del.icio.us links for 2005-11-09

• Pirate Image Archive: Almost all the images in the archive were scanned from the sources. I have made an effort to only select images for which the originals are obviously in the public domain... (art cool history image pirate reference)
• Sturgeon's law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Sturgeon's Law is an adage derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon: "Nothing is always absolutely so." It is sometimes confused with Sturgeon's Revelation: "Ninety percent of everything is crud." (humor reference scifi)
• QuizFarm.com :: Which Action Hero Would You Be? v. 2.0: (game poll psychology)
• CNN.com - Kansas school board redefines science - Nov 8, 2005: The Board of Education approved science standards that cast doubt on evolution, and rewrote the definition of science, so that it is no longer limited to the search for natural explanations of phenomena. Bow before the Flying Spaghetti Monster! Arrrrrr! (creationism education evolution fsm kansas news pastafarianism politics religion science us)
• Django | The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines: Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. (database framework persistence programming python templates web)
• AND THEY CALLED IT PUPPY LOVE: $1,200 wedding joins pugs for life: Is it Toodleday again already? [via Obscure Store] (dog news weird)
• Sploid: The narco saint of Bakersfield: Half Robin Hood, half Virgin of Guadalupe, Jesus Malverde (Jesus of the Bad Green) has been protecting bandits and drug dealers for almost a century, since his hanging at the hands of cops in Sinaloa, Mexico. (california crime mexico religion sploid weird)
• Universe Today - Lichen Can Survive in Space: Scientists have found that hardy bacteria can survive a trip into space, and now the list of natural astronauts includes lichen. (astronomy biology lichen mars news science space)