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Archive for September, 2011

2011.09.16   OMG, Ponies! (Or… my love affair with My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)   (26)

I always thought my friend Sarah summed up the appeal of My Little Pony the best: Once you believe in rainbow-coloured ponies who can talk, there isn’t much limit to your imagination.

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2011.09.14   Quick hit: policy around a sexual talk at the Open Video Conference   (8)

How does the warning from the Open Video Conference about Cindy Gallop’s sexual talk content work for you?

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2011.09.14   Wednesday Geek Woman: Branca Edmée Marques, Portuguese scientist, and collaborator with Marie Curie   (2)

This week’s Wednesday Geek Woman is Branca Edmée Marques, sometime student of Marie Curie.

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2011.09.11   By request: Booberday   (17)

Want to remind the vast majority of women, especially breast cancer patients and survivors, that they aren’t sexy and compliant enough for your playground? Start a “save the tits” campaign today!

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2011.09.08   Happy 45th Anniversary, Star Trek!   (4)

It’s the 45th anniversary of Star Trek today! I fell in love with the show during Star Trek: The Next Generation’s run, and in rewatching it with my sister I’ve been realizing a lot of ...

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2011.09.08   Rising above our sordid linkspamming nature (9th September, 2011)   (13)

A skeptic finds menstrual synchrony evidence unconvincing, Elizabeth Bear doesn’t think the technological singularity is all that, men get more from professional networking, and more.

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