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• Congratulations Sensei Fukuda!

  By tigtog on 2011-08-17 • ( 3 )

  This news made me squeal like David Tennant being offered cake – last week Sensei Keiko Fukuda became the first ever woman to earn a 10th degree black belt in judo.

• When one’s right to dissent is so terribly, terribly suppressed…

  By tigtog on 2011-08-16 • ( 3 )

  

  …that one can only manage to get one’s views published in the opinion pages of a national broadsheet, one knows that the nation is in a parlous state of enforced conformity indeed.

• O Brave New Web, That Has Such Real Name Policies In It!

  By tigtog on 2011-08-16 • ( 23 )

  

  I’ve just started a new Flickr group called Brave New Web, inspired by the awesome my.nameis.me website.

• Femmostroppo Reader August 15, 2011

  By tigtog on 2011-08-15 • ( 8 )

  Items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader. This linkfest’s more geek-focussed than usual

  What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments. Shameless self-promotion entirely welcome!

• Wear Red for Daniel.

  By Mindy on 2011-08-14 • ( 2 )

  

  An arrest has been made in the Daniel Morcombe case. The arrested person faces court tomorrow. Supporters of Daniel and his family are asked to wear something red tomorrow to show your support.

• Femmostroppo Reader August 14, 2011

  By tigtog on 2011-08-14

  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!

• Repost/Crosspost: because this PSA is still needed: “Can I talk to you?” troll

  By Guest Poster on 2011-08-13 • ( 15 )

  

  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.

• Border Gimps: Living on the Border

  By Guest Poster on 2011-08-13 • ( 4 )

  

  Over the last many years I have struggled with physical limitations. I and a few friends like me, have come to call ourselves “Border Gimps”, especially since society not only loves to have a name for things, but also to help sort through the current “P.C. phrase of the month”. Now I know there are as many thoughts on that sort of thing as there are people to think them, but here is how I and mine define it.

• Otterday Gone Mega! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2011-08-13 • ( 19 )

  It’s QUADRUPLE BONUS Otterday! Because we just couldn’t choose. 4 pics shared on flickr this week!

  Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Anything great happening? Anything horrid happening? Good/bad books? Anything in the news? Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?

• Game of Thrones: when attachment parenting goes fantasy

  By hatbluemilk on 2011-08-12 • ( 14 )

  

  Are any of you watching Game of Thrones? Have you seen the ‘extended breastfeeding’ scene in episode 5? (Not there yet, then look away, look away, this post is probably going to be full of SPOILERS from the first season)…. Read More ›

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