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writer, singer, webwrangler, blogger, comedy tragic | about.me/vivsmythe

  • Virtual travelling: bubbles!

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    From one young photographer’s project: Things that I like to do…with bubbles All photos above originally uploaded by Honey Pie! This reminded my of how much fun I used to have with bubbles when I was a kid and when… Read More ›

  • Quickhit: the latest evpsych nonsense on wimminz loving fat wallets

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    Unless you can include non-existent cultures that have complete liberation for women and complete economic equality, all you’re proving is that in cultures where one sex is at an economic disadvantage to the other, the sex with the economic advantage can leverage it on the dating market. That’s it.

  • Marches against Conroy’s Web Filter today

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    The weather is clearing here in Sydney, just in time for the marches against Conroy’s ham-fisted plan to cripple internet access for ordinary Australians. There are marches organised for all capital cities, the earliest will be Brisbane’s starting at 11am… Read More ›

  • How utterly bizarre

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    The Guidelines page has just disappeared. I edited it only last week, perhaps I did something weird, but it’s not there any more. It will be back sometime soon, but in the meantime apologies to anyone who was looking for… Read More ›

  • Telstra not playing with Conroy’s Web filter

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    I’m sick of everybody calling it an internet filter when it’s only a Web filter for a start, so my own little blow for public understanding that the Web is not all of the internet starts here. A filter that… Read More ›

  • Remove liquids from vicinity of keyboard before watching

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    You think this publicity picture is naff? Wait until you see the whole video (if your bandwidth can stand it, get the full hi-res effect by choosing the BIG option). via Helen in comments at LP.

  • My faith has been shattered

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    …in the YouTube community. I hear the brilliant Greg Proops utter an immortal line about Presidential Elves (wouldn’t you totally watch a show about presidential elves?) on Whose Line Is It Anyway? (the Clive Anderson hosted version) while I’m in… Read More ›

  • Whoydensday: DOC bingo

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    I know, late again. It’s still Wednesday some places on the planet – leave me alone! After the pleasant discussion we had here last week on the possibility (firming to probability) of Paterson Joseph being the eleventh actor to pilot… Read More ›

  • Ticking all those boxes

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    Via Feministing: Planned Parenthood in Indiana is offering a gift certificate service for the winter gifting festival: it is redeemable for the reproductive health services their clinics offer, and their hope is particularly that women on low incomes will be… Read More ›

  • Etymology 101

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    I’ll stop arguing with anti-feminists and other provocateurs who claim that the latest act labelled “misogynist” isn’t really that, because, you know, whoever did it doesn’t actually HATE women when they stop calling rich people “philanthropists” for giving money away,… Read More ›