…can you fill me in on what memes were created so I’m not totally confused at every joke on the internet for the next 24 hours?
Category Archive: internet
Aug 13 2012
Flickr helps scientists discover a new species
This story on NPR is great. An entomologist was browsing insect photos on Flickr when he saw one he didn’t recognize. After talking to his colleagues, they confirmed that this was probably a new species: A full year later, Winterton received an email from the photographer; Guek had returned to the region of the original …
Oct 31 2011
New isn’t always improved
The new Google Reader sucks ass. I know, First World Problems. But Google Reader is a staple to a blogger. I keep up to date with current events and commentary (and lolcats) by subscribing to 154 different blogs, and that list is growing every day. I also read those blogs on a netbook. Now that …
Oct 10 2011
Reddit’s jailbait problem
God, Rebecca Watson, why must you castrate men because they act upon their evolutionarily formed biological desires? I mean, it’s a fact that men are attracted to signs of youth in women. How dare you calmly suggest that spreading oversexualized or naked private photos of 14 year old girls is wrong. …Ouch, that amount of …
Sep 29 2011
“People are terrible.”
Rebecca Watson summarizes the daily harassment and stalking she’s been experiencing ever since the stupid “elevatorgate” kerfuffle broke. I don’t care how you feel about the original issue – this response is excessively vile and misogynist. And downright disappointing, since these are actual members of the atheist and skeptical community, not random trolls or bipolar …
Jul 24 2011
Are high school reunions a thing of the past?
This question comes from my mom, who spent last night at her high school reunion (I’ll be nice and not say what year the reunion was for). Will social media like Facebook take away from the “surprise” of seeing everyone at reunions? How many people go just to see if someone went bald, or got …
Jul 24 2011
Guerrila skepticism on Wikipedia
One of the paper presentations I really enjoyed at TAM9 was Susan Gerbic-Forsyth’s talk on guerilla skepticism on Wikipedia. Not everyone has the time or motivation or talent to organize events, give talks, write blogs, etc – but people frequently ask how they can help the skeptical movement. Susan’s main suggestion was for people to …
Feb 03 2011
And these are the same people who hate burkas?
tl;dr Sexism is my fault because I don’t hide that I’m female. From here and here: “STOP TAKING EVERYTHING PERSONALLY. If you don’t want people to make fun of your looks take your picture off your blog. No one would ever know you were a woman if you didn’t constantly try to draw attention to …
Feb 02 2011
Vote for Blag Hag for Best Religion Blog in the Bloggies!
Holy crap! My blog was nominated for the Best Religion Blog in the 2011 Weblog Awards! I didn’t even realize it until Hemant started smack talking me over twitter because Friendly Atheist was also nominated. I must defeat Hemant! Vote for me! Though really, if Hemant won, I’d be happy too. I love his blog, …
Feb 02 2011
It's shit like this, r/atheism
I know this is just going to dig my hole even deeper, but I’m a blogger, so speaking my mind is what I do. A couple of months ago I made a passing comment that I don’t like the atheism subreddit that much because it comes off as very sexist. Sexist comments can pop up …
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