I’ve used this quote before, but it bears repeating. “Alas, to wear the mantle of Galileo it is not enough that you be persecuted by an unkind establishment, you must also be right.” ““ Robert Park James Watson, famous for… Read More ›
Year: 2007
Up close and personal: Weekend Wildlife
from whooz_queen. encounter exhibition heart
We’re all very quiet
Is everybody busy madly writing Dumbledore slash now? I’ve already seen the first macros (H/T Shannon).
Weekend Fun: Family Drabbles
The lad, who has just turned five, has taken to asking for story challenges. We had a ball over dinner last night thinking of three things for a story to feature, and then listening to the result. My challenge to… Read More ›
Difference of Opinion – on the NT recolonisation
The ABC’s Difference of Opinion show this week (18 Oct 2007) examined the Northern Territory invasion and recolonisation of Aboriginal communities. You can read the full transcript of “A New Deal for Indigenous Australians?” here, or access partial video from… Read More ›
Pedantry and puns
Last night, out with my family: Child: …and then you might get hit by a meteor and you’d be in real trouble! Other Child: Meteorite. Me: Well, no, a meteor is not a meteorite until it’s actually on the ground,… Read More ›
I love the Internets
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } ouch, originally uploaded by Thundercheese. There is a Flickr group devoted entirely to pictures of Stick… Read More ›
Extra cash won’t be enough
Wednesday saw Rudd’s first major health initiative announced, to encourage non-practising nurses to return to nursing to address the current staffing shortage.SMH: Under the policy, which would cost $81 million over five years, nurses who had not been working as… Read More ›
Feminism and Romance – Rudman paper followup
So I have a copy of the Rudman paper asserting that not all us feminists are fugly lonely lezzos after all. (My first post on the issue is here.) My initial response consisted mainly of a rejection of the patriarchal… Read More ›
Short People got no reason to live
[image from the Volgograd City Center of Orthopedics and Cosmetology.] I swear, I can no longer tell the difference between science journalism and inept satire. This study* from Clinical Endocrinology was reported on the Beeb website thus: Danish researchers examined… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 