[image via Feminist Law Profs] We really need some new and stronger synonyms for “festering bilge”. Today’s media fashion tips are all about how we need to rectify our baggy vaginas with fashion therapy. From the Courier Mail comes the… Read More ›
Science
“Groovy pediatrician”, says Christopher Noxon – uh, no.
Off the Reuters feed, this bizarre article from Christopher Noxon, author of Rejuvenile. ” Has enthusiasm for breastfeeding gone too far?“, he asks. I almost didn’t read it, expecting the usual rant about “nipple Nazis” and “starving babies” from a… Read More ›
But are you paranoid enough?
Photo by solidstate The Larouchites are, bless ’em. Addit: And they seem to have confidence in overarching financial conspiracies to spare, having seemingly passed it on to some Liberal Party advisors. A plan so cunning, you could put a tail… Read More ›
Oh, we hatessss them
15 Design Decisions That Annoy Readers addresses one of my pet peeves. Snap Shots allow a reader to view a website’s design by simply hovering over a link. The feature is annoying for several reasons: Readers have no choice in… Read More ›
More maths fun
It’s no Gomboc, but the boy produced this earlier today using a maths renderer. The function is f(x,y) = (πx3)×y He also thinks you all should know about Acid2, which test your browser to see if it is latest-standards compliant.
Gomboc!
“A shape whose impossibility might have been an elegant theorem, but whose existence may be much more elegant.” – Chandler-Davis, editor-in-chief, The Mathematical Intelligencer Presenting: The Gomboc! I’m no mathematician, but this is cool. The Gomboc is the world’s first… Read More ›
One man’s persistence
is probably a large part of the reason why the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has decided to send all its documents investigating reported UFO sightings to the National Archive where they may be readily examined by the interested public…. Read More ›
Overcoming electoral fatigue
After blogging the last election fairly comprehensively, I’ve really backed off from blogging parliamentary politics lately. I know I’ll get back into it, but I’ve needed a break. The good people at GetUp, however, have been indefatigable, holding meetings of… Read More ›
Clicks, Pics, ‘n’ Politics: Assortment
A big assortment of pictures, video, and reading today.
“You’re such a buzzkill, snopes.”
A little Friday video divertissement: What happens when Google’s parents leave town for the weekend. [NSFW.]
Hoyden About Town 