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The Story of Atheism (2)
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In my previous post, I wrote some thoughts on the power of storytelling and how atheists can use it to our benefit. In this post, I intend to apply those principles to tell a story: the story of atheism. Because gods are fundamentally human creations, this is also a story of humanity. It opens in the time when the human race was newborn, when we had first come of age as conscious beings who could ...Shared by bugsoup (140) Neal "thePuck" Jansons (50)Contribute comment -
U.S. Army Testing Out Recruitment "Arcades" [Rainbow Six: Vegas] (5)
permalinkThe U.S. Army wants you, gamers. It's testing a new kind of recruitment center, one the New York Times is calling a "model for recruitment in urban areas," one that smacks of old-school arcades. The first, a $13 million facility built in the Franklin Mills mall in Philadelphia, PA, was designed to lure in shoppers and loiterers with free games like Rainbow Six: Vegas and Madden NFL 09. That's right. Come for the free games, ...
- Dustin said: Stay away from the arcades!!!!
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Microsoft Suing To Recover Merchandise From Woolsworth (1)
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Former UK retail giant Woolsworth is on its way out of its business, but it still has a whole lots of Xbox 360s and games sitting in its warehouses. And now Microsoft wants it back. The Times UK is reporting that Microsoft is preparing a legal again to reclaim millions of pounds of hardware and software stock being held by Woolsworth's distribution arm Entertainment UK. Although the stock has already been paid for, Microsoft has ...Shared by Neal "thePuck" Jansons (50)Contribute comment -
Massive Layoffs Imminent at Microsoft? (2)
onIt looks like Sony isn't the only corporation with a videogaming division that's being hit hard by the global recession. According to a report by The Independent, Microsoft is considering the possibility of cutting at least 10 percent -- or maybe as much as 17 percent -- of its global workforce in an effort to save costs. The story points to rumors that recently appeared on Fudzilla, where the scope of the potential cuts were ...Contribute comment
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France Bans Advertising on Public TV During Primetime (53)
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Matt Bors free online library at comics.com. - Comics.com (48)
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- CJ Millisock said: hahh So true!
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Shazam! It ain’t happening. (4)
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Before the holidays, I promised a post-mortem on Shazam!, the big-screen adaptation of the DC comic I’ve been working on since early 2007. In case you’re not familiar with the character, here’s what I wrote when I first announced the project: Captain Marvel is a superhero roughly as powerful as Superman, minus the heat-vision and cold breath. What’s unique about the character is that in ordinary life, he’s teenager Billy Batson. Speaking the name of ...Shared by Gerald Weber (642) Jason Switzer (0) Neal "thePuck" Jansons (50) Patrick (23) shamim (1) shawnambenson@gmail.com (61)Contribute comment -
One comic book that won’t be turned into a movie [PIC] (53)
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Buying Geeky Gadgets for a living: The ThinkGeek Interview (21)
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ABC News: Start Your Own Business for $100 or Less (40)
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Mondo proves that religion divides (1)
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It’s been awhile since I have written about Pastor Mondo because I have been trying to ignore the bullcrap he writes in our local paper’s “Pastor’s Corner” and save myself the annoyance. But my husband pointed this one out from a couple weeks ago. Mondo intentionally proves that his religion is not a religion of [...]Shared by Neal "thePuck" Jansons (50)Contribute comment -
Review: Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne (36)
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- Expert: Microsoft Earned US$1.5B From Vista Capable Program (7)
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Drunk Judge Hits Police Car, Gets Slap On Wrist (52)
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The day the music died...piano-player roll production ends (45)
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Time to Audit Scientology's Anti-Medicine Stance (57)
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- Infamous Abu Ghraib Soldier: "I Wouldn't Change Anything" (1)
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9 comic book characters to watch in 2009 (45)
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The George Bush You Forgot (78)
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Cheney: Bush's actions legal if not impeached (47)
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