For Ben Goldacre:

It's the structure of every fucking science "opinion piece" by a moron with a BA in English Lit and no idea about science.

From the The Daily Mail challenge. See all 249 entries (closed)

( drunkenoaf, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 19:21, archived)

Fucking send this to them NOW
*click*
( Nickalollyoff http://seventrousers.wordpress.com, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 19:26, archived)

Hmm. The sticky note metaphor works less well with a webpage
doh
( drunkenoaf, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 19:27, archived)

Hmm. Some sort of "Web 2.0" sticky note :)
(am reading Goldacre's blog - it's scary stuff. They're teaching homeopathic/energy crystal wacky nonsense in universities! gah!)
( The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 19:35, archived)

You crafty techie bastard

( Nickalollyoff http://seventrousers.wordpress.com, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 19:36, archived)

Pffft!

So I'm looking to increase my knowledge of image manipulation and so on, I've been using GIMP for ages but I really don't know much about the finer points. I spent yesterday learning about layers, and I think I'll find it very useful. This evening I decided to try and find out what a layer mask does.

I just realised that I typed "GIMP mask" into google.
( The Hedgehog From Hell should be drowned like a superfluous kitten, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 19:27, archived)

And now your trousers are undone.
Dirty boy
( Mu utter hypocrite, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 19:29, archived)

Do you live in my webcam, or something?



Hang on a minute, I don't have a webcam. Get out of my house, you pervert.
( The Hedgehog From Hell should be drowned like a superfluous kitten, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 19:31, archived)

Well that's your evening sorted, then! :)

( The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 19:31, archived)

LOADS of tutorials on screwtube bud.

(Stashie would LOVE to see Christopher Nolan do a COMEDY!!, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 19:49, archived)

( Bela Lugosi's Dad sent from my shoephone, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 19:27, archived)

HAHAHA!!
'sproioioioing'
( McBadger JESUS RAVES!, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 19:30, archived)

Yes!

( Mu utter hypocrite, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 19:29, archived)

I fully approve of this.

( The4thCrystal Wishes he was better at photographamising..., Mon 17 Nov 2008, 19:35, archived)

Well done
Public perception of science is often horrifying. Hacks are not helping.
(Metalfish Hasn't had a sig since, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 19:37, archived)

Can we digg this image?
It seems digg is full of shite from the Daily Mail too
( drunkenoaf, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 20:29, archived)

hit the nail on the head
That's a click
(gaijintendo v2.0 compressed, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 20:34, archived)

*applauds*
This is very woo, yay and indeed houpla!
( mediocre HONKA HONKA, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 23:01, archived)

best entry yet
(votes)
( Manic declared war on Old Media, Mon 17 Nov 2008, 23:03, archived)