Comments for Steel City Skeptics http://www.steelcityskeptics.net Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:43:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Tonight is Drinking Skeptically! by Sabio Lantz http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/2010/01/15/tonight-is-drinking-skeptically-2/comment-page-1/#comment-601 Sabio Lantz Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:43:35 +0000 http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/?p=566#comment-601 Gee, if you announced about 3 nights earlier, someday I may fit you in my schedule ! Gee, if you announced about 3 nights earlier, someday I may fit you in my schedule !

]]> Comment on Tonight is Drinking Skeptically! by The Skeptical Advocate http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/2009/12/18/tonight-is-drinking-skeptically/comment-page-1/#comment-597 The Skeptical Advocate Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:09:05 +0000 http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/?p=558#comment-597 I know December 2009's 'Drinking Skeptically' event has come and gone. I enjoyed a great game of pool and conversation at the Bar. Please check out the following in preparation for drinking in the New Year in January 2010: On Thinking and Drinking: review of Roger Scruton’s "I Drink Therefore I Am: A Philosopher’s Guide to Wine" at 'More Intelligent Life': http://www.continuumbooks.com/books/detail.aspx?BookId=132564 TSA (Chuck L.) I know December 2009’s ‘Drinking Skeptically’ event has come and gone. I enjoyed a great game of pool and conversation at
the Bar. Please check out the following in preparation for drinking in the New Year in January 2010:

On Thinking and Drinking: review of Roger Scruton’s “I Drink Therefore I Am: A Philosopher’s Guide to Wine” at ‘More Intelligent Life’:

http://www.continuumbooks.com/books/detail.aspx?BookId=132564

TSA (Chuck L.)

]]> Comment on It’s official: Post-Gazette has lost it by larry http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/2009/03/22/its-official-post-gazette-has-lost-it/comment-page-1/#comment-583 larry Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:16:21 +0000 http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/?p=463#comment-583 i read this useless bit of infomation.... makes me laugh that stupidity is still in this world..... i read this useless bit of infomation…. makes me laugh that stupidity is still in this world…..

]]> Comment on Tomorrow is Drinking Skeptically! by Eliza http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/2009/11/19/tomorrow-is-drinking-skeptically/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Eliza Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:40:57 +0000 http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/?p=555#comment-576 Hi! It's usually between 10 and 15 but sometimes we've hit almost 30! It really depends on what's going on in town -- what's the weather like, is there a game, is it Light Up Night or a holiday -- that sort of thing. We have a better turn out in the summer. If you sign up for the Meetup or Facebook groups you'll get invites and I think reminders are part of it. L and I, the original organizers have/are changing jobs (and I am leaving the area) so our involvement is limited (and I am looking for someone to pass this site over to). The event is every 3rd Friday of the month and unless the group decides to change it, we've got the OK from The Bar to have it there. Hi!

It’s usually between 10 and 15 but sometimes we’ve hit almost 30! It really depends on what’s going on in town — what’s the weather like, is there a game, is it Light Up Night or a holiday — that sort of thing. We have a better turn out in the summer.

If you sign up for the Meetup or Facebook groups you’ll get invites and I think reminders are part of it. L and I, the original organizers have/are changing jobs (and I am leaving the area) so our involvement is limited (and I am looking for someone to pass this site over to).

The event is every 3rd Friday of the month and unless the group decides to change it, we’ve got the OK from The Bar to have it there.

]]> Comment on Tomorrow is Drinking Skeptically! by Sabio http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/2009/11/19/tomorrow-is-drinking-skeptically/comment-page-1/#comment-575 Sabio Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:21:34 +0000 http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/?p=555#comment-575 Hey all ! How many folks typically show up at these meetings, if I may ask? Also, do you think you could send out a reminder about 3-4 days before the event? Sounds fun Hey all !
How many folks typically show up at these meetings, if I may ask?
Also, do you think you could send out a reminder about 3-4 days before the event?
Sounds fun

