Posts by D. H. McKee

ET Corn Gods Language and Game

The ET Corn Gods Language is used to uncover hidden meanings in words of the English Language. The language has a logic/mathematical twist to it. The number 66 is the base of the math used. There are [five primary tables ] used to convert normal words into families of hidden meanings. Those five tables are: 1) Alphabet converted to numbers; 2) Roman Numerals; 3) Numbers converted to the base 66; 4) the Table of Contents for the 66 books of the Bible; and 5) the Periodic Table of the Elements.
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This is a pretty good article, despite the timeliness of it (1999).

SWG: The Consecrated

Pulled this from the SWG forums. It's a bunch of X-tians who will be playing StarWars Galaxies, and want to setup an X-tian players' association. I think it's strange that people would intentionally bring their religious beliefs into a StarWars-themed game.
"Hello, This is Zodakk, leader of The Consecrated. The Consecrated is a Christian Player Association. We accept anyone that believes Jesus died for their sins and as their personal Savior. We are currently looking for new members in all professions and species. The Consecrated was created for Christians to come together and play Star Wars Galaxies and have fun as a group of people in the same faith. You can visit our site for more information."

Artsy Fartsy

Been feeling un-creative as of late. I’ve been wishing for an artistic community in K-W to join. I think with...

Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit

What skeptical thinking boils down to is the means to construct, and to understand, a reasoned argument and -- especially important -- to recognize a fallacious or fraudulent argument. The question is not whether we like the conclusion that emerges out of a train of reasoning, but whether the conclusion that emerges out of a train follows from the premise of starting point and whether that premise is true.
This is a great resource for any skeptic who needs the means to deconstruct bunk into its baser elements. The examples are the best:
"meaningless question" (e.g., What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? But if there is such a thing as an irresistible force there can be no immovable objects, and vice versa)

CSICOP chairman denounces disproportionate coverage of UFO cult

Clonaid, Ra�l, and the media seem to have got things backwards, says Paul Kurtz, chairman of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP). It should have been science first, publicity second. Without a shred of corroborative evidence, the French UFO cult visionary Ra�l (formerly known as Claude Vorilhon) and his strange brand of extraterrestrial futurism were catapulted into the world spotlight by the suspect announcement that Clonaid, the human cloning company founded by Ra�l, had achieved its first success.
Now that it has become clear that the first alleged human clone will not be verified through DNA testing after all, several media watchers are sifting through the smoking wreckage of this crashed media cycle. Kurtz is one of them. In 1997, he debated Ra�l on MSNBC. CSICOP's official journal, Skeptical Inquirer, has covered and criticized many the previous claims and exploits of the Ra�lians.

Was Chuck Barris a CIA Assassin?

Barris is certainly guilty of many offenses. He was a pioneer of reality TV, bringing to life The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game and other unscripted programs designed to allow participants to humiliate themselves before a national audience. He then stepped in front of the camera with his most infamous creation, The Gong Show.

‘Fog City’ Catches a Few Rays

SAN FRANCISCO -- A city known worldwide for its dense fog is tapping a vastly underused resource: the sun.
Construction will soon begin on San Francisco's first major solar-power project -- a $7.4 million retrofit of the Moscone Convention Center that will include the rooftop installation of 5,000 solar panels.
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Homophobia Claimed in Oklahoma Execution

OKLAHOMA CITY-Jay Wesley Neill was executed by the state of Oklahoma on Thursday, December 12. Activists say his death sentence was tainted by bias and homophobia.
[Activist] groups say Oklahoma prosecutors urged the jury to consider Neill.s sexual orientation in determining whether to mete out a death sentence. They say homophobia is revealed by the prosecutor.s own words at trial.

Vacations vacations

Had a nice vacation, and now it’s time to get back to work. Too bad. Still, got a good amount...