Linkspam two days in a row! Alert the press!
Wow: after CEOs have daughters, their female employees' salaries go up.
Huh, today is Richard Farina's birthday. He would have been 74 today.
There is no better way to start the day than with Kate Beaton commenting on the Charlie Sheen mess, via Fargo. So awesome.
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So apparently there's an ongoing meltdown over at Slacktivist, because Fred Clark decamped to a portal site that is perceived as less than welcoming to the non-traditionally religious members of the community. Oh, and the blog now uses Disqus, which has threaded comments, and Patrick Neilsen Hayden thinks threaded comments are antithetical to building a community. Um. ::looks around:: Sure, dude. Okay, fair, threaded comments may result in a different kind of community than non-threaded, but holding up Making Light as the ne plus ultra of community-building on the web is a bit disingenuous. ML is nice enough, but it's quite insular: a small private salon where everyone knows everyone and newbies are subject to strict (if generally civil) schooling.
But I reject the assertion that ML or Slacktivist has a definitionally superior commentariat than many LJs, or TNC's blog, or Obsidian Wings (which at least welcomes and engages with conservative opinions). Design matters, but so does moderation and the intent of the blog host. And threaded conversations allow the community to develop in relation to one another, and not just in relation to the person whose name is on the masthead.
On reviewing my flist: Or, you know, what
facetofcathy said.
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Sociological Images has a post today on images of Mardi Gras.
Female role models in math and science can inoculate girls against stereotypes and encourage them to develop their skills.
Via one of the commentariat at TNC's blog: A Common Sense Guide to the Great Deficit Debate.
James Fallows on learning to love the new media.
Sady Doyle on the three faces of Charlie Sheen. This is a great essay.
Crossposted from DW, where there are
comments; comment here or there.
Huh, today is Richard Farina's birthday. He would have been 74 today.
There is no better way to start the day than with Kate Beaton commenting on the Charlie Sheen mess, via Fargo. So awesome.
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So apparently there's an ongoing meltdown over at Slacktivist, because Fred Clark decamped to a portal site that is perceived as less than welcoming to the non-traditionally religious members of the community. Oh, and the blog now uses Disqus, which has threaded comments, and Patrick Neilsen Hayden thinks threaded comments are antithetical to building a community. Um. ::looks around:: Sure, dude. Okay, fair, threaded comments may result in a different kind of community than non-threaded, but holding up Making Light as the ne plus ultra of community-building on the web is a bit disingenuous. ML is nice enough, but it's quite insular: a small private salon where everyone knows everyone and newbies are subject to strict (if generally civil) schooling.
But I reject the assertion that ML or Slacktivist has a definitionally superior commentariat than many LJs, or TNC's blog, or Obsidian Wings (which at least welcomes and engages with conservative opinions). Design matters, but so does moderation and the intent of the blog host. And threaded conversations allow the community to develop in relation to one another, and not just in relation to the person whose name is on the masthead.
On reviewing my flist: Or, you know, what
facetofcathy said.
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Sociological Images has a post today on images of Mardi Gras.
Female role models in math and science can inoculate girls against stereotypes and encourage them to develop their skills.
Via one of the commentariat at TNC's blog: A Common Sense Guide to the Great Deficit Debate.
James Fallows on learning to love the new media.
Sady Doyle on the three faces of Charlie Sheen. This is a great essay.
Crossposted from DW, where there are
comments; comment here or there.