Blog find of the week is Laputan Logic via Social Fiction (see sidebar). It manages to combine good scientific rigour with a wry sense of humour, and some nice sideswipes at irrationalist new-agery (and more traditional irrationalism…) See for example: Anti-Christ 616 on the alternate number of the beast; and The Cult of the Golden …

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Did I mention my photos? [EDIT – gallery done away with after hacks and crashes]

A shrine dedicated to the historification of the deceased blog Beyond the Implode

So, farewell then, Beyond the Implode: June 2004 – April 2005. The brightest star burns the shortest, or something. You fell on your sword, rather than face the dishonour of being one of Matt Woebot’s “7 favourite blogs”. Not for you, the large archive and nostalgia for the good old days of 2002/2003. And so …

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Shards, Fragments and Totems: is back in full attack…

and then they gasped expectantly…

crumbling loaf For a while you’d look and there be little posts… gone the next day. But now he’s onto some other thing. He’s great, it will be great. I am rubbing my hands together…

Oh… my… gosh… If you had a more mental new year than Beyond the Implode then you’re probably still in jail/hospital/outer space.

Beyond the Implode provides yer perfect antidote to festive frivolity and good will to all men. For the “had enough of it all” massif in these limbo days between the 25th and 31st…

We’re having a little trouble Ha! Paul Meme was down the park the other day and the gang of older kids were larking about, and one of them says “hey paul – is that your blog?” and Paul’s a bit suspicious cos they never normally talk to him, right? But it’s kind of exciting and …

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