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• Femmostroppo Reader – May 3, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-05-03

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed Autism, vaccines, Australia, and some good news for a change May 3, 2009 – 3 very good stories Hand washing denialists May 2, 2009 – apparently some people are proud that… Read More ›

• Tagline Suggestion Thread

  By tigtog on 2009-05-02 • ( 28 )

  orlando said:

  How about a thread with t-shirt/mug tagline suggestions?

  So this is that thread.

• Femmostroppo Reader – May 2, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-05-02

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed Millionaires and the millionaires who love them May 2, 2009 – Lance Mannion from last week on Wall Street whingers Gloomy old Eeyore May 2, 2009 – I think I’m more… Read More ›

• Otterday! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2009-05-02 • ( 5 )

  Julie Zickefoose was thrilled to spot giant Amazon otters in the wild in Guyana. These otters only survive in numbers – and not large numbers, at around 5000 individuals – in Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname, in a fragile rainforest… Read More ›

• The dreaded Bandwidth Exceeded notice etc

  By tigtog on 2009-05-01 • ( 34 )

  The most frequent visitors here may have noticed that last month we managed to exceed our bandwidth allocation twice, requiring upgrading our webhosting bandwidth quota twice. Lauredhel and I have discussed several times over the last year or so how to fund the space, at least to the point of covering hosting costs every month. Some extra for a biennal cross-continental get-together would be gravy. Enough for an annual meet-up would be super.

• Femmostroppo Reader – May 1, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-05-01

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed Eric TF Bat's Journal – Ism May 1, 2009 – Quote: “This was, in non-geek terms, the equivalent of someone doing something publicly insensitive at a Happy Days convention and Henry… Read More ›

• Can I have a seat? Blogging Against Disablism Day, 2009

  By lauredhel on 2009-05-01 • ( 27 )

  Blogging Against Disablism Day 2009 Strategically placed seating costs next to nothing for a business to implement. It requires no building modification. And it can make a huge difference to accessibility for some people with disabilities. Bouquets and Brickbats A… Read More ›

• Linkdump: In the Papers: “Work-life balance”, and disablism gone rampant

  By lauredhel on 2009-05-01 • ( 7 )

  Ugh, this article shits me: “Vote Yes for work-life balance: industry leaders“. You’re the fucking CEO of a company, start work earlier if you want an extra hour of business communications with the Eastern States. (Background for furriners and t’other-siders:… Read More ›

• It’s not sex love, it’s rape

  By lauredhel on 2009-04-30 • ( 12 )

  Well, this is a twist on an old favourite. Sadly, not a new twist. **Trigger warning, non-graphic**. “Coach pleads guilty to sex with school girl” A 24-year old gymnastics coach who pleaded guilty to having sexual relations with a 12-year… Read More ›

• Thursday Cheezburger: Kittehs and their pets

  By lauredhel on 2009-04-30 • ( 6 )

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