I’ve just started a new Flickr group called Brave New Web, inspired by the awesome my.nameis.me website.
ethics & philosophy
ideals, breaches, disappointments and inspirations
Repost/Crosspost: because this PSA is still needed: “Can I talk to you?” troll
If you have recently received a random message or contact from an unknown person containing text similar to the title, it may be a troll.
Quick Hit – on Ethics classes.
An 11 year old put FN in his place.
Taking Responsibility For What People Say On Your Website
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.
The blazing FAIL of a thousand suns
Google has suspended Skud’s google+ account.
Burns and Smithers visit the House of Commons – who threw the pie?
According to the news reports, it was a reckless Bart playing a prank to get attention. But this protestor is more of an earnest Lisa – just read his blog.
I wish to make a deeply heartfelt apology to all motorists
In the wake of Elevatorgate, I realise that in habitually engaging in threat/risk-assessment vigilance every single time I cross the road, I have actually been doing you all a most grave injustice.
More Elevatorgate: cornering, uncongeniality and warning flags
Ironically, no one hates high pressure sales tactics more than skeptics. We can’t stand it when a sales associate gets in our face and uses cheap psychological tricks to try to make us buy stuff we don’t want. We take it as an insult to our intelligence. We resent it.
And good riddance
UK Sunday tabloid News of the World is shutting down after the latest phone-hacking revelations.
Bye bye Dawkins: a voice from the past
How very disappointing, but sadly not surprising, that he turned out be such a smug, patronising git about more than just religious beliefs.
Hoyden About Town 