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• All rain and slow internets makes tigtog something something…

  By tigtog on 2010-02-08 • ( 10 )

  Morbidly concerned with appropriate discipline for a teen who downloaded several gigs of Youtubes the other weekend for a start. I’m on 64kbps until next Monday unless I dive into my netbook’s mobile broadband allowance. How was your weekend?

• Strokable

  By lauredhel on 2010-02-07 • ( 12 )

  From the Things I Love files today: Beautifully covered cookbooks. Sure, the other cookbooks get pulled out plenty for their content. Mrs Beeton’s, the C.W.A. Cookbook, The Cook’s Companion, Complete Vegetarian, How To Eat, 101 Muffins, Trattoria Pasta, the Women’s… Read More ›

• Femmostroppo Reader – February 6, 2010

  By tigtog on 2010-02-06

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Shaking hands with Death – “Terry Pratchett recently had the honour of giving the Richard Dimbleby… Read More ›

• Carnival! We’re TWENTY-ONE!

  By lauredhel on 2010-02-06

  The Bumper Coming-of-age Twenty-First Edition Down Under Feminists Carnival is up at The Radical Radish!. Check it out now. The range of posts tackles domesticity, race, trusting women, respect, politics, activism, body image, sexuality, media, movies, SF, fashion and rape… Read More ›

• Otterday! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2010-02-06 • ( 10 )

  It’s Otterday! Today’s river otters were photographed at Yellowstone – please go check out the rest of the photos at Laurie’s Blog. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great… Read More ›

• For Haiti Orphans, Cross Nursing Can Save Lives: ILCA, UNICEF, WHO, PAHO

  By lauredhel on 2010-02-05 • ( 7 )

  For those wondering how on earth aid to a disaster area can exist without huge-scale donations of infanf formula from the United States, or wondering how to explain this to others, this press release from ILCA, and the links therein… Read More ›

• Hey, let’s send people who don’t speak the local language – what could go wrong?

  By tigtog on 2010-02-05 • ( 2 )

  Unable to speak Spanish except for a few phrases, the CIA team had difficulty calling off the operation.

• Driving Under The Influence Of A Uterus

  By lauredhel on 2010-02-05 • ( 33 )

  logansrogue (napalmnacey) points out an ad for AAMI insurance’s “Safe Driver Rewards” programme. The ad features a series of people in the aftermath of crashes admitting to culpable driving, to the tune of “What About Me”. Check it out: Transcript:… Read More ›

• You better run, you better take cover

  By lauredhel on 2010-02-04 • ( 22 )

  What the flying blueberry-flavoured hell is up with this idea that Men At Work now owe bazillions of dollars – up to 60% of their earnings on Down Under – to a pack of copyright trolls? SMH: Men at Work’s… Read More ›

• Quickhit: iiSmackdown: Roadshow, Disney, Paramount, Sony, 20thC Fox, Universal, Dreamworks, Warner Bros, and friends to pay costs

  By lauredhel on 2010-02-04 • ( 5 )

  Stilgherrian writes at Crikey: iiTrial: ISPs not responsible for users’ copyright infringement Film industry claims that iiNet, Australia’s third-largest internet service provider, was responsible for its users’ illegal file sharing were dismissed. […] “I understand this is the first Australian… Read More ›

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