Elf got a call earlier today from a very rude solicitor of donations. When you walk the phone number back online you get this interesting page about them:
Phone number report from 800Notes.

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i just started reading Stuart Kauffman’s book Reinventing the Sacred, in which he makes the case that God is an emergent phenomenon or at least a handy metaphor for a set of emergent phenomena. He seems to think this idea is exciting and new, and it might be in a scientific context.
Few people understand [...]

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Forgive me for sounding so curmudgeonly about video games recently. Before we get started, let me say I’m enjoying playing GTA IV. After some initial nerves caused by the very realistic look the game has, I’m back on track running over pedestrians and side-swiping cop cars. I think the story is great and the dialog [...]

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Some Christians are challenging laws which prohibit tax-exempt churches from campaigning for a political candidate, saying it’s a violation of free speech laws. I haven’t checked to see if they also think it’s a violation of the separation of church and state, but if they did that would be a laff riot.
Tristero at [...]

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I bought a high-definition television set with gorgeous color. Then I bought a high-definition gaming system capable of photo-realistic marvels.
And then I discovered that almost every game made for the Xbox 360 uses a color pallet of mud and midnight. All the games have to be moody and dark and gritty. I am always [...]

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