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Month: October 2009
Can’t grab a Flickr image URL any more? Here’s a fix.
Some flickr-using bloggers might have wondered why they suddenly can’t right-click (double-finger-tap, etc) one of their images from a main photo page to “Copy Image Location” any more. This is apparently a result of flickr’s new People In Photos feature,… Read More ›
Utah OB practice declares its misogyny up front
The Birth Whisperer (and just about everyplace else in the birthosphere) has published a sign posted in the Aspen Women’s Center in Utah, USA. Description: A teal sign on an office wall, reading: Because the physicians at Aspen Women’s Center… Read More ›
Gratuitous midnight Jackie Chan video
From The Myth, which is a superior action romp with some lovely physical comedy, like the above.
Otterday! And Open Thread
Today’s otter comes via World Zoo Today. She was rescued as a baby, injured and malnourished, near Milwaukie in Oregon, USA. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden Quickhit: Abigail Sciuto (NCIS)
Played by Pauley Perette, the mischievous yet dedicated Abby Sciuto has geek cred off the charts.
Femmostroppo Reader – October 23, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. What do they tell the children? – If you’re a new President getting 4x the death… Read More ›
Quotes OTD: Self-Proclaimed Good Guy Who Simply Won’t Take No For An Answer
This is now eons old in internet time, but I love it anyway. It’s from one of the massive threads over at Shapely Prose where women spoke about why shouldn’t be guilted into “just being nice” to men who intrusively ignore their widely understood social signals of being busy/involved/uninterested as they are going about their day commuting, walking in a park, sitting in a cafe/bar or whatever.
Thursday Cheezburger, and Delurking Day
And today’s theme is: Rescue! It’s also our monthly Delurking Day! If you’ve been reading along, give us a shout and let us know you’re there. You’re welcome to post your favourite macro (post the link and wait for Admin… Read More ›
Fought and died “for the flag”?
One thing that leaped out at me during the media blitz on the Battle of Trafalgar flag that fetched a record price at auction is that it brought out one of my least favourite pieces of rhetoric from the anonymous flag collector who won the auction, in a radio interview, about the connection he felt to those who had “fought and died for this flag”.
Sweet FSM, that phrase raises all my hackles.
Hoyden About Town 