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Belated Linketies
Dec. 4th, 2010 08:50 amI didn't get a chance to post these last night, due to the maintenance downtime. Oh, and in news that matters to exactly no one but me, we finally got to moving me in the great office reorganization. I'm very pleased with my new spot.
XKCD on the new arsenic-based life discovery
And PZ's caveat: It's not an arsenic-based life form
And a bit more about it, because it's still pretty cool: Arsenic & Old Lakes
Science is not the oppressor. -- Yes, yes, yes. All of this.
Author Catherynne M. Valente tackles the tricky issue of diversity and how not to be a misogynist douchebag in one’s writing.
Rep. Boehner and conservatives bully the Smithsonian into pulling video from LGBTQ portraiture exhibition -- I posted about the issue previously, but this has more detail.
And more:The (Renewed) War on Queer Art
Peaceful Panda Cub Debuts in Atlanta
Mary Shelley's remix-art kids' book as a modern remix YouTube
The other face of Wikileaks: Kristinn Hrafnsson
Maps: Google vs. Bing vs. Yahoo
Watch baby Natalie age 10 years in a minute-and-a-half in this facinating time-lapse video that says as much about human development as the entire Up Series.
WikiLeaks fights to stay online after US company withdraws domain nameEverydns.net says attack against leaks site endangered other customers' service – effectively pushing site off the web
McCain Uses WikiLeaks Grandstanding to Stall DADT Repeal, Republicans Draft "Anti-WikiLeaks Bill"
Senate Tax Cut Deal Falls Through
New Morning-After Pill With Longer Timeline Arrives on Pharmacy Shelves, Anti-Choicer's Hit Lists
An Indiana judge pointed to a man's agnosticism when divesting him of joint custody.
Revealed: DoD 'Waterboarded' Guantanamo Bay Prisoners with Neuropsychiatric Drug
Fed proposes making it even harder for Americans to fight fraudulent foreclosures
Woman Strips Down to Her Lingerie, Gets TSA Pat Down Anyway—Twice [Updated]
Feds tracking credit cards, store purchases without warrant: report
Popular Marijuana Company Goes Public
Death By Budget Cut: Poor People Denied Organ Transplants in Arizona
Is the Crackdown on Wikileaks and Threats of Julian Assange's Arrest Exactly What He Was Planning?
WATCH: Rachel Maddow on How the GOP Uses Sex, Pedophiles to Kill Good Legislation
Funerals for Less: 7 Ways to Save Money and Help Mother Nature and Humankind on Your Way Out
American Family Association: Gays Should Be Paying For 100% Of All AIDS Research
How Cancun's Attempt to Develop a Tourist Beach Paradise Helped Turn It into Mexico's Suicide Capital
First They Banned Minarets, Now Swiss Pass Draconian New Immigration Law
First look at Robot Chicken Star Wars III will make you love Boba Fett in a strange new way
So you're buying someone a Rubik's Cube? Provide some instructions too!
The secret truth about depression
Recently, a complete dinosaur skeleton was found and will soon be unearthed in the suburb of Qijiang County in Chongqing. Archaeologists primarily identified it as a Sauropod, dinosaur and it would be the first such fossil unearthed in this area.
Archaeological evidence shows that South Americans were chewing coca leaves at least 8,000 years ago, an international team of researchers has discovered.
Powerful South African PSA forces us to confront our apathy when it comes to domestic violence
House Passes 'Women Veterans Bill of Rights' After Addressing Abortion Concerns -- Sure doesn't address my abortion concerns, or those of the servicewomen who need access. Nonetheless, it's a good step for what it is.
Most Cervical, Breast Cancers Diagnosed in Late Stages, CDC Report Says
Baby Boomers More Unhappy With Sex Lives Than Other Groups, Poll Shows
Wikileaks cables reveal that the US wrote Spain's proposed copyright law
Wikileaks.org blocked, but mirror sites proliferating: here's a partial index of indexes
Walt Disney World castmembers speak about their search for a living wage
Police Drag Heels on Officers' Domestic Abuse
Prolific 1970s toy designer Mel Birnkrant wrote an absolutely charming, lengthy memoir of his history in the field (including the unlikely story of how he got into the business). It's called, "The Colorforms Years," and it's free to read.
Russia and Qatar to host soccer's World Cup
What it's like to be a cocaine submarine captain
Magnificent Motorcycles, Part 2
Another roundup of Aung San Suu Kyi articles
Hillary Clinton Is Asked What Designers She Wears Moments After Making Point About Sexism
Nigeria's anti-corruption agency says it will file charges against former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney in connection with a bribery scandal.
