Any Plurkers?
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Links
That man roped me into another messaging thingie, Plurk. If you’re already a member, I’m TechnoMom there, of course.
I can’t really blame him, since Twitter seems to be down all the time. Pownce never really took off, did it?
I wish Plurk had a desktop client, though.
I must say that I find Twitter’s excuses for their technical problems fairly ridiculous. They used a content management system for a messaging platform, and nobody thought that would cause problems?
Tags: Plurk, Pownce, social networking, Twitter, Web 2.0
Bloggers are Dangerous!
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Blogging, Humor, Links
You’d better learn to recognize the warning signs, just to be safe.
Tags: blogger gang signs, Innovative Creations
Tarot for Knitters!
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Links
This is truly cool. It’s a limited edition, hand-printed “knitting tarot” deck. I learned about it via new LJ friend
They aren’t releasing many images, apparently, unless you’re a friend of theirs on Flickr. What I can see looks very clean and simple.
Tags: knitting, tarot cards, The Knitting Tarot
Friday Links
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Civil Rights, Links, News, Relationships
It was a nice, boring day, which means I don’t have much to talk about. Happily, other people do.
Open Relationships: What the World Already Has is a very good post over at Huffington by Jenny Block. I hope to read more from her. I definitely intend to get a copy of her book, Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage when it comes out in June.
I can’t say that I was shocked to hear that the TSA forced a woman to remove her nipple piercings with pliers before allowing her to board a flight, but I am disgusted. I’m glad that I don’t have to travel much,1 but I definitely think that the next time we do travel we’ll give Amtrak serious consideration over flying.
Why is it that 29 total strangers have started “following” me on Twitter, when I haven’t even logged in since the 21
1 Not that I wouldn’t like to travel more for pleasure, I just wouldn’t want to do it on someone else’s schedule
Tags: government stupidity, Jenny Block, polyamory, responsible non-monogamy, Twitter
So What’s Different?
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Feminism, Links
I saw the topic and thought, “Gosh, maybe I’ve missed something obvious. I’ve never been so good at this Girly-Girl thing. I should watch that.”
I watched it. I don’t feel enlightened.
Maybe it’s just been too long since I thought about this stuff, but what’s so different about applying make-up for 40-year-olds than it is for 20-year-olds? I get that people’s skin type might change, but that’s an individual thing. Where did this “no mascara on the bottom lashes” thing come from, and why?
Maybe someone who reads women’s magazines or watches TV can give me a clue here.
(Yep, this is a very shallow entry.)
Tags: Feminism
Friday Frippery
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Links, News
This post is almost as random as my reading has been today. I’m sparing you excerpts from the fiction and school reading, at least!
After reading this article, Dealing With the Jerk at Work, I find myself wanting to read Robert I. Sutton’s book The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t. We’ve had a “no asshole rule” here at home ever since Sam and I blended our families in 1998, and it makes for a very pleasant environment. I’m in total agreement with the author that “jerks should be treated as incompetent employees.” Getting along with your coworkers is an important part of every person’s job.
Huh? Chris Brogan reports that Facebook showed him boobies. I know they’re ad-supported, but hello, that’s the clue phone ringing! Maybe they didn’t realize that they’re supposed to be classier than MySpace? That really didn’t seem to be a hard thing to accomplish, considering the rampant trashiness on that other site.
A brilliant school in Pennsylvania has suspended two students for the horrific offense of making an anti-drug-use public service announcement. Be careful with those dangerous Smarties, guys!
I bet you didn’t learn this in school, either. According to John Stossel, the first Thanksgiving wouldn’t have occurred at all if the Puritans hadn’t given up on their initial Socialist practices in favor of a plan wherein each family farmed its own plot of corn. I’m not sure that referring to the “tragedy of the commons” is apt, but it is an interesting bit of information.
Also from ABC comes a story about the grandmothers who hold the Guinness records for the world’s longest nails and the world’s smallest waist. Turn off your images if you’re easily squicked before going to the article, though. That woman’s nails are truly disgusting (and apparently, the Guinness folks agree with me). The waist thing just looks photoshopped to me, as my brain chooses not to process it as reality.
Do blondes make men dumber? According to scientists studying the “bimbo delusion,” that is the case.
There it is. I take no responsibility for what you do with it.
Tags: ABC, bimbo delusion, blondes, business, Chris Bogan, facebook, Guinness Book of World Records, John Stossel, no asshole rule, Pennsylvania, Puritans, Robert I. Sutton, Robert Sutton, socialism, thanksgiving
What do you think?
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Fun, Geekery, Links
Hmm — what do you think of this PED3 rotating iPhone/iTouch stand? We aren’t about to get any iPhones, but Sam has been drooling over the iTouch.
Tags: gadgets, iPhone, iTouch, PED3, stand
Some of Today’s News in Atlanta
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Civil Rights, Links, News
I managed to avoid the crime news, which is always horrific. Okay, I mostly avoided it. The three boys under 10 who are being charged with kidnapping and rape1 is getting to me. That poor little girl!
Transgender candidate misled voters, suit alleges2
Actually, these guys seem to be suing everybody but the dogcatcher down there in Riverdale.
What does Ms. Bruce’s gender have to do with how she’ll perform as a city council member? Nothing, of course Ir’s been brought up because a couple of sore losers just won’t let go. Asshats!
Trumpet the news: Elephant is going to be a mom3
But she won’t deliver until somewhere around April 1, 2009! 22 months of pregnancy. Dumbo never mentioned that little fact.
In metro Atlanta, profile of those in need during the holidays has changed4
It isn’t just during the holidays, either. Food banks across the country are seeing more and more working people who need help. They’re having to reduce the amount of food given to each person or family because the demand has outpaced the supply so much.
I can’t say that I’m surprised. I know too many people who are just barely scraping by, and it isn’t because they’re irresponsible. It’s just how the American economy is, and something needs to change very quickly.
1 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/cobb/stories/2007/11/19/assault_1119.html
2 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/clayton/stories/2007/11/19/riverdalesuit_1120_web.html?cxntnid=amn112007e
3 http://www.ajc.com/living/content/living/stories/2007/11/19/elephant_1120.html?cxntnid=amn112007e
4 http://www.ajc.com/holiday/content/holidayguide/stories/2007/11/19/food_1120.html?cxntnid=amn112007e
Tags: Atlanta, Bruce, economy, elephant, facts, families, food, Food banks, gender, holiday, hunger, News, pregnancy, trans, working
TechShop, Photography Advice, Postsingular, NoDryClean, and Verizon FIOS Danger
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Art, Geekery, Links, News, Reading
Disparate thoughts from a very low energy day. In fact, it was so low-energy that I thought I posted this entry last night, and never did.
I has a fever. Do Not Want. Blah. Can’t brain. Short attention span means you just get links and such. Good links, but links.
Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Atlanta, Ben Lifson, Books, creative, equipment, exercise equipment, FIOS, fire, installation, low energy day, low-energy, nodryclean, Paul McNamara, photography, Postsingular, Reading, Rudy Rucker, Science Fiction, TechShop, tools, Verizon, workshop
Whoops! Video Link Correction & Credit
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Art, Blogging, Critters, Fun, Humor, Links
The video I dedicated to Katie isn’t actually called Wake Up Cat, and it has been pulled from YouTube (or it was—it seems to be back, now).
The piece is by animator Simon Tofield of Tandem Films, and is properly titled Cat Man Won. You can view it on their site.
Tags: correction, Critters, Humor, morning, Simon Tofield, Tandem Films, video, YouTube