October 2011
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Weirwood Cake | Inn at the Crossroads →
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I hate people who grammar police
autumn-and-eve:
Language is not ruled with an iron pencil for a reason. Don’t pretend you can’t understand people who use the wrong form of “there” or who say “ax” instead of “ask”. Spelling and grammar really weren’t standardized until the advent of the printing press, and everyone understood everyone just fine beforehand. It also doesn’t win your arguments when you correct someone’s grammar...
BBC News - Girls equal in British throne... →
And marriage of a monarch to a Roman Catholic is no longer banned.
If we’re going to have a monarchy, then these succession changes are necessary to counteract both sexism and a historic prejudice against Catholics in Britain, and so whilst I’ve seen quite a few “who cares?” about this I for one approve. More equality, even amongst our most privileged members, is surely a...
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New Statesman - If I can’t wear a short skirt, I... →
Shortly after the revolution in Egypt, hundreds of women were assaulted in Tahrir Square by the same men they had stood beside only weeks earlier to overthrow a corrupt regime. Their only “provocation” was to dare to assemble in celebration of International Women’s Day. It was the first inkling we got that there might be more to creating a free Egypt than ousting Hosni...
A plea for sanity in software versioning |... →
I’m looking at you, Firefox. We don’t need new versions every few months! So irritating, especially when they aren’t really doing anything new.
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Girl Scouts of Colorado Released Statement... →
heidivanderlee:
marleymagaziner:
onlytowardschaos:
xxboy
Yesterday, the Girl Scouts of Colorado spoke out in support of transgender children. Following the story of a child who was denied enrollment in a local Girl Scout troop despite identifying as a girl, the Girl Scouts of Colorado released a statement saying that the associate responsible for that troop was unaware of the...
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Government Requests – Google Transparency Report →
This is quite interesting.
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Refs to rape: How could they do this to Tintin? |... →
Hey, writers. Guess what you DON’T get to do when you see a film you dislike? Compare it to rape. I think the new Tintin film looks pretty appalling, but this is one of the most ludicrous reviews I’ve ever seen, and it’s incredibly offensive to survivors of sexual assault.
Coming out of the new Tintin film directed by Steven Spielberg, I found myself, for a few seconds, too...
diseased but fabulous: TW rape, ableism →
missvoltairine:
unknowablewoman:
cinnamonwheel:
metapianycist:
Rape culture disproportionately affects asexual people
This is such bullshit. You are a vile piece of shit.
Another manifestation of sexual supremacy is the pathologization of lack of desire for sex and of…
Also this ridiculous statement aside, the OP has apparently no understanding of the theology of sexuality...
diseased but fabulous: There is no such thing as a... →
lizardwalk:
pomme-poire-peche:
catamite:
If you ask anyone why they are attracted to a particular gender, and probe deep enough, you will almost always get:
1. Stereotypes about that gender— “Men are less uptight!” “Women are more caring!”
2. Argument from ‘energy,’ a.k.a….
As always:
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"Occupy" as loaded gun? →
wateroftheclearestblue:
ethiopienne:
Even as someone with a VERY distant association with the word (Ethiopia was occupied—never colonized—by Italy in the 1930s), I still hate hearing it. It calls to mind destruction, weaponry, cultural denigration, and everything else I associate with…
First off, being triggered is a horrible experience and where possible we should give people a heads...
empathy test - & extroversion. →
dronerthestoner:
ash-wednesday:
lizardwalk:
ash-wednesday:
tealeaves:
vulpesinculta:
thendoftime:
0 - 32 = low (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 20) 33 - 52 = average (most women score about 47 and most men score about 42) 53 - 63 is above average 64 - 80 is very high 80 is maximum
Um. I got 11.
I don’t even KNOW what to say.
Nintendo...
empathy test - & extroversion. →
lizardwalk:
ash-wednesday:
tealeaves:
vulpesinculta:
thendoftime:
0 - 32 = low (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 20) 33 - 52 = average (most women score about 47 and most men score about 42) 53 - 63 is above average 64 - 80 is very high 80 is maximum
Um. I got 11.
I don’t even KNOW what to say.
Nintendo 64~
53. not too bad.
68. Of...
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empathy test - & extroversion. →
tealeaves:
vulpesinculta:
thendoftime:
0 - 32 = low (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 20) 33 - 52 = average (most women score about 47 and most men score about 42) 53 - 63 is above average 64 - 80 is very high 80 is maximum
Um. I got 11.
I don’t even KNOW what to say.
Nintendo 64~
53. not too bad.
68. Of course, tests like this are...
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Tumblr Mute?
Is there a Tumblr equivalent to Mute Tweets (and other similar twitter add-ons)? I’ve had a look but no joy thus far.
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by Lemony Snicket | OccupyWriters.com →
Thirteen Observations made by Lemony Snicket while watching Occupy Wall Street from a Discreet Distance
1. If you work hard, and become successful, it does not necessarily mean you are successful because you worked hard, just as if you are tall with long hair it doesn’t mean you would be a midget if you were bald.
2. “Fortune” is a word for having a lot of money and for having a lot of...
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On the music industry.
Franz Nicolay is a smart guy, and used to play in one of my very favourite bands which makes him smarter. Anyway, he wrote some intelligent things about the music biz that I thought I’d share.
Most music fans, and most musicians, only have two models with which to think about a life in music: the Starving Artist or the Rock Star. The starving artist has moral authority and credibility,...
Zachary Quinto comes out →
Zachary Quinto is gay isn’t exactly surprising news for most people in any way involved in fandom - it’s been something of an open secret - but his decision to come out is touching because of what motivates it.
when i found out that jamey rodemeyer killed himself - i felt deeply troubled. but when i found out that jamey rodemeyer had made an it gets better video only months before...
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Shoe porn: Blue edition
So a friend asked me about blue shoes for a wedding. I’ve always thought shoes are a great way to get in the “something blue” for a wedding, and here are a nice selection I’ve found!
First up, of course the Irregular Choices…
These sequintastic Irregular Choices also feature autumn’s hot burnt orange shade.
I have mixed feelings about the acrylic bow, BUT...
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truth.
joshishollywood:
I think probably the best way to graphically represent the full spectrum of sexuality is to use a globe with different “countries” representing different sexualities and a complicated system of tunnels connecting them all beneath the surface thanks to the tireless efforts of mole people and at the core of the planet is David Bowie
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shoe porn: cosy boots edition
Schuh, £90 - love the combo of laces, wedges AND fleece!
Rocket Dog £65 - something very cosy about the combination of plaid and fleece
Having over-the-knee boots in a colour other than black takes them out of hooker territory and into classy-sexy. (Schuh)
But this being me, we have to end with something whimsical from my usual favourite brand, Irregular Choice.
These ankle boots...
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Norton Juster’s “The Phantom Tollbooth” at 50 :... →
What Milo discovers is that math and literature, Dictionopolis and Digitopolis, should assume their places not under the pentagon of Purpose and Power but under the presidency of Rhyme and Reason. Learning isn’t a set of things that we know but a world that we enter.
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ugh
I’m getting really bored of the way tumblr seems to be an opportunity for people who identify as sharing a particular set of minority interests or priorities, and more than that acting like spokespeople for those groups, being bitchy about other minorities for going about things the “wrong” way. A lot of people on tumblr pay lip service to ideas of solidarity but really...
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“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever...”
– Steve Jobs (via certainsongs)
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Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie n’ Oreo Fudge... →
