For the past week or so, I’ve been playing Mass Effect, and have been enjoying it immensely. As a living, breathing universe, it’s engaging. As a dialogue-fueled story, it’s compelling. As a sci-fi title, it’s… well, it’s rather disappointing.
There are many problems with the game. It’s clearly unfinished, ravaged by bugs, and [...]

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Note to self: Never teach in Sudan.
A few days ago, controversy broke out as a 54-year old British school teacher in Sudan was arrested for allowing her 1st Grade students to name the class’ teddy bear “Muhammad,” something which, apparently, is considered severe blasphemy. Before you exhale in relief that, finally, another evil [...]

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Welcome!
Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Paul Rocca, the author of Lintbox, a website devoted to Scientific Skepticism. Be it ghosts or alien abductions, this site will be dedicated to weeding out the truth from what is otherwise nonsense. For more information on Lintbox and its goals, visit the about and authors [...]

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