I’m busy with work and can’t do any deep thoughtful posts today, but I do have time for a quick procrastination over lunch. This came to me in email from my friend C. SCATTERGORIES… It’s harder than it looks! When… Read More ›
Month: June 2008
Lauredhel’s off-line for a while
There’s a blackout at her place, and the laptop batteries are now run out. No internet for her until the power comes back up. The blackout is said to have nothing to do with the big gas accident yesterday offshore… Read More ›
Marry, Shag or Cliff: Inaugural Whoydnesday Edition
I have made an executive decision: every now and then Wednesdays around here will be Whodnesdays. This was prompted by paralysis: because Lauredhel and I couldn’t decide from the plethora of choice available for a general Whoniverse Marry, Shag or… Read More ›
Dismembered Summer Glau in Sarah Connor Chronicles posters
Liss at Shakesville has posted before about the commercial exploitation of woman as dismembered body parts: It’s so very girly to get all worked up about novelty boobs. Oh, you’re such a girl. You’re fucking right I’m a girl. I’m… Read More ›
Women who have had C sections may struggle to get health insurance in the USA
Health insurance for women is being denied, or premium-loaded, in the wake of the Cesarean section upsurge. The New York Times reports “After Caesareans, Some Women See Higher Insurance Cost”: When the Golden Rule Insurance Company rejected her application for… Read More ›
Various Gits the World should know more about
This may well become a semi-regular feature, as this way at least sends some linkjuice to the bloggers who have taken the time to document various gitting about that I find too angrifying to blog about in detail: From Angry… Read More ›
Quick hit: China earthquake rescue stories in comics
Coco Wang has documented some horrifying, heartbreaking, touching, and even funny China earthquake rescue stories. The stories are presented in the style of a graphic novel, at Paul Gravett’s place. Bring your tissues, and time to compose yourself. My thoughts… Read More ›
Now you see us, now you don’t: Houston has a problem
Update: at the moment (midnightish) load time seems to be back up to speed. Yay! (fingers crossed) From my post over at the original HAT earlier: HAT is down And may be for a while yet. From my hosting service:… Read More ›
Journalwatch: Ethics chairs unaware of research sexism; breast cancer and HRT use fall in concert
In today’s Hoyden Journalwatch: Adelaide bioethics researchers found that human research ethics committee chairs in Australia were unaware of issues of sexism in scientific research. The research, published in today’s Medical Journal of Australia[1], consisted of interviews with 25 chairs… Read More ›
HAT is still down fully recovered
All sorted out now. Original post below.—————————————————–And may be for a while yet. From my hosting service: At approx midnight Saturday (NSW time) a fire and subsequent explosion occurred in a Data Centre that houses one of ********** servers. None… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 