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• *waves*

  By tigtog on 2008-09-25 • ( 5 )

  Sorry it’s so quiet around here, I am solving website difficulties for a client and don’t have time to blog!

• Whoydensday: nearly the S4 finale here in Oz

  By tigtog on 2008-09-24 • ( 33 )

  Update Sun 28 8:35pm: the finale episode has now aired in NZ and Oz, so SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! in the comments – BEWARE! This can be the basic discussion thread for the final three episodes of Season 4, just so… Read More ›

• Quickhit: Sexist men get paid more

  By tigtog on 2008-09-23 • ( 1 )

  So, this has been covered on a few feminist blogs – a recent study has shown that men with “traditional” gender attitudes get paid significantly more than not only women, but also get paid more than men with more egalitarian… Read More ›

• Virtual Travelling: Portland, Oregon

  By tigtog on 2008-09-23 • ( 3 )

  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Overhead Circle of Fire, originally uploaded by Mr. Monroe. The story behind this picture of a… Read More ›

• TARP Watch

  By tigtog on 2008-09-23 • ( 14 )

  TARP = Troubled Asset Relief Program i.e. the Bush administration’s proposed bailout legislation for corporations that have overextended and overexposed themselves to dodgy derivative financial instruments. Some perspectives exercising opinionators in particular are the no-strings attached nature (the corporations being… Read More ›

• Happy equinox!

  By tigtog on 2008-09-22 • ( 7 )

  Equinox: The Sun from Solstice to Solstice image by: Tunç Tezel (TWAN) via Astronomy Picture of The Day The picture is a composite of hourly images taken of the Sun above Bursa, Turkey on key days from solstice to equinox… Read More ›

• A matter of emphasis

  By tigtog on 2008-09-22 • ( 5 )

  The Book of Leviticus has many many more verses (indeed chapters) about redistributing wealth to the poor (via tithes, the prohibition against gleaning, etc) and preserving the fertility of the land through compulsory fallow periods, as well as rules preventing… Read More ›

• SF Sunday: I got not much edition

  By tigtog on 2008-09-21 • ( 4 )

  Apart from noting with a thrill that there will be an Aussiecon 4 in 2010, I haven’t been doing much SFing this week. Anybody? Bueller? I have been watching a Bond retrospective on cable the last few weeks. The way… Read More ›

• Election Watch: Flip-Flopping McCain

  By tigtog on 2008-09-21 • ( 18 )

  Use this thread to post any political news/commentary links that catch your eye.

• Cinematographers gone wild

  By tigtog on 2008-09-19 • ( 9 )

  on this week’s Wire In The Blood. First a super arty shot with mirrors, then another super arty noir shot though blinds, then bloody handhelds. Dear Sir or Madam, you are distracting from the narrative. Knock it off. Ta.