Life and Linketies
It's really been a good "weekend", all things considered. Weather's been all over the place, so I'm flaring, but I had a meeting at Preterm on Wednesday, and then the My Abortion My Life speakout event Thursday evening. The speakout went wonderfully; good turnout and a lot of powerful stories. As usual for these kinds of events, it was also a chance to see almost everyone I know in Cleveland (well, not everyone, but the local feminist/activist community rocks my socks quite thoroughly). I've been struggling with a good deal of depression recently, and yesterday was the best I've been doing emotionally in ages, thanks to the combination of "doing stuff I believe in" and "seeing people I adore". It's the most alive I've felt in quite a while.
There was also a display of Heather Ault's 4000 Years For Choice project, with poster sales. I got "Treasure" and "Cooperate", and bought one for Preterm to hang. Sadly, I left my two in a friend's trunk on the way home, but I'll retrieve them soon and get them hung up in the house somewhere. I'm very psyched.
Afterward a group of us went out to Winking Lizard, and I excused myself to wander down to Mac's Backs. I've now picked up the entire Game of Thrones series. Still only about 2/3rd through the first book, almost exactly to the same point as the series at the moment. It's starting to vary more from the show as things develop, but it's still all differences or simplifications that make pretty good sense, so I'm not finding it bothersome.
Work continues to be busier than usual, and I'm even more behind on replies that usual. Also, Wombat is back? Wowza! I'm ridiculously happy to see it, although if it continues this active it may be a major factor in making me even more behind on my other internet communications! (Wombat was a bi women's mailing list I joined back in college, and which kept going for years, until we all got sucked into LJ -- it's experiencing a new life as a Facebook group now). Although many wombats are still here, and among my longest-term friends on LJ (or online anywhere), it's different to see it resurrected as a group. Cheering.
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Japanese-Americans not surprised by internment lies
Sudan: 150,000 flee Abyei clash, says southern minister
Scientists aiming their gene sequencers at commercial seafood are discovering rampant labeling fraud in supermarket coolers and restaurant tables: cheap fish is often substituted for expensive fillets, and overfished species are passed off as fish whose numbers are plentiful.
Brazil sex education material suspended by President (discussion thread is interesting)
The Racialization of Mental Illness
Six seismologists and a government official in Italy are being tried for failing to warn the public before an earthquake in 2009
This community really makes me wish I read russian
SlutWalks v. Ho Strolls
What would a teaspoonful of neutron star do to you?
10 Dirt-Cheap Aliens Who Still Look Awesome
Interesting but deceptively-titled article on water on the moon
Caffeine-eating bacteria discovered
Music Made from the Bones of Antarctica
What serial killers and epidemics have in common
How a satellite's infrared scanner discovered the lost Egyptian pyramids
Reindeer are the only mammals that can see ultraviolet light
According to new research in Science, babies as young as 12-months old have sophisticated "common sense" abilities, and are able to make predictions about a complex scenario.
Three years of supernova explosions become beautiful music
Important physics breakthrough solves the mystery of how dogs drink
Ten Strange Animal Hybrids
On a star forming in the constellation of Orion, it's raining crystals
Wearing sunglasses can save you from migraines -- My high-end polarized sunglasses have been an absolute lifesaver. Make sure they wrap around well enough to block light from sneaking in the sides, too.
More quack inventions from the early days of electricity
After 113 years in hiding, the red crested tree rat (Santamartamys rufodorsalis) has appeared once again and posed for its first ever photographs.
Sulfur volcanoes erupt on Jupiter's moon Io
The secret war between beetles and frogs
Your next tupperware set could be made with bacteria
Why this weird little fish is one of the top ten species discovered last year
10 reasons to bow down before your shark overlords
Another Icelandic volcano blots out the sky
Mummies reveal that ancient irrigation created modern plague
Netherlands amusement park unveils €30 million steampunk dragon show
Why the black hole at the center of our galaxy is spinning faster and faster
Watch a bridge kiss itself, and see a building frozen in the process of exploding
Feuding white dwarf stars have been destroying each other for millions of years
This is the new "Space Shuttle"
Llama poop was the secret to the success of the Inca civilization
This is the most important star in the universe
A brief history of bears fighting lions
How skillful advertisers can word-jack your brain
Richard A. Kirk is an artist inspired by the close-up view in his backyard garden - especially fungi, plants, insects, and birds. His intricate pieces are filled with so much that each time you look, you come away with something new.
