– supposedly”an irrational fear of clustered holes”. Does this picture of a lotus pod (front page thumbnail pixellated) squick you at all?
Lindsay Beyerstein explores what makes a phobia versus a non-phobic unpleasantness.
Month: July 2011
Taking Responsibility For What People Say On Your Website
Without certain guidelines for acceptable content in comments the substantive arguments get buried in a flood of reactionary soundbites and frequently eliminationist rhetoric. This is not merely disturbing, it actively perpetuates partisan/ideological bias.
Femmostroppo Reader July 25, 2011
Items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader. What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments. Shameless self-promotion entirely welcome!
Methods of Rationality: completely made of win
Nerdcore squad, get thee to your Potterverse fan-fiction reading place!
The blazing FAIL of a thousand suns
Google has suspended Skud’s google+ account.
The Massacre in Norway
The shock and horror I’m feeling must be a pale shadow of what those in Norway are feeling. My thoughts are with them all.
Sunday Soapbox – Shooters join with Fred Nile on Ethics Classes
NSW Shooters and Fishers Party throw their support behind Fred Nile on ethics classes.
Vale Amy Whitehouse 1983-2011
Whatever it was that sets artists apart, Amy Winehouse had it. The fact that she “lost it” meant little.
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Today’s sea otter has been shared by katrina.elizabeth on flickr.
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?
Quick Hit – fear and loathing in Australian politics
One woman’s experience of entering the political arena.
Hoyden About Town 