Sometimes poly relationships go really, really well. -- This makes me very warm and fuzzy.
Corvallis Shows Support For Fire-Damaged Mosque
Drug Company Used Ghostwriters to Write Work Bylined by Academics, Documents Show
WikiLeaks cables condemn Russia as 'mafia state'
A brief history of the New York Times' gender essentialist trend piece
Obama and GOPers Worked Together to Kill Bush Torture Probe
Retirees need up to $150,000 for health costs, report says
Haiti: Cholera could affect 650,000, says UN
Remember that time when the White House invited some gays over to the White House? Cuba just did something similar, and those gays are thrilled! Or at least as thrilled as they can be after watching their own country vote in favor of the Arab-led effort in the United Nations to keep sexual orientation from being a naughty reason to kill people.
Christian Minister: Muslim Congressman's Support Of 'Homosexuals' Is Part Of Sharia Plot
On November 30, 2010, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown delivered the first “It Gets Better” address from the floor of the United States Senate with a message of hope for lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender (LGBT) youth who suffer bullying and harassment in their daily lives. -- My senator, who doesn't suck.
How Palin Flunks Feminism
The governor-turned-reality-TV-star’s new book dives into feminist history—distorting and misunderstanding it every step of the way.
'In Libby, There Was No Maybe' About Dangers
This is Part 3 of a four-part series on an asbestos-tainted insulation called Zonolite, a killer that lurks in the attics and walls of millions of homes.
Animated gif of a wolf spider with a gazillion trillion babies on its back
Special Report: Weird weather leaves Amazon thirsty
Snack Gentrification
Reteaching Gender and Sexuality from PUT THIS ON THE MAP on Vimeo.
350 EARTH: A Planetary Scale Art Show for the Climate
The Rise Of The TV Woman
Surprise -- People Who Think Life Is Meaningless Still Enjoy Their Lives
A startling proportion of the population, the existentially indifferent, demonstrates little concern for meaning in their lives.
Making It Easier for Doctors to Get Away with Malpractice Is an Insane Way to Cut the Deficit
Energy Companies' Big Plans to Exploit the American West to Feed China's Insatiable Appetite for Coal
EcoSalon: 28 Must-Read Books That Will Forever Change How You See the World -- Some of these look more interesting than others, but I'd definitely like to check out both Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves and Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies
Street harassers don't come by their utter disrespect for women's autonomy and humanity by accident.
XKCD on the new arsenic-based life discovery
And PZ's caveat: It's not an arsenic-based life form
And a bit more about it, because it's still pretty cool: Arsenic & Old Lakes
Science is not the oppressor. -- Yes, yes, yes. All of this.
Author Catherynne M. Valente tackles the tricky issue of diversity and how not to be a misogynist douchebag in one’s writing.
Rep. Boehner and conservatives bully the Smithsonian into pulling video from LGBTQ portraiture exhibition -- I posted about the issue previously, but this has more detail.
And more:The (Renewed) War on Queer Art
Peaceful Panda Cub Debuts in Atlanta
Mary Shelley's remix-art kids' book as a modern remix YouTube
The other face of Wikileaks: Kristinn Hrafnsson
Maps: Google vs. Bing vs. Yahoo
Watch baby Natalie age 10 years in a minute-and-a-half in this facinating time-lapse video that says as much about human development as the entire Up Series.
WikiLeaks fights to stay online after US company withdraws domain nameEverydns.net says attack against leaks site endangered other customers' service – effectively pushing site off the web
McCain Uses WikiLeaks Grandstanding to Stall DADT Repeal, Republicans Draft "Anti-WikiLeaks Bill"
Senate Tax Cut Deal Falls Through
New Morning-After Pill With Longer Timeline Arrives on Pharmacy Shelves, Anti-Choicer's Hit Lists
An Indiana judge pointed to a man's agnosticism when divesting him of joint custody.
Revealed: DoD 'Waterboarded' Guantanamo Bay Prisoners with Neuropsychiatric Drug
Fed proposes making it even harder for Americans to fight fraudulent foreclosures
Woman Strips Down to Her Lingerie, Gets TSA Pat Down Anyway—Twice [Updated]
Feds tracking credit cards, store purchases without warrant: report
Popular Marijuana Company Goes Public
Death By Budget Cut: Poor People Denied Organ Transplants in Arizona
Is the Crackdown on Wikileaks and Threats of Julian Assange's Arrest Exactly What He Was Planning?
