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• Perthites: get along to the Australasian Summit of Cyberfeminism next week

  By lauredhel on 2007-11-04

  Perthites: It’s not too late to register for cyberpunk con Night’s Edge next weekend. Night’s Edge incorporates the Australasian Summit of Cyberfeminism. Sometime guest Hoyden sajbrfem presiding: * Cyberfeminism 101: the herstory of cyberfeminism from VNS Matrix and the Old… Read More ›

• Yup

  By tigtog on 2007-11-04 • ( 1 )

  via Strange Maps

• Echidne on The Righteous Retribution of the Fat Demons

  By lauredhel on 2007-11-04

  Echidne of the Snakes has written a great post, “Obesity As A Metaphor”. Inspired by the Fat-Hate-Bingo-style comments on her Leonard Nimoy post, Echidne expands on her condemnation of fattist healthism: One commenter asked: “Seriously. What am I missing here?… Read More ›

• Sunday bits ‘n’ pieces.

  By lauredhel on 2007-11-04 • ( 1 )

  Sunday bits ‘n’ pieces. “Images of Earth”: 11 stunning photos from space. ~~~

• Nifty new web toy

  By tigtog on 2007-11-04 • ( 3 )

  This mosaic-maker lets me share the photos from other people on Flickr which I have tagged as recent favorites. 1. Rockpool Morning, 2. Pelican Close-up, 3. rainbow, hay plain, 1989, 4. Blue Sculpture, 5. Shell and Bridge at Dawn, 6…. Read More ›

• LP’s groaning server

  By tigtog on 2007-11-04 • ( 6 )

  Poor old Larvatus Prodeo is having problems this weekend – half of the collective can’t log on to write posts or moderate comments. I wonder what anyone who can get on to the site is up to? The collective have… Read More ›

• Feminism Friday: More on how Rape Jokes Just Aren’t Funny

  By tigtog on 2007-11-02 • ( 11 )

  Obviously, a lot of women feel uncomfortable about rape jokes because rape is an ever-present background threat to daily life for us, not just a bit of regrettable “bad sex”. Melissa McEwan at Shakesville has written quite a lot about… Read More ›

• Friday Hoyden: a Flickrfind

  By tigtog on 2007-11-02 • ( 2 )

  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Hoydens, originally uploaded by shelley1685. These girls are relaxing at the annual Rabbit Stick gathering in… Read More ›

• “Digital diminishment” and problems of scale.

  By lauredhel on 2007-11-02 • ( 7 )

  SMH: “Driver points to ad campaign for his digitally enhanced road rage” Simon Jardak, a Sydney man, pissed a woman off on the road over a “lane change”. (I’m guessing that this was a rude and/or dangerous lane change, but… Read More ›

• Gift and barter systems? Open thread.

  By lauredhel on 2007-11-02 • ( 14 )

  [image source] Further to a conversation with tigtog about “The Economy” and its meanings, I’d like to talk about “alternative” economies, if such a word can be applied: gifts and barter. In particular, I’d love to hear your thoughts and… Read More ›

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