“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

Scientists are midwit morons

Scientists are midwit morons

I am well aware that the title is highly provocative, especially if you happen to call yourself a scientist with a proper PhD or MD. But, given what we have seen over the past 18 months, it is entirely appropriate. The reality is that most “scientists”...
Monday morning Faceborg fails

Monday morning Faceborg fails

Oh balls, not another Monday. The holidays are well and truly over for me, sadly – I landed back to Earth with a very solid bump the other day, and over the last few days I have spent rather more time than was strictly healthy in contemplating just how much shit...
Sunday Scripture: That You May Know

Sunday Scripture: That You May Know

13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. 14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us...
Friday T&A: Beach Bum Edition

Friday T&A: Beach Bum Edition

After two weeks (or thereabouts) spent bumming around in [redacted], I’m back, I’m tanned (not that you can really tell), I’m refreshed, and I’m ready to get stuck into this whole shitposting business again. The vacation was immensely good fun,...
Lessons of War, Pt. 1: Red Storm Rising

Lessons of War, Pt. 1: Red Storm Rising

Given the sabre-rattling going on in the South and especially East China Sea right now, it is worth asking whether the American military and its regional allies can do anything whatsoever to win a war against the world’s largest navy and second largest air...
Monday morning strictly come duncing

Monday morning strictly come duncing

Monday = Suckage. It’s an equation with no known loopholes or exceptions. And of course, if you have to shuffle off to work today, it’s about 100x worse than normal. I am very happy to report that I don’t have to do that until next week, when I...
Sunday Scripture: That You May Know

Sunday Scripture: The Sun Stands Still

10 As soon as Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua had captured Ai and had devoted it to destruction,[a] doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among...
Friday T&A: Coastal Breeze Edition

Friday T&A: Coastal Breeze Edition

Greetings from the coast of sunny [redacted]!!! The weather is warm – even for early autumn – and the beach is beautiful. Or at least, I think it is – I can’t actually see it from where I’m sitting. But around here, the women are pretty...
Monday morning Kirk kloning

Monday morning Kirk kloning

Monday. WTF, man. And this one is worse than most, because the place where I’m staying has a very wonky bed. As a result, I have severe lower backache, which makes my usually delightful temperament even more… SUNNY than usual. It’s just a good thing...