]]> Comment on September’s Drinking Skeptically by Bill http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/2009/09/17/septembers-drinking-skeptically/comment-page-1/#comment-573 Bill Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:34:59 +0000 http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/?p=553#comment-573 Thank you for the quick response—and now that it's resolved, feel free to delete these comments if you wish :) I apologize that I could not find a more private/secure means of contacting you about this. I also apologize that my first comment on this blog had to be so serious-business, but I immediately recognized that photo as being Matt's work, and we Wikimedians try to look out for each other. I'm glad to hear that the photo used to be properly attributed before the theme switch, because there's an unfortunately persistent misconception on the internet that everything on Wikipedia is wholly anonymous and in the public domain... It's common for me to encounter people who have no idea that they're supposed to be attributing someone when they borrow material. :) Best, Bill Thank you for the quick response—and now that it’s resolved, feel free to delete these comments if you wish :) I apologize that I could not find a more private/secure means of contacting you about this. I also apologize that my first comment on this blog had to be so serious-business, but I immediately recognized that photo as being Matt’s work, and we Wikimedians try to look out for each other. I’m glad to hear that the photo used to be properly attributed before the theme switch, because there’s an unfortunately persistent misconception on the internet that everything on Wikipedia is wholly anonymous and in the public domain… It’s common for me to encounter people who have no idea that they’re supposed to be attributing someone when they borrow material. :)

Best,
Bill

]]> Comment on September’s Drinking Skeptically by Eliza http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/2009/09/17/septembers-drinking-skeptically/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Eliza Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:50:58 +0000 http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/?p=553#comment-572 Bill, My apologies and thank you for the heads up. The attribute *was* in the previous version of the theme but when I upgraded it changed the footer include and I didn't notice the difference in files. I'd been meaning to swap out images for a while. The header is supposed to be a rotating through a selection of jpgs. The new images are 100% mine, taken while a few of us were walking to a dinner gathering last spring. Bill,

My apologies and thank you for the heads up. The attribute *was* in the previous version of the theme but when I upgraded it changed the footer include and I didn’t notice the difference in files.

I’d been meaning to swap out images for a while. The header is supposed to be a rotating through a selection of jpgs.

The new images are 100% mine, taken while a few of us were walking to a dinner gathering last spring.

]]> Comment on September’s Drinking Skeptically by Bill http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/2009/09/17/septembers-drinking-skeptically/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Bill Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:14:20 +0000 http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/?p=553#comment-571 Hello, I'm writing as a volunteer of the Wikimedia Foundation (as well as an atheist Pittsburgher, which is how I found this site) to inform you that your use of that banner image (http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/wp-content/themes/primepress/rotating.php?image=69) is in violation of the copyright of Matthew Field. Please see the following page for licensing information on this image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pittsburgh_dawn_city_pano.jpg You must either (1) remove it from your website, (2) get the written permission of Mr. Field to use it, or (3) attribute him properly and follow the stipulations of the licensing terms available on the image information page linked above. Please do not construe this as a legal threat, because it is not. My intention is only to alert you of this issue so that you can fix it. Best, Bill Hello,

I’m writing as a volunteer of the Wikimedia Foundation (as well as an atheist Pittsburgher, which is how I found this site) to inform you that your use of that banner image (http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/wp-content/themes/primepress/rotating.php?image=69) is in violation of the copyright of Matthew Field.

Please see the following page for licensing information on this image:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pittsburgh_dawn_city_pano.jpg

You must either (1) remove it from your website, (2) get the written permission of Mr. Field to use it, or (3) attribute him properly and follow the stipulations of the licensing terms available on the image information page linked above.

Please do not construe this as a legal threat, because it is not. My intention is only to alert you of this issue so that you can fix it.

Best,
Bill

]]> Comment on September’s Drinking Skeptically by Greg http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/2009/09/17/septembers-drinking-skeptically/comment-page-1/#comment-555 Greg Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:11:57 +0000 http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/?p=553#comment-555 Damn. Another one I'll probably miss. I need to make it to one of these sometime and prove to myself there are skeptics in Pittsburgh besides me! Damn. Another one I’ll probably miss. I need to make it to one of these sometime and prove to myself there are skeptics in Pittsburgh besides me!

]]> Comment on August Drinking Skeptically Pittsburgh! by Jack http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/2009/08/19/august-drinking-skeptically-pittsburgh/comment-page-1/#comment-544 Jack Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:04:09 +0000 http://www.steelcityskeptics.net/?p=545#comment-544 Haven't been to one lately, will try to make it. Haven’t been to one lately, will try to make it.

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