Archive 2. September 2005

ID is utter nonsense

Intelligent Design is not science:

It stems from laziness and arrogance: "I'm a smart guy, and I can't understand how all this could have evolved. Therefore, it couldn't have evolved through evolution."

A very good (because honestly annoyed) article in Die Zeit about the nonsense of creationists who always want to force their brain farts into schools. A topic that should have been filed away since Darwin - and unfortunately is still stirred up by religious nutjobs.

It would be about time for the big churches to take a clear stance on the issue and declare the nutjobs for what they are - but they can't bring themselves to do that. After all, you can make a lot of money with simple answers to complex problems. And who cares about reality ...

MochiKit Tutorial Part 1

The first part of the MochiKit Tutorial is online. Very interesting reading - some of the points are quite thought-provoking. And MochiKit has already proven itself to me in real-world use - and yes, I almost exclusively use JSON in the process.

And they still run

Our little friends on Mars are still on their way. Spirit has now climbed a mountain and is enjoying the view of the landscape.

Alongside Cassini-Huygens, the Mars story with the Mars Explorer and the two sympathetic remote-controlled rovers is one of the most exciting space projects for me. Much more exciting than sending outdated Space Shuttles on boring routine missions with extended repair work ...

I would like a few more of the Mars kind.

Campaign contribution?

Achne, the exhibition is Schmarotzer in Bonn - and the Bundestag is now in Berlin ...