The story behind the world's oldest museum, built by a Babylonian princess 2,500 years ago
Is it possible we've found the first white hole?
Monkeys experience regret over a game of rock-paper-scissors
The scientific reason why the honey badger doesn't have to give a s**t
Why we need volcanoes to build a high-tech society
Everybody keeps saying the Spider-Man musical is finally on track, but meanwhile there's a new alternative: Stephen King has teamed up with country-rocker John Mellencamp to create The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, a play about ghosts and sibling rivalry.
The scientist who pretended to be a parrot
NASA probe will bring back pieces of an asteroid
Artist Christopher Burdett just posted pictures of three dragons he designed for the Game of Thrones card game, giving us something to tide us over until A Dance With Dragons.
Liquid crystals can detect bacterial infections
Yar! The Physics of Sailing, for Pirates
Deep inside the biggest storm we've ever seen on Saturn
Zebrafish reveal all the ingredients needed to regenerate a limb
10 Performances that Elevated Fantasy Movies to Classic Status
New ThunderCats trailer unleashes kitty karate and an epic cat choral anthem!
How MRIs work
Why you are mesmerized by people you've heard bad things about
A bit of hydrogen could save you from oxygen poisoning
The smell that caused ancient mammals' brains to double in size
Experiment confirms that microbes swim slower in saliva
Voluntary amputees opt for bionic hands over real ones (significantly exaggerated title -- this is referencing people whose hands no longer function)
Newly-discovered galactic arm means the Milky Way is more warped than we thought
A Gorgeous Dissection of Mermaid Anatomy
Why particles can travel up waterfalls, cheating gravity and common decency
Astronomer discovers strange new planets that don't orbit stars
Chart reveals what natural disaster is most likely to kill you in America
Badass Women of the Pulp Era
Can you guess what these terrifying 19th century inventions were used for?
The Earth's core melts and freezes all at the same time
3500-year-old mummy of an Egyptian princess reveals the first known case of coronary artery disease
The science behind a snake's poison bite, and why it's related to ketchup
The Willy Wonka cast reunites for the film's 40 Year anniversary
Massive study offers more evidence that environment causes asthma
Strange mountain-climbing crabs ruled Hawaii over 1000 years ago
A tomb in Florence could hold the remains of the model who sat for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa some 500 years ago.
How Self-Control Works, and How to Boost Your Willpower by Better Understanding It -- This is one of my biggest weaknesses.
NASA released an absolutely stunning gallery of real-world locations where alien life forms might like to spend some time if they visited. These are the weird, extreme places where astrobiologists have studied unusual life forms and conditions.
How To Have Sex With a Mermaid
Related: Mer-physics: How real-life mermaids would experience the world
Why tarantulas poop silk out of their feet
Ancient animals relied on "oxygen oases" to breathe Earth's early atmosphere
Indie auteur Jim Jarmusch is directing a vampire flick
The motherlode of insights into science fiction books
First Footage from Torchwood: Miracle Day! Plus will Eliza Dushku star in a Torchwood spinoff?
The Beginning and the End of Doctor Who's "UNIT Family" Era
This character map by NathanTheNerd breaks down the various escapades of the modern Whoverse going up to this season. Be sure to consult the key on the left to determine which companion is along for the (chronologically wacky) ride.
Immigrants for Sale
The TNG Rewatch continues with "Lonely Among Us" as we get the genesis of Data's Sherlock Holmes fetish, the first Enterprise-D crewmember to die on screen, and -- well, honestly, not a whole helluva lot else.
Chelsea Handler Reveals Abortion At 16, Rips Real Housewives -- Although I'm not normally a big fan of hers, I have a huge amount of respect for anyone who speaks publicly about their abortion experiences.
Wisconsin Union Law Struck Down By County Circuit Judge
Egypt to open border crossing at Rafah
Moscow Pride to go ahead despite ban
2011 Global Peace Index Results
Giant water bug photographed devouring baby turtle, snakes
SYDNEY: A 22-year-old Australian university student has solved a problem which has puzzled astrophysicists for decades, discovering part of the so-called "missing mass" of the universe during her summer break.
