Linketies and Life (finally)
Now that I've already been ridiculously posty today, here's your regularly scheduled Linketies post.
Random happy thing in my life: It's good to see Grafton making art again, fun to walk into the house and find random art suspended in the middle of the room.
Not exactly surprisingly, I'm actively working on converting NL to Who fandom; we had a great conversation last night about why it's one of the fictional worlds where I feel most ethically and morally "home". I couldn't agree more with Craig Ferguson: it's The Triumph Of Intellect And Romance Over Brute Force And Cynicism. It's hopeful, and loving, and compassionate. There's room for grand silliness and a deep sense of the ridiculous. If I had to pick a religion these days, I'd be happier believing in the Doctor than most deities.
Also, something I was thinking about in regard to my preference for a more crowded TARDIS in Doctor Who; I think it reflects my overall tendency toward networks and small groups instead of dyads (something that's a big part of why I'm poly, why I have the household structure I do, and numerous other aspects of my life).
New Orleans levees get a near-failing grade in new corps rating system
National Guard Airlifts Supplies to Vermont Towns Isolated by Irene's Flooding -- many good thoughts to Vermont; I've had nothing but wonderful experiences there.
More: State of Vermont Megapost
Cuyahoga County Council OKs absentee ballot mailing; Husted drops plan to block ballot applications
Exploring the Health Needs of Incarcerated Women -- This is near and dear to my heart. A loved one ended up with life-threatening cervical cancer because of lack of treatment in prison.
This Day in History: Aug 30, 1967 Thurgood Marshall confirmed as Supreme Court justice
Texas Sonogram Law: Judge Strikes Down Key Provisions Of Abortion Bill
Medieval Plague Bacteria Probably Extinct
[Citizen Science] Help decode ancient Egyptian texts by playing a puzzle game
Justice Ginsburg: If I Were Nominated Today, My Women’s Rights Work For The ACLU Would Probably Disqualify Me
Your awesomeness for the day:
Just like the Germans have the word schadenfreude for "happiness at the misfortune of others" (literally "harm joy") they also have the word for what you're feeling: fremdschämen, or "vicarious embarrassment" (literally "stranger shame"). -- I have totally needed this word all my life!
116 slide pointpoint slideshow designed for educating medical professionals about BDSM -- I haven't gotten a chance to read entirely through this yet, but I'm psyched to find it, and wanted to share it around.
GOP to Punish Mother Nature by Cutting Funds to Hurricane Monitoring.
One of the things about the rape culture is that it depends on men feeling, and being told, that it was nothing of any consequence when they are sexually violated, surely not a sexual violation, because that's something that happens to women, and eww no one wants to be like them.
Oh Lambda Literary, Clueless Again
Fascinating New Species Found in Papua New Guinea
The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the first two cases of West Nile Virus in people in Ohio and a sharp increase in the number of mosquitoes carrying the virus.
"Loud as a Whisper" has not a bang but a whimper, as the TNG Rewatch continues with an episode that I remember liking more when I first watched it 20 years ago....
Men’s sheds: because blokes have feelings, too
D.C. activists fight back against violence targeting trans women
Why the hurricane Irene evacuations in New York City were a success
International Space Station Could be Left Empty by November
Bill Nye on Fox: "There's A Lot More Science Behind" Idea Of Global Warming Creating Extreme Weather "Than Saying It's Not"
Being good at arguing is an entirely separate skill from being correct.
Three Charts to Email to Your Right-Wing Brother-In-Law
APOD: Hickson 44 in Leo
NASA Scientist, Religious Leaders Arrested in Tar Sands Protest
Favorite Political Music post over at ONTD_Political
Chances of big quake below Tokyo rising
The Feds insist that pot-law reform is driving kids to toke up. Not a chance.
Ford UAW locals in Northeast Ohio set strike authorization votes
US businesses now obligated to inform you of your right to a union.
Community parades often feature local politicians waving to the crowds, but this year's annual Labor Day parade in Wausau may be short a few elected officials.
That's because the head of the group that sponsors the Wausau Labor Day Parade, the Marathon County Central Labor Council, is telling Republican lawmakers from the area that they're not welcome Sept. 5. -- Hee!
School superintendent gives up $800k in pay
6 Things You Won't Believe Animals Do Just Like Us
Republicans Against Science
How much power do YOU use?
Is the Soap Lobby Right That Anti-Bacterials Are Safe?
