Casual Ravings

Fraxion Payments Publishes First Complete Novel

Opportunities for new authors huge.

Only a few days ago I finished putting my entire novel, Handar, all 108,000 words of it, up on the internet at www.battleaxebooks.com/handar using the Fraxion Payments locking mechanism. It’s a fantasy novel and a ripping story of a running battle between orcs and humans. If you’re into that sort of thing, you’ll like it.

C’mon Clegg – Hung Parliaments are Great

Hung Parliaments work great in Switzerland. And, in fact, the constitutuion demands the Swiss Parliament is perpetually hung.

Recently in the media following the UK election there has been much talk about how the Liberal Democrats might spoil the party for the Tories and Labour. Within the commentary is the suggestion that the Lib Dems are going to threaten the very foundation of Westminster Democracy by forcing a government to govern with less than 50 per cent of the seats within Parliament. How dare they?

No News is Bad News for Moshtarak

With little or no news about Operation Moshtarak it can only mean the Taliban are winning.

Operation Moshtarak got under way two months ago with much fanfare and cable news coverage.

Pictures of jets and helicopters taking off, and columns of tanks moving out were beamed around the world. Politicians in the UK and USA struggled for elbow room to get in front of TV cameras, each one proclaiming what a great thing this operation was and how Johnny Taliban was going to be given whatfor.

Tom Hanks is an Actor

He is not an historian, even if his films look historicalish.

Time Magazine did an article in their 15 March (2010) about how Tom Hanks not only makes films but also strives to make them history lessons. So I wrote to the editor saying this is complete bs and why. His films are great fun but I take them for what they are; American propoganda distorting the facts to suit an American audience. Such blatant bias belongs nowhere in the history classroom.

Europe is Arguing – Good for Democracy

When the Presidents of EU argue, democracy is working just fine.

The EU has a floating, rotating presidency. Which tends to drive the USA Foreign Secretary nuts and many political journalists crazy, usually condemning EU as not working and having far too many bun fights. But I would challenge such people to come and live in Switzerland for at least six months. Then they will see that this is merely a sign that democracy is working just fine and, in fact, evolving to a higher plain.

Abuse Is Not Intellectual Debate

Comment – In speaking to Ken Ham I was totally surprised to hear what he had to say. We actually had a good and frank discussion about his world views and mine. I made it clear from the beginning I believe in evolution and that Charles Darwin was correct in his theories.

Creationist Sympathises With Dawkins

Earlier this week the Richard Dawkins Foundation decided to close down its forum, sparking a wave of protest from its 85,000 supporters. Ironically an American creationist and one of Richard Dawkin’s greatest opponents feels for the evolutionary scientist and the row he finds himself in the middle of. Ken Ham spoke to Chris Wilkins.

Richard Dawkins Apologises for Recent Events

Late on Sunday evening Richard Dawkins posted an apology about the events over the past few days, saying it has been hard on him due to his schedule on his book tour in Australia. He went as far as to thank the forum administrators for their efforts in the past, and yet to continue to support his web administrator, Josh Timonen.

Richard Dawkins’ Foundation Forum Self Immolates

The Richard Dawkins Foundation forum decided yesterday to self-immolate, burning many of their most loyal supporters in what can only be described as a “ham fisted” response to mild criticism.

Creationists everywhere will rejoice.

The US Is Going To Lose The War In Afghanistan

The US High Command is blind and ignorant, refusing to accept historical precedents which only point towards their eventual defeat in Afghanistan. And their generals saying they are different and will not repeat the past doesn’t make it so.