15 interesting things.
Month: December 2011
Quicklink: Harmful Communication Series
Much of this ties in with discussions here over the years; this time I recommend that you do read the comments. It’s some very useful reading to do just before those festive family gatherings.
Thursday Internet Tradition: Cultural Appropriation Cat
Hoydens are aware of all Internet traditions! But we share our hard-won cultural knowledge! This week, we introduce you to the tradition of the Cultural Appropriation Cat.
Whoydensday: TARDIG (not a typo)
That’s Time And Relative Dimensions In Gingerbread.
The Australian Women Writers Challenge
After hearing about it on Galactic Suburbia, I’m joining the Australian Women Writers Challenge next year! In 2012 I pledge to read… oh, what the heck, I’ll go for the biggie, the Franklin-fantastic: Ten books by Australian women writers, and I’ll review four…
Astrolink: old rocks and old skies
It’s too long since I’ve put up a spectaculat starry time lapse video, and I needed some astronomical comforting after cloudy skies meant that I missed the lunar eclipse on Saturday. Via Bad Astronomy, this spectacular effort has pre-Incan petroglyphs… Read More ›
Durban: a modest agreement
Delegates agreed to start work next year on a new legally binding treaty to cut greenhouse gases to be decided by 2015 and to come into force by 2020.
Sydney Summery Femmosphere Meetup: Sunday December 18 in Manly, come one, come all
There will be a Hoyden and Femmosphere meetup in Manly on Sunday December 18 at 11:00am. See you there!
Quicklink: maybe you have to squint to see it clearly
“Each star marks a US military base, but just so we’re all clear: Iran is threatening us; we’re not threatening them.”
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? […] Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?
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