 2410. We have discussions, watch videos, and have a good time with like-minded people. Meeting Info What: BASS General Meetings for Spring 2008 When: Wednesdays, 8-10pm Where: Ackerman 2410 See you there!
04.18.08

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed Commentary | (4)
I hope that everyone is as excited as I am about seeing that new movie that will finally blow all of those godless heathens out of the water! That is, at least if you were sad enough to actually pay money to watch Uwe Boll's In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale like I was (for the lulz?) in theaters. To sum up "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed," semi-famous game show host and star of the Clear Eyes commercials, Ben Stein, attempts to convince us that so-called "intelligent design" - an oxymoron unto itself - is some sort of ...

Tagged: ben stein, documentary, expelled, fake, fundamentalism, ID, inelligent design, lies, movie, shame
04.18.08

BASS Update #3 Technical | (0)
Exciting stuff! We've been playing around with the color scheme now. It's not 100% done, but it's better than before. We've also now got a photo album! You can see it to the right of this post. Plus, the events plug-in is working all fine and dandy now. The site is at around 85% operational capacity! There are just a few more things to tweak and then we'll be full operational. In summary, today we: installed the flickr photo album plug-in and set it up. mixed around with colors. added a Contact page tested the various components That's all for now. Have a great weekend. -BASS Crew