There was also a display of Heather Ault's 4000 Years For Choice project, with poster sales. I got "Treasure" and "Cooperate", and bought one for Preterm to hang. Sadly, I left my two in a friend's trunk on the way home, but I'll retrieve them soon and get them hung up in the house somewhere. I'm very psyched.
Afterward a group of us went out to Winking Lizard, and I excused myself to wander down to Mac's Backs. I've now picked up the entire Game of Thrones series. Still only about 2/3rd through the first book, almost exactly to the same point as the series at the moment. It's starting to vary more from the show as things develop, but it's still all differences or simplifications that make pretty good sense, so I'm not finding it bothersome.
Work continues to be busier than usual, and I'm even more behind on replies that usual. Also, Wombat is back? Wowza! I'm ridiculously happy to see it, although if it continues this active it may be a major factor in making me even more behind on my other internet communications! (Wombat was a bi women's mailing list I joined back in college, and which kept going for years, until we all got sucked into LJ -- it's experiencing a new life as a Facebook group now). Although many wombats are still here, and among my longest-term friends on LJ (or online anywhere), it's different to see it resurrected as a group. Cheering.
Congress May Put Restrictions On Teaching Doctors To Perform Abortions -- *rage*
Man Arrested, Charged with Intent to Murder Abortion Providers in Wisconsin
The Lesser-Known Side of Dr. George Tiller: A Physician Colleague Speaks on the Second Anniversary of His Murder
Japanese-Americans not surprised by internment lies
Sudan: 150,000 flee Abyei clash, says southern minister
Scientists aiming their gene sequencers at commercial seafood are discovering rampant labeling fraud in supermarket coolers and restaurant tables: cheap fish is often substituted for expensive fillets, and overfished species are passed off as fish whose numbers are plentiful.
Brazil sex education material suspended by President (discussion thread is interesting)
The Racialization of Mental Illness
Six seismologists and a government official in Italy are being tried for failing to warn the public before an earthquake in 2009
This community really makes me wish I read russian
SlutWalks v. Ho Strolls
What would a teaspoonful of neutron star do to you?
10 Dirt-Cheap Aliens Who Still Look Awesome
Interesting but deceptively-titled article on water on the moon
Caffeine-eating bacteria discovered
Music Made from the Bones of Antarctica
What serial killers and epidemics have in common
How a satellite's infrared scanner discovered the lost Egyptian pyramids
Reindeer are the only mammals that can see ultraviolet light
According to new research in Science, babies as young as 12-months old have sophisticated "common sense" abilities, and are able to make predictions about a complex scenario.
Three years of supernova explosions become beautiful music
Important physics breakthrough solves the mystery of how dogs drink
Ten Strange Animal Hybrids
On a star forming in the constellation of Orion, it's raining crystals
Wearing sunglasses can save you from migraines -- My high-end polarized sunglasses have been an absolute lifesaver. Make sure they wrap around well enough to block light from sneaking in the sides, too.
More quack inventions from the early days of electricity
After 113 years in hiding, the red crested tree rat (Santamartamys rufodorsalis) has appeared once again and posed for its first ever photographs.
Sulfur volcanoes erupt on Jupiter's moon Io
The secret war between beetles and frogs
Your next tupperware set could be made with bacteria
Why this weird little fish is one of the top ten species discovered last year
10 reasons to bow down before your shark overlords
Another Icelandic volcano blots out the sky
Mummies reveal that ancient irrigation created modern plague
Netherlands amusement park unveils €30 million steampunk dragon show
Why the black hole at the center of our galaxy is spinning faster and faster
Watch a bridge kiss itself, and see a building frozen in the process of exploding
Feuding white dwarf stars have been destroying each other for millions of years
This is the new "Space Shuttle"
Llama poop was the secret to the success of the Inca civilization
This is the most important star in the universe
A brief history of bears fighting lions
How skillful advertisers can word-jack your brain
Richard A. Kirk is an artist inspired by the close-up view in his backyard garden - especially fungi, plants, insects, and birds. His intricate pieces are filled with so much that each time you look, you come away with something new.
