December 2009
56 posts
BBC News - Man urged son to rape cousin, 12 →
Glad to see the boy’s parents being charged although, if the father engineered the rape I can’t help wondering if his wife had much chance of stopping it happening.
http://www.bolton.ac.uk/POD/DiversityMatters/Equali... →
The full text of the incoming UK Equality Bill
BBC News - What the new Equality Bill means for... →
“The new law will consolidate and clarify the existing discrimination legislation concerning sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age, and seeks to adopt a single approach where appropriate.”
I like that, religion or belief. Which should mean an end to the whole “Paganism/Wicca/Druidry isn’t a religion” crap
NASA -
Mayon Volcano, The Phillipines
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I can haz eerupshun now plz?
Video: Terry Pratchett on religion: 'I'd rather... →
Ananova - Skateboarding monk shocks China ... →
Hmmm, the monks don’t have an issue with it but internet users think they know what ‘real’ Buddhism is better than the monks. Ye Gods.
About This Blog →
Makes a change to see something on booze from a woman’s perspective.
In rape cases, 'no' means 'no' to everyone... →
I never understand why there’s so much victim blaming with rape.
If someone gets burgled do you blame them for having a nice home?
Magic at the Aramingo Diner | Philly | 12/11/2009 →
Marcel Berlins on virginity, marriage and the... →
How to do the snow stagger | Ed Douglas... →
At last, vindicated.
I’ve gone with the ‘stilettos in the snow’ option for years and been ridiculed for it. At least until folks notice I’m not slipping or falling and they’re lying bruised on the ice.
Pakistani court orders noses of spurned men to... →
I’m not sure where I stand on this -
- on one hand these two men attacked and disfigured a woman, not because she had rejected their advances but because her parents had rejected them. (Can’t help thinking her parents knew Sher was a violent arsehole who had no business marrying anyone and were saving her from a life of abuse and violence.) So there’s a huge part of me that...
Winter solstice attracts more than just druids... →
Winter solstice at Stonehenge |
Travel... →
Yeah, I know Druids didn’t build Stonehenge but they have been at the forefront of reclaiming public access to the stones, at least for ceremonial occasions, so kudos.
“walkingmanshoes - 19 Dec 2009, 4:33AM
religion may, indeed, be the opiate of...”
– Video: Terry Pratchett on religion: ‘I’d rather be a rising ape than a fallen angel’ | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
“Deep reading — the kind that you engage in when you get lost in the syntax and...”
– Wife/Mother/Worker/Spy - The Endless First Chapter - NYTimes.com (via karigee) (via whilebird) (via literarypiano) (via somethingchanged) (via robot-heart) (via notemily) (via nerdgasms) (via chrysilla)
WatchBBC - Music - Introducing - Artist - Biffy Clyro - Cover of RATM ‘Killing in the name of’
BBC News - Woman fends off mugger with punch in... →
I do like it when would-be criminals get nasty shocks.
Mehmet Goren guilty of murdering daughter Tulay... →
I really wish they’d stop calling these ‘honour killings’ because there’s nothing honourable about them. They’re murder, plain and simple. Honour would have been Goren getting an overwhelming urge to kill his daughter and being so disgusted with himself that he killed himself.
The worst of it is that this should have been prevented. He’d already tried to poison...
Police reprimanded over serious domestic... →
Until police get a call about domestic violence and don’t think it’s a fuss over nothing, or that the couple are overreacting or that the victim “must have done something to deserve it” and other such presumptive crap, we will continue to see reports like this in the news.
And people, mainly women, will continue to be killed, will continue to be beaten and children will...
Planet GJ1214b - or Super earth - discovered in... →
Neighbours?
Boys, 10, charged with rape of girl, 8 - Times... →
Speechless. How is a 10 year old capable of rape? What the hell is going on in these children’s lives that made them decide to rape?
They’re still at primary school for fuck sake!
NASA -
The Dark Side of Carbon →
Thea Gilmore on MySpace Music - new xmas tracks →
This woman is seriously impressive. She sings, she plays, she writes her own stuff, and she can wipe the floor with the X Factor.
Mars Alert—Code Red! « Sky Writer →
If you’re feeling snappy for no reason… especially if you’re an Aries.
Dear Browncoats,
shoesonwrong:
I appreciate the two emails and one reblog informing me that Dollhouse is just “on a break”. But it’s canceled. We, as a people, need to accept it before we can move on and begin to heal. It was terminal from the beginning; FOX cancels amazing shows and hangs on to some really shitty ones. It’s actually their tagline, now. “FOX: If you like it, we will probably shit on it.”
They...
Libel Reform Campaign - Free Speech Is Not For... →
Principia Discordia, or How I Found the Goddess... →
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“You must show that a man is wrong before you start explaining why he is...”
– Badass Quote of the Day : Dispatches from the Culture Wars
Derailing for Dummies →
This is superb. Most enlightening. Read it, pass it on.
http://iamrogue.pgwexperience.com/swf/equalizer.swf... →
Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols interviews Billy Corgan talk about the state of the music industry, relationships and the new Smashing Pumpkins song ‘Song for a Son’.
I love interviews with Billy, always better recorded than printed because his humour comes through so much better. I just love the way his head works sometimes.
Sundance Channel: Green Porno →
All 3 seasons of educational eco-porn. Wonderful!
““You can slip into the perception there is good language and bad language,...”
– BBC News - Mind your slanguage
Privacy's about more than the paparazzi | Henry... →
Smashing Pumpkins, 'A Song for a Son' -- Song... →
First of the new Smashing Pumpkins free tracks are streaming online.
Proctor Crater, Mars →
Stunning picture, the universe never ceases to amaze.
IEEE Spectrum: Spectral Lines: UK Wants to Track... →
Seriously scary.
OPINION
Spectral Lines: UK Wants to Track Every Move You Make
Your home may be your castle, but in the United Kingdom, the government will soon have a good idea of what goes on inside
Photo: Steve Cole/Getty Images
BY ROBERT N. CHARETTE // DECEMBER 2009
A version of this column appeared in IEEE Spectrum Online’s Risk Factor blog on 10 November. Charette is a contributing editor...
Well - Food, Kin and Tension at Thanksgiving -... →
I love the idea of making bingo cards. I used to do this with a friend at certain local gatherings. The only drawback was smothering the laughter when you ticked off another square.
Overcoming Bias : Cosmic Clump Coincidence? →
Science, astrology or the usual thought-provoking weird shit that the universe chucks at us?
Question?
Just read an article on the Tiger Woods crash. Tell me, is it really illegal to drive without shoes in Florida?
I drive barefoot a lot in the summer in the UK and with my collection of footwear bare feet is safer than some of my shoes.
Paranoia infects the way we treat kids | Henry... →
Stuff like this makes me so glad I don’t have kids. It’s also the perfect excuse for me not to go to friend’s kid related events.
How long before you have to have a CRB check to talk to your own kids or your own relatives?
Or maybe it’s the first step in insisting everyone has CRB checks? Will we need a CRB check in order to get an ID card or a passport in the future?
Taser gun used on 10-year-old girl who 'refused to... →
I had to read this several times and check the url to make sure it wasn’t a spoof because this seemed so unbelievable.
Your daughter won’t do as she’s told and you call the cops? Srsly?
Then, when she doesn’t do what the cop says you say “I know she’s 10 but it’s ok by me to arrest her”
Then when she resists arrest, (coz hey, if I was 10 years old...
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...”
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