WATCH: Rachel Maddow on How the GOP Uses Sex, Pedophiles to Kill Good Legislation
Funerals for Less: 7 Ways to Save Money and Help Mother Nature and Humankind on Your Way Out
American Family Association: Gays Should Be Paying For 100% Of All AIDS Research
How Cancun's Attempt to Develop a Tourist Beach Paradise Helped Turn It into Mexico's Suicide Capital
First They Banned Minarets, Now Swiss Pass Draconian New Immigration Law
First look at Robot Chicken Star Wars III will make you love Boba Fett in a strange new way
So you're buying someone a Rubik's Cube? Provide some instructions too!
The secret truth about depression
Recently, a complete dinosaur skeleton was found and will soon be unearthed in the suburb of Qijiang County in Chongqing. Archaeologists primarily identified it as a Sauropod, dinosaur and it would be the first such fossil unearthed in this area.
Archaeological evidence shows that South Americans were chewing coca leaves at least 8,000 years ago, an international team of researchers has discovered.
Powerful South African PSA forces us to confront our apathy when it comes to domestic violence
House Passes 'Women Veterans Bill of Rights' After Addressing Abortion Concerns -- Sure doesn't address my abortion concerns, or those of the servicewomen who need access. Nonetheless, it's a good step for what it is.
Most Cervical, Breast Cancers Diagnosed in Late Stages, CDC Report Says
Baby Boomers More Unhappy With Sex Lives Than Other Groups, Poll Shows
Wikileaks cables reveal that the US wrote Spain's proposed copyright law
Wikileaks.org blocked, but mirror sites proliferating: here's a partial index of indexes
Walt Disney World castmembers speak about their search for a living wage
Police Drag Heels on Officers' Domestic Abuse
Prolific 1970s toy designer Mel Birnkrant wrote an absolutely charming, lengthy memoir of his history in the field (including the unlikely story of how he got into the business). It's called, "The Colorforms Years," and it's free to read.
Russia and Qatar to host soccer's World Cup
What it's like to be a cocaine submarine captain
Magnificent Motorcycles, Part 2
Another roundup of Aung San Suu Kyi articles
Hillary Clinton Is Asked What Designers She Wears Moments After Making Point About Sexism
Nigeria's anti-corruption agency says it will file charges against former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney in connection with a bribery scandal.
Sometimes poly relationships go really, really well. -- This makes me very warm and fuzzy.
Corvallis Shows Support For Fire-Damaged Mosque
Drug Company Used Ghostwriters to Write Work Bylined by Academics, Documents Show
WikiLeaks cables condemn Russia as 'mafia state'
A brief history of the New York Times' gender essentialist trend piece
Obama and GOPers Worked Together to Kill Bush Torture Probe
Retirees need up to $150,000 for health costs, report says
Haiti: Cholera could affect 650,000, says UN
Remember that time when the White House invited some gays over to the White House? Cuba just did something similar, and those gays are thrilled! Or at least as thrilled as they can be after watching their own country vote in favor of the Arab-led effort in the United Nations to keep sexual orientation from being a naughty reason to kill people.
Christian Minister: Muslim Congressman's Support Of 'Homosexuals' Is Part Of Sharia Plot
On November 30, 2010, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown delivered the first “It Gets Better” address from the floor of the United States Senate with a message of hope for lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender (LGBT) youth who suffer bullying and harassment in their daily lives. -- My senator, who doesn't suck.
How Palin Flunks Feminism
The governor-turned-reality-TV-star’s new book dives into feminist history—distorting and misunderstanding it every step of the way.
'In Libby, There Was No Maybe' About Dangers
This is Part 3 of a four-part series on an asbestos-tainted insulation called Zonolite, a killer that lurks in the attics and walls of millions of homes.
Animated gif of a wolf spider with a gazillion trillion babies on its back
Special Report: Weird weather leaves Amazon thirsty
Snack Gentrification
Reteaching Gender and Sexuality from PUT THIS ON THE MAP on Vimeo.
350 EARTH: A Planetary Scale Art Show for the Climate
The Rise Of The TV Woman
Surprise -- People Who Think Life Is Meaningless Still Enjoy Their Lives
A startling proportion of the population, the existentially indifferent, demonstrates little concern for meaning in their lives.
Making It Easier for Doctors to Get Away with Malpractice Is an Insane Way to Cut the Deficit
Energy Companies' Big Plans to Exploit the American West to Feed China's Insatiable Appetite for Coal
EcoSalon: 28 Must-Read Books That Will Forever Change How You See the World -- Some of these look more interesting than others, but I'd definitely like to check out both Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves and Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies
Street harassers don't come by their utter disrespect for women's autonomy and humanity by accident.
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