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• I forgot the blogiversary!

  By tigtog on 2007-10-01 • ( 12 )

  I first moved to this URL in August 2006, and I started blogging at the old digs on the 10th of September, 2005. Thanks to those who encouraged me to start blogging in the first place, and to all those… Read More ›

• Jill nails it

  By tigtog on 2007-10-01 • ( 1 )

  I’ll take voting rights over a knight in shining armor, thanks.

  And that’s the thing with chivalry: It always demands something in return.

• A-d-a-p-t-e-d.

  By tigtog on 2007-09-30

  MEMO To: All writers/editors/narrators of nature programs From: Science Fangs/claws/cool-animal-feature-of-the-day etc. are not “designed”. Or “engineered”. They are adaptations. Pillocks.

• Friday Hoydens: xkcd’s EMP Cannon squad

  By tigtog on 2007-09-28 • ( 5 )

  Source: xkcd, of course

• The second election: who will control the Senate?

  By tigtog on 2007-09-28 • ( 2 )

  Hopping on to my hobby horse again, but there’s been a development this week: there’s actually corporate media coverage of the Senate balance issue. Bob Brown posted a video about the Senate election last week; There are really two elections… Read More ›

• Sinking Feeling

  By tigtog on 2007-09-28

  That was the first sensation I had when I heard about the demonstrations in Burma/Myanmar, because I felt that the junta would be moved to violent repression just like they were in 1988. I was too anxious about the possibility… Read More ›

• Chris Clarke wants marsupial tales

  By tigtog on 2007-09-27 • ( 9 )

  So he’s tagged me with this Animeme, via Bora. I’m not that much into memes generally, but this one appeals to me. I’m afraid it takes me a little while to get to the marsupials, but I promise they’re here.

• Yup, peanut butter convinces me!

  By tigtog on 2007-09-27 • ( 3 )

  This argument is so bizarre it’s not even wrong: it’s wrong’s cousin who’s never been the same since that nasty accident with the Klein bottle.

• Open Obstreperation Thread

  By tigtog on 2007-09-26 • ( 14 )

  It’s been far too long since we had one of these. What’s made your brain explode in anger, pain, disbelief lately? I’ve certainly found the plight of the Jena 6 horrifying, and I’ve been one of those progressive bloggers who’s… Read More ›

• Model who refuses to drop 3 sizes just for the fashion industry

  By tigtog on 2007-09-26 • ( 11 )

  The size 12 star of TV show who’s ‘too fat’ for top model agency Jen Hunter is 5ft 11 and a size 12. She won the hearts of the British public and put size-zero models to shame with her modest… Read More ›