Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed ZOMG! Facebook use and student grades April 16, 2009 – yet another media report grossly overstates findings from a small study Update – the wages of atheism April 16, 2009 –… Read More ›
Year: 2009
Thursday Cheezburger: Cats and Technology
Runner-up:
101: A note to able-bodied readers
I just left this comment on the Painkiller Troubleshooting/Medicine is the best medicine thread from last month: I left this thread because I wondered whether my feelings about it were being unreasonably pissy. Now, nearly a month later, I’ve decided… Read More ›
Mothers Not Human: In The Words Of Our Premier
In Barnett rules out breastfeeding legislation, the West talks about WA Premier Colin Barnett’s appearance on the 6PR Breakfast Show. Barnett ruled out bringing WA into line with other states with regards to adding breastfeeding discrimination to the Equal Opportunity… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – April 15, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed Limbaugh: Still an Idiot April 15, 2009 – yep "Sext" your heart out, kids April 15, 2009 – a rare shot of sanity Number of the Day April 15, 2009 –… Read More ›
…And objects can’t cast shadows in a vacuum! AAP & formula funding April Fool lawsuit threat
I’m not normally a big fan of April Fools jokes, since most seem to be about the pointless taunting of individuals for being “gullible”. For this one, though, I’m making an exception. Because I love a delicious defamation-allegation hijinks story,… Read More ›
Blog Against Disablism on May 1st
Blogging Against Disablism Day will be on 1st May, 2009 Come one, come all, to Blogging Against Disablism Day! This is the day where all around the world, disabled and non-disabled people will blog about their experiences, observations and thoughts… Read More ›
Cos I’m a sucker for puppy shots.
via lolobama
Do not look at the geek behind the curtain
OK, tweaking a few things in the background again. If you are reading this on the blog, please ignore. If you are seeing this in your feed-reader but can’t open the blog, drop me a line using this contact form.
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Happy Dance: the planet has 2,000 more orangutans than we thought
Discovered in a remote area of Borneo that is, fortunately for them, ao rocky and mountainous that it is totally unsuited for timber plantations. And it’s “up to” 2,000 more, extrapolated from the discovery of more than 200 nests in the region. But how wonderful, eh?
Hoyden About Town 