29. July, 2003 - skeptical

Skeptic abandons the faithful Many science-oriented skeptic groups will attempt to accommodate the faith of religion whilst rejecting the faith of pseudoscience. This has included heavyweight skeptic James Randi and his organization, who heretofore has said that religious belief is qualitatively different from belief in ghosts or alien visitations. You could proudly call yourself both Christian and a skeptic with the full endorsement of Randi. That is, until this week. Randi is absolutely fed up. If one is looking to reconcile science and religion, assuming that one thinks that such is needed, Randi is now the wrong guy to assist. [reed]
Cory deconstructs a hysterical Washington Post WiFi FUD article. If he’s not careful, he’ll start being a security expert. Heh. [boing boing]
Meanwhile, in Waiting For The Punchline, Evan deconstructs another Washington Post article about how companies make money making us fatter, and how something must be done. [101-280]
Y’know, I don’t have a lot of sympathy for people who have skills and are unemployed. Neither does the author of Technical Employment For All! He has a pretty good idea of a way to find work for unemployed geeks. If you’re out of work and interested in doing something, go read the article. [papa scott]
When you do start your own business, take a look at this essay on client relationships. It’s just good business. [zeldman]