Kay at the Gimp Parade has written a really, really important post: “The Russian”. Kay uses a ventilator to breathe. After a recent ICU stay in which a new tracheostomy was inserted, she transferred to a rehab hospital. She was… Read More ›
Day: 2008-04-24
“My Beautiful Mummy” book: Newsweek beat-up sucks most in
A dementedly objectifying book, aimed at kids, about why “Mummy” might want to have plastic surgery was profiled in Newsweek recently, and got a lot of people hot under the collar: WhatAreWeTeachingOurChildren, ThisWillCorruptTheValuesOfOurYouth, etc etc etc. Now, the author of… Read More ›
“Open Source Boob Project”: Around the blogs
The Open Source Boob Project is demanding a round-up. I’ve tried to make this a fair portrayal of the buzz around the web. Original post by The Ferrett Not everyone wants to go public with it, and what happens at… Read More ›
Comments temporarily bollixed working again
Bugger. My fault for trying to tweak something. Fixing as fast as I can. Fixed now. Sorry.
Netiquette: pseudonyms, valid email addresses and declining to publish anonymous comments
Large parts of this post are much less relevant since we implemented registration for commentors. If you are administrators of your own blogs, you may still find it educational. The point remains to distinguish between pseudonyms as long-term net aliases… Read More ›
RSPCA exploits domestic violence; yet again, women = dogs [triggers]
I found video of the RSPCA’s new campaign. Some of the ads are fine. Good, even. One of them? Not so much. Violence against women triggers below the cut. (Bad ones.)
Hoyden About Town 