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• Lol, Whut?

  By Mindy on 2011-11-26 • ( 7 )

  

  Whut?

• Otterday! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2011-11-26 • ( 31 )

  Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? […] Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?

• It speaks! Podcast: Sexism, Skepticism And Civility Online

  By tigtog on 2011-11-25 • ( 5 )

  Have you sometimes wondered what I sound like? You can hear me conversing with Kylie Sturgess on the Token Skeptic podcast: Episode Eighty-Eight – On Codes Of Conduct Part II – Sexism, Skepticism And Civility Online

• It’s time.

  By Mindy on 2011-11-25 • ( 4 )

  

  It’s Time: new ad from Get Up.

• Don’t stuff it up

  By tigtog on 2011-11-25 • ( 7 )

  Just echoing John Quiggin – gaining Jenkins’ vote back on the floor doesn’t mean the ALP can now ignore Wilkie, no matter what the party machine goons might be urging.

• Thursday Cheezburger – Kthanxbai

  By Mindy on 2011-11-24 • ( 6 )

  

  Today’s theme is kthnxbai.

• Meme of the week: Casually Pepper Spray Everything Cop

  By tigtog on 2011-11-24 • ( 14 )

  

  UC Davis Police officer Lieutenant John Pike is sure getting around the internet this week – photoshop justice is harsh.

• Quickhit: Professor Michelle Simmons, NSW Scientist of the Year

  By Jo Tamar on 2011-11-24 • ( 3 )

  Professor Michelle Simmons has been named the NSW Scientist of the Year for her work in quantum computing.

• Vale Anne McCaffrey

  By tigtog on 2011-11-23 • ( 8 )

  Her books were very important to me as a teen, and I loved the adventures that she allowed girls and women to have.

• Quote of the Day: Racism, Diversity & Meritocracy

  By tigtog on 2011-11-23 • ( 5 )

  

  This is why I personally care about diversity: it’s the canary in the coal mine for meritocracy. When we see extremely skewed demographics, we have very good reason to suspect that something is wrong with our selection process, that it’s not actually as meritocratic as it could be.

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