The story behind the world's oldest museum, built by a Babylonian princess 2,500 years ago
Is it possible we've found the first white hole?
Monkeys experience regret over a game of rock-paper-scissors
The scientific reason why the honey badger doesn't have to give a s**t
Why we need volcanoes to build a high-tech society
Everybody keeps saying the Spider-Man musical is finally on track, but meanwhile there's a new alternative: Stephen King has teamed up with country-rocker John Mellencamp to create The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, a play about ghosts and sibling rivalry.
The scientist who pretended to be a parrot
NASA probe will bring back pieces of an asteroid
Artist Christopher Burdett just posted pictures of three dragons he designed for the Game of Thrones card game, giving us something to tide us over until A Dance With Dragons.
Liquid crystals can detect bacterial infections
Yar! The Physics of Sailing, for Pirates
Deep inside the biggest storm we've ever seen on Saturn
Zebrafish reveal all the ingredients needed to regenerate a limb
10 Performances that Elevated Fantasy Movies to Classic Status
New ThunderCats trailer unleashes kitty karate and an epic cat choral anthem!
How MRIs work
Why you are mesmerized by people you've heard bad things about
A bit of hydrogen could save you from oxygen poisoning
The smell that caused ancient mammals' brains to double in size
Experiment confirms that microbes swim slower in saliva
Voluntary amputees opt for bionic hands over real ones (significantly exaggerated title -- this is referencing people whose hands no longer function)
Newly-discovered galactic arm means the Milky Way is more warped than we thought
A Gorgeous Dissection of Mermaid Anatomy
Why particles can travel up waterfalls, cheating gravity and common decency
Astronomer discovers strange new planets that don't orbit stars
Chart reveals what natural disaster is most likely to kill you in America
Badass Women of the Pulp Era
Can you guess what these terrifying 19th century inventions were used for?
The Earth's core melts and freezes all at the same time
3500-year-old mummy of an Egyptian princess reveals the first known case of coronary artery disease
The science behind a snake's poison bite, and why it's related to ketchup
The Willy Wonka cast reunites for the film's 40 Year anniversary
Massive study offers more evidence that environment causes asthma
Strange mountain-climbing crabs ruled Hawaii over 1000 years ago
A tomb in Florence could hold the remains of the model who sat for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa some 500 years ago.
How Self-Control Works, and How to Boost Your Willpower by Better Understanding It -- This is one of my biggest weaknesses.
NASA released an absolutely stunning gallery of real-world locations where alien life forms might like to spend some time if they visited. These are the weird, extreme places where astrobiologists have studied unusual life forms and conditions.
How To Have Sex With a Mermaid
Related: Mer-physics: How real-life mermaids would experience the world
Why tarantulas poop silk out of their feet
Ancient animals relied on "oxygen oases" to breathe Earth's early atmosphere
Indie auteur Jim Jarmusch is directing a vampire flick
The motherlode of insights into science fiction books
First Footage from Torchwood: Miracle Day! Plus will Eliza Dushku star in a Torchwood spinoff?
The Beginning and the End of Doctor Who's "UNIT Family" Era
This character map by NathanTheNerd breaks down the various escapades of the modern Whoverse going up to this season. Be sure to consult the key on the left to determine which companion is along for the (chronologically wacky) ride.
Immigrants for Sale
The TNG Rewatch continues with "Lonely Among Us" as we get the genesis of Data's Sherlock Holmes fetish, the first Enterprise-D crewmember to die on screen, and -- well, honestly, not a whole helluva lot else.
Chelsea Handler Reveals Abortion At 16, Rips Real Housewives -- Although I'm not normally a big fan of hers, I have a huge amount of respect for anyone who speaks publicly about their abortion experiences.
Wisconsin Union Law Struck Down By County Circuit Judge
Egypt to open border crossing at Rafah
Moscow Pride to go ahead despite ban
2011 Global Peace Index Results
Giant water bug photographed devouring baby turtle, snakes
SYDNEY: A 22-year-old Australian university student has solved a problem which has puzzled astrophysicists for decades, discovering part of the so-called "missing mass" of the universe during her summer break.