Thought of the Day

The majority of my substantive posts have been of a scientific nature though I originally intended to embrace many different areas of interest. The next few days I will focus my energies on other subjects…right after I mention The Synaptic Leap and their Open-Source approach to Biomedical research. (I’m sorry, but how could I not be fascinated by that?)

One of the sites I frequent on an almost daily basis is PZ Myers’ Pharyngula. I rarely read the comment threads, however, since his followers are numerous and entertaining enough in their own right that most of my day would be spent chasing their links, mulling over their points, laughing at their jokes, and maybe, if I’m feeling bold, composing my own comment on whatever tangent they’ve steered PZ’s thread to. Today, I bit the bullet, though, and I am very glad that I did.

My joy stems from my newfound acquaintance with The Digital Cuttlefish.

If you enjoy rhyming iambic pentameter, visit this blog.

Those of you who are familiar with some of my (semi-) literary contributions to the internet know I have a fondness for the written word, so I may rekindle a more intimate relationship with verse, myself. You have been warned, Dear Reader!

Are some of us already on our way to becoming a hive mind?

As of yet, the internet does not dictate our actions, though it may influence them to varying degrees. It is a vast and evergrowing repository of information, however, as well as an incredible communication tool for individuals and groups. Maybe someday, we will be able to tap into the ‘net on a more personal level as a part of a great machine/organism, aware of, yet also a component of, a new gestalt of humanity.

Ladies and gentleman, I present to you…the blobfish!

It seems that there is mounting evidence that evolution is a better tool for building complex organisms capable of adapting to their environment than design.

I wonder what creationists think of this.

You: Internet surfer who searched ‘edd mudville tavern’

Me: Blogger, site owner, and virtual barkeep now overcome by curiosity. Why did you search those three words in particular? Is there a tavern run by a person named Edd Mudville somewhere? Google didn’t find it for me. Was it a typo? Have I referenced Mudville somewhere and it’s slipped my mind? Please leave a comment below if you are also interested in blogger/bloggee relationship.

In the event that you’ve noticed some discrepancies in the style or content of my posts/thoughts, I’ll have you know that I am a fervent believer in the virtues of moderation – everything in moderation, including moderation (stolen from Robert Guillaume’s introductory SNL monologue dredged from the misty recesses of memory). In other words, I reserve the right to hold myself to no standards but my own, which will change according to my unpredictable whims.