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• *tap* *tap*

  By tigtog on 2011-08-09 • ( 8 )

  Helloooo! I’m being a bit cloistered, still recovering from flu and with mountains of work to do. Bad news on the stock markets and the astonishing riots in the UK haven’t helped me feel like poking my head up much,… Read More ›

• Femmostroppo Reader August 8, 2011

  By tigtog on 2011-08-08 • ( 1 )

  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!

• Today in Unicorn Chasing: the Beluga Whale and the Mariachi Band

  By tigtog on 2011-08-04 • ( 4 )

  

  I love how attentive the whale is. He even seems to be moving in rhythm at some points. via @DanIlic

• Hello, we’re back!

  By tigtog on 2011-08-03 • ( 12 )

  

  Well that was a nasty surprise.

• Redux: Hey, I’ve been busy, how about you?

  By tigtog on 2011-08-02 • ( 5 )

  Too busy for normal blogging, so I thought I’d let you in on some of the webwrangling work I’ve been doing:

• Dear Tony Abbott

  By tigtog on 2011-07-29 • ( 5 )

  

  This is what carbon dioxide detectors look like before a technician puts them into a nice portable case with a meter attached. You can order one online for less than US$20.

• Femmostroppo Reader July 28, 2011

  By tigtog on 2011-07-29 • ( 1 )

  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!

• Word of the Day: trypophobia?

  By tigtog on 2011-07-26 • ( 30 )

  

  – 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.

• Taking Responsibility For What People Say On Your Website

  By tigtog on 2011-07-26 • ( 9 )

  

  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

  By tigtog on 2011-07-26 • ( 1 )

  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!