Toilet Queue Starts Women's Day in Delhi Slums
10 New Genetic Discoveries - And The Diseases They Could Treat
Back in the 1700s, two science professors created the world’s first fossil hoax to prank a religious colleague
Random happy thing in my life: It's good to see Grafton making art again, fun to walk into the house and find random art suspended in the middle of the room.
Not exactly surprisingly, I'm actively working on converting NL to Who fandom; we had a great conversation last night about why it's one of the fictional worlds where I feel most ethically and morally "home". I couldn't agree more with Craig Ferguson: it's The Triumph Of Intellect And Romance Over Brute Force And Cynicism. It's hopeful, and loving, and compassionate. There's room for grand silliness and a deep sense of the ridiculous. If I had to pick a religion these days, I'd be happier believing in the Doctor than most deities.
Also, something I was thinking about in regard to my preference for a more crowded TARDIS in Doctor Who; I think it reflects my overall tendency toward networks and small groups instead of dyads (something that's a big part of why I'm poly, why I have the household structure I do, and numerous other aspects of my life).
New Orleans levees get a near-failing grade in new corps rating system
National Guard Airlifts Supplies to Vermont Towns Isolated by Irene's Flooding -- many good thoughts to Vermont; I've had nothing but wonderful experiences there.
More: State of Vermont Megapost
Cuyahoga County Council OKs absentee ballot mailing; Husted drops plan to block ballot applications
Exploring the Health Needs of Incarcerated Women -- This is near and dear to my heart. A loved one ended up with life-threatening cervical cancer because of lack of treatment in prison.
This Day in History: Aug 30, 1967 Thurgood Marshall confirmed as Supreme Court justice
Texas Sonogram Law: Judge Strikes Down Key Provisions Of Abortion Bill
Medieval Plague Bacteria Probably Extinct
[Citizen Science] Help decode ancient Egyptian texts by playing a puzzle game
Justice Ginsburg: If I Were Nominated Today, My Women’s Rights Work For The ACLU Would Probably Disqualify Me
Your awesomeness for the day:
Just like the Germans have the word schadenfreude for "happiness at the misfortune of others" (literally "harm joy") they also have the word for what you're feeling: fremdschämen, or "vicarious embarrassment" (literally "stranger shame"). -- I have totally needed this word all my life!
116 slide pointpoint slideshow designed for educating medical professionals about BDSM -- I haven't gotten a chance to read entirely through this yet, but I'm psyched to find it, and wanted to share it around.
GOP to Punish Mother Nature by Cutting Funds to Hurricane Monitoring.
One of the things about the rape culture is that it depends on men feeling, and being told, that it was nothing of any consequence when they are sexually violated, surely not a sexual violation, because that's something that happens to women, and eww no one wants to be like them.
Oh Lambda Literary, Clueless Again
Fascinating New Species Found in Papua New Guinea
The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the first two cases of West Nile Virus in people in Ohio and a sharp increase in the number of mosquitoes carrying the virus.
"Loud as a Whisper" has not a bang but a whimper, as the TNG Rewatch continues with an episode that I remember liking more when I first watched it 20 years ago....
Men’s sheds: because blokes have feelings, too
D.C. activists fight back against violence targeting trans women
Why the hurricane Irene evacuations in New York City were a success
International Space Station Could be Left Empty by November
Bill Nye on Fox: "There's A Lot More Science Behind" Idea Of Global Warming Creating Extreme Weather "Than Saying It's Not"
Being good at arguing is an entirely separate skill from being correct.
Three Charts to Email to Your Right-Wing Brother-In-Law
APOD: Hickson 44 in Leo
NASA Scientist, Religious Leaders Arrested in Tar Sands Protest
Favorite Political Music post over at ONTD_Political
Chances of big quake below Tokyo rising
The Feds insist that pot-law reform is driving kids to toke up. Not a chance.
Ford UAW locals in Northeast Ohio set strike authorization votes
US businesses now obligated to inform you of your right to a union.
Community parades often feature local politicians waving to the crowds, but this year's annual Labor Day parade in Wausau may be short a few elected officials.
That's because the head of the group that sponsors the Wausau Labor Day Parade, the Marathon County Central Labor Council, is telling Republican lawmakers from the area that they're not welcome Sept. 5. -- Hee!
School superintendent gives up $800k in pay
6 Things You Won't Believe Animals Do Just Like Us
Republicans Against Science
How much power do YOU use?
Is the Soap Lobby Right That Anti-Bacterials Are Safe?
Toilet Queue Starts Women's Day in Delhi Slums
10 New Genetic Discoveries - And The Diseases They Could Treat
Back in the 1700s, two science professors created the world’s first fossil hoax to prank a religious colleague