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A text macro: text above the skull and crossbones flag says "to err is human". Text below the flag says "to arr is pirate".

Have you been talking like a pirate today?

By tigtog on 2011-09-19 • ( 16 )

To err is human; to arrrrr is pirate: it’s not too late to get a few arrrrrs in before midnight!

Quicklink: #OccupyWallStreet, #TakeWallStreet, #Sep17

By tigtog on 2011-09-18 • ( 5 )

Reportedly plenty of riot police, very few journalists so far.

A Minister for Men?

By Mindy on 2011-09-15 • ( 10 )

Yes, we’ve heard it before. Why is there a Minister for Women and not a Minister for Men? Why is there an International Women’s Day but not an International Men’s Day? Why do we need the Orange Prize and the… Read More ›

Parking Permit scheme collecting sensitive medical information – for no reason

By Guest Poster on 2011-09-14 • ( 9 )

It is a violation of Australian privacy law to collect private medical information, which is specifically designated “sensitive information”, without a damn good reason. Is anyone making a noise about this?

Congrats to Sam Stosur

By tigtog on 2011-09-13 • ( 11 )

She’s on top of the world after demolishing Serena Williams in the US Open final, and who can blame her?

Literary Linkfest September 11, 2011

By tigtog on 2011-09-11 • ( 12 )

Posts on writing and reading that I’ve come across recently. What have you been reading or writing lately?

That “Feminist Whore” code in Dead Island game: nice to see a proper apology

By tigtog on 2011-09-09 • ( 4 )

Others please take note. This is how an apology is done – regret and responsibility. No “if people were offended” bullshit where the responsibility for outrage is weaselled from the perpetrator(s) to those who call it out.

At Home With Julia: meh

By tigtog on 2011-09-09 • ( 6 )

It’s hard enough to write a sitcom when you don’t have to worry about the potential for defamation issues and being overtaken by news developments between filming and airing. I have no idea why somebody thought that it was a great idea to shackle their sitcom with such stultifying constraints.